Bob Almond

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Bob Almond

Bob Almond
Born Robert "Bob" Almond
January 4, 1967 (1967-01-04) (age 42)[1]
Seoul, Korea
Nationality
American
Area(s) Artist
Notable works Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Black Panther, Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar
Awards Ooks and two Squiddies

Bob Almond is an award-winning American comic book inker.[2] He is primarily known for his work on various titles, such as Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Black Panther and Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar. He has worked for many comic publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Penny-Farthing Press, Malibu Comics, and Acclaim Comics.

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[edit] Career

Almond was born January 4, 1967.[1] He first became interested in comics by age nine. In his early teen years, he began drawing comics under the independent title "Torpedo Comics", with his friends and his brother Mike. He majored in illustration at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth and graduated in 1990 with a BFA in Illustration. His first entry into the comic book industry came as a result of the efforts of fellow artists Bernie Wrightson and Jim Starlin. In 1991, through attending Wrightson's annual Halloween party, Almond met Starlin. Starlin convinced his editor at Marvel Comics to hire Almond as Terry Austin's replacement on Warlock and the Infinity Watch.[3]

In 1994, Almond moved on to other projects, freelancing at Marvel on many projects to date. In addition to Marvel Comics, Almond has also worked for DC Comics, Penny-Farthing Press, Malibu Comics, Acclaim Comics, and other publishers.[4]

[edit] Inkblots and the Inkwell Awards

In an effort to bring more attention to the craft of inking, its history and its artists, Bob began his regular column "Inkblots" in the pages of SKETCH magazine from Blue Line Pro in 2007.[5] He has also participiated an unofficial capacity in assisting the Comics Buyer's Guide, acting as a resource for identifying and crediting ink artists since 2006.[6] This ultimately led to his formation of The Inkwell Awards in 2008 which further allowed him to inform the public and community of the craft itself, and to show recognition to the ink artists themselves, who are at times not credited[7].

