Brent Anderson
| Brent Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brent Eric Anderson[1] June 15, 1955 San Jose, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Artist |
| Notable works | X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Astro City |
| Awards | Inkpot Award, 1985 Harvey Award, 1996, 1997 Eisner Award, 1996–1998 |
| Official website | |
Brent Anderson (born June 15, 1955,[2] in San Jose, California) is an American comic book artist known for his work on X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills and the comic book series Astro City.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
In junior high school, Brent Anderson discovered the pantheon of characters in Marvel Comics. The first Marvel comic he read was Fantastic Four #69, "By Ben Betrayed" (Dec. 1967),[3] "They were a family who had super-powers and helped each other out. I wanted to be part of a family like that," he says.[4] Anderson began writing and drawing his own comics on school binder paper, creating a pantheon of his own that included "Radium the Robot" and "The Chameleon".[4]
[edit] Early career
After doing fanzine illustrations, Anderson's first professional comics work appeared in the mid-1970s in independent/underground publications such as All-Slug, Tesserae, and Venture.[5]
[edit] Comics professional
In 1981, Ka-Zar The Savage, written by Bruce Jones, became Anderson's first regular series. The X-Men graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills followed, as well as artwork on a number of Marvel Comics series, including the heroic space-opera Strikeforce: Morituri. During this period, Anderson was active doing artwork for independent publishers Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, including the innovative cinematic comic Somerset Holmes.
In 1995, Anderson co-created (with writer Kurt Busiek and cover artist Alex Ross), the award-winning Astro City. Anderson is currently the regular artist on Kurt Busiek's Astro City, having just completed Astro City: Silver Agent, a two-issue special for DC/Wildstorm.
Other recent work included J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars: Untouchable spin-off series written by Fiona Avery covering the life story of special assassin Laurel Darkhaven. Work continues on a 200-plus page graphic novel, Jar of Ashes, written by Shirley Johnston. Anderson worked with writer Marv Wolfman on a one-shot featuring Green Lantern and Plastic Man entitled Green Lantern/Plastic Man: Weapons of Mass Deception, released in December 2010.[6]
[edit] Art style
Anderson's work fits into the category of "realism" defined by Neal Adams, one of Anderson's many artistic influences.[3] Anderson's work is known for its focus on character. "My greatest joy in drawing comics comes when I've added nuance to a character with just the right expression and illustrated a scene that captures the perfect moment of mood. When the characters come to life I feel alive. That's why I've dedicated my professional life to creating comics."[4]
[edit] Awards
- Inkpot Award, 1985[5]
- Eisner Award[5]
- Best New Series, 1996
- Best Single Issue, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Best Continuing Series, 1997, 1998
- Best Serial Story, 1998
- Harvey Award[5]
- Best New Series, 1996
- Best Single Issue or Story, 1996
- Best Graphic Album, previously released work, 1997
- Squiddy Award (Best Creative Team), 1996[5]
- Don Thompson Award[5]
- Best Achievement by Penciler, 1996
- Favorite Single Creative Team (with Kurt Busiek), 1998
- Xanadu Award, 1998
[edit] Notes
- ^ cover, Marvel Graphic Novel #5: X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
- ^ Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays", Comic Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005. Accessed April 12, 2009. WebCitation archive.
- ^ a b "Comic Vine Interview with Brent Anderson," ComicVine (July 1, 2008).
- ^ a b c Anderson, Brent. Biography, Brent Anderson Art (August 7, 2007).
- ^ a b c d e f Anderson entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999.
- ^ Segura, Alex. "FIRST LOOK: GREEN LANTERN/PLASTIC MAN: WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION," DC Universe: The Source (September 16, 2010).
[edit] References
- Brent Anderson at the Comic Book DB
- Lambiek.net article
[edit] External links
| Preceded by N/A |
Ka-Zar artist 1981–1982 |
Succeeded by Ron Frenz |
| Preceded by N/A |
Strikeforce: Morituri artist 1986–1988 |
Succeeded by Huw Thomas |
