- Ken Lopez
Infobox Comics creator
name = Ken Lopez
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nationality = American
area = Lettering, Logo Design
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notable works = Computer lettering
DC Art Director for Lettering; DC Cover Editor
"Superman: The Man of Steel"
"JLA"
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website =Ken Lopez is a
letterer andlogo designer for thecomic book industry. A pioneer of computer lettering, Lopez designed thefonts forDC Comics 's in-house lettering unit.Contino, Jennifer. [http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=001693 "ABCs with Orzechowski," Comicon.com: The Pulse (Dec. 30, 2003).] Retrieved July 17, 2008.] , and is currently DC's art director for lettering and its cover editor. [http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=193 Biography at the Comic Book Database.] Retrieved August 26, 2008.]Lettering
Marvel
Lopez began his lettering career as a freelancer for
Marvel Comics in 1986, rapidly rising to prominence for his speed and creativity.From 1989 to 1996, Lopez was the regular letterer on a number of Marvel titles, including "", "The Punisher ", "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Deathlok ", and "X-Men 2099 ". His tenure on "Guardians of the Galaxy" lasted five years.Valiant
In 1992–1994, Lopez lettered for a number of
Valiant Comics titles, including "Magnus, Robot Fighter " and almost the entire run of "X-O Manowar ".DC
From 1994–2005, Lopez moved to DC, where he was regular letterer on a number of titles, including "", "
The Batman Chronicles ", "Resurrection Man ", "JLA ", "Young Justice ", "JSA", and "Harley Quinn ". Lopez lettered "Superman: The Man of Steel" for nine years, and "JLA" for eight years. Lopez also lettered the landmark limited series "Identity Crisis". With Lopez's ascension to DC's art director of lettering in 2004, his output has understandably decreased.Logos
Lopez has designed logos for such titles (among others) as Marvel's "
Wally the Wizard " (1985)Lopez on Todd Klein's blog: [http://kleinletters.com/Blog/?p=450 "Logo Study: X-Men Update," (Oct. 19, 2007).] Retrieved August 26, 2008.] , "Iron Man " (1985), "Classic X-Men " (1986), "Comet Man " (1987), "Excalibur " (1988), and "Spider-Man 2099 " (1992); and DC's "Green Lantern " (1994 and revised in 2002), "Green Lantern Corps " (2006), and "Justice League of America " (2006). [ [http://kleinletters.com/Blog/?cat=4 Logo studies on Todd Klein's blog.] ] In addition, as DC's cover editor, Lopez solicits new logos from freelancers, and modifies existing designs. He continues to create fonts while training others.Personal life
Ken Lopez lives in
Manhattan .Selected bibliography
* "Marc Spector: Moon Knight" (Marvel, 1989–1993)
* "The Punisher" (Marvel, 1989–1993)
* "Guardians of the Galaxy" (Marvel, 1990–1995)
* "Deathlok" (Marvel, 1991–1994)
* "X-O Manowar" (Valiant, 1992–1994)
* "X-Men 2099" (Marvel, 1993–1996)
* "Superman: Man of Steel" (DC, 1994–2003)
* "The Batman Chronicles" (DC, 1995–2000)
* "Resurrection Man" (DC, 1997–1999)
* "JLA" (DC, 1997–2005)
* "Young Justice" (DC, 1998–2003)
* "JSA" (DC, 1999–2005)
* "Harley Quinn" (DC, 2000–2002)Notes
References
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=193|title=Ken Lopez
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