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/

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

  • 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. 1 2 3 Stokoe, James (January 20, 2011). "Nasty Gubbins". Orc Stain.
  6. ↑ Stokoe, James (December 4, 2010). "Nomad of the Domes". Orc Stain.
  7. 1 2 3 Stokoe, James (June 5, 2011). "Ham 'N Mutherfuckers". Orc Stain.
  8. 1 2 3 Stokoe, James (June 22, 2012). "Move Over Rover, And Let Jimmy Take Over". Orc Stain.
  9. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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.

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