Ben Templesmith
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| Ben Templesmith | |
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 Ben Templesmith at his studio in San Diego. |
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| Born | 7 March 1978 Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Dual: Australian and British |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
| Notable works | "30 Days of Night" "Fell" "Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse" "Singularity 7" "Welcome To Hoxford" |
| Awards | Spike TV Scream Award IHG Award |
Ben Templesmith (born 7 March 1978) is an Australian graphic artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry - most notably Fell with writer Warren Ellis, published by Image Comics, where he helped pioneer a new format for commercial comics[1], and 30 Days of Night with writer Steve Niles published by IDW Publishing which has since been turned into a major motion picture of the same name. As well as being nominated for multiple Eisner Awards four years in a row for his comic work, 2005-2008 as well as a 2008 International Horror Guild Award for Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. He has also created book covers, movie posters, trading cards, and concept work for film.
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[edit] Biography
At the age of 17 he attended Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia.
He graduated with a Bachelor in Design degree, majoring in Illustration, in 1998. After several years as a local freelance illustrator he produced his first commercial American comics work in 2002, providing the art for Todd McFarlane Productions' Hellspawn. He has gone on to create his own original works as well as contribute to many licensed properties at various publishers, most notably IDW Publishing, with which he had an exclusive agreement through most of 2008 and part of 2009.
Since early 2008 Templesmith lives in San Diego, California.
He is left-handed. He has two cats.
[edit] Current projects
Currently Templesmith is collaborating with well-known British comics writer Warren Ellis on Fell at Image Comics. He writes and draws his own semi-regular series,Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse with IDW Publishing as well as Welcome to Hoxford, Tommyrot: The Art of Ben Templesmith and Conluvio: The Art of Ben Templesmith, Vol. 2. He also provides covers for the Oni Press series Wasteland.
[edit] Selected bibliography
[edit] Comics
- Hellspawn (artist, Image Comics, 2002)
- 30 Days of Night (co-creator & artist, with Steve Niles, IDW Publishing, 2002)
- Dark Days (co-creator & artist, with Steve Niles, IDW Publishing, 2003)
- Criminal Macabre (artist, with Steve Niles, Dark Horse Comics, 2003)
- Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (creator & writer/artist, LOFI Magazine, 2004-2006, IDW Publishing, 2006-present)
- 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow (co-creator & artist, with Steve Niles, IDW Publishing, 2004)
- Singularity 7 (creator & writer/artist, IDW Publishing, 2004)
- Blood-Stained Sword (co-creator & artist, IDW Publishing, 2004)
- Silent Hill: Dying Inside (artist, with Scott Ciencin, IDW Publishing, 2004)
- 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales (co-creator & artist, with Matt Fraction, IDW Publishing, 2004-2005)
- Hatter M (artist, with Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier, Image Comics, 2004-2006)
- Shadowplay (co-creator & artist, IDW Publishing, 2005)
- Fell (co-creator & artist, with Warren Ellis, Image Comics, 2005-present)
- 30 Days of Night: Red Snow (co-creator & writer/artist, IDW Publishing, 2007)
- Dead Space (artist, with Antony Johnston, 2008, Image Comics)[1]
- Welcome To Hoxford (creator & writer/artist, IDW Publishing, 2008)
- Doctor Who - The Whispering Gallery (artist, with Leah Moore & John Reppion, 2009)[2]
- Groom Lake (artist, with Chris Ryall, IDW Publishing, 2009)
[edit] Game books
- Superiors 4: Rogues to Riches (In Nomine) (2000) Steve Jackson Games, Interior Artist
- Faiths and Pantheons (Forgotten Realms) (2002) Wizards of the Coast, Interior Artist
- City of the Spider Queen (Forgotten Realms) (2002) Wizards of the Coast, Interior Artist
- Fiend Folio (Dungeons & Dragons) (2003) Wizards of the Coast, Interior Artist
- Nomads (2004; artist; White Wolf Game Studio)
[edit] Art books
- Tommyrot: The Art of Ben Templesmith (IDW Publishing)
- ''Conluvio: The Art of Ben Templesmith, Vol. 2 (IDW Publishing)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ben Templesmith: Moving into Dead Space, Newsarama, February 28, 2008
- ^ Ben Templesmith to do Doctor Who one shot?
[edit] References
- Ben Templesmith at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
- Templesmith.com - Official Website
- Templesmith Livejournal - Official Blog
- Ben Templesmith at Pen n Paper
[edit] Interviews
- PopImage Interview Dec.2003
- PopImage interview June 2001
- PopPreview: Tommyrot: The Art of Ben Templesmith 06/21/06
- Buzzscope interview July 2005
- The Outhouse interview for April 2006
- Silver Bullet Comics interview for October 2006
- Articulate: ABC Online interview April 2007
- SCIFI Channel: Sam Raimi talks Templesmith art July 2007
- An Audio Interview with Ben Templesmith by SiDEBAR
