Bernard Chang started his illustrious career at Valiant, after Bob discovered Bernard's talent at a San Diego Comic Con in the mid-90's. With Bob, Bernard co-created "The Second life of Dr. Mirage" one of Valiant's most heralded projects. He also lent his  many talents to such comic titles as Daredevil, The X-Men,  H.A.R.D. Corps, Archer & Armstrong and many more.

 

Sean is one of the comic book industry's top veteran artists, having started his career over a decade ago after being discovered by Bob and Barry Windsor-Smith at the San Diego Con. He began his career at Valiant Comics on such titles as X-O Manowar,  Bloodshot, Harbinger, and Rai and the Future Force. After Valiant, Sean moved on to Marvel Comics where he made Bob proud  with a memorable run on Iron Man as well as Wolverine, Elektra, and others.

 

This site gives you an overview on the three distinct stages of Kevin VanHook's career. From working as Bob Layton's right-hand man at Valiant, co-creating that company's best-selling BLOODSHOT comic book series, to producing invisible visual effects in the DAREDEVIL movie--and currently bringing his own screenplays to life as a Writer/Director, Kevin VanHook adds his own unique vision to popular entertainment.

 

Paul Ryan is a former assistant of Bob's who went on to make quite a name for himself on his own. Paul was the penciller and co-plotter on the Fantastic Four for nearly five years.  He worked on 59 issues, giving him the third longest artistic run on the series behind only Jack Kirby (106 issues) and John Byrne (74 issues). He is currently penciling the PHANTOM daily newspaper strip.

 

The Two Stools Project™ is an ongoing quest to integrate photographs of two, wooden stools within a wide variety of textures, colors, and perspectives. This site originated from the twisted genius of Scott Friedlander, Bob's former production manager at both Future Comics and Valiant/Acclaim.

 

Ken Branch has been a freelance illustrator for over 16 years. He began working full time as an inker in the early 90s, contributing to such titles as Justice League of America, Wonder Woman and Dark Stars for DC Comics, various titles for Marvel, Valiant and others. Ken worked along with Bob and penciller Bernard Chang on The Second Life of Doctor Mirage.

 

Ron has always had a great love of comics and has been drawing since he was the size of a small monkey. His first real comic book work was on Ex-Mutants and Badger. Ron went on to become a mainstay penciller for Marvel Comics working on such titles as Captain American and the Silver Surfer.

Ron is currently working with Bob Layton and David Michelinie on the third part of the Iron Man Camelot Trilogy, "Legacy of Doom."

 

Billy Tan grew up in Malaysia and moved to the United States in 1989 to study business at the University of Kentucky. He began working as a penciller for Image Comics in the 1990s. Tan became the regular artist of the Marvel Comics series Uncanny X-Men in 2006. Bob was one of the first people to review his portfolio prior to him getting in the business.

 

Sorah Suhng, Bob's current art assistant and web master dabbles in a bit of everything, from web design, to web graphics, to original art commissions.

 

Nick Ingeneri is a graphics designer and comic colorist who worked with Bob at Future Comics as the color artist on Metallix.

 

Ian Sokoliwski is a Canadian comic book artist, working professionally since 1997, currently best-known as a colorist.
Starting out as a Digital Artist for Digital Chameleon, Ian has branched out, credited on titles: The Chronicles of Conan for Dark Horse Comics and Shadowflame for Arcana Studios, and recently credited as inker on Lotus for Zeros 2 Heroes.
Ian has been involved in book illustrations, poster and t-shirt designs, and a multitude of private commission work.

 

Giordano is a pioneering legend that has shaped the very history of the comics industry. In addition to his considerable freelance contributions, Giordano has acted as Editor-In-Chief for Charlton Comics, he oversaw the creation of their most memorable characters. As Executive Editorial Director of DC Comics, he  was the guiding force behind award-winning series as Alan Moore’s WATCHMEN, Frank Miller’s DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and many other revolutionary concepts.  His creative vision at DC Comics resulted in raising the bar for creativity throughout the entire industry.

 

Superverse.com is the home page for John Taddeo's Assassination Comics.  John is a very interesting guy and has collaborated with Bob to create several covers for his upcoming Zoom Suit comic.  John has been getting a lot of press lately for his bid to buy Bob's former inspiration-the Valiant Comic characters. Lots of fun video stuff on this site.  Check it out!

 

Comic Zone is about the art, the people and the business of comics and comic collecting. Hosted by an expert and collector in the industry, Vincent Zurzolo is one of the Nation’s leading comic book aficionados. Co-produced with World Talk Radio, Comic Zone focuses on comics and comic collecting, with Metropolis Collectibles - who provide customers with vintage collectibles of the highest quality.

 

For those who share my enjoyment of comic art, the Comic Art Fans Galleries & Marketplace was created with the express purpose of assisting those interested in comic art to display their various collected pieces or sell them to each other. I have recently opened my own gallery there and display new items in advance of my personal website updates!

 

Advanced Iron started in 1993 when Bill Egan followed the suggestion of a fellow Iron Fan, Mike Kalibabky, to put out a regular fanzine about Iron Man. Eventually, Bill handed over the reins to Dave Huber after 28 issues. Dave published 10 issues, then sought out the assistance of Jeff Pearson (Webmaster) and Roger Ott (EIC) in order to make A.I. more widely available via the World Wide Web.

 

A great source of news and company on the all things Iron Man related!

 

This is the place to discuss all things related to the Armored Avenger and an occasional haunt for Bob and his fans. Sometimes volatile, sometimes controversial and always interesting, the IRON MAN message boards require a few rules and guidelines to keep things running smoothly and happily for all concerned. Above all, enjoy, discuss and even disagree, but, keep in mind your manners.

 

The first Iron Man page on the Web celebrates 10 years of excellence!  Check it out for Iron Man armor technical specs and character bios.  And test your mettle with the Web's only Iron Man trivia game!