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California</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">Stephen Epting</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Area(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">Penciller</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stephen</b> "<b>Steve</b>" <b>Epting</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Comics_artist" class="mw-redirect" title="Comics artist">comics artist</a>. He is best known for his work on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(comic_book)" title="The Avengers (comic book)">The Avengers</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America_(comic_book)" title="Captain America (comic book)">Captain America</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Epting's influences include <a href="/wiki/Alex_Raymond" title="Alex Raymond">Alex Raymond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Drake" title="Stan Drake">Stan Drake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Holdaway" title="Jim Holdaway">Jim Holdaway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kubert" title="Joe Kubert">Joe Kubert</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Buscema" title="John Buscema">John Buscema</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Williamson" title="Al Williamson">Al Williamson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Garc%C3%ADa-L%C3%B3pez" title="José Luis García-López">José Luis García-López</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Epting received a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts" title="Bachelor of Fine Arts">BFA</a> in <a href="/wiki/Graphic_design" title="Graphic design">graphic design</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina" title="University of South Carolina">University of South Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1989, Epting read of a contest being conducted by independent comic book publisher <a href="/wiki/First_Comics" title="First Comics">First Comics</a>, with the winner's story to be published by the company. Although the contest did not actually exist, First declared Epting one of the "winners" and he began drawing for the company.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His assignments for First included backup stories for <i><a href="/wiki/Nexus_(comics)" title="Nexus (comics)">Nexus</a></i>, guest-artist duties on <i><a href="/wiki/Dreadstar" title="Dreadstar">Dreadstar</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Whisper_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whisper (comics)">Whisper</a></i>, and two miniseries starring <i>Nexus</i> supporting character <a href="/wiki/Judah_Maccabee_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Judah Maccabee (comics)">Judah Maccabee</a>: <i>Hammer of God</i> and <i>Hammer of God: Sword of Justice</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Avengers-345.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Avengers-345.jpg/150px-Avengers-345.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Avengers-345.jpg/225px-Avengers-345.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Avengers-345.jpg 2x" data-file-width="254" data-file-height="391" /></a><figcaption>Epting's cover for <i>The Avengers</i> #345 (March 1992)</figcaption></figure> <p>By early 1991, First Comics had gone out of business, and Epting was sending submissions to other comics publishers. He found work at <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>. Originally assigned to draw half the issues in a six–part biweekly <i><a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(comic_book)" title="The Avengers (comic book)">The Avengers</a></i> story arc, Epting drew five of the six issues (#335–339). Shortly thereafter, he became the full-time penciler on the series with issue #341 (Nov. 1991).<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Working closely with writer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Harras" title="Bob Harras">Bob Harras</a> and <a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">inker</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colorist" title="Colorist">colorist</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Palmer_(comics)" title="Tom Palmer (comics)">Tom Palmer</a>, Epting crafted several <i>Avengers</i> adventures. The creative team introduced a new version of the <a href="/wiki/Swordsman_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Swordsman (comics)">Swordsman</a> character in issue #343<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and worked on the "<a href="/wiki/Operation:_Galactic_Storm" title="Operation: Galactic Storm">Operation: Galactic Storm</a>" crossover storyline. His stint on <i>The Avengers</i> ended with issue #375 (June 1994).<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After leaving <i>The Avengers</i> in 1994, Epting spent the next few years working on Marvel's franchise of <a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a> titles including the "<a href="/wiki/Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Age of Apocalypse">Age of Apocalypse</a>" crossover<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/X-Factor_(comics)" title="X-Factor (comics)">Factor-X</a></i>, the alternate timeline counterparts of <i>X-Factor</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a run on the <i>X-Factor</i> ongoing series, but mostly concentrated on annuals, specials, and mini-series. These included <i>X-Men '97</i>, <i>Bishop: X.S.E.