- Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. Alba rose to prominence with the television series Dark Angel, then expanding her résumé to film, predominantly within the confines of action and comedy. Alba appears frequently on the "Hot 100" section of Maxim and was voted AskMen.com's number one on their list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM in 2007.
- Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1921) is an American writer, editor, was the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. Though no longer officially connected to the company, save for the title of "Chairman Emeritus", Stan Lee remains a visible face in the industry. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he introduced complex, …
- Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 - February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching back to the earliest days of the medium. He was also a comic book writer and editor. His most common nickname is "The King".
- Chris Evans
Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films "Fantastic Four" and "Cellular".
- Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (born October 6 1973) is a British actor from Wales. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he came to international attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film "Titanic" (1997). However, he is probably best known for playing the role of Horatio Hornblower in Hornblower, the made-for-TV films (1998-2003) based on C.S. Forester's novels. Gruffudd's recent notable film roles include Lancelot in "King Arthur" (2004), …
- Michael Chiklis
Michael Charles Chiklis is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actor. He is known for starring in two popular police dramas: "The Commish" (1991–1995) and "The Shield" (2002–) and as Ben Grimm/The Thing in the live-action "Fantastic Four" films.
- John Byrne
John Lindley Byrne is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero. His best-known work has been on Marvel Comics' "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ "Superman" franchise. During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works including "Next Men" and "Danger Unlimited".
- Cash Warren
Cash Garner Warren (born January 10, 1979) is an American from Los Angeles, California. He is best known as being the boyfriend of actress Jessica Alba, whom he met on the set of the movie "Fantastic Four". Warren is a Yale University alumnus. He played on the same high school basketball team as Baron Davis at Crossroads School (Santa Monica). He is the son of Michael Warren.
- Mike Wieringo
Michael "Mike" Wieringo (born June 24, 1963 in Vicenza, Italy) is an American comic book artist. He first came to prominence in the comic book industry for his work on DC Comics' "The Flash" with writer Mark Waid in the early 1990s. After his short run on the "the Flash" Wieringo briefly worked on another DC title, this time "Robin" with writer Chuck Dixon, before leaving DC for Marvel Comics.
- Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film "Ray" (2004), and Alicia Masters in the 2005 live-action "Fantastic Four" film and its sequel, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". She has also starred in the critically acclaimed independent films "Our Song" and "The Dead Girl".
- John Buscema
John Buscema, né Giovanni Natale Buscema, was an American comic-book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate. His younger brother Sal Buscema is also a comic-book artist. Buscema is best known for his run on the series "The Avengers" and "The Silver Surfer", …
- Joe Sinnott
Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best-known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' "The Fantastic Four", from 1965 to 1981 (with a brief return in the late 1980s), initially over the pencils of industry legend Jack Kirby. Years before, he'd inked Kirby's "Fantastic Four" #5, the issue introducing Dr. Doom, …
- Mike McKone
Michael "Mike" McKone is a comic book artist. His first published works for the major companies included Justice League America/International for DC Comics and The Punisher War Zone for Marvel Comics. However, it was his work on Marvel's Exiles which brought him instant attention, and led him to work on two of DC and Marvel flagship ongoing series, "Teen Titans" and "Fantastic Four".
- Art Adams
Arthur "Art" Adams, born in 1963 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is an American writer and comic book illustrator. Adams from his childhood dreamed of becoming a comic book illustrator. As an artist he was largely self taught. He became a fan favorite when he penciled the critically-acclaimed "Longshot" miniseries, written by Ann Nocenti and published in 1985 by Marvel Comics.
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is an American writer whose parents were both emigrés from Nicaragua. He is known for his work on the comic books, "Marvel Knights 4", "Nightcrawler" (vol. 3), and "The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2)". His plays include "Based on a Totally True Story", "Bloody Mary", "Rough Magic", "Dark Matters", "Good Boys and True", "The Mystery Plays", and "Say You Love Satan".
