John Lucas
John Lucas is an American comic book inker and penciller. His style has been compared with that of Jack Kirby. John Lucas was working as a freelancer for both DC and Marvel Comics, Lucas has also produced various small press work, as well as "Valkyries" (with Steve Moore) for 2000 AD.
John Lucas
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- Name
- John Lucas
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1940
- Occupation
- comics artist · draftsperson
- Fields
- illustration · comic
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John Lucas is an American comic book inker and penciller. His style has been compared with that of Jack Kirby. John Lucas was working as a freelancer for both DC and Marvel Comics, Lucas has also produced various small press work, as well as "Valkyries" (with Steve Moore) for 2000 AD.
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• Name — John Lucas • Nationality — American • Pencil — y • Ink — y
John Butter. Mezzotint by H. Cousins after J. Lucas., by John Lucas
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- 1.Baker's Dozen With. John Lucas.
- 2.Curtis, Mike. Second Minit Mystery on the Way!. Dick Tracy Depot. January 20, 2018.
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- After Houdini (Insight Comics)
- Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale (Mojo Press)
- Before Houdini (Insight Comics)
- Civil War: Front Line inker (Marvel Comics)
- Codename: Knockout (Vertigo/DC Comics)
- Desperadoes: "Epidemic" (one-shot, Homage Comics)
- Curtis, Mike. Second Minit Mystery on the Way!. Dick Tracy Depot. January 20, 2018.
- Drive-In 3: The Bus Tour (aka Drive-In 3) (Subterranean Press)
- The Exterminators inker (Vertigo/DC Comics)
- Fantastic Four Vol. 6 #7 inker, with Aaron Kuder (Marvel Comics)
- Forever Maelstrom (DC Comics)
- Generation M inker (Marvel Comics)
- Living in Infamy (Ludovico Technique)
- Negative Burn #47 (Caliber Press)
- Occurrences: The Illustrated Ambrose Bierce (Mojo Press)
- Starman (DC Comics)
- Star Trek (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
- Superman: The Man of Steel (DC Comics)
- Weird Business artist on "Green Brother" and inker (credited as Little Johny Lovecloud) on "Dinosaur Love" (Mojo Press)
- The Wild West Show (Mojo Press)
- Valkyries (with Steve Moore, in 2000 AD #1377–1382, 2004)
- X-Men Unlimited Vol. 2 (Marvel Comics)
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