[edit] Interior comic book work

  • "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" #5-6, 9-11, 14-15, 17-18, 20-23, 25-27, 31, 33-35 (Marvel Comics, 1992-1994)
  • "Guardians of the Galaxy Annual" #2-4 (Marvel Comics, 1992-1994)
  • "Jurassic Park Annual" #1 (Topps Comics, 1993)
  • "Silver Surfer Annual" #6-7 (Marvel Comics, 1993-1994)
  • "Silver Surfer" #99-100 (Marvel Comics, 1994-1995)
  • "Marvel Holiday Special" #3 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
  • "Silver Sable" #26 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
  • "Cosmic Powers" #4 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
  • "What-if? #72 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
  • "Cosmic Powers Unlimited" #1 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
  • "Starmasters" #1-2 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
  • "Nova" #18 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
  • "Conan Saga" #97 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
  • "Battle-tech" #3-4 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" #24 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Power of Prime" #2 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Celebrity Series: Rules of Diplomacy" #1 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Ultraforce" #3 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "The Phoenix Resurrection: Revelations" #1 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "The Phoenix Resurrection: Aftermath" #1 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Siren" Infinity (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Siren" #1-3 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Siren" Special (Malibu Comics, 1996)
  • "Battlezones: Dream Team" #2 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
  • "Foxfire" #1-4 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
  • "Ultragirl" #1-2 (Marvel Comics, 1996)
  • "Ultraverse Unlimited" #2 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
  • "Mission: Impossible" #1 (Paramount/Marvel Comics, 1996)
  • "Devil Dinosaur Spring Fling (Marvel Comics, 1997)
  • "Metal Men" #1 (DC Comics/ Tangent, 1997)
  • "Razor" #3 (London Night Studios, 1997)
  • "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" #8-9, 12 (Marvel Comics, 1997)
  • "JLA: 80-Page Giant" #2 (DC Comics, 1997)
  • "Saban Powerhouse: 3 Into the Fire 2" #1(Acclaim Comics, 1997)
  • "Saban Presents: Power Rangers Turbo vs. the Beetleborgs (Acclaim Comics, 1997)
  • "Legion of Super-heroes Secret Files and Origins" #2 (DC Comics, 1998)
  • "Resurrection Man" #18 (DC Comics, 1998)
  • "Bloodshot" #8-16 (Acclaim Comics, 1998)
  • "Trinity Angels" #10 (Acclaim Comics, 1998)
  • "Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files" #1 (DC Comics, 1999)
  • "Decoy" #1-4 (Penny-Farthing Press, 1999)
  • "The Victorian" #6-7, 9, 11 (Penny-Farthing Press, 1999-2001)
  • "Slingers" #7-8 Marvel Comics, 1999)
  • "Black Panther" #13-17, 19-23, 25-29, 31-33, 36-43, 45, 48-49 (Marvel Comics, 1999-2002)
  • "Batman Chronicles" #20 (DC Comics, 2000)
  • "The Victorian: Act 3- Self-Estrangement" tpb (Penny-Farthing Press, 2003)
  • "JSA" #46 (DC Comics, 2003)
  • "JSA: All Stars" #1, 8 (DC Comics, 2003-2004)
  • "Aguaman" #6-7 (DC Comics 2003)
  • "Aquaman Secret Files and Origins" (DC Comics, 2003)
  • "JLA-Z" #2 (DC Comics, 2003)
  • "Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril" #1-6 (Penny-Farthing Press, 2004-2005)
  • "Vampirella: Revelations #0-3 (Harris Comics, 2005-2006)
  • "Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril" tpb (Penny-Farthing Press, 2006)
  • "A Nightmare on Elm Street #1-3, 5-8 (Wildstorm Productions, 2006-2007)
  • "Annihilation: Conquest- Quasar #1-4 (Marvel Comics, 2007)
  • "Harbinger: The Beginning" HC (Valiant Entertainment, 2007)
  • "Marvel Legacy: The 1960s-1990s Handbook tpb (Marvel Comics, 2007)
  • "Sage Six: Thirst" (A First Salvo, 2006)
  • "Saga Six: Echoes" (A First Salvo, 2006)
  • "Danger's Dozen: Powerplay" (A First Salvo, 2007-2008)
  • "Cable and Deadpool" #50 (Marvel Comics, 2008)
  • "Perhapanauts" #1 (Image Comics, 2008)
  • "Archer and Armstrong: First Impressions" (Valiant Entertainment, 2008)
  • "The Phantom: Stones of Blood" (Egmont Publishing, 2008)
  • "Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment" # 5 (IDW, 2008)
  • "Star Trek: The Last Generation" #1-5 (IDW, 2008-2009)
  • "The Phantom: Witchhunt" (Egmont, 2009)
  • "The Phantom: Hooded Justice" (Egmont, 2009)

[edit] Covers

  • "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" #6, 9-11, 14-15, 18, 20, 22 (Marvel Comics, 1992-1993)
  • "Cosmic Powers" # 4 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
  • "Siren" #1-3 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
  • "Foxfire" #4 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
  • "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #9, 12 (Marvel Comics, 1997)
  • "Bloodshot #12-16 (Acclaim Comics, 1998)
  • "Decoy" #1-4 (Penny-Farthing Press, 1999)
  • "Black Panther" #15, 17-20, 23, 26-27, 31-37, 41-43, 45, 49 (Marvel Comics, 2000-2002)
  • "Avengers: Supreme Justice" tpb (Marvel Comics, 2001)
  • "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" vol. 2 (Panini Comics, 2003)
  • "Vampirella: Revelations" #2 (Harris Comics, 2005)
  • "Danger's Dozen" (A First Salvo, 2007)

[edit] Collected comic book work

  • "Decoy" (Penny-Farthing Press, 2000)
  • "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" #1 (Panini Comics, 2002) collects Black Panther #13-25
  • "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" #2 (Panini Comics, 2003) collects Black Panther #26-37
  • "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" #3 (Panini Comics, 2005) collects Black Panther #38-49
  • "JSA: All Stars" (DC Comics, 2004)
  • "JSA: Princes of Darkness (DC Comics, 2005) collects JSA #46-55
  • "Marvel Milestones: Black Panther, Storm and Kazar" (Marvel Comics, 2006) includes Black Panther #26
  • "Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril" (Penny-Farthing Press, 2006)
  • "Infinity War" (Marvel Comics, 2006) includes Warlock and the Infinity Watch #9-10
  • "Vampirella: Revelations" (Harris Comics, 2006)
  • "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (Wildstorm Productions, 2007) collects #1-3, 5-7
  • "Tangent Comics" Volume One (DC Comics, 2007) includes Metal Men
  • "Annihilation: Conquest" HC/SC (Marvel Comics, 2008) includes the Quasar series
  • "Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment" (IDW, 2008)
  • "Infinity Crusade, Vol. 1" (Marvel Comics, 2008) includes Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18
  • "The Perhapanauts: Triangle" (Image Comics, 2008) includes Perhapanauts #1
  • "Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment" (IDW, 2008)
  • "Star Trek: The Last Generation" (IDW, 2009)
  • "Marvel Bromance" (Marvel, 2009)includes Black Panther #25
  • "Infinity Crusade, Vol. 2" (Marvel Comics, 2009) includes Warlock and the Infinity Watch #20-22

