Michael Choi is a comic book artist and video game concept artist , known for his work on books by DC Comics , Marvel Comics and Top Cow Comics ,[1] such as Witchblade , X-23 and X-Force .
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Michael Choi is the brother of Mary H.K. Choi , a journalist and author who is known for her young adult novel Emergency Contact , as well as her work on comic books such as Lady Deadpool from Marvel Comics.[2]
Michael Choi went to business school at The University of Texas at Austin , and graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems .[1]
Choi worked at IBM for three years as an IT consultant before changing careers.[1]
Choi penciled a six-issue Marvel entitled X-23: Target X limited series .
Michael Choi joined Marvel and penciled Uncanny X-Men from issue #495 to issue #499 with writer Ed Brubaker .
In the April 2007 issue of Wizard Magazine (#186) Choi was named number 10 of the "Hot 10 Artists" for his work on X-23: Target X . Said the magazine, "Choi pulls up the rear with his newly popular, vibrant pencils."
In 2010, Choi provided the illustrations in a pictorial featuring comedic actress Olivia Munn in the April/May 2010 issue of Complex magazine, and on its cover. The pictorial featured Munn interacting with illustrated animals in a forest setting, which were drawn by Choi and colored by Sonia Oback .[3] Choi's approach to the visuals were inspired by the music video for the A-ha single "Take On Me ".[4]
In 2012, Choi provided the cover to Green Lantern vol. 5 #5, and guest pencilled issue #6.
In November 2013, Choi participated in his first gallery showing at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California .[5]
In March 2015, Kotaku named Choi as one of the 20 best X-Men artists over the 50-year history of the comic books.[6]
In September 2021, Screen Rant also named Choi as one of the 10 best X-Men artists of all time.[7]
Choi in 2012
Interior work
Witchblade (Top Cow ):
"LXIV-LXV" (with David Wohl , Francis Manapul , Joel Gomez and Romano Molenaar , in #64-65, 2003)
"Road Trip, Part Two" (with David Wohl, Francis Manapul and Joel Gomez, in #69, 2003)
"Death Pool, Part One" (with David Wohl, Francis Manapul, Joel Gomez and David Nakayama , in #70, 2003)
"Strength and Weakness, Part One" (with Troy Hickman , in #76, 2004)
"Witch Hunt" (with Ron Marz , in #80-85, 2004–2005)
"Partners" (with Ron Marz, in #88, 2005)
"Fugitive" (with Ron Marz, in #89-91, 2005)
"10th Anniversary" (with Ron Marz and various artists, in #92, 2005)
"Reflections" (with Ron Marz, in #93, 2006)
"True Confessions" (with Ron Marz, in #96, 2006)
"Old Habits" (with Ron Marz, in #97-98, 2006)
"C" (with Ron Marz and various artists, in #100, 2006)
The Magdalena #3 (with Brian Holguin , Eric Basaldua and David Nakayama, Top Cow, 2003)
Knights of the Jaguar: A Tale from the Legend of Diablo (with Robert Place Napton , one-shot , 2004)
The Darkness #7: "In Search of the Blue Goldfish, Part One" (with Paul Jenkins and Eric Basaldua, 2004)
Tomb Raider: The Series #45: "Inner Demons" (with David Bonny , Top Cow, 2004)
X23: Target X #1-6 (with Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost , Marvel , 2007)
X-Men #204: "Blinded by the Light, Epilogue" (with Mike Carey , Marvel, 2007)
Uncanny X-Men #495-499: "Divided" (with Ed Brubaker and Ben Oliver , Marvel, 2008)
X-Force #7-10, 17-20, 26-28 (with Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, Marvel, 2008–2010)
X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (with Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, one-shot, 2009)
Nation X #2: "Wish You Were Here" (with C.B. Cebulski and Jim McCann , Marvel, 2010)
Astonishing Thor #1-5 (with Robert Rodi , Marvel, 2011)
Demon Knights #4: "Merlin Watches the Storm" (with Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves , DC Comics, 2012)
Green Lantern v5 #6: "The Other Hero" (with Geoff Johns , DC Comics, 2012)
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents v4 #5: "At Breath's End" (with Nick Spencer and Wes Craig , DC Comics, 2012)
Fantastic Four #605.1: "Origin Story" (with Jonathan Hickman , Marvel, 2012)
Cover work
The Magdalena #3 (Top Cow , 2001)
Tomb Raider: The Series #16 (Top Cow, 2001)
Helios: In with the New #3 (Top Cow, 2006)
Witchblade #101, 113-115, 150 (Top Cow, 2006–2011)
The Darkness: Level #5 (Top Cow, 2007)
First Born #1 (Top Cow, 2007)
Marvel Comics Presents #4 (Marvel , 2008)
The Darkness #5 (Top Cow, 2008)
Dark Avengers #2 (Marvel, 2009)
Fusion #1, 3 (Top Cow, 2009)
Cyberforce /Hunter-Killer #1 (Top Cow, 2009)
War Machine #7 (Marvel, 2009)
Dark Wolverine #76 (Marvel, 2009)
War of Kings #5-6 (Marvel, 2009)
Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine #1 (Marvel, 2009)
Dark X-Men #4 (Marvel, 2010)
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7 (Marvel, 2010)
X-Men: Legacy #236 (Marvel, 2010)
Ultimate Comics: Thor #1 (Marvel, 2010)
Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1-2 (Marvel, 2011)
Invincible Iron Man #510 (Marvel, 2012)
Action Comics v2 #4 (DC Comics , 2012)
Batman v2 #4 (DC Comics, 2012)
Fantastic Four #601-604, 606-607 (Marvel, 2012)
FF #13-17, 19-21 (Marvel, 2012)
Demon Knights #5-10 (DC Comics, 2012)
Green Lantern v5 #5 (DC Comics, 2012)
The Flash v4 #6 (DC Comics, 2012)
Captain Atom v4 #7-10 (DC Comics, 2012)
Justice League #8 (DC Comics, 2012)
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