Paul Smith (comics)

Paul Smith is an American comic book artist, known for his work on The Uncanny XMen, XFactor, American Flagg, Nexus, GrimJack and his creatorowned book, Leave It to Chance

Smith was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but only lived there three days. His father was a U.S. Naval aviator, and the family moved several times during his childhood. As a young comics fan, Smith particularly admired the work of Steve Ditko on The Amazing SpiderMan and Neal Adams on Batman.

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