Books by Mari Bolte

Mari Bolte is an author of children's books and a lover of art. She lives in southern Minnesota with her husband, daughter, and two wiener dogs. A degree in creative writing has taught her the value of fine writing. Parenthood has made her a purveyor of fine art, with specializations in sidewalk chalk, washable markers, and glitter glue. Joe has illustrated for Marvel and DC Comics, and has the distinction of penciling the most #1 issues featuring SPIDER-MAN and/or the Spider-Man family. Joe and the Pop Art Properties Studio also work in the fields of commercial illustration, intellectual property design and storyboards for Animation and Video Games. Clients have included MTV, Capstone, Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sony, PBS, The Amazing Kreskin and Activision. He is the co-creator and illustrator of the FABIEN COUSTEAU EXPEDITIONS, a graphic novel series released in 2019. Joe's publishing company, Astronaut Ink, highlights his own creator-owned properties BOLD BLOOD, MEGAHURTZ (R) and most recently NEW ZODIAX. Websites www.astronautink.com www.popartproperties.com