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{{Unreferenced, date=February 2016 The Shiflett Brothers are Texas based sculptors working in the comic book and gaming industries.


Life and career

Brandon (born December 19, 1968)and Jarrod (born August 7, 1972) Shiflett began their sculpting careers working on the character maquettes for the video game " Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee". The pair are most well known for their work on Marvel character statues including The Incredible Hulk, Thanos, Wolverine, Black Panther, and The Juggernaut all produced by Bowen Designs. Other notable work includes The Earth X Captain America statue co-sculpted with creator
Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wi ...
. Matt Wagner's "Grendel Prime" and David Mack's "Kabuki" porcelain statues were also sculpted by the brothers. The brothers have been included in two Spectrum Art books, collecting that specific year's best fantasy art. They won the Spectrum Silver Dimensional Award for their work on the "Draco" from Dragonheart porcelain statue from Moore Creations. The pair has garnered praise from painter
Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wi ...
as well as Special Effects guru and multiple Academy Award winner, Sir Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop.


Notable works


Originals

*Chloe: Aviator For Hire *Ol' Scratch *Principia & the Serpent


Commercial Pieces

* The Incredible Hulk * Thanos * Wolverine *
Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d ...
*
The Juggernaut ''The Juggernaut'' is a silent train disaster drama produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and released on April 19, 1915. It was directed by Ralph W. Ince and stars Earle Williams and Anita Stewart. Plot John Ballard's (Earle Williams) ...
* Earth X
Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
(co-sculpted with creator
Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wi ...
) *
Grendel Prime Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem ''Beowulf'' (700–1000). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. Grendel is feared by all i ...
* Kabuki * Cremator * Draco * Frank Frazetta's Jaguar God


External links


Shiflett Brothers Official WebsiteShiflett Brothers Official MySpace PageBowen DesignsAlex Ross ArtOfficial Frank Frazetta Art Gallery
American sculptors