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David Hahn (cartoonist)
David Hahn is a western Montana-based comic book artist born in 1967. He is best known for his work illustrating the comic book mini-series '' Bite Club'' and its sequel ''Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit'' for DC Comics, where he also illustrated stories for '' Robin'', ''Fables'', ''Batman: The Ultimate Training Guide'', and ''Lucifer''. Career Much of his early work was published by Antarctic Press in ''Fun and Perils in the Trudyverse''. Hahn later moved his work to Slave Labor Graphics and restarted the series under the name ''Private Beach'', which garnered him an Eisner Award nomination. He has also written an X-Men story for ''Ultimate X-Men'' #11 for Marvel Comics and drawn a story for Michael Chabon's '' The Escapist'' #5, written by Howard Chaykin, drawn several issues of Marvel Adventures:The Fantastic Four, as well five issues of '' Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane''. In 2011, he released his second creator-owned alternative mini-series, a five-issue story called ''All Nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 1951 and its predecessor, ''Marvel Mystery Comics'', the ''Marvel Comics'' title/name/brand was first used in June 1961. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of ''The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Wolverine, and Captain Marvel, as well as popular superhero teams such as the Avengers, the X-Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Aztec Empire (graphic Novel)
The Aztec Empire graphic novel is a historical recounting of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. It is written by Paul Guinan, produced by Anina Bennett and illustrated by David Hahn. Development and content Paul Guinan came up with the idea of a graphic novel about Aztec civilization in the years leading up to the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. He had repeatedly noted a lack of coverage on the topic in popular culture and wished to remedy this through an own series of comics. In 2019, he contacted several Mexican historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists in order to ensure historical accuracy before he started writing. Created under the motto "History is stranger than fiction", the team behind the graphic novel, made up of Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett and illustrator David Hahn, have published eight chapters as of February 2023. The series is unique as it includes a list of references and research notes, as the series places a particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helioscope (studio)
Helioscope is a comics and illustration studio based in Portland, Oregon. Members of the studio work both individually and as collaborators on a number of high-profile mainstream and independent comic books. These include '' Superman'', ''Batman'', ''Wonder Woman'', '' Spider-Man'', ''The Fantastic Four'', ''World's Finest Comics'', ''Swamp Thing'', and ''Fables''. Helioscope was founded in 2002 by Matthew Clark, Terry Dodson, Paul Guinan, David Hahn, Drew Johnson, Karl Kesel, Steve Lieber, Ron Randall, Matthew Clark, Pete Woods, and Rebecca Woods as "Mercury Studio". The studio significantly expanded its membership and adopted a new name, "Periscope Studio", in June 2007. In April 2016, it was announced that the studio would change its name to "Helioscope". Notable members * Colleen Coover * Terry Dodson * Karl Kesel * Steve Lieber * Erika Moen * Jeff Parker * Ron Randall Former members * Kieron Dwyer * David Hahn * Joëlle Jones * Rick Remender * Chris Samnee * Pete Woods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erfworld
''Erfworld'' was a story-driven fantasy/comedy webcomic and independently published graphic novel about a master strategy gamer summoned into and stuck inside a wargaming, wargame running from December 2006 to its abrupt cancellation in October 2019. It featured contemporary memes and pop culture references. ''Erfworld'' followed a graphic novel format, with a new page added with each update. The webcomic's distinctive visual style countered the theme of unending violence with an artistic sensibility (described by the creators as "cute") in which characters are drawn to look like dolls, or anime characters, or toys. Injuries draw no blood in Erfworld, and damage is cured overnight. Also, characters are unable to use profanity, and feel pain when hearing the word "die". ''Erfworld's'' plot, setting, and characters were released under a Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, ShareAlike license. Books * Book 1, ''The Battle for Gobwin Knob'' was written by Rob Balder and il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Balder
