Joe Madureira

Joe Madureira (sometimes called Joe Mad) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on Marvel Comics's Uncanny X-Men and his own Battle Chasers. His style was heavily influenced by Japanese manga and anime and his popular work lead to a new interest in Japanese entertainment in the U.S.

In 1991, Marvel hired Madureira as an intern at the age of 16. His first published work was an eight-page story for the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents.

In the next few years, Madureira completed various assignments for Marvel's sprawling X-Men franchise. He became the regular penciller on Uncanny X-Men in 1994 and soon rose to become one of the most popular artists in the industry.

He left Uncanny X-Men in 1997 to work on his own series Battle Chasers, for DC Comics's creator-owned Cliffhanger imprint.

Madureira was dubbed one of the ten most influential comic artists of all time in the May 2002 issue of Wizard magazine. Dreamwave Productions founder Pat Lee said of Madureira, "when people think of the late '90s in comics, they will think of Joe Madureira."