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Mike Hawthorne is an American
comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literary ...
and artist, known for his work on books such as
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,
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, Wonder Woman, the Superior Spider-Man, and
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.


Career

Mike Hawthorne began his career self publishing his comic series
''Hysteria''
, with his company Thinktank Comics. He debuted in comics with Matt Wagner's Grendel: Red, White, and Black. Some of his early work includes The Un-men, '' Fear Agent'', ''
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'', '' G.I. JOE: Origins'', Whiskey Dickel, '' Three Days in Europe'', one story arc of '' Queen & Country'', and '' Conan: Road of Kings''. He's gone on to work for virtually every comic publisher in the United States, and many of his works have been published overseas, like the comic boo
Oms en Serie
He has worked for both Marvel and DC comics and drawn all of the most popular characters for both companies. Some notable examples books series he's worked on are
Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
,
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
,
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
, Daredevil,
Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
, X-men, Star Wars,
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
,
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, and more. In fact, Hawthorne has worked on over 130 comic books at Marvel comics alone. Hawthorne illustrated 5 of th
10 most sold comics of 2023
including the top four spaces and the eighth space. He was nominated for an Eisner Award for his work with Greg Rucka on Queen & Country, and nominated for a Harvey Award for his work with Steve Murphy on their limited series Umbra. Hawthorne is also the author and artist of the best selling graphic novel
Happiness Will Follow
and is currently working on an upcoming book wit
Image Comics
Hawthorne has self-published multiple books through
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, like his art books All City
Life Studied
Little/RED
Warm Ups
and instructional and educational manuals, The Drawing Cheat Codes an
Anatomy Guide
He is also a professor at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. There is a mural in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Hawthorne went to University, that features his art of
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, a Puerto Rican Superhero.


Artistic Style

Hawthorne's style of artwork combines the unique and creative comic book form with the accuracy and attention to detail of realism. He has a background in anatomy and figure drawing, and anatomic correctness is always present in his art. He is also praised for his particular style of drawing cityscapes and clouds.


Cinematic Approach to Comics

Hawthorne has a gift for cinematic storytelling in comics, valuing the ability to tell a story without any dialogue. His talent to portray a combination of emotions in one illustration shows his masterful use of visual storytelling. He says to picture yourself as the cameraperson, and utilizes other cinematography framing techniques like long shot, medium shot, close-up, extreme close-up, worm's eye view and bird's eye view. He describes it as the combination o
"the characters acting, the way you shoot the character, the way you draw the character into the panel, and how the panel plays into that"
and how you can incorporate all of those pieces to create a uniform and cohesive story with very little or no dialogue at all. That way, the dialogue adds to the story rather than carrying it.


Personal life

Hawthorne is originally from New York, but now lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife and three children. Hawthorne is a 1993 graduate of
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. It was there that he met his wife Despina, with whom he has three children. Hawthorne earned a scholarship for a summer program by the Governor's School for the Arts, and graduated in 1998 from
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at
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.


Bibliography

* '' Three Days In Europe'' (with
Antony Johnston Antony Johnston (born 25 August 1972) is a British writer of comics, video games, and novels. He is known for the post-apocalyptic comic series '' Wasteland'', the graphic novel ''The Coldest City'' (adapted for film as '' Atomic Blonde''), and ...
, 4-issue mini-series,
Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publishing such series as '' Scott Pilgrim'' and ''Rick and Morty''. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's ...
, 2002–2003, tpb, 152 pages, 2003, ) * '' G.I. JOE: Origins Vol. 1'' (with
Larry Hama Larry Hama (; born June 7, 1949) is an People of the United States, American comic-book writer, artist, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles ...
, 4-issue mini-series,
IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...
, tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ) * '' Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 2'' (with
Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well ...
,
Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publishing such series as '' Scott Pilgrim'' and ''Rick and Morty''. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's ...
, tpb, 376 pages, 2008, ) * '' Conan Volume 11: Road of Kings'' (with
Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...
, 12-issue mini-series,
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
, tpb, 152 pages, 2011, ) * '' The Superior Spider-Man: Full Otto'' (with
Christos Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil (TV series), Daredevil'', ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numbers ...
, 5-issue series,
Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...
, tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ) * '' The Superior Spider-Man: Otto-Matic'' (with Gage, 5-issue series, Marvel, tpb, 136 pages, 2019, )


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External links


Hawthorne's blog

The Mike Hawthorne Sketchbook

Mike Hawthorne On Putting It All Online
Newsarama ''Newsarama'' is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website ''GamesRadar+'', also owned by Future US. Hi ...
, October 5, 2007
Mike Hawthorne's webcomic, "Raising Crazy"
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