Mahmud Anjum Asrar (born November 20, 1976) is an Austrian comic book artist who is known for his work on American and non-American comic books.[2]
His American work includes runs on Conan the Barbarian, King Conan, X-Men, X-Men Red, Wolverine & the X-Men, All-New All-Different Avengers and others for Marvel Comics, Supergirl and Batman vs Robin for DC Comics, and for co-creating, with writer Jay Faerber, the series Dynamo 5, which debuted in March 2007 from Image Comics.[1]
Early life
Asrar was born in Ankara, Turkey to an Austrian mother and a Pakistani father.[3] He expressed an interest in art and comic books at an early age.
He attended Hacettepe University from 1994 to 1996, majoring in fine arts and graphics, and Anatolian University from 1996 to 2000, majoring in the same.[1]
Career
Asrar came to the attention of writer Jay Faerber through his work on the independent anthologyDigital Webbing Presents, and through a recommendation by Invincible artist Ryan Ottley, which led to his work on the Image Comics monthly series Dynamo 5, which Faerber and Asrar co-created, and on which Asrar was the regular artist. Asrar's other Image Comics work includes Small Gods.
