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We're on the precipice of the end of a major era in comics.

Iconic superhero comics artist Greg Capullo is mulling retiring from drawing comics. Capullo is a rare breed — having been a top monthly comic book artist in two distinctly different eras, both in the '90s with Quasar, X-Force, and Spawn, and then going on a long hiatus only to return at the top of his form (and at the top of the charts) with DC's 'New 52' relaunch of Batman. In recent years, he's been the go-to artist for DC and Marvel major titles, drawing the DC events Dark Nights: Metal and its sequel Dark Nights: Death Metal, to the DC/Image crossover series Batman/Spawn, the Marvel standalone series Wolverine: Revenge, and the recent once-in-a-generation Batman/Deadpool event from DC and Marvel.

But now, at age 64 and recent upheavals in his art team, Greg Capullo sees 2026 as possibly his last year drawing actual comics.

“I’m kind of feeling like I’m going to be done doing interiors,” Greg Capullo said recently during a MegaCon spotlight panel shared with Scott Snyder and Frank Tieri. “I have reasons for that. I can give them to you."

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One of the chief reasons is his age. While he may not look 64 when you or I run into him at a convention (and get that fistbump), Capullo says that seeing others die even younger, and seeing all the time he could be spending with his wife now, with the luxury of a well-paid career in comics, makes it easier for him to turn down interior comics jobs.

“You look at the clock. I don’t want to bring it all down here, but I’m going to be 64 this month. Jesus Christ, right?" Capullo says. "I’ve seen a lot of people die earlier. I really love my wife, and I’ve spent so much time just sitting at that table working. I want to spend a lot more time with my wife. She’s great."

(Jamie Capullo is indeed great, and has been a great liaison, as fans of Greg's will know, as he gets busy at a convention.)

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Another key part of Capullo's reason for stepping back from interior comics is that his primary art team for the 17 years, from his return with Image's Haunt on through to DC's Batman and everything after, has broken up.

 "I recently lost my art team, my longtime art team," Capullo continues. "One guy I won’t even discuss, but Jonathan Glapion, my friend, has gone on to become his own artist. I’m very proud of him. He’s working under McFarlane. He’s got his own thing going."

The "one guy I won't even discuss" is colorist FCO Plascencia, who has been Capullo's primary color artist since 2009. Midway through the 2024 series Wolverine: Revenge, Capullo publicly labeled Plascencia as someone who couldn't meet deadlines and had to quit the book, although that has not been confirmed. Superstar colorist Alex Sinclair came in to finish that series, with Sinclair continuing on with Capullo afterwards.

Glapion has been working with Capullo since 2009 as well, with intermittent fill-ins by inker-to-the-stars Danny Miki. Following Glapion's full-on departure, Tim Townsend has been the primary inker for Capullo for the past three years, with some others stepping in as well.

While some might say, 'Why doesn't he just build a new art team?,' Capullo says that is "too hard... at this point" and the idea of not having a regular inker and colorist has "bothered" him recently. 

Even if Capullo no longer draws interior comics, his last comic book work has yet to be released. For the past few years, Capullo has been sharing images from an as-yet-unpublished new comic featuring Creech, his creator-owned Image Comics character that debuted back in the late '90s. From recent images shared on his social media, Capullo appears to be inking his own work — which he has done intermittently throughout his career.

While Capullo's days of drawing interiors comics are coming to a close, Capullo says he plans to continue drawing covers whenever possible. 

Get ready for what's next with our list to upcoming comics and how to buy comics at a comic shop, and our guide to all the free comics you can get with this year's Free Comic Book Day 2026 and Comics Giveaway Day 2026.