Esad T. Ribić (born 10 November 1972[1]) is a Croatian comic book artist and animator, known for his work on various titles for Marvel Comics, including Loki, Silver Surfer: Requiem, Sub-Mariner: The Depths, Thor: God of Thunder and the 2015 Secret Wars.
| Esad T. Ribić | |
|---|---|
 Ribić at the 2012 New York Comic Con | |
| Born | 1972 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Colourist |
Notable works | Loki Thor: God of Thunder Secret Wars |
Early life
editCareer
editRibić graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb as a graphic designer. He started making comics in the early 90s, doing shorts strips and illustrations for the Croatian Plavi magazine (Vjesnik) and German Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag). Ribić also worked for Zagreb Film as a film animator on such series as The Little Flying Bears and Lapitch the Little Shoemaker. Ribić then illustrated four issues of MarvelComics' Loki in 2004. In 2011–2012, Ribić drew writer Jonathan Hickman's run on Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates.
In January 2013 Ribić and writer Jason Aaron started the series Thor: God of Thunder.[3] This series was voted as the 8th best Thor story by Comicbook.com.[4]
In 2015, Ribić was announced as one of the artists working on the new Méta-Baron series written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jerry Frissen, although his chapters were not released due to series cancellation.[5][6] That May, he drew the Secret Wars limited series with writer Jonathan Hickman. The series was released to positive reviews, with critics praising the storyline, characters, action, and art styles.[7]
It was announced at the 2016 Image Expo that Ribić and Ivan Brandon would be the creative team on the science fiction series, VS,[8] which was released in February 2018.[9]
In 2019 Ribić both wrote and drew the Conan the Barbarian: Exodus one-shot.[10] September 2019 saw the debut of the four-issue miniseries, King Thor, on which Ribić re-teamed with Aaron.[11] In August 2020, Marvel Comics announced that Ribić would draw the series Eternals, which would debut in November 2020.[12]
In April 2024, it was announced that Ribić would draw the miniseries Aliens vs. Avengers, which pits Earth's mightiest heroes against the Xenomorphs. The first issue is set to debut July 2024.[13]
Bibliography
editInterior work
edit- Code Name: Scorpio #1-4 (with Miljenko Horvatić, Antarctic Press, 1996–1997)
- Shotgun Mary: Son of the Beast (with Miljenko Horvatić, one-shot, Antarctic Press, 1997)
- Warrior Nun Areala: Warrior Nun Frenzy #1-2 (with Miljenko Horvatić, Antarctic Press, 1998)
- Strange Adventures vol. 2 #4: "Native Tongue" (with Brian Azzarello, anthology, Vertigo, 2000)
- Flinch #12: "Mondays" (with Scott Cunningham, anthology, Vertigo, 2000)
- Four Horsemen #1-4 (with Robert Rodi, Vertigo, 2000)
- X-Men: Children of the Atom #5-6 (with Joe Casey, Marvel, 2000)
- Cable #86: "Last Man Standing" (with Robert Weinberg, Marvel, 2000)
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #24: "Share" (with Scott Lobdell and Fiona Avery, Marvel, 2000)
- The Brotherhood #1-3 (with X, Marvel, 2001)
- Ultimate X-Men #13-14 (with Chuck Austen, Ultimate Marvel, 2002)
- Loki #1-4 (with Robert Rodi, Marvel, 2004)
- 24Seven Volume 1: "Untitled" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, Image, 2006)
- Marvel Knights: Silver Surfer #1-4: "Requiem" (with J. Michael Straczynski, Marvel, 2007)
- Marvel Knights: Sub-Mariner #1-5: "The Depths" (with Peter Milligan, Marvel, 2008–2009)
- Dark Reign: The List — Wolverine (with Jason Aaron, one-shot, Marvel, 2009)
- X-Men: Second Coming #2: "Chapter 2" (with Mike Carey, co-feature, Marvel, 2010)
- Uncanny X-Force #5-7: "Deathlok Nation" (with Rick Remender, Marvel, 2011)
- Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #1-9 (with Jonathan Hickman and Brandon Peterson (#5-6), Ultimate Marvel, 2011–2012)
- Thor: God of Thunder #1-5, 7-11, 19-25 (with Jason Aaron, Agustin Alessio (#24), R. M. Guera and Simon Bisley (#25), Marvel, 2013–2014)
- X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2: "Chapter 10" (with Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis and Brian Wood, among other artists, Marvel, 2013)
- The Avengers vol. 5 #24: "Rogue Planet" (with Jonathan Hickman, Mike Deodato Jr., Jackson Guice and Salvador Larroca, Marvel, 2014)
- Secret Wars #1-9 (with Jonathan Hickman, Marvel, 2015–2016)
