Forgoing college, Jusko went straight into commercial illustration. He graduated in 1977 with the DC Comics Award of Excellence in Cartooning.Īfter graduating, Jusko worked as an assistant for five months for Howard Chaykin, which led to Jusko selling his first cover for Heavy Metal magazine at the age of 18. Jusko painted the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards, the popularity of which has been credited with initiating the painted trading card boom of the 1990s.īorn in Manhattan's Lower East Side and growing up in New York City, the son of a construction worker and a homemaker, Jusko attended the High School of Art and Design, where his instructors included Bernard Krigstein. Joe Jusko is an American artist known for his realistic, highly detailed painted fantasy, pin-up, and cover illustrations, mainly in the comic book industry.
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