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[[File:Mark Badger by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|Mark Badger at the 2023 [[WonderCon]].]]
'''Mark Billings Badger''' (October 16, 1958), known as '''Mark Badger''', is an American [[illustrator]] who has worked as a penciler, inker, cover artist, painter, and occasional colorist in the American [[comic book]] industry. In addition to his career as a comic book artist, Badger is a political activist and organizer, often mixing the comic book medium with activism.<ref>Badger, Mark. "About." Mark Badger: Comics, Coding, and Teaching. Web. 1 March 2014. markbadger.org</ref> As an early adapter of digital tools to create comic art,<ref>[http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/02/11/the-fiffe-files-mark-badger-part-3/ The Fiffe Files: Mark Badger part 3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512025903/http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/02/11/the-fiffe-files-mark-badger-part-3/ |date=2010-05-12 }}, February 11, 2010, at ComicsBeat.com</ref> Badger has taken to create web-based comics for the purposes of education and activism.<ref>Lemon Custard Comics. Web. 1 March 2014. lemoncustard.com.</ref> Under these auspices, he is in collaboration with the [[Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice]] to establish an online platform to produce a series of web comix with other authors and artists to preserve the life and legacy of heretofore unrecognized queer civil rights pioneer [[Bayard Rustin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayard Rustin – Badgetoons |url=https://markbadger.org/bayard-rustin/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> Badger also teaches "Programming, comic books, and web development" at San Francisco’s [[Academy of Art University]].<ref>Badger, Mark. "About." Mark Badger: Comics, Coding, and Teaching. Web. 1 March 2014. markbadger.org</ref> Badger, a native of [[Cleveland]], was diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]] at age thirty.<ref>[http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/02/11/the-fiffe-files-mark-badger-part-3/ The Fiffe Files: Mark Badger part 3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512025903/http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/02/11/the-fiffe-files-mark-badger-part-3/ |date=2010-05-12 }}, February 11, 2010, at ComicsBeat.com</ref> He lives in [[Oakland, California]].<ref>Badger, Mark. "About." Mark Badger: Comics, Coding, and Teaching. Web. 1 March 2014. markbadger.org</ref>
==Work==
Mark Badger’s first professional work for corporate-level comics was coloring an 8-page story entitled "Last Chance" in ''The [[Alien Legion]]'' #3 (August, 1984) for [[Epic Comics]], an imprint of Marvel. His cover for ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #303 (January 1985) the following year marked his debut as a cover artist. Following ''The Incredible Hulk'' #303, he penciled the cover for ''The New Defenders'' #140 (published February 1985, but drawn in 1984) with inks by [[Kevin Nowlan]] (under the pseudonym Larry Mundelo). Building up to full artistic duties on a book, Badger is credited for the layout work in ''[[Power Pack]]'' #8 (March 1985).
Badger's first major work as both the penciler and inker was in the four-issue limited series, ''The Gargoyle'' (June–September 1985). Issue #4 was the only cover he created for the series. Badger also contributed a Gargoyle pinup to ''The [[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe]] Deluxe Edition'' #5 (April 1986), which was also his last published work for Marvel for this time. ''The Gargoyle'' is significant in that it marks the beginning of frequent collaborations with writer [[J.M. DeMatteis]].
During the release of ''The Gargoyle'' mini-series, Mark Badger collaborated on other titles. He penciled the cover of ''The New Defenders'' #145 (drawn in January 1984 with a cover date of July 1985, inks by [[Terry Austin (comics)|Terry Austin]]), was the cover artist for ''Doctor Strange'' #72 (August 1985), as well as for ''Doctor Strange'' #74 (December 1985). In ''Doctor Strange'' #75 (February 1986), Badger finished [[Sal Buscema]]’s layouts, but did the breakdowns for ''Doctor Strange'' #76.
The last major work Mark Badger did for Marvel Comics in this early period was painted artwork for ''Greenberg the Vampire'' ([[Marvel Graphic Novel]] #20, 1986) based on a script by J.M. DeMatteis. With the exception of ''Greenberg'' and the ''Marvel Universe Handbook'', all of Mark Badger’s work was under the editorial direction of [[Carl Potts]].
Other notable works include [[Doctor Strange]], [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]], [[Gargoyle (comics)|Gargoyle]], [[Power Pack]] for [[Marvel Comics]], [[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]: Jazz, [[Batman]]: Run, [[Riddler]], Run, [[Martian Manhunter]], [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|The Spectre]], and [[The Shadow Strikes]] for [[DC Comics]], The Masque (The earlier version of [[The Mask (comics)|The Mask]]) for [[Dark Horse Presents]], [[American Flagg!]] for [[First Comics]], and The Score for [[Piranha Press]].
Mark Badger's independent works include ''Instant Piano'', ''Urban Empathy'', ''Carabella on the Run'', ''Abstract Kirby'', and ''Julius Caesar''.
==References==
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*{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Mark+Badger|title=Mark Badger}}▼
*{{Comicbookdb|type=creator|id=2812|title=Mark Badger}}▼
*[http://lambiek.net/artists/b/badger_mark.htm Mark Badger] at [[Lambiek]]'s Comiclopedia▼
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://markbadger.org}}
▲*{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Mark+Badger|title=Mark Badger}}
▲*{{Comicbookdb|type=creator|id=2812|title=Mark Badger}}
▲*[http://lambiek.net/artists/b/badger_mark.htm Mark Badger] at [[Lambiek]]'s Comiclopedia
*[http://lemoncustard.com/ Lemon Custard Comics]
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