Alitha Martinez

Alitha E. Martinez is a comic book artist best known for her work drawing for Marvel's Iron Man, NBC's Heroes, and DC's Batgirl.[1]

Comic Book artist Alitha E. Martinez at a book signing

While Martinez counts 1999 as her big break in comics when she worked as assistant to Marvel editor Joe Quesada, she also worked as a background assistant/inker for other creators for some years, with her earliest known work being her 1993 contribution to the series Cable.[2][3][4]

She co-created the villain Knightfall in Batgirl #10 (August 2012). She helped create the artwork, including cover art, for a special commemorative issue of Riverdale by Archie Comics.[5] In addition, Martinez contributed drawings for the comic book series World of Wakanda, a spin-off from the Marvel Comics' Black Panther title that was written by Roxane Gay and Ta-Nehisi Coates.[6] In 2017, she was a guest artist for the limited series Lazarus X+66 from Image Comics, written by Greg Rucka.[7] She also worked on five issues of Marvel Comics' Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

In 2018, World of Wakanda received the Eisner Award for Best Limited Series, with Martinez sharing the honors with writers Roxane Gay and Ta-Nahesi Coates.[8]

In 2019, Martinez released the series Omni with writer Devin Grayson for the Humanoids Publishing comic line.[9]

In 2020, art by Alitha Martinez was included in the exhibit Women in Comics: Looking Forward, Looking Back at the Society of Illustrators in New York City.[10]