Letterer

Joe Caramagna

Born 1976 Elmwood Park, New Jersey 1,665 series 6,463 issues

Joe Caramagna is a Harvey Award-nominated letterer, writer, and NYT bestselling middle grade author from Elmwood Park, New Jersey. A graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, he began his career through a Marvel lettering internship, working under Dave Sharpe in the Bullpen before joining Chris Eliopoulos's Virtual Calligraphy (VC) studio. He has lettered over 6,000 Marvel comics across titles including Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men, Ms. Marvel, Captain America, She-Hulk, and Hawkeye, becoming one of the most prolific letterers in the publisher's history. As a writer, Caramagna penned Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Iron Man & The Armor Wars, along with Disney comics adaptations including DuckTales, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It Ralph 2, and Zootopia. He also wrote for DC Comics, including a Batman story "One Lock Many Keys" praised for its portrayal of autism. His middle grade novels include Cursed Campground and Space Chasers with astronaut Leland Melvin. He co-created the comic series Model Operandi. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, three children, and rescue beagle Mae Belle.

Name

Joe Caramagna

Role

Letterer

Issues

6,463

Series

1,665

Titles

Gender

Male

Birth Date