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BIOGRAPHY In 1991, Marvel hired Madureira as an Intern at the age of 16. His first published work was an eight-page story for the Anthology series '' Marvel Comics Presents '', starring Northstar . In the next few years, Madureira completed various assignments for Marvel's sprawling X-Men franchise. He became the regular penciller on ''Uncanny X-Men'' in 1994 and soon rose to become one of the most popular artists in the industry. As the Uncanny X-Men artist, Madureira designed the Age Of Apocalypse uniforms, new manga-inspired costumes for the regular title (after Onslaught ), as well as the Avengers ' brief new designs after The Crossing . He left ''Uncanny X-Men'' in 1997 to work on his own series '' Battle Chasers '' for DC Comics ' creator-owned Cliffhanger imprint. Nine issues of the constantly behind schedule comic were released before it was cancelled. Joe then went on to work for the video game industry. Starting with the start-up company Tri-Lunar, he created concept art on a game called ''Dragonkind'' which was cancelled when Tri-Lunar folded. He then went on to work for NC Soft , on two games, ''Exarch'' (which was also cancelled) and ''Tabula Rasa''. During this time, he would occasionally contribute cover artwork for gaming magazines and comic books. In early August 2005 it was revealed that Madureira would return to the comic industry, working on '' The Ultimates '' Volume 3 with Jeph Loeb for Marvel Comics. {Link without Title} IMPACT Madureira was dubbed one of the ten most influential comic artists of all time in the May 2002 issue of '' Wizard '' magazine. Dreamwave Productions founder Pat Lee said of Madureira, "when people think of the late '90s in comics, they will think of Joe Madureira." INSPIRATIONS Madureira remarked early style was heavily influenced by Arthur Adams in an interview with '' Wizard Magazine ''. But his style evolved into one more influenced by Manga and Anime . In interviews Madureira has mentioned that series such as '' Ghost In The Shell '' and '' Bastard! '' are among his favorites. His popular run on '' X-Men '' helped fuel the growing interest in Japanese entertainment during the late 1990s. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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