Joe Quesada

Joe Quesada
Quesada at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con
BornJoseph Quesada
(1962-01-12) January 12, 1962 (age 62)
New York City, U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Editor
Awards1993 Diamond Gem Award for Best Cover[1]
Inkpot Award (2014)[2]
Spouse(s)Nanci Quesada
Children1

Joseph Quesada (/kəˈsɑːdə/; born January 12, 1962[3]) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as Ninjak and Solar, Man of the Atom. He later worked on numerous books for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as Batman: Sword of Azrael and X-Factor, before forming his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash.

In 1998 he became an editor of Marvel Comics' Marvel Knights line, before becoming editor-in-chief of the company in 2000. He was named chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment in 2010 and left his editor-in-chief role in January 2011, being replaced by Axel Alonso. His position was re-titled as executive vice president and creative director in October 2019. He left the company in 2022.

  1. ^ Hildebrandt, Greg; Scrocco, Jean L. "Biography of Joe Quesada". Spiderwebart. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Inkpot Award
  3. ^ Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; page 107