Justiniano (born Josue Rivera[1]) is an American comic book artist.

Justiniano
Justiniano at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 9, 2010.
BornJosue Rivera
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller, Inker

His work includes the Doctor Fate feature in the 8-issue Countdown spin-off Countdown to Mystery miniseries (with the late writer Steve Gerber) from DC Comics, Evil Ernie, Chastity and The Omen for Chaos! Comics and The Titans, The Flash, Beast Boy, The Human Race, Day of Vengeance, The Creeper and 52 for DC.

He has worked with writers Brian Pulido, Geoff Johns, Ben Raab, Bill Willingham and Steve Niles.

Justiniano has done artwork on such DC titles as The Human Race, Beast Boy and Day of Vengeance. He worked on Chastity and The Omen at Chaos Comics, as well as some issues of Incredible Hulk at Marvel. He lives and works in Connecticut.

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Comics work (interior pencil art) includes:

Marvel

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Personal life

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On May 10, 2011, Justiniano was arrested on charges of first-degree possession of child pornography, in connection with a July 2010 incident in which he allegedly gave a thumb drive containing child pornography to an employee of a funeral home by mistake.[2]

On November 2, 2012, Justiniano pleaded guilty to second-degree possession of child pornography, and was sentenced to a 10-year suspended sentence after he served three years in prison, followed by 10 years probation.

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  1. ^ 2011 Big Apple Con Spring Edition, Wizard World, accessed April 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Tepfer, Daniel (May 10, 2011). "Man charged with child porn possession after mishap at funeral". Connecticut Post.
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