[edit] Other comic-related illustration work

  • "Heroes" (Marvel Comics, 2001)
  • "The Jack Kirby Collector: Kirby as a Genre" #34 (Twomorrows Publishing, 2002)
  • "The Jack Kirby Collector: Kirby as a Genre" #37 (Twomorrows Publishing, 2002)
  • "The Uncanny Dave Cockrum Tribute" SC/HC (Aardwolf Publishing, 2004/ 2007)
  • "The DC Comics Encyclopedia" (DK Publishing, 2004)
  • "Fantastic Four Encyclopedia: (Marvel Comics, 2004)
  • "Heroes and Villains: The William Messner-Loebs Sketchbook" (Twomorrows Publishing, 2005)
  • "Fantastic Four: The Ultimate Guide (DK Publishing, 2005)
  • "Avengers: The Ultimate Guide" (DK Publishing, 2005)
  • "Green Lantern's Book of Inventions" (DK Publishing, 2005)
  • "The Marvel Encyclopedia" (DK Publishing, 2006)
  • "Black Panther Magazine" #30 (Eaglemoss International, 2006)
  • "Marvel Made in Italy" (Panini Comics, 2007)

[edit] Features

  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: Catching Up with Bob Almond" #1498, (Krause Publications, 2002)
  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: May Brings Double JSA Adventures" #1539 (Krause Publications, 2003)
  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: A Blazing Success (FCBD)" #1541 (Krause Publications, 2003)
  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: Beautiful Balloons" #1603 (Krause Publications, 2005)
  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: Longbox Manifesto-Unfinished Business" #1611 (Krause Publications, 2005)
  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: Top Ten Comic Book Covers'" #1626 (Krause Publications, 2006)
  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: First Salvo Courts Danger's Dozen'" #1637 (Krause Publications, 2007)
  • "Comics Buyer's Guide: The Blurbs- Introducing the Inkwell Awards" #1641 (Krause Publications 2008)
  • "Umass: Dartmouth Magazine: Alumni Titans of Comic Book Art" vol. 12, #7 (University of Massachusetts: Dartmouth, Nov. 2008)

[edit] Columnist/writer

  • "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition: post-script" vol. 2 (Panini Comics, 2003)
  • "Sketch Magazine: 'Inkblots'" #30-40 (Blue Line Pro, 2007-2009)

[edit] Awards

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; Page 107
  2. ^ http://www.squiddies.org/winners.html Two time winner of the Squiddy for inking skills
  3. ^ "http://www.almondink.com/bio.html". http://www.almondink.com/bio.html.  The Bob Almond Inkwell, containing autobiographical information.
  4. ^ "http://www.almondink.com/bio.html". http://www.almondink.com/bio.html.  The Bob Almond Inkwell, containing autobiographical information.
  5. ^ "Sketch Magazine: 'Inkblots'" #30-34 (Blue Line Pro, 2007-2008)
  6. ^ "http://www.almondink.com/bio.html". http://www.almondink.com/bio.html.  The Bob Almond Inkwell, containing autobiographical information.
  7. ^ "http://www.inkwellawards.com/letter.html". http://www.inkwellawards.com/letter.html. 
  8. ^ "http://squiddies.org/2001.html". http://squiddies.org/2001.html. 2001 Squiddy Awards
  9. ^ "http://squiddies.org/2002.html". http://squiddies.org/2002.html. 2002 Squiddy Awards
  10. ^ "http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/comics/almond.php". http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/comics/almond.phpl. Bob Almond interview on MillionairePlayboy.com (2003 Ook Award archive currently offline.)

[edit] External links

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