Comics After attending the
School of Visual Arts, Jon Bogdanove's first work for
Marvel Comics was
Alpha Flight #32 (March 1986). He then became the regular artist on
Power Pack as of #22 (May 1986) and would draw that title for the next three years, followed by three months where he wrote it while guest artists handled the drawing. – which Bogdanove would draw for nearly eight years until #85 (Jan. 1999). That same year, Bogdanove and Simonson (along with Carlin,
Dan Jurgens,
Roger Stern and others) were the architects of
The Death of Superman storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. It was during that storyline, in
The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), that Simonson and Bogdanove introduced their character
Steel, who graduated to his own title in February 1994. The character went on to feature in an eponymous feature film starring
Shaquille O'Neal in 1997. The Bogdanove-drawn
Superman: The Man of Steel #30 (Feb. 1994) had a variant edition packaged in a polybag. The logo and all cover copy were printed on the bag and vinyl clings (similar to
Colorforms) were included for a do-it-yourself front and back cover. Bogdanove was one of the many artists who contributed to the
Superman: The Wedding Album one-shot in 1996 wherein the title character married
Lois Lane. After leaving the
Superman: The Man of Steel title, Bogdanove drew two
intercompany crossovers for DC Comics:
Superman & Savage Dragon: Metropolis (Nov. 1999) co-published with
Image Comics and
Superman / Aliens II: God War (May 2002 – Nov. 2002) co-published with
Dark Horse Comics. Bogdanove reunited with Louise Simonson for the ''
DC Retroactive: Superman – The '90s one-shot in October 2011. In 2023, he drew two new Steel stories, written by Simonson, for The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special
#1 and The Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Special'' #1.
Film Bogdanove has participated with his son, Kal-El Bogdanove, on assorted film projects including
Hansel & Gretel (2006) and the
Lady of the Isle television series. ==Awards==