- Civil War II #8 (with Brian Michael Bendis, among other artists, Marvel, 2017)
- The Unworthy Thor #4 (with Jason Aaron, among other artists, Marvel, 2017)
- Marvel Legacy (with Jason Aaron and various artists, one-shot, Marvel, 2017)
- VS #1-5 (with Ivan Brandon, Image, 2018)
- Conan the Barbarian: Exodus (script and art, one-shot, Marvel, 2019)
- King Thor #1-4 (with Jason Aaron and various artists (#4), Marvel, 2019–2020)
- Eternals #1-10, 12 (with Kieron Gillen, Marvel, 2021-2022)
Covers only
edit- Crimson Nun #1-4 (Antarctic Press, 1997)
- Wolverine vol. 2 #181-189 (Marvel, 2002–2003)
- Terminator 3 #2 (Beckett Comics, 2003)
- Wolverine vol. 3 #1-6 (Marvel, 2003)
- Kingpin #1-3 (Marvel, 2003)
- NYC Mech #5 (Image, 2004)
- Black Panther vol. 3 #1-2, 20 (Marvel, 2005–2006)
- Common Foe #1-3 (Desperado Publishing, 2005)
- Toxin #1 (Marvel, 2005)
- House of M #1-8 (Marvel, 2005)
- Ghost Rider vol. 4 #1 (Marvel, 2005)
- Army of Darkness vs. Re-Animator #2 (Dynamite, 2005)
- Negative Burn Winter Special #1 (Desperado Publishing, 2005)
- The Cross Bronx #1 (Image, 2006)
- Silver Surfer Omnibus hc (Marvel, 2007)
- Moon Knight vol. 5 #11-12 (Marvel, 2007)
- Daredevil #501-504 (Marvel, 2009–2010)
- X-Factor #200 (Marvel, 2010)
- Thor #609 (Marvel, 2010)
- The Amazing Spider-Man #636, 688 (Marvel, 2010–2012)
- Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #1 (Dark Horse, 2010)
- Uncanny X-Force #1-4, 8-18 (Marvel, 2010–2012)
- Astonishing Thor #1 (Marvel, 2010)
- The Outlaw Prince gn (Dark Horse, 2010)
- Ys la légende Volume 1-2 (Soleil, 2011–2012)
- John Carter: The World of Mars #1 (Marvel, 2011)
- X-O Manowar vol. 3 #1 (Valiant, 2012)
- Bloodshot vol. 3 #1, 3 (Valiant, 2012)
- Avengers vs. X-Men #7 (Marvel, 2012)
- Wolverine #309 (Marvel, 2012)
- Untold Tales of Punisher MAX #3 (Marvel, 2012)
- Thor: God of Thunder #6, 12, 16-18 (Marvel, 2013–2014)
- The Avengers vol. 5 #1-2 (Marvel, 2013)
- Cable and X-Force #15 (Marvel, 2013)
- Drifter #1 (Image, 2014)
- Thor vol. 4 #1-2 (Marvel, 2014–2015)
- Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #6 (Marvel, 2015)
- The Goddamned #3 (Image, 2016)
- Civil War II #0 (Marvel, 2016)
- Civil War II: Kingpin #1 (Marvel, 2016)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1, 6 (Marvel, 2016–2017)
- Black Panther vol. 5 #5-8 (Marvel, 2016–2017)
- Infamous Iron Man #1 (Marvel, 2016)
- Gamora #1-5 (Marvel, 2017)
- Green Arrow vol. 5 #27 (DC Comics, 2017)
- The Avengers #677 (Marvel, 2018)
- The Mighty Thor #705 (Marvel, 2018)
- The Avengers vol. 7 #1 (Marvel, 2018)
- Thor vol. 5 #1, 5-6 (Marvel, 2018)
- Thanos Legacy #1 (Marvel, 2018)
- Fantastic Four vol. 6 #1-9, 11-13 (Marvel, 2018–2019)
- Uncanny X-Men vol. 5 #6 (Marvel, 2019)
- Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 5 #1 (Marvel, 2019)
- Conan the Barbarian #1-ongoing (Marvel, 2019–...)
References
edit- ^ "Esad Ribić". Enciklopedija stripovi.com.
- ^ "STRIP DIJALOG Esad Ribić". alu.unizg.hr (in Croatian). Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Ching, Albert (August 7, 2012). "Past, Present & Future Thor Star in Aaron's God of Thunder". Newsarama. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ "10 Greatest Thor Stories of All Time".
- ^ "Press Release: Esad Ribic and Mukesh Singh join METABARON". Humanoids Publishing. October 23, 2015. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015.
- ^ https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1579464[permanent dead link]. Comic Art Fans.
- ^ "Secret Wars Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ "IMAGE EXPO: Ivan Brandon, Esad Ribic Launching New Sc-Fi Title, 'VS". CBR.com. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "VS". ComicBook Roundup. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Liam Nolan, Tim (May 22, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: New Conan Series Reveals the Cimmerian's First Epic Adventure". CBR.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ Stephen Gerding (June 12, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Aaron & Ribic's King Thor Battles [SPOILER] For the Final Time". CBR.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ Adams, Tim (August 19, 2020). "Marvel Launches Eternals in November With Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Hickman teases Marvel's upcoming 'Aliens vs. Avengers' comic". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
External links
editMedia related to Esad Ribić at Wikimedia Commons