Seth Fisher
| Seth Fisher | |
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| Born | July 22, 1972 |
| Died | January 30, 2006 (aged 33) Osaka, Japan |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Notable works | Green Lantern: Willworld Flash: Time Flies Vertigo Pop! Tokyo |
Seth Fisher (July 22, 1972 - January 30, 2006) was an American comic book artist and penciller.
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[edit] Career
Seth Fisher first gained attention for his work on DC Comics' Green Lantern: Willworld, and was nominated for an Eisner Award for "Best Penciller/Inker" for Flash: Time Flies and Vertigo Pop! Tokyo.[1][2]
In 2005, Fisher pencilled the five-issue "Snow" story arc of the Batman series Legends of the Dark Knight, written by Dan Curtis Johnson and J.H. Williams III. Fisher provided the art for the Marvel mini-series Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (scripted by Zeb Wells) that also appeared in 2005. (The series' final issue was published in early 2006.)
Fisher produced magazine and album covers in Finland and his adopted home of Japan. He also worked for a time for Presto Studios doing concept design work for the computer game Myst III: Exile.
He died[3][4] as a result of injuries suffered in a fall from a seventh story roof off an Osaka, Japan club.
Becker and Mayer publishers posthumously released a project titled Backpack Alarm, written by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone and featuring illustrations by Fisher. The book provides a do-it-yourself guide to building a personal backpack security system.
[edit] Bibliography
Interior comic work includes:
- The Big Book of... (Paradox Press, 1998–2000):
- "Warning! Cigarette Companies May Be Hazardous to Your Health!" (with Steve Vance, in The Big Book of Vice, 1998)
- "The Devil's Smelly Brother" (with Jonathan Vankin, in The Big Book of Grimm, 1999)
- "The Short, Happy Life of Disco" (with Jonathan Vankin, in The Big Book of the '70s, 2000)
- Happydale: Devils in the Desert #1-2 (with Andrew Dabb, Vertigo, 1999)
- Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #8: "The Seed" (Quantum Cat Entertainment, 1999)
- Green Lantern: Willworld (with J.M. DeMatteis, DC Comics, 2001)
- Flash: Time Flies (with John Rozum, DC Comics, 2002)
- Doom Patrol #13-14 (with John Arcudi, DC Comics, 2002)
- Vertigo Pop! Tokyo #1-4 (with Jonathan Vankin, Vertigo, 2002)
- Spider-Man Unlimited v3 #8: "Fanboyz" (with Joe Hill, Marvel, 2005)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #192-196: "Snow" (with Dan Curtis Johnson & J. H. Williams III, DC Comics, 2005)
- Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan #1-4 (with Zeb Wells, Marvel, 2005)
- Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft: “Freddy Wertham Goes to Hell” (with Joe Hill, IDW Publishing, 2009)
[edit] Covers only
- Zendra #5 (Penny-Farthing Press, 2001)
[edit] Book illustration
- Bob's Amazing Life (written and illustrated by Fisher)
- Build Your Own Backpack Alarm (illustrations only, written by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone)
[edit] Game design
- Myst III: Exile, design for the 'hub', 'J'Nanin' and 'Narayan' ages (developed by Presto Studios, Ubisoft, 2001)
[edit] Notes
- ^ A Beautiful Mind: talking with artist Seth Fisher, Comic Book Resources, April 22, 2002
- ^ Jozic, Mike. "Seth Fisher: Head Case". Comics Bulletin. http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/99151009093292.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Artist Seth Fisher Passes Away, Comic Book Resources, February 1, 2006
- ^ Artist Seth Fisher Dies, Newsarama, February 2, 2006
[edit] References
- Seth Fisher at the Grand Comics Database
- Seth Fisher at the Comic Book DB
- Ben Morse, "The Life and Strange Death of Seth Fisher," Wizard #179 (Sept. 2006), pp. 68–71.
