Kirk Jarvinen

Kirk Jarvinen (born 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American artist / illustrator best known for his cartoon-style comic book art.

Raised in Michigan, Jarvinen became a professional comic artist and worked for a number of major publishers including Northstar, Fantagraphics, Malibu, DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He gained attention as penciller for a four issue mini-series story for DC's Aquaman, in collaboration with writer, Peter David. The Aquaman:Time and Tide series was later collected into a trade paperback.

Jarvinen is also credited as the co-creator of the Marvel Comics Hulk character, "Lazarus", with Peter David, and a DC Comics Green Lantern character, "Torquemada", with Ron Marz.

Other published credits to the Jarvinen name include a series of Golden Books produced by Random House, under The Amazing Spider-Man name.

In 2001, Kirk Jarvinen married Pamela Milliron in a Las Vegas wedding ceremony, complete with costumed attendants and dressed in comic book attire as the Jack Kirby / Stan Lee character of Thor. Three years later Kirk was re-introduced to comics, as the penciller, artist for Moonstone Books' comic book adaptation of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, entitled Kolchak: Tales of the Night Stalker. In addition to Kirk's talents amongst the comic world, he has designed numerous action figures for the Kenner Hasbro family and recently developed a personal line of animated figures for a nationally recognised teen focused retailer, to be released in August 2006. With the reinvention of his cartooning career, Kirk Jarvinen has spent considerable time as a guest at regional comic book shows, including those held in Seattle, Washington, near his current home.