Arthur Thibert () is an American

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, primarily known as a

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, although he has a substantial résumé as a penciler and has even written some comics. Thibert is best known for his work as an inker for

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on their various ''

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'' titles during the 1990s.

Freelance inker

Thibert broke into comics in 1986, as an inker for

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' '' Myth Adventures''. He truly latched on to the industry in 1989, becoming regular inker (over

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' pencils) for DC's '' The Adventures of Superman'' until 1991. From 1991 to 2004 (with a break from 1993 to 1995), Thibert inked almost exclusively for Marvel, many of those years spent on their

titles. He inked ''

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'' for much of 1991, and was the regular inker of ''

'' vol. 2 in 1992. From 1993 to 1995, Thibert associated himself with the "upstart"

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, where he primarily inked covers, for such titles as ''

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'', '' Supreme'', '' Team Youngblood'', and ''

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''. Returning to Marvel, Thibert inked

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on ''

'' vol. 2 from 1996 to 1998. He also returned to ''

'' in 1997. In addition, during the 1990s Thibert inked over twenty issues of ''

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''. From 1999 to 2000, Thibert inked virtually the entire run of '' Bishop: The Last X-Man'' (over penciller Georges Jeanty). He was the regular inker of '' Ultimate X-Men'' in 2001 (over Adam Kubert), and again from 2003 to 2004 (over David Finch). Other regular inking duties Thibert performed during this period included ''

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'' vol. 3 (over

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) from 1998 to 2000; and ''

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'' (over

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's pencils) from 2000 to 2004. In 2005, Thibert moved back to DC, where he inked the '' Outsiders'' from 2005 to 2007, mostly over Matthew Clark's pencils. During this period he also penciled and inked covers for ''

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''. In 2007, Thibert was the regular inker of '' The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive''; and in 2008 he returned to inking Mark Bagley on DC's ''

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'' title.

Creator-owned projects

In 1994, Image also published three issues of Thibert's own title ''

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''. In 2004, Image published one issue of Thibert's creator-owned series '' Chrono Mechanics'' (co-written with Rich Birdsall), a light-hearted adventure series about four very different individuals (human and otherwise) that were brought together to "fix" time. In 2006, Alias Enterprises published four more issues of the title. Both titles would later be revived by Thibert through crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo in 2018 and 2019.

Hack Shack Studios

Thibert owns and operates Art Thibert's Hack Shack Studios, a California-based art and design studio serving the "television, advertising, comic book, and movie industries. Notable clients include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, MGM, ''TV Guide'', and MTV." Projects in the works from Hack Shack include ''Rock 'N' Roll Botz'', ''Kid Everything'', and ''The Nightmare Files''.

Awards

Thibert has twice won the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Inker, in 2001 and 2002. In addition, he was nominated for a 1992

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for Best Inker (for his work on ''The Uncanny X-Men''). In 2011 Thibert was awarded the Props Award for inker deserving more recognition by the Inkwell Awards.YouTube - Arthur Thibert - Heroes Convention 2011
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Selected works

As inker, unless otherwise noted * '' The Adventures of Superman'' (DC, 1989–1991) * ''

'' (Marvel, 1991, 1997) * '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' (DC, 1996) * ''

'' vol. 2 (Marvel, 1992, 1996–1998) * ''

'' vol. 3 (1998–2000) * '' Bishop: The Last X-Man'' (Marvel, 1999–2000) * ''

'' (Marvel, 2000–2004) * '' Ultimate X-Men'' (Marvel, 2001, 2003–2004) * '' Chrono Mechanics'' (Image, 2004; Alias Enterprises, 2006) — writer/artist * '' Outsiders'' (DC, 2005–2007) * '' The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' (DC, 2007) * ''

'' (DC, 2008)

Notes

External links

Official website: Art By Thibert
* Contino, Jennifer
"Art Thibert Inking Flash & More," Comicon.com: The Pulse (March 9, 2007).
* Phillips, Mike
Art Thibert interview about ''Chrono Mechanics''
Sequart Organization (December 24, 2004). * Phillips, Mike
Art Thibert interview about ''Chrono Mechanics Silver''
Sequart Organization (November 5, 2005).
"Talking Shop With Chrono Mechanics’ Art Thibert & Rich Birdsall!"
TheComicFanatic.com (April 29, 2006). {{DEFAULTSORT:Thibert, Art Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American comics artists DC Comics people