Laura Martin — comics creator

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Known forAstonishing X-Men

Issues credited782

Active1998–2015

Primary rolecolorist

Laura Martin — also known earlier in her career as Laura DePuy — is one of the most prolific and respected colorists working in American mainstream comics. Born in 1975, she entered the industry in the late 1990s and has remained a consistent presence across more than two decades, accumulating credits on some 782 issues between 1998 and 2026.

Her output spans the major publishers, with significant work at Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and CrossGen. Among her most frequently credited titles are *Astonishing X-Men*, *New Avengers*, *Black Panther*, *Wonder Woman*, and *Star Wars* — a range that reflects both her versatility and the confidence editors across the industry have placed in her. She took the professional name Laura Martin after marrying Randy Martin in 2001, and the two names appear across her body of work depending on the era.

Colorists can be easy to overlook in comics historiography, but Martin's sustained presence on flagship titles at multiple publishers speaks to a craft that has consistently met the demands of high-profile, high-scrutiny books. Her palette choices and rendering sensibility have helped define the visual tone of some of Marvel's most commercially successful runs of the 2000s and beyond, making her one of the genuinely indispensable behind-the-scenes figures of her generation.

Known for

Fantastic Four #10

Fantastic Four #11

Full bibliography (first 500) · 169 series

Astonishing X-Men (2004) · 55

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #1 #6 #1 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #2 #3 #12 #5 #6 #7 #1 #8 #1 #11 #13 #12 #14 #2 #15 #16 #17 #18 #3 #19 #20 #22 #21 #25 #27 #22 #31 #2 #23 #32 #33 #3 #24 #34 #4 #40 #1 #4 #29 #57 #58 #2

New Avengers (2005) · 17

#10 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #9 #11 #19 #20 #21 #24 #25 #2 #2

Uncanny Avengers (2012) · 15

#1 #2 #3 #1 #4 #5 #1 #2 #14 #1 #15 #16 #17 #2 #1

Planetary (1999) · 14

#16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #3 #23 #24 #25 #26 #3 #27

Avengers (1998) · 14

#500 (85) [Director's Cut]#9 #13 #1 #5 #6 #1 #3 #4 #34 #24.NOW #5 #4 #5

Ultimates 2 (2005) · 14

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #2 #13

Thor (2007) · 14

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #600 #603 #611

Wolverine & the X-Men (2011) · 13

#21 #22 #23 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #32 #33 #34 #35

Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Secret Invasion (2008) · 10

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Star Wars (2015) · 10

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #1 #3 #1 #2

Ruse (2001) · 8

#13 #18 #19 #21 #22 #6 #7 #8

Civil War: Front Line (2006) · 8

#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #9 #1

Fear Itself (2011) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #[nn]

Superman (2011) · 8

#32 #33 #34 #35 #33 #36 #37 #38

Black Lightning: Year One (2009) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #[nn]

Siege (2010) · 7

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Captain America (2005) · 7

#614 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10

I Am Legion (2009) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

The Stand: No Man's Land (2011) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]#5

The Stand: The Night Has Come (2011) · 6

#2 #3 #4 #5 #[nn]#6

Ragnarök (2014) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

A-Force (2015) · 6

#1 #1 #2 #3 #0 #4

Negation (2002) · 5

#21 #23 #24 #25 #26

Superman / Batman (2003) · 5

#14 #15 #16 #17 #18

X-Men (2013) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #5 #6

Serenity (2005) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #1

Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) · 4

#92 #16 #48 #51

Marvel Heroes (2007) · 4

#37 #38 #3 #4

New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (2011) · 4

#1 #2 #1 #2

The Mighty Thor (2011) · 4

#1 #4 #5 #6

Fear Itself: The Fearless (2011) · 4

#5 #6 #[nn]#[nn]

Uncanny X-Men (2012) · 4

#5 #9 #12 #13

Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan (2012) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (2014) · 4

#2 #12 #23 #55

Real Heroes (2014) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Armor Hunters (2014) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Divine Right (1998) · 3

#1 #2 #4

Negation War (2004) · 3

#1 #2 #1

Thor by J. Michael Straczynski (2008) · 3

#1 #1 #2

Marvel Icons (2005) · 3

#63 #2 #8

The Stand (2011) · 3

#4 #5 #6

Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron (2012) · 3

#6 #7 #8

Universo Marvel (2014) · 3

#5 #13 #14

Marvel Knights Spider-Man (2004) · 2

#5 #8

Absolute Planetary (2004) · 2

#1 #2

Superman / Batman: Absolute Power (2005) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

Ultimate Fantastic Four, los Cuatro Fantásticos (2005) · 2

#8 #9

Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 (2007) · 2

#1 #4

Wolverine: Dark Wolverine (2009) · 2

#1 #1

Le Fléau (2010) · 2

#1 #9

Ultimate Comics Avengers: Crime and Punishment (2010) · 2

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Ultimate Avengers (2009) · 2

#7 #8

Ultimate Comics Avengers: Next Generation (2010) · 2

#[nn]#1

Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 (2010) · 2

#1 #2

The Mighty Thor by Matt Fraction (2011) · 2

#1 #1

Shadowland (2011) · 2

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Shadowland: Daredevil (2011) · 2

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Legioen (2012) · 2

#1 #2

Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday Ultimate Collection (2012) · 2

#1 #2

Captain America by Ed Brubaker (2012) · 2

#2 #2

Wolverine: Back in Japan (2012) · 2

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Extermination (2012) · 2

#2 #4

Irredeemable (2012) · 2

#1 #2

Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (2013) · 2

#38 #39

The Authority (2013) · 2

#1 #1

Marvel Comics - La collection (2014) · 2

#6 #11

Spawn (1992) · 2

#251 #252

StormWatch (1997) · 1

Collection Image (1996) · 1

Daredevil (1998) · 1

Edge (2002) · 1

#10

Meridian (2000) · 1

#35

Scion Traveler Edition (2003) · 1

Marvel Must Haves: Astonishing X-Men #1-3 (2004) · 1