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Ronald Wade Frenz (born February 1, 1960) is an American comic book artist known for his work for Marvel Comics. He is well known for his 1980s work on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and later for his work on ''Spider-Girl'' whom he co-created with writer Tom DeFalco. Frenz and DeFalco had earlier co-created the New Warriors in the pages of ''Thor''. ==Career== Frenz began working for Marvel Comics in the early 1980s. Frenz's early work includes such titles as ''Ka-Zar the Savage'', ''Star Wars'', ''The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones'', and ''Marvel Saga''. His first credited story for Marvel was published in ''Ka-Zar the Savage'' #16 (July 1982). Frenz has a history of working on comic book series in which the characters were not in their original costumes/identities. Spider-Man wore his black costume, Thor took on a new secret identity and look, and Superman changed costumes and powers while Frenz was the regular artist on their titles.〔 Archive requires scrolldown.〕 Frenz became the regular artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' in 1984 and the stories he pencilled included "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" in issue #248 (Jan. 1984) and the first appearance of Spider-Man's black costume in issue #252 (May 1984).〔Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 139: "This particular tale was produced by plotter () Stern, scripter Tom DeFalco, breakdown artist Frenz, and finisher Brett Breeding."〕 Among the new characters introduced during his run were the Puma in issue #256 (Sept. 1984)〔Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 141: "Another new character to spin out of the imagination of writer DeFalco and artist Frenz would debut in this issue when the Puma went on the prowl after Spider-Man."〕 and Silver Sable in #265 (June 1985).〔Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 148: "In a story written by Tom DeFalco and penciled by Ron Frenz, readers met Silver Sable for the first time."〕 Frenz and Tom DeFalco revealed that the "black suit" was an alien creature in issue #258 (Nov. 1984).〔Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 142〕 Frenz drew ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #18 (1984), a story written by Stan Lee, which featured the wedding of Spider-Man supporting characters J. Jonah Jameson and Marla Madison.〔Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 143: "() Lee's script was unmistakable and meshed well with drawings by Frenz and finishes by artists Bob Layton and Jackson Guice. The occasion for Stan's return was the wedding of J. Jonah Jameson to Doctor Marla Madison."〕 Frenz had originally been brought onto the series as a short-term substitute for John Romita Jr., but was retained when it became apparent that he meshed well with series writer DeFalco. Frenz recounted: Jim Owsley, editor of the Spider-Man titles at the time, has noted that "Frenz was ''passionate'' about Spider-Man, verging on fanatical." In 1986, Frenz and DeFalco were removed from ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' by Owsley.〔〔 Frenz and DeFalco became the creative team on ''Thor'' in 1987〔 and introduced the Eric Masterson character in ''Thor'' #391 (May 1988). Eric Masterson later became the superhero known as Thunderstrike and received his own series by DeFalco and Frenz in 1993.〔Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 264: "Distancing himself from his former identity as Thor, Eric Masterson earne his own ongoing series by Tom Defalco and Ron Frenz in ''Thunderstrike'' #1"〕 In 1995, Frenz moved to DC Comics and became the artist on ''Superman''.〔 The following year, he was one of the many creators who contributed to the ''Superman: The Wedding Album'' one-shot wherein the title character married Lois Lane. Superman received a new costume and new superpowers in ''Superman'' vol. 2 #123 (May 1997).〔Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 279: "In ''Superman'' #123...Superman debuted his new blue-and-white costume with a little help from scripter Dan Jurgens and penciller Ron Frenz."〕 Frenz drew part of the ''Superman Red/Superman Blue'' one-shot which launched the storyline of the same name which ran through the various Superman titles.〔Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 283: "The special written by Dan Jurgens, Stuart Immonen, Karl Kesel, and Louise Simonson, with pencils by Stuart Immonen, Ron Frenz, Tom Grummett, Paul Ryan, and Jon Bogdanove."〕 Frenz returned to Marvel with the ''Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives'' limited series in 1997.〔Cowsill, Alan "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 234: "The mystery of the Hobgoblin's true identity was finally solved in this three issue miniseries by writer Roger Stern and artist Ron Frenz."〕 DeFalco and Frenz reunited and introduced Spider-Girl in ''What If...?'' vol. 2 #105 (Feb. 1998).〔Cowsill "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 240: "Written by Tom DeFalco and drawn by Ron Frenz, the story focused on May Parker, Peter {Parker] and (Jane Watson's ) teenage daughter."〕 ''Spider-Girl'' became an ongoing series in October 1998〔Cowsill "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 243〕 and ran until issue #100 (Sept. 2006).〔Cowsill "2000s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 300〕 A new series ''The Amazing Spider-Girl'' was launched the following December.〔Cowsill "2000s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 301: "Writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz reunited for a new series of adventures featuring May Parker."〕 Other Frenz and DeFalco collaborations include the short-lived series ''A-Next''. Frenz illustrated the "This Happened to Me" feature in the magazine ''Outdoor Life''. He is also a contributing editor to ''Charlton Spotlight'' magazine. On June 4, 2009 Ron Frenz was the recipient of the 2009 Nemo Award for Excellence in the Cartoon Arts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ron Frenz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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