 | Brian Michael Bendis Graphic Novels
Brian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator who has written everything from gripping crime noir (Jinx, Torso) through to some of the best Superhero comics coming out today. He is one of the premiere architects of Marvel comic’s Ultimate line of comics, and has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-man since it’s best selling launch.
www.jinxworld.com
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 | Simon Bisley Graphic Novels
Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist who was very popular in the 1990s for his work on ABC Warriors, Lobo and Sláine. His style, reliant on paints and airbrushing as well as inks, was strongly influenced by Frank Frazetta and Bill Sienkiewicz, and took inspiration from rock album covers and graffiti as well as traditional comics art. He spawned many imitators, and for much of the nineties these imitations of his style became the dominant form of artwork in 2000 AD.
www.simonbisleyonline.com
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 | Jeffrey Brown Graphic Novels
Jeffrey Brown was born in Michigan in 1975. He moved to Chicago where he received his MFA from THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE. His first book, CLUMSY was liked by many people. |
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 | Charles Burns
Charles Burns (born 1955) is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator. He is renowned for his meticulous, high-contrast and creepy artwork and stories. |
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 | Dan Clowes Graphic Novels
Before the Ghost World graphic novel and film propelled Daniel Clowes to international superstardom as the preeminent cartoonist of his generation, his ongoing comic book Eightball was already the most talked-about series of the 1990s. Renowned for its gleefully incisive social satire and riotous absurdity, Entertainment Weekly proclaimed it "the year's best regularly published comic book" upon its debut in 1989. The Village Voice proclaimed it "brilliant," and Art Spiegelman called it "curdlingly good." Simpsons creator Matt Groening has repeatedly called it his favorite comic book. |
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 | Dave Cooper Graphic Novels
Funny and disturbing comics from a unique talent with an obsession, and empathy for the grotesque.
David Charles Cooper (1967- ) was born in Nova Scotia but now lives in Ottawa, Canada. His first graphic novel, Suckle, was nominated for a Harvey Award in 1997 and his on-going series Weasel won the 1999 Harvey Award for Best New Series. In addition to his comics work, Dave is also a painter and has worked in animation, including design work on Matt Groening's Futurama. |
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 | Robert Crumb Graphic Novels
Robert Crumb, world-famous illustrator and self-confessed pervert, got his start in the underground comics scene of the late sixties and early seventies. As screwed up as Crumb may be, he's also a tremendously talented, utterly original artist.
CAUTION! Items in the following sections include items of an adult nature, and are intended for persons over the age of 18. |
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 | Will Eisner Graphic Novels
Will Eisner (1917-2005) was a pioneering force in comics for over sixty years. His career spanned groundbreaking work in early newspaper comics, through his most famous creation - the Spirit, to the mature graphic novels that he produced right up to his final years.
Will Eisner was and still is, one of the most influential comics artists of all time.
www.willeisner.com
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 | Warren Ellis Graphic Novels
WARREN ELLIS writes comic books and graphic novels, videogames, animation, books, screenplays, tv and anything else he can steal money for. He lives in south-east England and is kept standing solely by Red Bull, cigarettes and a cane.
www.warrenellis.com |
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 | Garth Ennis Graphic Novels
Garth Ennis is comic writer from Northern Ireland, and is perhaps best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. His work is characterised by extreme violence, black humour and profanity, but also by an interest in male friendship and an amused disdain for organised religion. He continues to be at the forefront of pushing the envelope of comics. |
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 | Neil Gaiman Graphic Novels
A professional writer for more than twenty years, Neil Gaiman has been one of the top writers in modern comics, and is now a bestselling novelist. He has written a plethora of comics for several publishers, but his best-known work is the comics series The Sandman, which chronicles the tale of Morpheus, the personification of Dream, and runs to 10 collected volumes.
www.neilgaiman.com |
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 | Jonathan Hickman Graphic Novels
Jonathan Hickman is the visionary talent behind such works as The NIGHTLY NEWS, TransHUMAN, Pax Romana and Red Mass for Mars (all available from uber-indie publisher, IMAGE comics!)
Breaking into the industry in November of 2006, Jonathan garnered praise for his ground-breaking series, The Nightly News, which earned an Eisner nomination for 'Best Limited Series'.
This year will see the release of SECRET WARRIORS from Marvel Comics. Co-written by Hickman and industry titan, Brian Michael Bendis. Secret Warriors will be Jonathan’s first mainstream work receiving wide release. |
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 | Jack Kirby Graphic Novels
Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 - February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in United States comic books. He was also a comic book writer and editor. His most common nickname is The King.
