Pasqual Ferry

Pasqual Ferry
Portrait of Pasqual Ferry
BornPasqual Ferrándiz Arroyo
(1961-03-24) March 24, 1961 (age 63)
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Area(s)Penciller, Artist
Pseudonym(s)Paschalis
Pascual
Pascal Ferry
Notable works
Heroes for Hire
Action Comics
Adam Strange

Pasqual Ferrándiz Arroyo (born March 24, 1961[1]), known by the pen-name Pasqual Ferry (sometimes credited as Paschalis, Pascual or Pascal Ferry), is a Spanish comic book artist and penciller.

Biography

Ferry was interested in comics from an early age, stating his first love in comics "was Franquin, Mézières, especially and Moebius". Ferry's interest in superhero comics came after a visit to the offices of Marvel Comics in New York.[1]

In Spain, Ferry worked for Albert Rué's animation studio, as well as publishing work in a number of Spanish comic magazines.[2]

In 1993, Ferry created the character Plasmer with writer Glenn Dakin for an eponymous 4-issue miniseries for Marvel UK.[3]

When Marvel UK closed in 1995, Ferry moved to working for Marvel Comics.[4] After providing fill-in for several issues of X-Men-related comics, he launched the first Heroes for Hire series in 1997 with Roger Stern and John Ostrander, and would provide pencils on 15 of the 19 issues.[5]

In 1999, Ferry provided pencils on all nine issues of a Warlock miniseries, written by Louise Simonson.[4][6][7]

After leaving Marvel, Ferry worked on several DC Comics, including Superboy (1994), Action Comics (2000) and Adam Strange (2004).[8]

In 2005, he and writer Grant Morrison began work on the Seven Soldiers of Victory limited series Mister Miracle, which re-introduced the Shilo Norman version of the character.[9] However, due to scheduling issues, he was only able to do the first issue.[4]

In mid-2006, Ferry became the new artist on Marvel's Ultimate Fantastic Four with writer Mike Carey.[2]

In 2010, Ferry became the regular artist on Marvel's Thor teamed with writer Matt Fraction.[10]

In 2016, Ferry launched a crowdfunding campaign for a creator-owned comic entitled ALICE, inspired by Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland.[11]

In 2019, Ferry provided the primary cover art for the Image Comics series Chrononauts: Futureshock.[12]

In 2021, Ferry partnered with Chip Zdarsky on a new What If series for Marvel titled Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow.[13]

In March 2023, Ferry launched a new Doctor Strange ongoing series with writer Jed MacKay.[14][15]

Bibliography

Artwork for the cover of Adam Strange #8 (2004), drawn by Ferry

DC

Marvel

References

  1. ^ a b Lus, Koldo (2005). "PASQUAL FERRY. NOTIONS OF QUALITY". Tebeosfera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 May 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Pasqual Ferry". Lambiek. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Plasmer (1993) - #1". ComicbookDB. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Offenberger, Rik (2005). "Comic Book Biography: Pasqual Ferry". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 23 October 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Heroes for Hire (1997 - 1999)". Marvel.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ Dietsch, TJ (9 March 2017). "Women's History Month: Louise Simonson". Marvel.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  7. ^ Century, Sara (3 March 2022). "M-Tech's Warlock: An Underrated Late '90s Gem". Comic Book Herald. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "ADAM STRANGE: PLANET HEIST". DC. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b "SEVEN SOLDIERS: MISTER MIRACLE #1". DC. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Thor (2007) #615". Marvel.com. 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  11. ^ Cooke, Sarah (27 October 2016). "Pasqual Ferry Developing Alice in Wonderland-Inspired Comic". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  12. ^ Lee, Robert (May 9, 2021). "Chrononauts: Futureshock #3 Cover by Pasqual Ferry! Written by Mark Millar!". Comic Art Fans. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow (2021)". Marvel.com. 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  14. ^ Marvel (8 Dec 2022). "The Master of the Mystic Arts Returns to Reshape Your Reality in New 'Doctor Strange' Series". Marvel.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Doctor Strange (2023 - Present)". Marvel.com. 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. ^ "JUSTICE LEAGUE #18". DC. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  17. ^ Erdmann, Kevin (October 11, 2022). "Namor Finally Wins His War On Mankind In New Marvel Series". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2 June 2023.