Robert T. Balder is a professional cartoonist and singer-songwriter. He graduated from Roanoke College with a major in English in 1993 and, after a variety of jobs, entered a seven-year career in IT, starting as a manager of database development, which he left for his current career. Comics As a comic author, he was first published in ''Scene'' magazine in 1998. Page 93 and on. In 2001, he started '' PartiallyClips'', a social commentary clip art webcomic also featured in the ''Anchorage Press'', ''Cleveland Free Times'', ''Concord Mirror'', ''East Bay Express'', ''Houston Press'', ''Manchester Mirror'', '' Metroland'', ''Nth Degree'', ''Salem Observer'' and the '' Other Paper''. He is also the writer for the ''Erfworld'' webcomic, which was listed as one of ''Time'' magazine's "Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2007". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-owned properties, in which comics creators could publish material of their own creation without giving up the copyrights to those properties. Normally this isn't the case in the work for hire-dominated American comics industry, where the legal author is a publisher, such as Marvel Comics or DC Comics, and the creator is an employee of that publisher. Its output was originally dominated by superhero and fantasy series from the studios of the founding Image partners, but now includes comics in many genres by numerous independent creators. Its best-known publications include '' Spawn'', '' Savage Dragon'', '' Witchblade'', ''Bone'', '' The Walking Dead'', '' Invincible'', '' Saga'', '' Jupiter's Legacy'', '' Kick-Ass'' and ''Radiant Black''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane'' is an American comic book series focusing on a teenage Mary Jane, the love interest of superhero Spider-Man. The series, published by Marvel Comics, is a teen drama set outside the regular Marvel continuity and aimed at teenage girls as opposed to the traditional male comic book audience. It was originally written by Sean McKeever with art by penciller Takeshi Miyazawa (who left after issue #15 and was replaced by David Hahn, but continued providing covers) and colorist Christina Strain. The series began publication in December 2005 and was preceded by two miniseries from the series' original creative team, ''Mary Jane'' in 2004 and ''Mary Jane: Homecoming'' in 2005. The original series ended in July 2007 with issue #20 and was followed by a five-issue miniseries, ''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Season 2'', in August 2008 by writer Terry Moore and artist Craig Rousseau. Publication history The initial four-issue miniseries, ''Mary Jane'', or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Chaykin
Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker. Early life Howard Chaykin was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Rosalind Pave and Norman Drucker, who soon separated. Chaykin was initially raised by his grandparents in Staten Island, New York City, until his mother married Leon Chaykin in 1953 and the family moved to East Flatbush and later to 370 Saratoga Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn. At 14, Reprinted in Chaykin moved with his now divorced mother to the Kew Gardens section of Queens. He said in 2000 he was raised on welfare after his parents separated and that his absent biological father eventually was declared dead, although Chaykin, as an adult, located him alive. Chaykin's "nutty and cruel" adoptive father, whom Chaykin until the 1990s believed was his natural father, encouraged Chaykin's in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escapist (character)
The Escapist is a superhero character created by Michael Chabon in the 2000 novel '' The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay''. In the novel, the Escapist is a fictional character created by the comics writer protagonists. The character later featured in the metafictional work ''Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist'' and Brian K. Vaughan's comic ''The Escapists''. Chabon created the Escapist as an homage to the heroes of the Golden Age of Comic Books. The character's abilities as an escape artist are inspired by escape artist Harry Houdini as well as Robin Hood and Albert Schweitzer. Another inspiration was the early illusionist career of comic book artist Jim Steranko. Publication history ''Kavalier & Clay'' Introduced in Chabon's novel in 2000, the Escapist is said to be the creation of the book's protagonists, the cousins Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, a pair of Jewish comic book creators in the 1930s and 1940s. The character's modus operandi is part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon ( ; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, DC, he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. He subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine. Chabon's first novel, '' The Mysteries of Pittsburgh'' (1988), was published when he was 25. He followed it with '' Wonder Boys'' (1995) and two short-story collections. In 2000, he published '' The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay'', a novel that John Leonard would later call Chabon's magnum opus. It received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. His novel '' The Yiddish Policemen's Union'', an alternate history mystery novel, was published in 2007 and won the Hugo, Sidewise, Nebula and Ignotus awards; his serialized novel '' Gentlemen of the Road'' appeared in book form in the fall of the same year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
