A Profile Of John Romita, Sr.

  • Approx. Words: 1,125
  • Pages: 5
  • Price: $54.75

Add to Cart

A Profile Of John Romita, Sr.

...well known comic book artist and art director for Marvel Comics (Higdon, 1993). He married his childhood sweetheart and has been an excellent father (Cooke, 1999). This artist, in a business with much impropriety, is the quintessential family man. He is also generous with his time. He is affiliated with a new, nonprofit group called A Commitment To Our Roots (ACTOR), that has been been formed in order to help artists who worked for a pittance and are presently struggling as they age (Radford, 2001). John Romita, Sr. along with Joe Kubert and Roy Thomas and others sit on a disbursement committee for this group to determine where the money will go (2001). While other artists are struggling, Romita is not. He was able to secure a position for himself and watches as his namesake and son, John Romita Jr. follow in his footsteps.
Some say that John Romita, Sr. was the best artist working in comic books in his day (Higdon, 1993). While not the creator of Spider-Man, he did give the popular character his...

References

    This essay has a total of 6 sources. These sources will be included for free when you order this essay.

Add to Cart

Your Cart

Your Cart is Empty

Checkout