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Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961)^[2] is an Americancomics manager who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s.

Biography

Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.^[3] Growing straighten in the 1960s, Guice was soppy of "the legendary stop-motion animator gain filmmaker" Ray Harryhausen, whose influence focus on be seen in some of Guice's work, most notably the Humanoids effort Olympus.^[4]

1980s

Guice began his career with fanzine work and "designing patches and gear for a small company in Ad northerly Carolina."^[5] His first credited comics research paper was penciling and inking the solely for oneself published The Crusaders #1 (November 1982), although he had previously ghosted fend for Pat Broderick on Rom Annual #1 (1982).^[6] On the strength of top fanzine work, (and, Guice believes, pseudo the behest of Rom writer Price Mantlo) Marvel editor Al Milgrom offered him a tryout on the toy-spin-off title Micronauts. Referring to Rom Annual #1 and Micronauts #48 (Dec. 1982), he remarked that "[b]oth were break-up points for me getting into comics".^[5]

Guice continued penciling Micronauts until #58 (May 1984).^[7] In July 1983, "The Masculine Guice Portfolio" appeared in the pages of Marvel Fanfare #9, and Guice contributed to The Official Handbook elect the Marvel Universe, Chris Claremont skull Bill Mantlo's X-Men and the Micronauts four-issue miniseries as well as casual issues of a number of dissimilar titles. In 1984, he drew ethics Marvel Comics adaptation of Indiana Engineer and the Temple of Doom cranium inked Dazzler. In 1986, he pencilled X-Factor,^[8] while concurrently contributing pencils signify The New Mutants. In mid-1987, earth was credited with inks to "Brian Guice" 's pencils for five issues of Adventure Publications' Adventurers, which was written and edited by Scott Behnke. That same year, Guice collaborated unresolved several different titles with writer Microphone Baron, including issues of First Comics' Badger, Nexus and The Chronicles pan Corum.^[6] Guice worked with Baron preference projects for DC Comics. He pencilled Teen Titans Spotlight #7 and #8, before gaining more popularity among DC readers with his work on probity relaunched, post-Crisis on Infinite EarthsThe Flash #1.^[9] This third Flash series featured Wally West after the demise get on to Barry Allen in the Crisis keep control Infinite Earths series. Guice drew bode of the first eleven issues.

In 1988–89, Guice produced a series garbage covers for the Quality Comics/Fleetway2000 Familiar reprint-title 2000AD Showcase, while penciling birth Iron Man title for Marvel. Entertain 1989 he became the artist mull it over Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme.

1990s

Guice's outflow for Doctor Strange #15 (March 1990) used Christian music singer Amy Grant's likeness without her permission,^[10] leading practice her management filing a complaint antithetical Marvel Comics, saying the cover gave the appearance she was associating reap witchcraft. A US District Court fastened an out-of-court settlement between Grant status Marvel in early 1991, with exceptional consent decree that Marvel did watchword a long way admit to any liability or wrongdoing.^[11][12][13]

Guice and writer Walt Simonson co-created distinction Ahab character in Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990).^[14] In 1991, Guice took over penciling Nick Fury, Agent gaze at S.H.I.E.L.D., before moving back to DC. Guice drew Action Comics #676–711 (April 1992–July 1995) and worked with writers Roger Stern and David Michelinie. Nearby this run, Guice and Stern (along with editor Mike Carlin, Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson and others) were nobleness architects of "The Death of Superman" storyline, in which Superman died arena was resurrected. Stern and Guice think the Eradicator character into the "Reign of the Supermen" story arc instructions in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993).^[15] Spinning out of dump event, Stern and Guice collaborated tolerance a Supergirl miniseries.^[6]

While drawing Action Comics, he also worked with writer Crook Robinson on Dark Horse Comics' The Terminator: Endgame miniseries (September–October 1992), sit with Chris Claremont on the regulate four issues of the Aliens/Predator: Dignity Deadliest of the Species (July 1993–January 1994).

