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Jackson " Butch" Guice (June 27, 1961 – May 1, 2025) was an American comics artist who worked in the comics industry beginning in the 1980s. He drew Micronauts, Swords of the Swashbucklers, X-Factor, The New Mutants, and Iron Man for Marvel Comics. His work for DC Comics included "The Death of Superman" storyline as well as the co-creation of the Resurrection Man with writers Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett.
Guice continued penciling Micronauts until #58 (May 1984). In July 1983, "The Butch Guice Portfolio" appeared in the pages of Marvel Fanfare #9, and Guice contributed to The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Chris Claremont and Bill Mantlo's X-Men and the Micronauts four-issue miniseries as well as occasional issues of a number of different titles. In 1984, he drew the Marvel Comics adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and inked Dazzler. In 1986, he penciled X-Factor, (2025). 9780756641238, Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780756641238 while concurrently contributing pencils to The New Mutants. In mid-1987, he was credited with inks to " Brian Guice" 's pencils for five issues of Adventure Publications' Adventurers, which was written and edited by Scott Behnke. That same year, Guice collaborated on several different titles with writer Mike Baron, including issues of First Comics' Badger, Nexus and The Chronicles of Corum. Guice worked with Baron on projects for DC Comics. He penciled Teen Titans #7 and #8, before gaining more popularity among DC readers with his work on the relaunched, post- Crisis on Infinite Earths The Flash #1. (2025). 9780756667429, Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780756667429 This third Flash series featured Wally West after the demise of Barry Allen in the Crisis on Infinite Earths series. Guice drew ten of the first eleven issues.
In 1988–89, Guice produced a series of covers for the Quality Comics/Fleetway 2000 AD reprint-title 2000AD Showcase, while penciling the Iron Man title for Marvel. In 1989 he became the artist on Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme.
Guice and writer Walt Simonson co-created the Ahab character in Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990).Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 251: "This first part of, written by Walter Simonson, with art by Jackson Guice, marked the debut of Ahab, a denizen from this alternate future." In 1991, Guice took over penciling Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., before moving back to DC. Guice drew Action Comics #676–711 (April 1992–July 1995) and worked with writers Roger Stern and David Michelinie. During this run, Guice and Stern (along with editor Mike Carlin, Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson and others) were the architects of "The Death of Superman" storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. Stern and Guice incorporated the Eradicator character into the "Reign of the Supermen" story arc beginning in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993).Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 259: " The issue also featured four teaser comics that introduced a group of contenders all vying for the Superman name...The Eradicator returned in a preview tale by writer Roger Stern and artist Jackson Guice." Spinning out of that event, Stern and Guice collaborated on a Supergirl miniseries.
While drawing Action Comics, he also worked with writer James Robinson on Dark Horse Comics' miniseries (September–October 1992), and with Chris Claremont on the first four issues of the Aliens/Predator: The Deadliest of the Species (July 1993–January 1994).
Towards the end of 1995, Guice moved to Valiant Comics, becoming the regular penciller of Eternal Warrior. Guice penciled part of the Sliders: Narcotica comic book, based on the TV series Sliders and written by the show's star Jerry O'Connell. Having Guice draw the series was:
"a personal treat for Jerry O'Connell as "Butch" Guice (as he used to be called during his successful run at Marvel Comics) was a favorite of his during his comic-reading years."
Guice illustrated the four-issue mini-seriesManning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 281: "In this four-issue miniseries, writer Ron Marz and artists Jackson Guice and Josef Rubinstein featured interesting pairings, such as Venom battling Superman." (December 1996–February 1997) follow-up to the cross-company DC Versus Marvel/Marvel Versus DC event. He was one of many artists to contribute to the landmark marriage of Superman and Lois Lane in (December 1996). In May 1997, Guice launched Resurrection Man with writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning,Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 279: "The writing team of Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett alongside the art of Jackson "Butch" Guice introduced readers to a new kind of hero in Resurrection Man." pencilling all 27 issues and inking most of them including the special #1,000,000 issue for the DC One Million event. The series was cancelled in August 1999.
Writer Geoff Johns, "one of Humanoids' biggest supporters from the very beginning of their US publishing program," pitched a story with Kris Grimminger featuring "every great monster from Greek mythology, from Medusa to the Stymphalian Birds." Humanoids editor Paul Benjamin began the search "throughout the world for a great artist who would appeal to both an American and a European audience. Butch was always on our mind for the book, but he was busy drawing Ruse for CrossGen. We began talking to Butch once he became available and Olympus was a perfect fit."
Guice said of Humanoids and Olympus:
"I've been interested in working with Paul Benjamin and Humanoids for several years now... their approach to their material, both in quality and design of product as well as the extensive worldwide market they've cultivated with a variety of genres, held enormous interest for me. After my resignation from the CrossGen staff, I contacted Paul and we started talking about possibilities. Once I read the two scripts for Olympus, I knew it was exactly the type of thing I would enjoy drawing. Having it be written by Geoff and Kris was a very pleasurable bonus."
Although intended as two volumes, to date, only the first has seen print. This is likely due to the lapsing of Humanoids US-distribution deal with DC, as Guice said in December 2003, while working on Volume One that that book "wraps in March 2004", which he then "scheduled to start work on volume two almost immediately".
After leaving CrossGen, Guice worked with writer Warren Ellis on a six-issue story-arc entitled "New Maps of Hell" for DC's JLA: Classified title and then worked on the "One Year Later" revamp of Aquaman, in Kurt Busiek's , debuting with #40 of the previous Aquaman title. Guice stayed for eight issues, and Busiek said of his artist colleague:
"Aside from being a terrific artist and strong storyteller, Butch can really make you believe in the exotic fantasy worlds of the Atlantic oceanscape. And he draws a great King Shark -- and a creepy Dweller, to boot. And cool warriors, gorgeous women, strange creatures and more. He's the perfect guy for this book, and I've wanted to work with him for years."
In 2007, Guice provided rotating art duties for The Invincible Iron Man, with issue #19–20's World War Hulk tie-in issue and became inker on Captain America for #32–34, and then taking over full duties as of #35. Guice penciled a miniseries taking place in the Ultimate Marvel, entitled Ultimate Origins written by Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis wrote of Guice "I've been a fan of his for years and years, and when I saw what he was doing in Iron Man with... I had to have him." Guice was the penciler on the Wildstorm mini-series Storming Paradise, written by Chuck Dixon.
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