Justin Ponsor

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Justin "J-Po" Ponsor (April 20, 1977 – May 18, 2019)[1] was an American comics colorist.

Ponsor was born in San Diego, California.[1] After graduating from Palomar College,[1] Ponsor began his professional career in 1996, working for WildStorm as an in-house colorist. He went freelance in 2000 and was one of the first creatives at CrossGen in 2002. In 2005, he began coloring almost exclusively for Marvel.[2] His work on Avengers earned him a nomination for a Golden Issue Award by ComicBook.com in 2018.[3]

Ponsor died on May 18, 2019, after a two-year battle with cancer.[4] He continued working up until his death.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Justin Ponsor, 1977–2019". Marvel Comics. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Arrant, Chris (May 21, 2019). "Justin Ponsor Dies at Age 42". Newsarama. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Schmidt, J. K. (December 18, 2018). "The 2018 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Award for Best Colorist". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Dominguez, Noah (May 20, 2019). "Justin Ponsor, Marvel Comics Colorist, Passes Away". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

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