James Stokoe Explained
Birth Date: | 4 September 1985 |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Spouse: | Marley Zarcone |
Write: | yes |
Pencil: | yes |
Ink: | yes |
Letter: | yes |
Color: | yes |
Website: | http://orcstain.wordpress.com/ |
James Stokoe (born September 4, 1985) is a Canadian comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as Wonton Soup, Orc Stain and Godzilla: The Half-Century War.
Along with Corey Lewis, Brandon Graham and Marley Zarcone, he's a part of a studio/collective called "Yosh Comics".
Bibliography
Early work
- Otazine #1: "Smokedown" (w/a, anthology, 2005)
- Snack Comix #1: "Krill or be Krilled" (w/a, 2006)
- Rival Schools #1-4 (backgrounds, w/a: Corey Lewis and Erik Ko, UDON, 2006)[1]
- Wonton Soup: Big Bowl Edition (w/a, tpb, 392 pages, Oni Press, 2014, collects:
- Volume 1 (tpb, 200 pages, Oni Press, 2007,)
- Volume 2 (tpb, 184 pages, Oni Press, 2009,)
"Mr. Zebra" (a, with Rantz Hoseley, anthology graphic novel, 480 pages, 2008,)
- Orc Stain (w/a, 2010–2012) collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, tpb, 168 pages, 2010,)
- Issues 6-7 remain uncollected.
- Tokyopop Presents
King City #7: "Power Plant" (w/a, co-feature, 2010) collected in King City (tpb, 424 pages, 2012,)
- Prophet #39: "Diehard" (a, with Brandon Graham, among other artists, Extreme Studios, 2013) collected in Volume 4: Joining (tpb, 168 pages, 2015,)
Strange Tales II #3: "Silver Surfer" (w/a, anthology, 2011) collected in Strange Tales II (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011,)
- Siege #1 (of 4) (a, with Kieron Gillen, among other artists, 2015) collected in Secret Wars — Battleworld: Siege (tpb, 144 pages, 2016,)
- Battleworld #4: "Silver Surfer vs. Galactus" (w/a, anthology, 2015) collected in Secret Wars Journal & Battleworld (tpb, 248 pages, 2016,)
- Moon Knight vol. 6 (a, with Jeff Lemire, Greg Smallwood, Wilfredo Torres and Francesco Francavilla, 2016–2017) collected in:
- Lunatic (includes #5, tpb, 120 pages, 2016,)
- Reincarnations (collects #6-9, tpb, 112 pages, 2016,)
- Edge of Venomverse #5 (a, with Clay McLeod Chapman, 2017) collected in Edge of Venomverse (tpb, 112 pages, 2018,)
- Venom vol. 4 Annual #1: "Unstoppable" (w/a, 2018)
- Captain Marvel vol. 10 #8: "Everyone is a Target, Part Eight" (a, with Clay McLeod Chapman, co-feature, 2019)
- Marvel Monsters (a, with Cullen Bunn, Scott Hepburn and various artists, one-shot, 2019)
Other publishers
- Godzilla (IDW Publishing):
- The Half-Century War #1-5 (w/a, 2012–2013) collected as Godzilla: The Half-Century War (tpb, 124 pages, 2013, ; hc, 152 pages, 2015,)
- Godzilla in Hell #1 (of 5) (w/a, anthology, 2015) collected in Godzilla in Hell (tpb, 120 pages, 2016,)
- Sullivan's Sluggers (a, with Mark Andrew Smith, graphic novel, 200 pages, Kickstarter, 2012,)[2] [3] [4]
- Think of a City page 45 (a, with Steve Orlando, Internet art project, 2015)
- Aliens: Dead Orbit #1-4 (w/a, Dark Horse, 2017) collected as Aliens: Dead Orbit (tpb, 104 pages, 2018, ; hc, 120 pages, 2019,)
- Sobek (w/a, one-shot, ShortBox, 2019)
- Grunt: The Art and Unpublished Comics of James Stokoe (w/a, Dark Horse, hc, 184 pages, 2019,)
- Orphan and the Five Beasts (Dark Horse Comics, 2022)
Covers only
- Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths #2 (IDW Publishing, 2011)
- Cinema Sewer #26 (Robin Bougie, 2013)
- Helheim #2 (Oni Press, 2013)
- Monstrosity #2 (Kickstarter, 2014)
- Rogue Trooper #1-4 (IDW Publishing, 2014)
- What if...? — Age of Ultron #2 (Marvel, 2014)
- The Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #1 (IDW Publishing, 2014)
- Legendary Star-Lord #11 (Marvel, 2015)
- Thor vol. 4 #2 (Marvel, 2015)
- Cluster #1 (Boom! Studios, 2015)
- Zombies vs. Robots #2-4 (IDW Publishing, 2015)
- Secret Wars
Battleworld #1-3 (Marvel, 2015)
Attilan Rising #2 (Marvel, 2015)
- Prophet Volume 4 tpb (Image, 2015)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 4 #11 (Marvel, 2015)
- Drax #2 (Marvel, 2016)
- Judge Dredd vol. 2 #3 (IDW Publishing, 2016)
- Godzilla: Oblivion #1-5 (IDW Publishing, 2016)
- Head Lopper #3 (Image, 2016)
- Birthright #15 (Image, 2016)
- Nova vol. 7 #2 (Marvel, 2017)
- Venom #150 (Marvel, 2017)
- Samurai Jack: Quantum Jack #3 (IDW Publishing, 2017)
- Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1 (Dark Horse, 2018)
