Jordie Bellaire is an American comic book writer and colorist who lives in Florida and works for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image comic book publishers. She has colored Pretty Deadly, The Manhattan Projects, Moon Knight, The Vision, Magneto, Nowhere Men, Hawkeye, Batman, among other titles.[1][2]
Bellaire is credited with starting the "Comics are for everybody" initiative to make the comic book community more inclusive and compassionate.[3]
Bellaire along with Declan Shalvey created the poster for the American TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "One of Us".[4]
Colorist Appreciation Day
Following a Tumblr post by Bellaire in early 2013, fans declared January 24 to be "Colorist Appreciation Day", in order to celebrate how much the color adds to the artwork of any given comic. In her post, an open letter titled "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more", directed at an unnamed fan convention, she talks about how important the colorist is but how little recognition they get, saying "Colorists are the unknown amazing backup singer that makes every track awesome".[5]
Eisner Awards
Bellaire has won the Eisner Award for Best Coloring five times, in 2014,[6] 2016,[7] 2023,[8][9] 2024[10] and 2025.[11] She has the second most awards out of any individual in this category.
References
- Comic Book Previews of Books by Jordie Bellaire Comic Book Resources, retrieved 2014-07-25^
- Bailey, Benjamin. Nowhere Men #3 Review IGN Entertainment, Inc., 30 January 2013, retrieved 14 August 2014^
- CBR SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Jordie Bellaire Colors Her World Comic Book Resources, retrieved 2014-07-25^
- Andrea Towers. Coulson and Cal take center stage in new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. art -- exclusive Entertainment Weekly, March 12, 2015, retrieved March 12, 2015^
- Baker-Whitelaw, Gavia. Why comic fans have declare it's "Colorist Appreciation Day" The Daily Dot, 24 January 2014, retrieved 16 August 2014^
- 2014 Eisner Awards: Full List Of Winners And Nominees, Comic Alliance^
- Brilliant Art, Tremendous Stories and Daring Creators: The 2016 Eisner Award Winners [SDCC 2016], Comics Alliance^
- Heidi MacDonald. 2023 Eisner Awards Nominations announced; Thorogood, Woodruff and King lead The Beat, 2023-05-17, retrieved 2023-05-17^
- Graeme McMillan. And the winners of the 2023 Eisner Awards are... Popverse, July 22, 2023, retrieved January 18, 2024^
- Samantha Puc. SDCC ’24: Announcing the 2024 Eisner Award winners The Beat, 2024-07-26, retrieved 2025-01-02^
- Samantha Puc. SDCC ’25: Announcing the 2025 Eisner Award winners The Beat, 2024-07-26, retrieved 2025-07-26^