What is Gene Colan?
[[File:GeneColan6.13.09ByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|Gene Colan in 2009]] '''Eugene (Gene) Jules Colan''' (September 1, 1926 — June 23, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] [[comic book]] artist.<ref name=guard>{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/29/gene-colan-obituary |title=Gene Colan obituary |first= Paul|last=Gravett |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 29, 2011|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=[[London, England|London]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref> He worked for the comic book publishers DC and Marvel for over 60 years. He drew comics for [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[Iron Man]], [[Captain America]] and Daredevil. He was well known for his artwork on the Tomb of Dracula where he was able to create atmosphere through the use of shadows.<ref name=guard/> He was born in the [[Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]] in 1926. His parents were [[Jewish]] migrants from [[Germany]] who had changed their name from Cohen.<ref name=guard/> Colan served in the [[US Air Force]] in the [[Philippines]] during [[World War II]]. His first comics were called Army Life and were published in [[the Manila Times]]. In 2010 he won an [[Eisner Award]] for a Captain America story.<ref name=guard/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Colan, Gene}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:American comics artists]] [[Category:People from the Bronx]]