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Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante is an American comic book artist. He was a regular contributor to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, along with illustrating other comics, including Archie's Mega Man comic series. His first Sonic work was the interior art for the story "The Mirror Zone" in the Sonic the Hedgehog In Your Face!. Outside of the Archie Comics, he has contributed a cover to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.
Spaziante was the longest running artist for the Sonic comics published by Archie Comics, as well as one of the most prolific. His contributions were mostly cover art, although he occasionally did interior art (mostly in the earlier days of the series).
Spaziante's work has been praised by fans, particularly for how detailed and in line it is with official artwork his work tends to be.
History[]
Spaziante was a member of a group along with Ken Penders and Steven Butler known collectively as "Team Sonic", because of their extensive work on the series. The trio interviewed with Offenberger as they approached Sonic the Hedgehog #150ās release. In the interview, Spaz talked about the early years he spent as an up-and-coming comic book artist with Archie Comics and what it was like to work his way up.[1]
Credits[]
Cover artwork[]
Archie Comics[]
- Best of Sonic the Hedgehog:
- Free Comic Book Day:
- Knuckles:
- Knuckles' Chaotix
- Knuckles the Echidna:
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Sonic & Knuckles: Mecha Madness Special
- Sonic Blast
- Sonic Boom (comic series):
- Sonic Super Special:
- Sonic Super Special Magazine:
- #14 (original version)
- Sonic Quest:
- Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
- Sonic Universe:
- Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia
- Sonic X:
- Super Sonic vs. Hyper Knuckles
- Tails:
- Mega Man
- Sonic the Hedgehog
IDW Publishing[]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special (cover RI-A)
Writing[]
Archie Comics[]
- Sonic the Hedgehog In Your Face! ("The Mirror Zone")
Pencils[]
Archie Comics[]
- Sonic Super Special:
- Sonic the Hedgehog:
- Sonic the Hedgehog In Your Face!
- Sonic & Knuckles: Mecha Madness Special
Miscellaneous[]
Inks[]
Archie Comics[]
Colors[]
Archie Comics[]
Breakdowns[]
Archie Comics[]
Trivia[]
- Spaz has illustrated the cover of every Archie Sonic the Hedgehog milestone issue, starting with Sonic the Hedgehog #25.
- Spaziante often signs his work with his pen name, "Spaz" (derived from the first part of his surname, and a play on the shorter term for the word "spastic").
References[]
- ā Offenberger, Nik . Team Sonic Racing Towards 150. Silver Bullet Comic Books. Archived from the original on 2 November 2005.
External links[]
- Patrick Spaziante at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Patrick Spaziante at IDW Sonic Hub Wiki, the IDW Sonic wiki.
- Patrick Spaziante at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.