</i>, and the Marvel Comics/<a href="/wiki/Image_Comics" title="Image Comics">Image Comics</a> cross-over <i><a href="/wiki/Team_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Team X">Team X</a>/<a href="/wiki/Team_7" title="Team 7">Team 7</a></i>. In 1998, Epting collaborated with writer <a href="/wiki/Roger_Stern" title="Roger Stern">Roger Stern</a> on a story starring Marvel's <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> heroes, <a href="/wiki/Invaders_(comics)" title="Invaders (comics)">The Invaders</a>. It was serialized in the first three issues of the <i>Marvel Universe</i> anthology title and was inked by <a href="/wiki/Al_Williamson" title="Al Williamson">Al Williamson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, Epting moved to <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a>. He was the main artist on the <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(comic_book)" title="Superman (comic book)">Superman</a></i> series as well as on <i><a href="/wiki/Aquaman" title="Aquaman">Aquaman</a></i>, where he was teamed up with writer <a href="/wiki/Dan_Jurgens" title="Dan Jurgens">Dan Jurgens</a>. Their work on <i>Aquaman</i> began with issue #63 and ran until issue #75.<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, Epting returned to Marvel's <i>Avengers</i> for two issues (#36 and #37), which had been relaunched three years earlier with writer <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busiek" title="Kurt Busiek">Kurt Busiek</a>. Most of his work during the early 2000s was for the independent comics publisher, <a href="/wiki/CrossGen" title="CrossGen">CrossGen</a>. Epting drew issues #1–25 of <i><a href="/wiki/Crux_(comics)" title="Crux (comics)">Crux</a></i>, a fantasy-adventure book co-created with writer <a href="/wiki/Mark_Waid" title="Mark Waid">Mark Waid</a>. Epting's next CrossGen project, <i><a href="/wiki/El_Cazador_(comics)" title="El Cazador (comics)">El Cazador</a></i>, was an historical adventure centering on a female pirate, it was cancelled after only six issues.<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Epting returned to Marvel as one of the artists on the <i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Galactus_Trilogy#Ultimate_Nightmare" title="Ultimate Galactus Trilogy">Ultimate Nightmare</a></i> limited series.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2005, Epting teamed with writer <a href="/wiki/Ed_Brubaker" title="Ed Brubaker">Ed Brubaker</a> to relaunch <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America_(comic_book)" title="Captain America (comic book)">Captain America</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brubaker and Epting produced the storyline in which Captain America was assassinated<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and replaced by his former sidekick <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Barnes" title="Bucky Barnes">Bucky Barnes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The creative team later collaborated on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Marvels_Project" title="The Marvels Project">The Marvels Project</a></i> an eight issue limited series.<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2010, Epting began as the artist on Marvel Comics' flagship title, <i>Fantastic Four</i>. Beginning in issue #583 through #587, Epting illustrated writer <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Hickman" title="Jonathan Hickman">Jonathan Hickman</a>'s story "Three", in which <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Storm">Johnny Storm</a> died. Epting was the artist on the Marvel Comics series, <i><a href="/wiki/Future_Foundation" title="Future Foundation">FF</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JohnnyDeath2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JohnnyDeath2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Epting and Ed Brubaker launched <i>Velvet</i>, an espionage series, for <a href="/wiki/Image_Comics" title="Image Comics">Image Comics</a> in October 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Epting collaborated with writer <a href="/wiki/Marguerite_Bennett" title="Marguerite Bennett">Marguerite Bennett</a> on a new <i><a href="/wiki/Batwoman" title="Batwoman">Batwoman</a></i> series for DC Comics in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He drew the <i><a href="/wiki/Year_of_the_Villain" title="Year of the Villain">Year of the Villain</a>: Hell Arisen</i> limited series<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which included an early appearance of the <a href="/wiki/Punchline_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punchline (comics)">Punchline</a> character in issue #3 (April 2020).