Sunday, August 8, 2021

Those Amazing X-O Manowar Creators

I'm redoing my Pages section, so I thought I'd give you one last chance to see this. It's a listing of everyone who worked on the first twenty-five issues of (the 1990s) X-O Manowar Volume 1. It's kind of amazing to look back, and see how many people were involved in establishing my favorite 5th Century Visigoth warrior as a comic book icon.

Maybe it's a masterwork. Maybe it's a testimonial to my obsession about this awesome character. In any case, enjoy! 

 


 

Credits By Person

Creator                       Issues 1-25

Paul Autio
Colorist:                           4

Maria Beccari
Assistant Colorist:           10
Colorist:                           11

Tony Bedard
Letterer:                          19

Kathryn Bolinger      
Inker:                               2,11

Jim Calafiore
Cover Artist:                    17,18,19,21,24
Penciler:                          17,18,19

Mike Cavallaro
Assistant Colorist:           10

David Chlystek
Assistant Colorist:           10
Colorist:                           18

Andrew Covalt
Cover Artist:                    25
Colorist:                           22,23,24,25

Mark Csaszar
Assistant Colorist:           8

Jose Delbo
Colorist                           16

Steve Ditko
Penciler:                          6

Randy Elliot
Inker:                              14,15

Steve Englehart 
Writer:                             1,2,3,4     

Maurice Fontenot
Assistant Colorist:           8

Scott Friedlander
Assistant Editor:              6

Jorge Gonzalez
Cover Artist*:                  10,11,13,14,17,18,19,20,21,22,23
Writer:                             16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25
Colorist:                          1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,19,20,21,
*According to his blog, Jorge colored all covers up to Issue 23, except for 1,5,7 & 8.

Tom Halsted
Cover Artist                     16
Inker:                               3

Jon Hartz
Plot                                 14

Jon Holdredge       
Inker:                               1

Rob Johnson
Letterer:                          20,24

Paris T. Karounos
Cover Artist:                    20,22,23,25
Penciler:                          20,21,22,23,24,25

David Lapham
Cover Artist                     3

Bob Layton           
Cover Artist:                    1,2,3,4,6,14,17,21
Writer:                             4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Inker:                              1,2
Editor:                             5,17,18,19,20,21,22

Mike Leeke
Cover Artist:                    6,9,10,11,12
Penciler:                         5,7,8,9,10,12
Layouts:                         13

Ken Lopez
Letterer:                         2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25

Eric Lusk
Colorist                          16

Mike Manley
Penciler:                        4   

Seymour Miles
Story Assists:               24                  

Frank Miller
Cover Artist:                  7

Jade Moede
Letterer:                        1

Mark Moretti
Penciler:                       6
Editor:                          16,23,24,25

Phyllis Novin
Inker:                            21,23

Peter Palmiotti
Inker:                            21

Andrew Pepoy
Inker:                           16

Don Perlin
Editor:                           1

Mark Pusateri
Colorist:                        23

Rodney Ramos
Inker:                            17,22

Ralph Reese
Inker:                            4

Tom Ryder
Cover Artist:                 9,10,11,12,13,16,18,19,20,23,25
Inker:                            2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25
Finished Art:                13

Bart Sears
Cover Artist                14,15
Penciler:                     14,15

Jim Shooter
Cover Artist:                1
Writer:                         1,2,3,5,
Editor:                         2,3,4,6,7,8

Walt Simonson
Cover Artist:                8

Howard Simpson
Penciler:                     11

Barry Windsor-Smith
Cover Artist:                4,5,
Penciler:                      1
Editor:                          9,10

Stu Suchit
Colorist:                      22

Kevin VanHook
Editor:                         11,12,13,14,15

Sal Velluto
Penciler:                      2,3

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The Siesta Boys
Assistant Colorist:       6

Knob Row
Assistant Colorist:       11
Colorists:                    17,18,22


Credits By Issue

X-O Manowar Issue 1
Cover Artists: Bob Layton, Jim Shooter
Writers: Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart
Penciler: Barry Windsor-Smith
Inker: Bob Layton, Jon Holdredge
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Jade Moede
Editor: Don Perlin

X-O Manowar Issue 2
Cover Artists: Barry Windsor-Smith, Bob Layton
Writers: Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart
Penciler: Sal Velluto
Inkers: Tom Ryder, Bob Layton, Kathryn Bolinger
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Jim Shooter

X-O Manowar Issue 3

Cover Artists: David Lapham, Bob Layton
Writers: Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart
Penciler: Sal Velluto
Inkers: Tom Ryder, Tom Halsted
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Jim Shooter

X-O Manowar Issue 4

Cover Artists: Barry Windsor-Smith, Bob Layton
Writers: Steve Englehart, Bob Layton
Penciler: Mike Manley
Inkers: Ralph Reese, Tom Ryder
Colorists: Jorge Gonzalez, Paul Autio
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Jim Shooter


X-O Manowar Issue 5
Cover Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith
Writers: Jim Shooter, Bob Layton
Penciler: Mike Leeke
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Bob Layton

