Jim Valentino

Jim Valentino

Born 1952 New York City 459 series 1,462 issues

2 awards

American comic book writer and artist who created Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel in 1990 and co-founded Image Comics in 1992 alongside six other artists departing Marvel. He created ShadowHawk for Image and later served as Image's Publisher from 1999 to 2003, overseeing its diversification and discovering creators including Robert Kirkman. He continues to head Shadowline, his imprint within Image.

Upcoming Appearances

Rose City Comic Con 2026 — Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026 (Guest)

Name

Jim Valentino

Issues

1,462

Series

459

Titles

12

Awards

Yellow Kid Award - Comic Illustrators and Authors (1995), Inkpot Award (1984)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

October 28, 1952

Birth Place

New York City

Country

United States

Series

Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection: Homecoming

Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection: Homecoming (2025)

Collected Edition

1 issue

Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection: Quest for the Shield

Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection: Quest for the Shield (2025)

Collected Edition

1 issue

Local Man

Local Man (2023)

14 issues

normalman 40th Anniversary OMNIBUS

normalman 40th Anniversary OMNIBUS (2024)

Collected Edition

1 issue

Rat Queens Omnibus

Rat Queens Omnibus (2023)

Collected Edition

1 issue

What If?: Into The Multiverse Omnibus

What If?: Into The Multiverse Omnibus (2023)

Collected Edition

3 issues

Junk Rabbit

Junk Rabbit (2023)

5 issues

The Least We Can Do

The Least We Can Do (2023)

Collected Edition

1 issue

The Least We Can Do

The Least We Can Do (2022)

6 issues

Silver Surfer Epic Collection: The Return of Thanos

Silver Surfer Epic Collection: The Return of Thanos (2023)

Collected Edition

1 issue

Issues

Issue #100

#100

Issue #100

Youngblood (2025)

Jun 10, 2026

Volume 3

#1

Volume 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection: Homecoming (2025)

Sep 23, 2025

Volume 2

#1

Volume 2

Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection: Quest for the Shield (2025)

Feb 19, 2025

Issue #9

#9

Issue #9

Local Man (2023)

Jan 31, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

normalman 40th Anniversary OMNIBUS (2024)

Mar 05, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Rat Queens Omnibus (2023)

Feb 06, 2024

Volume 1

#1

Volume 1

What If?: Into The Multiverse Omnibus (2023)

Oct 11, 2023

Issue #5

#5

Issue #5

Junk Rabbit (2023)

Aug 02, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

The Least We Can Do (2023)

May 03, 2023

Issue #6

#6

Issue #6

The Least We Can Do (2022)

Feb 15, 2023

Frequent collaborators

Eric Stephenson

Eric Stephenson

Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane

Erik Larsen

Erik Larsen

Marc Silvestri

Marc Silvestri

Robert Kirkman

Robert Kirkman

Branwyn Bigglestone

Jonathan Chan

Drew Gill

Drew Gill

Emily Miller

Jennifer DeGuzman

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