Apparently, he's quite a talent himself. Worked with Stan Winston and his team for awhile, and now manages his own studios.
http://www.collorastudios.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Collora
Some of his work :
And judging both the short films (this one is a trailer, btw), he has the talent and eye to make an excellent comic-to-movie adaptation.
If only a studio financed him, that is...