- Under #1-2 (Statix Press, 2018)
- #1 (Statix Press, 2018)
- Eclipse #9 (Top Cow, 2018)
- Cayrels Ring #1 (Kickstarter, 2018)
- William Gibson's Alien 3 #1 (Dark Horse, 2018)
- Robotech #14 (Titan, 2018)
- Calamity Kate #2 (Dark Horse, 2019)
- Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance #1 (Marvel, 2019)
Unfinished projects
- Fire for Effect (w/a, a Heavy Metal pitch, 200?)[5]
- Nomad of the Domes (w/a, 2007–2008)[6] [7] [8] [9]
- War Wonton Soup (w/a, spin-off, 2008–2009)
- Murderbullets (w/a, anthology entry turned five-book series, 2008–2009)[10]
- Orc Stain
- "Long Scar's Heat" (w/a, short story for the first trade paperback, 2010)[11]
- Poison Thrower (w/a, Bowie Yaramund-centered one-shot, 2011–2012)[12]
- "The Calling" (w/a, short story, 2014)
- Spider-'Nam (w/a, "Spider-Man in Vietnam" fan comic, 2011–2012)
- I Will Tell You About Dionysus (w/a, 2013–2014)[13]
Sources
Interviews
- Web site: George . Tramountanas . Wonton Soup – An Adventure in Sci-Fi Cooking with James Stokoe . . March 8, 2007 .
- Web site: Chris . Arrant . James Stokoe: Getting His Won Ton On . . June 30, 2009 .
- Web site: Josh . Wigler . James Stokoe Makes an 'Orc Stain' . Comic Book Resources . October 10, 2009 .
- Web site: Brendan . McGuirk . Writer/Artist Takes on Fantasy Tropes in Image's Orc Stain . Newsarama . January 7, 2010 .
- Web site: Josh . Wigler . Collecting Stokoe's "Orc Stain" . Comic Book Resources . December 16, 2010 .
- Web site: Rick . Marshall . James Stokoe Debuts His Troll Hunter Poster And Original Art! . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809052904/http://www.mtv.com/news/2598738/troll-hunter-movie-poster-james-stokoe/ . dead . August 9, 2016 . . May 6, 2011 .
- Web site: Magazine . Novi . THE OTHER KIND OF PERFECT: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES STOKOE . March 8, 2012 .
- Web site: Staff Writer . GODZILLA Returns to Roots Under Stokoe's Detailed Pen . Newsarama . June 21, 2012 .
- Web site: Chris . Sims . James Stokoe Talks Avengers 100th Anniversary Special And The Next 50 Years Of Comics . . June 27, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625092223/http://comicsalliance.com/james-stokoe-talks-avengers-100th-anniversary-special-and-the-next-50-years-of-comics-interview/ . June 25, 2016 .
- Web site: Zainab . Akhtar . An interview with James Stokoe: 'Need and career are two things that I've never felt strongly for' . . July 3, 2015 .
Notes and References
- The series was cancelled after two issues due to low sales. The entire story was later made available via UDON's website.
- Web site: Kevin . Melrose . James Stokoe, Mark Andrew Smith clash over 'Sullivan's Sluggers' . . March 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310030548/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/03/james-stokoe-mark-andrew-smith-clash-over-sullivans-sluggers. March 10, 2013. dead.
- Web site: Heidi . MacDonald . The strange tale of SULLIVAN'S SLUGGERS . . March 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516133047/http://comicsbeat.com/the-strange-tale-of-sullivans-sluggers/. May 16, 2013. live.
- Web site: Leo . Reyna . A Roundup of the Sullivan's Sluggers Controversy . NerdSpan . March 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130312050414/http://www.nerdspan.com/a-roundup-of-the-sullivans-sluggers-controversy/. March 12, 2013. live.
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Nasty Gubbins . Orc Stain . January 20, 2011 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Nomad of the Domes . Orc Stain . December 4, 2010 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Ham 'N Mutherfuckers . Orc Stain . June 5, 2011 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Move Over Rover, And Let Jimmy Take Over . Orc Stain . June 22, 2012 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Laconic Shit . Orc Stain . February 6, 2014 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Murderbullets . Orc Stain . November 28, 2010 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. The Orc Don't Fit . Orc Stain . November 25, 2010 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Help a Spirit of Vengeance out . Orc Stain . February 11, 2012 .
- Web site: James . Stokoe. Needs More Butthole: The James Stokoe Story . Orc Stain . March 6, 2014 .