James Stokoe

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".

James Stokoe
Born (1985-09-04) September 4, 1985
NationalityCanadian
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Colourist
Spouse(s)Marley Zarcone
http://orcstain.wordpress.com/

Bibliography

Early work
  • Otakorp:
    • 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, ISBN 978-1-62010-166-7 collects:
    • Volume 1 (tpb, 200 pages, Oni Press, 2007, ISBN 1-932664-60-2)
    • Volume 2 (tpb, 184 pages, Oni Press, 2009, ISBN 1-934964-20-4)

Image Comics
  • 24Seven Volume 1: "Fire Breathing City" (a, with Brandon Graham, anthology graphic novel, 224 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-636-7)
  • Popgun Volume 1: "Express Elevator to Hell Tour" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 455 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-824-6)
  • Comic Book Tattoo: "Mr. Zebra" (a, with Rantz Hoseley, anthology graphic novel, 480 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-58240-965-X)
  • Orc Stain (w/a, 2010–2012) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1-5, tpb, 168 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-295-X)
    • 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, ISBN 1-60706-510-X)
  • Prophet #39: "Diehard" (a, with Brandon Graham, among other artists, Extreme Studios, 2013) collected in Volume 4: Joining (tpb, 168 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-254-1)

Marvel Comics
  • Marvel Knights: Strange Tales II #3: "Silver Surfer" (w/a, anthology, 2011) collected in Strange Tales II (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4822-1; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4823-X)
  • 100th Anniversary Special: The Avengers (w/a, one-shot, 2014) collected in Marvel: The 100th Anniversary (tpb, 112 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-5413-2)
  • Secret Wars:
    • Siege #1 (of 4) (a, with Kieron Gillen, among other artists, 2015) collected in Secret Wars — Battleworld: Siege (tpb, 144 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9549-1)
    • Battleworld #4: "Silver Surfer vs. Galactus" (w/a, anthology, 2015) collected in Secret Wars Journal & Battleworld (tpb, 248 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9580-7)
  • 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, ISBN 0-7851-9953-5)
    • Reincarnations (collects #6-9, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9954-3)
  • Edge of Venomverse #5 (a, with Clay McLeod Chapman, 2017) collected in Edge of Venomverse (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-302-90856-1)
  • 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, ISBN 1-61377-595-4; hc, 152 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63140-321-4)
    • Godzilla in Hell #1 (of 5) (w/a, anthology, 2015) collected in Godzilla in Hell (tpb, 120 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63140-534-9)
  • Sullivan's Sluggers (a, with Mark Andrew Smith, graphic novel, 200 pages, Kickstarter, 2012, ISBN 0-9882325-0-2)[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, ISBN 1-5067-0333-X; hc, 120 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5067-0992-3)
  • Sobek (w/a, one-shot, ShortBox, 2019)
  • Grunt: The Art and Unpublished Comics of James Stokoe (w/a, Dark Horse, hc, 184 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5067-1169-3)
  • Orphan and the Five Beasts (Dark Horse Comics, 2022) ISBN 1-5067-1517-6

Covers only

Unfinished projects
  • Fire for Effect (w/a, a Heavy Metal pitch, 200?)[5]
  • Nomad of the Domes (w/a, 2007–2008)[6][5][7][8][9]
  • War Wonton Soup (w/a, spin-off, 2008–2009)[5][8]
  • 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)[7][12][8]
    • "The Calling" (w/a, short story, 2014)[9]
  • Spider-'Nam (w/a, "Spider-Man in Vietnam" fan comic, 2011–2012)[7][12]
  • I Will Tell You About Dionysus (w/a, 2013–2014)[9][13]

References
  1. The series was cancelled after two issues due to low sales. The entire story was later made available via UDON's website.
  2. Melrose, Kevin (March 7, 2013). "James Stokoe, Mark Andrew Smith clash over 'Sullivan's Sluggers'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013.
  3. MacDonald, Heidi (March 7, 2013). "The strange tale of SULLIVAN'S SLUGGERS". Comics Beat. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013.
  4. Reyna, Leo (March 7, 2013). "A Roundup of the Sullivan's Sluggers Controversy". NerdSpan. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.
  5. Stokoe, James (January 20, 2011). "Nasty Gubbins". Orc Stain.
  6. Stokoe, James (December 4, 2010). "Nomad of the Domes". Orc Stain.
  7. Stokoe, James (June 5, 2011). "Ham 'N Mutherfuckers". Orc Stain.
  8. Stokoe, James (June 22, 2012). "Move Over Rover, And Let Jimmy Take Over". Orc Stain.
  9. Stokoe, James (February 6, 2014). "Laconic Shit". Orc Stain.
  10. Stokoe, James (November 28, 2010). "Murderbullets". Orc Stain.
  11. Stokoe, James (November 25, 2010). "The Orc Don't Fit". Orc Stain.
  12. Stokoe, James (February 11, 2012). "Help a Spirit of Vengeance out". Orc Stain.
  13. Stokoe, James (March 6, 2014). "Needs More Butthole: The James Stokoe Story". Orc Stain.

Sources

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