Alex Maleev

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birthname = Alexander Maleev
birthdate = 1971
location = Soifia, Bulgaria
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area = illustrator, painter
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awards = 1996 Russ Manning Award; 2003 Eisner Award

Alex Maleev is a comic book illustrator of Bulgarian descent best known for the Marvel Comics' series "Daredevil" Vol. 2, collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.

Maleev has a distinct drawing style of dark, grainy imagery, which gives his work the 16mm-camera look of old-fashioned documentary.

In 2006, Maleev finished his run with Bendis in "Daredevil" and planned a collaboration with the writer on a new ongoing "Spider-Woman" series. Bendis and Maleev collaborated once again on the much delayed four part miniseries from Marvel Comics. He first teamed with Bendis on Todd McFarlane's Sam and Twitch series.

Maleev also did art for the comic book "The Crow: Dead Time," "The Crow: Flesh & Blood", the New Avengers "Illuminati" special, the January 2007 issue of the New Avengers, issue #26 and the one shot, .

The basic rulebook of the World of Darkness gothic roleplaying game Vampire the Requiem features prominently Maleev's art at the beginning of each chapter.

In his comics, he sometimes references his Bulgarian origins. For example in "Aliens vs. Predator" alien eggs are stored in the cellar of a typical Bulgarian church.

In Bulgaria he is famous for "Godan" ("Годън" in Bulgarian) and "Carthel of Dead" published in "Riko" magazine since 1991 and 1992, respectively.

External links

* [http://www.maleev.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/forumdisplay.php?f=13 Maleev's Message Board]