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Ryan Ottley

b. 1975

American comic artist

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Born 1975. Ryan Ottley is a penciller, inker, comics writer and comics artist.

Ryan Ottley (born 1975) is an American comic book artist and writer, best known for work on Image Comics' Invincible and Battle Beast and Marvel Comics' Amazing Spider-Man and Hulk.

Career Ottley sketching at the Wizard World Chicago in Chicago, August 4, 2006. Ottley began drawing Invincible with issue 8, and continued on the book for 14 years, drawing 127 issues of its 144-issue run. During the course of his work on the book he co-created characters including Battle Beast, Angstrom Levy, Conquest, and Powerplex.

In an interview with comic book website Project Fanboy, Ottley discussed how he got into the comic book industry after being fired from his previous job working in a medical supply warehouse. Ottley decided now was a great time to try to get into comics again and began actively building exposure for his work on the internet through the websites digitalwebbing.com and penciljack.com.

Ottley penciled the first five issues of Kirkman and Todd McFarlane's Haunt, an ongoing series which debuted October 7, 2009. Ottley indicated on the letters page of issue #5 that he left in order to focus on Invincible.

In 2012, Ottley was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #100, which was released July 11 at San Diego Comic-Con.

In 2016, Image Comics published Grizzly Shark, a three-issue miniseries written and drawn by Ottley, and has an average critics rating of 7.1 out of 10 on the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup.

In 2021, Ottley was announced as the artist on that year's relaunched Hulk, teaming him with writer Donny Cates. In November 2022, it was announced that following Cates departure as writer of Hulk for personal reasons, Ottley would take over as the writer for the remainder of the series, starting with issue 11.

In December 2024, it was announced that Kirkman and Ottley were developing a prequel spin-off series entitled Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, with the first issue of the series set to debut April 2025.

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Important facts

Born
1975, Portland
Birth century
Occupation
Penciller, inker, comics writer, comics artist
Nationality
People of the United States
Awards
Romics d'Oro

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan Ottley?

American comic artist

When was Ryan Ottley born?

Ryan Ottley was born in 1975 in Portland.

What is Ryan Ottley's occupation?

Ryan Ottley is a penciller, inker, comics writer and comics artist.

What nationality is Ryan Ottley?

Ryan Ottley's recorded nationality: People of the United States.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ryan Ottley

· Wikidata: Q7384402

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