Joseph Quesada (/kəˈsɑːdə/; born January 12, 1962[3]) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer.

He was named chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment in 2010 and left his editor-in-chief role in January 2011, being replaced by Axel Alonso.

Quesada was born in New York City to Cuban-born parents, and grew up in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens,[4] 15 blocks from Shea Stadium, which his father helped build as part of the construction crew.

[9] Among Quesada's earliest widely distributed work was for Valiant Comics,[6] specifically penciled interiors and covers for Ninjak, Solar, Man of the Atom and others.

[10] At DC Comics, he and writer Jack C. Harris co-created an updated version of the Golden Age character The Ray.

[12] Later, Quesada and his inking partner Jimmy Palmiotti, formed a publishing company, Event Comics,[6] and co-created Ash, a firefighter with superpowers.

[13][14] Quesada cites his editorial experience with Event, and the creators he formed relationships with during that period as that which best prepared him for the later role of Marvel's editor-in-chief.

As editor of Marvel Knights, Quesada worked on a number of low-profile characters such as Daredevil, Punisher, The Inhumans, and Black Panther,[6] encouraging experimentation and using his contacts in the independent comics world to bring in creators such as David W. Mack, Mike Oeming, Brian Michael Bendis, Garth Ennis, and Steve Dillon.

In June 2009 Quesada began writing a weekly column for Comic Book Resources called "Cup O' Joe", in which he answers questions every Friday from readers or provides information on Marvel projects.

[31] After leaving Marvel, Quesada was recruited to Amazon Studios in a first-look deal to develop film and television productions from comic book properties.

A joint venture between Mad Cave Studios and Belgian publisher Dupuis, their first series will be Disciple, a reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, with Quesada co-writing and drawing.

[34][35] In Kevin Smith's 1995 film Mallrats Quesada is credited as an artist for the opening sequence featuring fictional comic books covers.

He also appears in the closing scene of Smith's Chasing Amy, alongside frequent collaborator and inker Jimmy Palmiotti, signing comic books at a convention.