In the 1980s, he worked under Dennis Jensen, and then under Kim DeMulder and Bart Sears. After studying at the Kubert school, Kolins got a job with Valiant Comics. He was then hired as a Romita Raider (in house art corrections under John Romita Sr.) at Marvel Comics.[2] Kolins announced his departure from Marvel in 2007, and that he had been talking to Geoff Johns about a future project.[3][4]
Style and approach
Most of Kolins' credits are as penciller, following the modern tradition of "tight penciling." Since his work on The Flash, he has a tendency to do fewer shadows and less varying of line-weight. This results, in part, in shifting some of the responsibility of the page content from the penciller to the inker or colorist (fewer lines and definition by line and more by color contrasts.) This tends to make the art very "clean." The whole pattern of emphasis has been the subject of discussion.[5]
In addition to his penciling and inking work, Kolins has studied comic book coloring.[6]
He has worked over two dozen different titles, and sometimes does variation according to the demands of the story and the history of the character. [7]
Kolins is also credited with the creation (or co-creation) of several comic book characters, including Peek-a-Boo, Iron ManiacGear, Tar Pit and others.
^Weldon, Glen (August 13, 2012). "Comics Legend Joe Kubert, 1926-2012: An Appreciation". NPR. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012. His Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in New Jersey has produced several generations of comics creators (including his own sons, Andy and Adam Kubert) who have gone on to make their own, widely varied, contributions to the field: Amanda Connor, Rick Veitch, Eric Shanower, Steve Lieber, Scott Kolins, and many more.for two years, beginning in 1991.
