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Bill Jaaska
William C. Jaaska (June 22, 1961 – November 9, 2009) was an American comics artist. Career Bill Jaaska's first published comics work was a Skywolf story in '' Airboy'' #11 (Dec. 1986). He worked with Peter David on '' The Incredible Hulk''. David has commented that Jaaska's art on ''The Incredible Hulk'' #380 was crucial to the impact of the story. Jaaska is best known for his work on ''The New Titans'' published by DC Comics. After leaving ''The New Titans'' with issue #113 (August 1994), Jaaska's final new work in the comics industry appeared in '' Turok, Dinosaur Hunter'' #23 (May 1995) published by Acclaim Comics. In 2005, Anthem Pictures used Jaaska's Terminator artwork to create '' The Terminator: Hunters and Killers'' a unique "Digital Comic DVD". The product uses art from the original comic books combined with actors reading the dialog, to create a flowing story that does not have actual motion in the traditional sense of animation, but is not static, in that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC's premier superheroes in the Justice League. The original team later becomes known as the Titans when the members age out of their teenage years, while the Teen Titans name is continued by subsequent generations of young heroes. First appearing in 1964 in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #54, the team was formed by Kid Flash (Wally West), Robin (Dick Grayson), and Aqualad (Garth) before adopting the name Teen Titans in issue 60 with the addition of Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) to their ranks. Over the decades, DC has cancelled and relaunched ''Teen Titans'' many times, and a variety of characters have been featured heroes in its pages. Significant early additions to the initial quartet of Titans were Speedy (Roy Harper), Aquagirl (Tula), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scout (comics)
''Scout'' is a comic book series by American writer, artist and musician Timothy Truman. It was published by Eclipse Comics beginning in 1985. The story stars a Native American Apache named Emanuel Santana. The setting of the series is a dystopian United States that has become a Third World country. Publication history Twenty-four issues of the first series were published. After the series ended, a short comic featuring Santana's marriage ceremony was published inside Timothy Truman's first album release entitled ''Marauder'' by his band ''The Dixie Pistols''. Two mini-series were published that 'bridged the gap' between the two Scout series: ''New America'' and ''Swords of Texas'', each four issues long. While Truman oversaw them, others (including Ben Dunn) wrote and drew them. A one-shot 'Scout Handbook' was also published. A new series entitled ''Scout: War Shaman'' continued Santana's adventures after having two children and being widowed. The series ended with issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comics Artists
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21st-century American Artists
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2009 Deaths
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1961 Births
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (25th gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Grummett
Thomas Grummett (born 1959) is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as '' The New Titans'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superboy'', '' Power Company'', ''Robin'', '' New Thunderbolts'' and ''Heroes''. Career DC Comics Tom Grummett began providing finished artwork over George Pérez's layouts on ''The New Titans'' #58 (Sept. 1989). He worked with Marv Wolfman and Pérez on the "A Lonely Place of Dying" storyline which introduced Tim Drake as the new Robin. Grummett remained on ''The New Titans'' after Pérez's departure and helped Wolfman revitalize the title. He began a long association with the Superman franchise when he drew ''Action Comics'' #665 (May 1991) and then helped writer Louise Simonson and artist Jon Bogdanove launch a new title, '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' in July 1991. Grummett drew part of ''The Adventures of Superman'' #480 (July 1991) and became the main artist on that series with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hoover
David Harold Hoover (May 14, 1955 – September 4, 2011) was an American comics artist and animator, most notable for his art on DC Comics' ''The Wanderers'' and ''Starman'' and Marvel Comics' ''Captain America''. Biography Early life Hoover received his B.S. in Media Arts and Animation from the Art Institute of Philadelphia; and his Associate of Specialized Technology in Visual Communication from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Career Animation Hoover started his career in animation, first as a layout artist for Filmation Studios from 1977–1985, and during that time also worked for several other animation studios including Hanna-Barbera and Mihan Productions. Over his career as an animator, Hoover worked on such programs as ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', ''The Archie Show'', ''Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle'', ''The New Adventures of Flash Gordon'', ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,'' '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'', ''The Super Friends'', ''The Smurfs'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Salmons
Thomas Anthony "Tony" Salmons (born January 1, 1957) is an American alternative comic book artist, film storyboard artist and character designer. Biography Born in Rolla, Missouri, Salmons grew up in Casa Grande, Arizona, with stops in New York City and San Francisco. Salmons now lives and works in Los Angeles and has two daughters. Salmons illustrated the comic book mini-series '' The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft,'' from Image Comics, later collected in trade paperback. Works Television * ''Batman: The Animated Series, Season 1,'' 1992, Warner Bros. * ''Æon Flux,'' 1995, MTV. Books/Comics * ''Amazing High Adventure'' #1, 1984, Marvel. * ''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #4, 2000, DC. * ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #85, 1996, DC. * ''Captain America: Red, White & Blue,'' hardcover, 2002, Marvel. * ''Conan Saga'' #76, 1984, Marvel. * ''2000 AD, Crisis'' #40, 1990, Fleetway. * ''Dakota North'' #1-5, 1986–87, Marvel. * ''Dark Horse Presents'' #6-7, 9-10, 1986, Dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverine (comic Book)
''Wolverine'' is a number of Marvel Comics comic book series starring the X-Men member Wolverine. , 323 issues and 11 annuals have been published. It is the original flagship title created for the character. Publication history Volume 1 The first ''Wolverine'' was a four issue limited series (the company's second-ever limited series), written by Chris Claremont with pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein, letters by Tom Orzechowski, and colors by Glynis Wein. Marvel Comics published the series in 1982, cover dated from September to December. Highlighting Wolverine's time in Japan, this story arc covers his battle with the yakuza, The Hand ninja organization, and his engagement to Mariko Yashida. Volume 2 An ongoing series started publication in 1988 and lasted until 2003 when it was relaunched after issue #189. The original creative team consisted of writer Chris Claremont and penciler John Buscema. Claremont described the series as "high adventure rather than su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncanny X-Men
''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X. The title was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, met with a lukewarm reception, and was eventually cancelled in 1970. Interest was rekindled with 1975's '' Giant-Size X-Men'' and the debut of a new, international team. Under the guidance of David Cockrum and Chris Claremont, whose 16-year stint began with August 1975's ''Uncanny X-Men'' #94, the series grew in popularity worldwide, eventually spawning a franchise with numerous spin-off "X-books", including '' New Mutants'', '' X-Factor'', ''Excalibur'', '' X-Force'', ''Generation X'', other flagship titles like the simply titled ''X-Men'' (later '' New X-Men'' & '' X-Men Legacy''), '' Astonishing X-Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
