Mike Zeck was born (1949) in Greenville, PA, grew up (1955-1977) in South Florida where he also attended Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, FL, and resided (1977-2002) in Connecticut for the majority of his working years at Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

Mike's comics series and covers have influenced generations of artists, and one could argue which of Mike's series has been the most influential or most deeply embossed in our pop culture.

His groundbreaking six-part story Kraven's Last Hunt, with writer J.M. Dematteis and inker Bob McLeod, is the definitive Kraven the Hunter story and took the Spider-Man character to a whole new level, and has been voted by readers as the "Greatest Spider-Man story of all time," in recent polls.

His work with writer Steven Grant and inker John Beatty on the Punisher Limited Series--collected as "Circle of Blood"—set the standard for the look and feel of the character and propelled the Punisher to flagship character status at Marvel. Along with airbrush artist Phil Zimelman, Mike has created some of the most recognizable painted images of the Punisher.

The 12-issue series Secret Wars with writer Jim Shooter and inker John Beatty was a monumental success, and Zeck's design for Spider-Man's black costume is recognizable to this day. Spider-Man wore the suit until discovering it was a living entity, Venom.

Collected editions of all those series remain in print, are still popular, and still talked about today. You'll find many of Mike's images and covers on t-shirts, costumes, and other comics-related merchandise. 

Zeck's work has also graced the pages and covers of Captain America, Master of Kung Fu, Aquaman, Batman, Legends of the DC Universe, Green Lantern, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Special Missions, Lobo, Deathstroke The Terminator, The Eliminator, Damned, and many other titles.