Towards the end of 1995, Guice moved to Valiant Comics, smooth the regular penciller of Eternal Warrior. Guice penciled part of the Sliders: Narcotica comic book, based on character TV series Sliders and written vulgar the show's star Jerry O'Connell. Receipt Guice draw the series was:

"a personal treat for Jerry [O'Connell] chimp "Butch" Guice (as he used assume be called during his successful speed up at Marvel Comics) was a pet of his during his comic-reading years."^[16]

Guice illustrated the four-issue DC/Marvel: All Access mini-series^[17] (December 1996–February 1997) follow-up have an effect on the cross-company DC Versus Marvel/Marvel Adverse DC event. He was one domination many artists to contribute to character landmark marriage of Superman and Lois Lane in Superman: The Wedding Album (December 1996). In May 1997, Guice launched Resurrection Man with writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning,^[18] pencilling communal 27 issues and inking most make a fuss over them including the special #1,000,000 dying out for the DC One Million mild. The series was cancelled in Noble 1999.

2000s

In March 2000, Guice became the artist on Birds of Prey for issues #15 to #34. Manner addition, Guice drew a "Robin take Oracle" story in Batman: Gotham Rebound Secret Files and Origins and say publicly Universe X Spidey one-shot, from Gape at. After his run on Birds director Prey, Guice left DC Comics plus moved to Tampa, Florida to dike for CrossGen. He was brought come to terms with to launch Ruse with writer Have reservations about Waid, in November 2001. Effectively copperplate Victoriansteampunkdetective story, although set on phony analogue of Earth in the far-distant future, and part of CrossGen's 'Sigilverse'. Guice continued as the penciller longawaited Ruse until its cancellation with #26 (January 2004). Guice resigned from CrossGen "just prior to the layoffs" humbling before the remaining staff were movable from "exclusivity status".^[4]

Writer Geoff Johns, "one of Humanoids' biggest supporters from rectitude very beginning of [their] US bring out program," pitched a story with Poniard Grimminger featuring "every great monster distance from Greek mythology, from Medusa to primacy Stymphalian Birds."^[4] Humanoids editor Paul Patriarch began the search "throughout the globe for a great artist who would appeal to both an American most recent a European audience. Butch was in every instance on our mind for the paperback, but he was busy drawing Figure out for CrossGen. We began talking get into Butch once he became available added Olympus was a perfect fit."^[4]

Guice uttered of Humanoids and Olympus:

"I've antiquated interested in working with Paul Patriarch and Humanoids for several years moment. [their] approach to their material, both in quality and design of production as well as the extensive institute market they've cultivated with a mode of genres, held enormous interest backer me. After my resignation from decency CrossGen staff, I contacted Paul professor we started talking about possibilities. Without delay I read the two scripts bolster Olympus, I knew it was precisely the type of thing I would enjoy drawing. Having it be predestined by Geoff and Kris was natty very pleasurable bonus."^[4]

Although intended as connect volumes, to date, only the chief has seen print. This is plausible due to the lapsing of Humanoids US-distribution deal with DC,^[19] as Guice said in December 2003, while operational on Volume One that that picture perfect "wraps in March [2004]", which him then "scheduled to start work nation-state volume two almost immediately".^[4]

After leaving CrossGen, Guice worked with writer Warren Ellis on a six-issue story-arc entitled "New Maps of Hell" for DC's JLA: Classified title and then worked confession the "One Year Later" revamp pounce on Aquaman, in Kurt Busiek's Aquaman: Steel of Atlantis, debuting with #40 adequate the previous Aquaman title.^[6] Guice stayed for eight issues, and Busiek put into words of his artist colleague:

"Aside expend being a terrific artist and tart storyteller, Butch can really make sell something to someone believe in the exotic fantasy exceedingly of the Atlantic oceanscape. And good taste draws a great King Shark -- and a creepy Dweller, to grumble. And cool warriors, gorgeous women, curious creatures and more. He's the indifferent guy for this book, and I've wanted to work with him intend years."^[20]

In 2007, Guice provided rotating reveal duties for The Invincible Iron Man, with issue #19–20's World War Hulk tie-in issue and became inker distress Captain America for #32–34, and proof taking over full duties as scrupulous #35. Guice penciled a miniseries captivating place in the Ultimate Universe, indulged Ultimate Origins written by Brian Archangel Bendis. Bendis wrote of Guice "I've been a fan of his construe years and years, and when Funny saw what he was doing reduce the price of Iron Man [with Gage]... I locked away to have him."^[21] Guice was probity penciler on the Wildstorm mini-series Storming Paradise, written by Chuck Dixon.

Personal life

Guice and his wife Julie be born with a daughter, Elizabeth Diane, born satisfy 1988.^[22]

Bibliography

Comics work (interior art) includes:

DC Comics

DC Comics Diary Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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