Matt Hollingsworth
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 Matt Hollingsworth on 6th International Comic Showroom in Belgrade, September 27th 2008 |
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| Born | December 17, 1968 California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Colorist |
| Notable works | Death: The High Cost of Living, Catwoman, Daredevil |
| Awards | Eisner: Best Colorist/Coloring, 1997 |
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Matt Hollingsworth (born December 17, 1968, in California) is a comic book colorist.
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[edit] Biography
Hollingsworth graduated from The Kubert School in 1991 and began getting regular work from Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In 1993, he was hired to the Dark Horse Comics staff as head of the painted art department. After a year, he returned to freelance work and helped launch the award-winning Preacher from DC's Vertigo imprint.
He has worked on many titles for DC/Vertigo, Marvel, and others, including Catwoman, Batman, Daredevil and Alias. He won an Eisner Award for Best Colorist/Coloring in 1997, for work on several comics including Death: The High Cost of Living. He was nominated in 2004 for Catwoman. His latest project is an Eternals book written by Neil Gaiman and pencilled by John Romita, Jr.. Hollingsworth signed an exclusive contract with Marvel in April 2010.[1]
In 2003, he enrolled in the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood to become a visual effects artist in the film industry. He began working as a texture painter and technical director on such films as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Fantastic Four, Serenity, Superman Returns, among others.
Toward the end of 2006, Hollingsworth moved to Croatia.
[edit] Awards
- 1994: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner Award, for Aliens: Labyrinth, Aliens: Salvation, and Creature from the Black Lagoon[2]
- 1997: Won "Best Colorist" Eisner Award, for Preacher, Death: The Time of Your Life, and Challengers of the Unknown[3]
- 2003: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner Award, for Alias, Daredevil, The Filth #1-3, Batman: Nine Lives, Catwoman, and Catwoman: Selina's Big Score[4]
- 2004: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner Award, for Catwoman[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Beard, Jim (April 20, 2010). "Matt Hollingsworth's Marvelous Colors". Marvel.com. http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.12138.matt_hollingsworth~apos~s_marvelous_colors. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ 1994 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
- ^ 1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
- ^ 2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
- ^ 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
[edit] External links
- Matt Hollingsworth at the Grand Comics Database
- Matt Hollingsworth at the Comic Book DB
- Official website
- Matt Hollingsworth at the Marvel Database Project
- Matt Hollingsworth at the Internet Movie Database
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