X-O Manowar Issue 6

Cover Artist: Mike Leeke, Bob Layton
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciler: Steve Ditko, Mark Moretti
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorists: Jorge Gonzales, The Siesta Boys
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Jim Shooter (assisted by Scott Friedlander)

X-O Manowar Issue 7
Cover Artist: Frank Miller
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciler: Michael Leeke
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Jim Shooter

X-O Manowar Issue 8

Cover Artist: Walt Simonson
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciller: Mike Leeke
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Additional Colorists: Mark Csaszar, Maurice Fontenot
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Jim Shooter

X-O Manowar Issue 9
Published: October 1992
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciler: Mike Leeke (Issue & Cover)
Inker: Tom Ryder (Issue & Cover)
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Barry Windsor-Smith

X-O Manowar Issue 10
Published: November 1992
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciler: Mike Leeke (Issue & Cover)
Inker: Tom Ryder (Issue & Cover)
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez (Issue & Cover)
Additional Colorists: Mike Cavallaro, David Chlystek & Maria Beccari
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Barry Windsor-Smith

X-O Manowar Issue 11
Published: December 1992
Cover Artists: Mike Leeke, Tom Ryder, Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciler: Howard Simpson
Inker: Katheryn Bolinger
Colorist: Maria Beccari
Additional Colorists: Knob Row
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Kevin Vanhook

X-O Manowar Issue 12
Published: January 1993
Cover Artists: Mike Leeke, Tom Ryder
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciller: Mike Leeke
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Kevin VanHook

X-O Manowar Issue 13
Published: February 1993
Cover Artists: Tom Ryder,Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Bob Layton
Layouts: Mike Leeke
Finished Art: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Kevin Vanhook

X-O Manowar Issue 14
Published: March 1993
Cover Artists: Bob Layton, Bart Sears, and Jorge Gonzalez
Plot: Bob Layton and Jon Hartz
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciler: Bart Sears
Inker: Randy Elliot
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Kevin VanHook


X-O Manowar Issue 15
Published: April 1993
Cover Artist: Bart Sears
Writer: Bob Layton
Penciler: Bart Sears
Inker: Randy Elliot
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Kevin VanHook

X-O Manowar Issue 16
Published: May 1993
Cover Artists: Ted Halsted, Rom Ryder
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Jose Delbo
Inker: Andrew Pepoy
Colorist: Eric Lusk
Editor: Mark Moretti

X-O Manowar Issue 17
Published: June 1993
Cover Artists: Jim Calafiore, Bob Layton, Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Jim Calafiore
Inker: Rodney Ramos
Colorists: Knob Row
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Bob Layton

X-O Manowar Issue 18
Published: July 1993
Cover Artists: Jim Calafiore, Tom Ryder, Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Jim Calafiore
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorists: David Chlystek, Knob Row
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Bob Layton


X-O Manowar Issue 19

Published: August 1993

Cover Artists: Jim Calafiore, Tom Ryder, Jorge Gonzalez

Writer: Jorge Gonzalez

Penciler: Jim Calafiore
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterers: Tony Bedard, Ken Lopez
Editor: Bob Layton


X-O Manowar Issue 20
Published: September 1993
Cover Artists: Paris T. Karounos, Tom Ryder & Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Paris T. Karounos
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Rob Johnson, Ken Lopez
Editor: Bob Layton


X-O Manowar Issue 21
Published: October 1993
Cover Artists: Jim Calafiori, Bob Layton, Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Paris T. Karounos
Inker: Tom Ryder, Phyllis Novin & Peter Palmiotti
Colorist: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterer: Ken Lopez

Editor: Bob Layton

X-O Manowar Issue 22
Published: November 1993
Cover Artists: Paris T. Karounos, Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Paris T. Karounos
Inkers: Tom Ryder, Rodney Ramos
Colorists: Andrew Covalt, Stu Suchit & Knob Row
Letterer: Ken Lopez

Editor: Bob Layton

X-O Manowar Issue 23
Published: December 1993
Cover Artists: Paris T. Karounos, Tom Ryder & Jorge Gonzalez
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Paris T. Karounos
Inker: Tom Ryder, Phyllis Novin
Colorists: Andrew Covalt, Mark Pusateri
Letterer: Ken Lopez

Editor: Mark Moretti

X-O Manowar Issue 24
Published: January 1994
Cover Artists: Jim Calafiore
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Story Assists: Seymour Miles
Penciler: Paris T. Karounos
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Andrew Covalt
Letterer: Ken Lopez, Rob Johnson

Editor: Mark Moretti

X-O Manowar Issue 25

Published: February 1994

Cover Artists: Paris T. Karounos, Tom Ryder, Andrew Covalt
Writer: Jorge Gonzalez
Penciler: Paris T. Karounos
Inker: Tom Ryder
Colorist: Andrew Covalt
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Editor: Mark Moretti




Incidentally, if you haven't yet caught up with mighty X-O's latest adventures, here's a link to my spoiler-free review of X-O Manowar Volume 5 Issue #1 from April 28, 2020.

In any case, thanks for taking a moment to peer into my madness.

Dragon Dave

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