- Mark Frost
Mark Frost (born 25 November 1953) is an American novelist, television/film writer, director, and executive producer. His work became famous in the seminal 1980s TV show "Hill Street Blues". His other TV credits include "Twin Peaks" and "On the Air". He co-wrote and directed the film "Storyville", co-wrote "Fantastic Four" and wrote "The Greatest Game Ever Played" (based on his novel of the same name).
- John Ottman
John Ottman (born July 6, 1964 in San Diego, California) is an American film editor, composer and director. He is best known for his collaborations with film director Bryan Singer, editing and composing the scores for "The Usual Suspects", "Apt Pupil", "X2: X-Men United" and most recently "Superman Returns", adapting themes originally composed by John Williams.
- Tom Brevoort
Tom Brevoort is an American comic book editor. Since the 1980s, he has worked for Marvel Comics. Brevoort started as an intern and worked his way up to an assistant editor and later an editor in his own right. As of 2007, he holds the title of Executive Editor with Marvel and is responsible for multiple series including "New Avengers", "Civil War", and "Fantastic Four".
- Howard Porter
Howard Porter is a comic book artist from southern Connecticut. He graduated from Paier College of Art in Connecticut where he majored in illustration. One of his teachers there was Frank McLaughlin. McLaughlin also worked as a comic book inker and he began to give Porter work assisting him in his inking jobs which led Porter to assist other inkers and eventually find work for himself in the industry.
- Beau Garrett
Beau Jesse Garrett (born December 28, 1982) is an American actress and model.
- Marc Sumerak
Marc Sumerak (born 1978) is a freelance comic book writer from Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Sumerak is currently best known for his work on Marvel Comics' all-ages "Power Pack" series (of which he has written five consecutive 4-issue limited series), as well as the Eisner Award & Harvey Award nominated "Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius" (with co-writer Chris Eliopoulos).
- Seth Fisher
Seth Fisher (July 22, 1972 - January 30, 2006) was an American comic book artist and penciller. Fisher possessed a unique and instantly recognizable drawing style. He first gained attention for his work on DC Comics' "Green Lantern: Willworld", and was nominated for an Eisner Award for "Best Penciller/Inker" for "Flash: Time Flies" and "Vertigo Pop! Tokyo".
- Ralph Winter
Ralph Winter is a Hollywood film producer who has produced blockbuster movies such as the "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" series. He currently has an overall first look deal with 20th Century Fox. Winter also is active in producing Christian movies, such as the recently release "Thr3e", based on Ted Dekker's book. Besides "Thr3e", Winter has also produced the film "Hangman's Curse", …
- Brett Booth
Brett Booth is a comic book artist. He is best known for his work on Backlash, a character he co-created with Jim Lee at the Wildstorm Studios. Brett has also illustrated the exploits of some of Marvel Comics' best known characters such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. The artist then expanded his career a touch when he illustrated for the Anthropomorphic How-To book: "'Freaks! How To Draw Fantastic Fantasy Creatures" Thus, …
- Scott Lobdell
Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer. He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically "Uncanny X-Men", the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, "Generation X".