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CrossGen">CrossGen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: CrossGen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Crux_(comics)" title="Crux (comics)">Crux</a></i> #1–10, 12–16, 18–20, 22–25 (2001–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/El_Cazador_(comics)" title="El Cazador (comics)">El Cazador</a></i> #1–6 (2003–2004)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DC_Comics">DC Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: DC Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Action_Comics" title="Action Comics">Action Comics</a></i> #1007–1011 (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(comic_book)" title="Superman (comic book)">The Adventures of Superman</a></i> #573 (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aquaman" title="Aquaman">Aquaman</a></i> vol. 4 #63–65, 67–69, 71–75 (2000–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batwoman" title="Batwoman">Batwoman</a></i> vol. 2 #1–4 (2017)</li> <li><i>Batwoman: <a href="/wiki/DC_Rebirth" title="DC Rebirth">Rebirth</a></i> #1 (2017)</li> <li><i>DC Holiday Special 2017</i> #1 (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Detective_Comics" title="Detective Comics">Detective Comics</a></i> #1000 (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Files_and_Origins" title="Secret Files and Origins">Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000</a></i> #1 (one page) (2000)</li> <li><i>Secret Origins Featuring the JLA</i> #1 (one page) (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_vol._2" title="Superman vol. 2">Superman</a></i> vol. 2 #143–145, 148, 150 (1999)</li> <li><i>Superman Secret Files and Origins</i> #2 (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Year_of_the_Villain" title="Year of the Villain">Year of the Villain</a>: Hell Arisen</i> #1–4 (2020)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Comics">First Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: First Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Badger_(comics)" title="Badger (comics)">Badger Goes Berserk</a></i> #1 (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dreadstar" title="Dreadstar">Dreadstar</a></i> #58–59 (1990)</li> <li><i>Hammer of God</i> #1–4 (1990)</li> <li><i>Hammer of God: Sword of Justice</i> #1–2 (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nexus_(comics)" title="Nexus (comics)">Nexus</a></i> #62, 74, 76–77 (1989–1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whisper_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whisper (comics)">Whisper</a></i> #29–31 (1989)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Image_Comics">Image Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Image Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Velvet_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Velvet (comics)">Velvet</a></i> #1–15 (2013–2016)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marvel_Comics">Marvel Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Marvel Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115" /><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(comic_book)" title="The Avengers (comic book)">The Avengers</a></i> #335–339, 341–347, 349–350, 355–361, 363–366, 368–369, 372–375 (1991–1994)</li> <li><i>The Avengers</i> vol. 3 #36–37 (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bishop_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop (comics)">Bishop: XSE</a></i> #1—3 (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America_(comic_book)" title="Captain America (comic book)">Captain America</a></i> vol. 5 #1–4, 6, 8, 11–14, 18–21, 25–35, 37–38, 40–42, 46 (2005–2009)</li> <li><i>Captain America</i> vol. 6 #19 (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Apocalypse#Factor_X" title="Age of Apocalypse">Factor X</a></i> #1–4 (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fantastic_Four_(comic_book)" title="Fantastic Four (comic book)">Fantastic Four</a></i> #583–587, 600–601, 604 (2010–2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Future_Foundation" title="Future Foundation">FF</a></i> #1–3, 8–9 (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Marvels_Project" title="The Marvels Project">The Marvels Project</a></i> #1–8 (2009–2010)</li> <li><i>Marvel Universe</i> #1–3 (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Avengers_(comics)" title="The New Avengers (comics)">The New Avengers</a></i> vol. 2 #1–6 (2013)</li> <li><i>Tales from the Age of Apocalypse: Sinister Bloodlines</i> #1 (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jane_Foster" title="Jane Foster">The Mighty Thor</a></i> (vol. 2) #13–14 (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thunderbolts_(comics)" title="Thunderbolts (comics)">Thunderbolts</a></i> #-1 (1997)</li> <li><i>Ultimate Nightmare</i> #3 (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men" title="Uncanny X-Men">Uncanny X-Men</a></i> #319 (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Factor_(comics)" title="X-Factor (comics)">X-Factor</a></i> #114–117, 119, 121 (1995–1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Legacy" title="X-Men: Legacy">X-Men '97</a></i> #1 (1997)</li> <li><i>X-Men: Alpha</i> #1 (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Unlimited" title="X-Men Unlimited">X-Men Unlimited</a></i> #11–12 (1996)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TKO_Studios">TKO Studios</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: TKO Studios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Sara</i> #1-6 (2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Epting&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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