From 1960-1968, Kirby had a hand in the creation of nearly every character for Marvel. Some of the highlights include the Fantastic Four, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, the original X-Men, the Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom, Galactus, The Watcher, Magneto, Ego the Living Planet, the Inhumans and their hidden city of Attilan, and the Black Panther. |
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| Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale
Jeph Loeb was a writer and supervising producer for Smallville and Lost. In 2006, he became Co-Executive producer for the NBC drama Heroes, for which he also wrote the teleplay for the episodes 3, "One Giant Leap" and 16, "Unexpected" . The show prominently features the artwork of Tim Sale, Loeb's longtime artistic collaborator from his comics work. |
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 | David Mack Graphic Novels
David Mack is the creator, author and artist of KABUKI published originally by Image Comics and now through Marvel Comics’ imprint ICON. He is also the writer and artist of Daredevil (one of the top ten best selling comics in the United States) from Marvel Comics. KABUKI, has earned David international acclaim for its innovative storytelling, painting techniques, and page design.
www.davidmack.net
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 | Dave McKean Graphic Novels
Dave McKean is an illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art and sculpture. He is best known in the comic world for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, his painted covers on the Sandman series, the Batman graphic novel, Arkham Asylum, with writer Grant Morrison, and his magnus opus Cages. More recently McKean has collaborated with Neil Gaiman on two children's picture books, and the film Mirrormask. www.mckean-art.co.uk
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 | Mark Millar Graphic Novels
Mark Millar is a Scottish writer of comic books and motion picture screenplays.
He is currently best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Ultimate X-Men, Marvel Knights Spider-Man and the Ultimates. Millar has been a professional comic book writer for over a decade.
Millarworld |
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 | Frank Miller Graphic Novels
Frank Miller is an American writer and artist best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. His most famous work is probably still The Dark Knight Returns, a dark tale of an older Batman set in the near future - a heavy influence on Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film. He is also highly regarded for his work on Daredevil, Elektra and Sin City - the later recently faithfully adapted in a film co directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller himself.
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 | Alan Moore Graphic Novels
Alan Moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered many awards for works such as WATCHMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, From Hell, Miracleman, and Swamp Thing. He is currently masterminding the entire America's Best Comics line, writing Tom Strong, Top 10 and Tomorrow Stories as well as Promethea, with more in the planning stages. As one of the major innovators of comics in the 80's, he has influenced a generation of comic creators. |
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 | Grant Morrison Graphic Novels
Grant Morrison has worked in the comics industry for 26 years and is regarded as one of the most imaginative storytellers in the business. He has contributed groundbreaking and best-selling runs of popular stories for the major companies including DC Comics characters; JLA, DOOM PATROL, ANIMAL MAN and for Marvel Comics the best-selling monthly, NEW X-MEN and FANTASTIC FOUR.
www.grant-morrison.com |
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 | Alex Ross Graphics & Books
American comic book painter, acclaimed for the photorealism of his work. Ross is by far the most prominent comic book painter in the industry and is known for his love of the vintage looks of classic characters and the more mythic elements of the superheroes.
www.alexrossart.com |
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 | Kevin Smith Graphic Novels
Film director (and actor) turned comic scribe - responsible for bringing Jay & Silent Bob to the big screen, and then turning them into comics - also rejuvenated Daredevil for Marvel, and Green Arrow for DC.
www.viewaskew.com
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 | J. Michael Straczynski Graphic Novels
Joseph Michael Straczynski is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas, and is perhaps best known as the creator, executive producer and head writer of Babylon 5. His comics wrtiting has garnered much praise and attention, particualarly for his lengthy tenure on Amazing Spiderman, and his original creations Rising Stars and Supreme Power. |
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 | Bryan Talbot Graphic Novels
Bryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer. He is the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, its sequel Heart of Empire, and The Tale of One Bad Rat. He has also worked on "Nemesis the Warlock" for 2000 AD and The Nazz, The Sandman and Legends of the Dark Knight for DC Comics.
www.bryan-talbot.com
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 | Chris Ware Graphic Novels
Chris Ware is an American comic book artist and cartoonist, best-known for the Acme Novelty Library, and the graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth. Ware's art is extremely eclectic in its influence, largely reflecting his love of early-20th century American aesthetics in both cartooning and graphic design, with a strong influence of early cartoonists like Winsor McCay. |
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 | Jim Woodring Graphic Novels
Jim Woodring (1952- ) was born in Los Angeles, USA and had a childhood plagued by nightmares, apparitions, hallucinations and paranoia. After a short lived career as a garbage man he turned to cartooning, and in 1980, in an effort to maintain his creative sanity while working in an animation studio, he began to document these experiences in a self-published 'autojournal', called Jim.
The first Frank comic was published in 1991. Over time it has been determined that Frank is 11 years old, that he is covered in short, dense fur, like a mole's, that he is innocent but noble. As Jim Woodring explains, "All the Frank stories have straightforward meanings which I usually recognise only after they are drawn and printed. I used to explain these meanings to anyone who asked, but I've stopped doing that because the stories are more powerful when their mysteries are undiscovered." |
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