- John Layman
John Declan Layman (born August 2, 1969) is an American comic book writer and erstwhile letterer. John Layman is a comic book and video game writer. Once an editor for Wildstorm, a branch of DC Comics, Layman turned to writing comics full-time in 2002. He mainly writes for Marvel Comics, and recent books include a solo Gambit series, House of M: Fantastic Four, and Sentinel Squad O*N*E*. Layman also has written a creator-owned graphic novel called Puffed, …
- Paul Mounts
Paul Mounts is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry, on comics including "Fantastic Four", "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" and "Ultimates". He currently resides in Illinois
- Simon Kinberg
Simon Kinberg is a Jewish-American screenwriter. He was born August 2, 1973 in London, England, and his family moved later on to the United States. Kinberg graduated from Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, and received his MFA from Columbia University Film School. Kinberg moved to Hollywood, where his first big-screenwriting credit was a sequel to the smash hit action film "XXX (film)" (2002), "XXX: State of the Union", …
- Mark Farmer
Mark Farmer is a British comic book artist. Part of the wave of UK creators that were an integral part of the DC Comics "new look" of the 1980s (including writers Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Alan Grant and Neil Gaiman, and artists Paul Neary, Dave Gibbons, Brian Bolland, Alan Davis and Dave McKean), Farmer is primarily known these days as an inker, although he has done some pencilling as well (for instance, …
- Chris Yost
Chris Yost is a comic book and animation writer best known as the current co-writer (with his frequent collaborator Craig Kyle) of the popular comic book series "New X-Men". Yost began his career in 2002 as an intern in Marvel Comics' west coast office. His spec film scripts got attention from Marvel executives who hired Yost to write episodes of the TV series "X-Men: Evolution". In 2003, Yost, along with his frequent collaborator Craig Kyle, …
- Keith Pollard
Keith Pollard (born January 20 1950) is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles "Fantastic Four" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the regular penciller of "The Amazing Spider-Man" between #186 (November, 1978) and #205 (June, 1980). He also pencilled "The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15" in 1981.
- Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater 's film credits include "Fantastic Four," "Final Draft" and "Groove," which was an official selection of the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. His television credits include the movies "5 Days to Midnight" and "Live From Baghdad." Linklater also had a recurring role on "American Dreams" and was a series regular on "Gideon's Crossing."
- Claudio Castellini
Claudio Castellini (born March 3, 1966) is an Italian comic book artist. Castellini made his debut in 1989 with a story for Dylan Dog, a popular Italian horror character published by Sergio Bonelli Editore, which was followed by another one in the September of the following year. In 1991 he was the graphical creator of "Nathan Never", a science-fiction series for which he drew covers until number 59. His love for technical details, …
- Vince Colletta
Vincent Joseph Colletta (born October 15, 1923 in Casteldaccia, Sicily; died 1991) was a highly prolific American comic book artist best known as one of Jack Kirby's Silver Age inkers, including on landmark early issues of Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four" and a long, celebrated run on the character Thor in "Journey into Mystery" and "The Mighty Thor".
- Stan Goldberg
Stan Goldberg a.k.a. Stan G. (born 1932, in New York City) is an American comic book artist best known as Marvel Comics' 1960s colorist, who helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and other major characters, and for his work as a flagship artist of Archie Comics.
- Matt Hollingsworth
Matt Hollingsworth (born December 17, 1968 in Lakewood, California) is a comic book colorist. Hollingsworth graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in 1991 and began getting regular work from Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In 1993, he was hired to the Dark Horse Comics staff as head of the painted art department. After a year, he returned to freelance work and helped launch the award-winning "Preacher" from DC's Vertigo imprint.
- Tom Scioli
Thomas Scioli is an American comic book artist and writer best known for working in a style similar to Jack Kirby. His epic sci-fi/fantasy series "The Myth of 8-Opus" won a 1999 Xeric Grant and attracted mild industry attention, …
- Gerry Alanguilan
Doroteo Gerardo N. Alanguilan, Jr. or better known as Gerry Alanguilan (born January 20, 1968) is a Filipino comic book artist and writer from San Pablo City, Laguna. Alanguilan created comics such as as "Wasted", "Johnny Balbona", "Humanis Rex!" and "ELMER". He also contributed to anthologies like "Siglo: Freedom", "Siglo: Passion" and "Filipino Komiks", all published in the Philippines.
- Chris Sotomayor
Chris Sotomayor is an artist who works as a colorist in the comics industry. He has worked on titles including "Captain Marvel" (vol 4), "Avengers" (vol. 3), "Incredible Hulk", "Supreme Power" and "Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four".
- Chic Stone
Charles E. "Chic" Stone (born January 4, 1923, New York City, United States; died July 28, 2000, Prattville, Alabama) was an American comic book artist best known as one of Jack Kirby's Silver Age inkers, including on a landmark run of "Fantastic Four".