Joe Staton

Joe Staton ( born January 19, 1948) is an American comics artist and writer. 
Early life.
Joe Staton grew up in Tennessee and graduated from Murray State University in 1970.
Career.
Staton started his comics career at Charlton Comics in 1971 and gained notability as the artist of the super-hero series "E-Man". Staton produced art for various comics published by Charlton, Marvel Comics, and Warren Publishing during the 1970s.
Hired initially by Roy Thomas to work for Marvel, Staton was then recruited by Paul Levitz to work on DC Comics' revival of the Justice Society of America in "All Star Comics" and later "Adventure Comics". In these titles he illustrated stories including the origin of the JSA in "DC Special" #29 and the death of the Earth-Two Batman. Staton also illustrated the solo adventures of two female JSA members created during the JSA revival – drawing Power Girl in "Showcase" and the Huntress. During that time, Staton additionally drew "Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes", the 1970s revival of the Doom Patrol in "Showcase", and the "Metal Men". In 1979, Staton began a two-and-a-half-year run on "Green Lantern", during which he co-created the Omega Men with writer Marv Wolfman.
Staton served as art director for First Comics for three years in the 1980s. He returned to DC Comics afterwards for a second run on "Green Lantern" and with writer Steve Englehart, oversaw the title's name change to "Green Lantern Corps". Staton and Englehart also created the DC weekly crossover series "Millennium" (Jan.–Feb. 1988). Staton was one of the contributors to the "DC Challenge" limited series in 1986.
In addition, he illustrated "Guy Gardner", "The Huntress", "The New Guardians", and "Superman & Bugs Bunny".
As of the late 2000s, Staton draws DC's "Scooby-Doo" title for younger readers, as well as the more mature-themed "Femme Noir" for Ape Entertainment. On January 19, 2011, Tribune Media Services announced that Staton and writer Mike Curtis would replace Dick Locher as the creative team of the "Dick Tracy" comic strip. The new creative team has worked together on "Scooby-Doo", "Richie Rich", and "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and started on March 14, 2011. Staton also illustrated Charles Santino's graphic novel adaptation of Ayn Rand's "Anthem".
Awards.
Joe Staton received an Inkpot Award in 1983.
Staton and writer Mike Curtis received the Best Syndicated Strip Harvey Award for "Dick Tracy" in 2013, 2014, and 2015.