Joe Maneely could well be one of the most important Marvel Comics’ artists you've never heard of; he was a prolific artist from Marvel's original imprint Atlas Comics, during the golden age of Comics and was a contemporary of Steve Ditko, John Romita, and John Buscema. For the first time many of this overlooked artist's best work is being reprinted in new book The Atlas Artist Edition Vol. 1: Joe Maneely.
Sadly Maneely died young at the age of 32 and never got to leave the horror, crime and western genres of Atlas and succeed in comic's silver age. But he did leave behind a spectacular body of work for Atlas that showcased his textured, chiaroscuro graphic approach to comic art.
