Timothy B. Vigil () is an American

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known for horror works, including the series ''

Faust Faust ( , ) is the protagonist of a classic German folklore, German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a deal with the Devil at a ...

'', which Vigil co-created with writer David Quinn. The book's main storyline, '' Faust: Love of the Damned'', was adapted by director

Brian Yuzna Brian Yuzna is an American film producer, director, and writer. He is best known for his work in the science fiction and horror film genres. Yuzna began his career as a producer for several films by director Stuart Gordon, such as ''Re-Animator ...

as the 2001 film of the same name.

Career

Vigil was a member of the Rebel Studios crew. In the early 2000s Vigil was commissioned to create artwork for the

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used by System of a Down drummer

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, an avid comic book collector and vendor. Dolmayan commissioned Vigil to illustrate a scene demons engaged in

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for one of the drums in the kit, while the art for the other drums which depicted other characters and scenes, were produced by

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, and Arthur Adams.

Bibliography

*''Grips'' (at Silverwolf Comics) *''Omega'' ( ''Omen'') *'' Faust: Love of the Damned'' (at Rebel Studios) *''Caliber Presents'' at

Caliber Comics Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, Caliber published over 1,300 comics in the decade following its inception and is ranked as one of Americ ...

*Two original covers for Dan DeBono's Independent Comic Guide *''Zero Tolerance'' (at

First Comics First Comics is an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991 and then from 2011 to present (stylized as 1First Comics), known for titles like '' American Flagg!'', '' Grimjack'', ''Nexus'', ''Badger'', '' Dreadstar'', and '' ...

) *''Morella'' (at

Verotik Verotik is an American comic book company founded by heavy metal/horror punk Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often infl ...

) *''Broken Halo'' (at Broken Halos Studios) *''Gunfighters in Hell'' (with art by his brother Joe Vigil, at Broken Halos Studios) *''Dark Utopia'' artbook (at Broken Halos Studios) *''Gothic Nights'' artbook (at Broken Halos Studios) *''

Champions of Hell ''Champions of Hell'' is a comic book series published by 13 Flames Empire, an independent publisher from British Columbia, Canada. Originally published by Hunter Thompson Unlimited, the company changed its name to 13 Flames Empire in 2006. Champi ...

'' (at

13 Flames Empire 13 Flames Empire is an independent comic book publisher based in Victoria, British Columbia founded by Ira Hunter and Robin Thompson in 1999. Overview Originally named Hunter Thompson Unlimited, the company changed its name to 13 Flames Empire ...

) *''Zombie Jesus'' (at 13 Flames Empire) *'' 777: The Wrath'' (at

Avatar Press Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The ...

) *'' Faust/777: The Wrath'' (aka "Darkness in Collision") (at Avatar Press) *'' Faust: Book of M'' (at Avatar Press) *'' Faust: Singha's Talons'' (at Avatar Press) *'' Cuda: An Age of Metal and Magic'' (at Avatar Press) *''EO'' *''Webwitch'' (at Avatar Press)

References

External links

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Tim Vigil
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