Josh Adams (comics)

Josh Adams (born 1987) is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his work on House of Mystery for DC Comics, as well as design work for shows on the Syfy Channel. Josh Adams is also the youngest of comic book veteran Neal Adams's three sons. Adams' two older brothers, Jason and Joel, are also artists who work in commercial sculpture and comic book illustration, respectively.[1]

Josh Adams
Josh Adams in his studio
Born1987 (age 35–36)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller, Illustrator, designer
Notable works
House of Mystery
Eureka
Stargate SG-1
Battlestar Galactica
ECW on Syfy
Ghost Hunters
Spouse(s)Saori Tsujimoto-Adams

Career

Adams graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in cartooning in 2009.[2]

Adams performed "full pencil assists" DC/Vertigo's House of Mystery #13. In addition, he worked for his father's production studio Continuity Studios on Marvel Comics' Astonishing X-Men: Motion Comic.[1] Adams penciled a cover pinup of Batman in 2009, and included in issue No. 1 of the 2010 miniseries Batman: Odyssey, written and illustrated by his father.[3]

His production art credits for the Syfy Channel, include Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1, Eureka, and Ghost Hunters. Adams comics work includes the miniseries SPIT[1] and the creator-owned project STRAIN.

In late 2011, Josh Adams penciled and inked Doctor Who, for IDW Publishing.[4][5][6]

He also writes as a pundit for Rich Johnston's website, Bleeding Cool.[1]

In 2022, Adams was a co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for his art direction of the comics journalism story, "How I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp," published by Insider.[7]

Personal life

Adams is married to Saori Tsujimoto. He proposed to her in August 2013, presenting to her a ring that he had designed himself, embedded with the face of Jake the Dog from the animated TV series Adventure Time. They planned to wed at that year's New York Comic Con.[8]

References
  1. "A Look Back at Comic-Con 2010". Comic-Con 2010 Special Guest List. Comic-Con International. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. Drew, Emma. "SVA and New York Comic-Con: 2019 Preview," SVA Features (September 27, 2019).
  3. Neal Adams (September 2010). "Batman: Odyssey pinup". Batman: Odyssey. DC Comics. 1 (#1). Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. "Comic book artists Neal and Josh Adams". CTV news video. CTV Montreal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  5. Jill Pantozzi (August 24, 2011). "The 11th Doctor's first DOCTOR WHO ANNUAL from IDW". Blog@Newsarama. Newsarama. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  6. Benjamin Simpson (August 26, 2011). "Get up to Speed with IDW's Doctor Who Comics". iFanboy. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  7. MacDonald, Heidi (May 10, 2022). "Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey win new Pulitzer Prize for comic". The Beat. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  8. Page, Justin (August 21, 2013). "Custom 'Adventure Time' Engagement Ring Designed to Resemble Jake the Dog". Laughing Squid. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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