Tim Sale (artist)
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 Sale at the 2011 New York Comic Con. |
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| Born | May 1, 1956 [1] Ithaca, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Tim Sale (born 1956) is an American Eisner Award-winning comic book artist. He is primarily known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb.
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[edit] Early life
Tim Sale was born on May 1, 1956[1] in Ithaca, New York, but spent most of his early life in Seattle, Washington. (He moved there with his family at age six.)[2] He attended the University of Washington for two years before moving to New York to attend the School of Visual Arts, as well as the comics workshop run by artist John Buscema. Before he graduated from SVA, Sale returned to Seattle.
[edit] Career
Tim began doing art for the series Myth Adventures in 1983, and was soon working on Thieves' World. After meeting Matt Wagner and Diana Schutz (who were then creating and working for Comico Comics) and Barbara Randall of DC Comics at the San Diego Comicon, Sale's career began in earnest.
The body of Sale's comics work has been with collaborator Jeph Loeb. The duo, credited in their comics as 'storytellers', produced popular work such as Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, and the so-called 'color' books for Marvel Comics starring characters such as Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Hulk.
Tim Sale worked on artwork for the television program Heroes.[3] His artwork appeared in the show as the work of the precognitive artist Isaac Mendez as well as other artists on the show. Mendez's work in the 9th Wonders! comic book on the show was also the work of Sale. Additionally, the font used throughout the show in the various captions and credits was created by Sale and was based on his handwriting style.[4] Sale's frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb was a writer and producer on the show.[5]
Tim Sale has two dogs, Hotspur and Shelby. Sale is a lifelong soccer fan.[6]
[edit] Selected works
- Billi 99 (with Sarah Byam)
- Grendel (with Matt Wagner)
- Deathblow (with Jim Lee and Brandon Choi)
- Challengers of the Unknown Vol. 2 (with Jeph Loeb)
- Batman: Haunted Knight (with Jeph Loeb)
- Batman: The Long Halloween (with Jeph Loeb)
- Batman: Dark Victory (with Jeph Loeb)
- Catwoman: When in Rome (with Jeph Loeb)
- Superman For All Seasons (with Jeph Loeb)
- Wolverine & Gambit: Victims (with Jeph Loeb)
- Daredevil: Yellow (with Jeph Loeb)
- Spider-Man: Blue (with Jeph Loeb)
- Hulk: Gray (with Jeph Loeb)
- Captain America: White (with Jeph Loeb)
- Solo [issue 1] (with Jeph Loeb, Brian Azzarello, Darwyn Cooke, and Diana Schutz)
- Superman Confidential [aka "Superman: Kryptonite"] (with Darwyn Cooke)
[edit] Published short stories
- Grendel: Black, White & Red #1 (Dark Horse, 1998). 8-page short story with writer Matt Wagner.
- Robert E. Howard's Myth Maker (1999). One-shot drawn by several pencillers like John Bolton (also cover artist of the issue), Richard Corben or Kelley Jones. Tim Sale drew several pages, with script by Roy Thomas.
- Vampirella: Rebirth #1 (Harris Comics, 1999). 8-page short story with writer Jeph Loeb, and variant cover.
- 9-11 Vol. 2 (DC Comics). Short story with writer Jeph Loeb.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayers TPB (Dark Horse, February 2002). Cover and short story (12 pages) written by Joss Whedon, about a female medieval vampire hunter.
- JSA: All Stars #2 (DC Comics, 2003). 6-page back up story about the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl, with writer Jeph Loeb.
- Tales of The Batman: Tim Sale HC/TPB (DC Comics, 2008). 240-page collection of Batman tales drawn by Tim Sale early in his career with writers Darwyn Cooke, Alan Grant, James Robinson, and Kelley Puckett.
[edit] Published comic-book covers
- The Foot Soldiers #3 (Dark Horse, 1996)
- Adventures of Superman #57, Batgirl #21, Detective Comics #763, Harley Quinn #13, JSA #29 & The Spectre #10 (DC Comics, coverdate: December 2001). All the issues were part of the crossover Last Laugh.
- Flinch #5 (DC/Vertigo, 1999)
- El Diablo #1-4 (DC/Vertigo, 2001)
- Queen & Country #1-4 (Oni Press, 2001)
- Detective Comics #777-796 (DC Comics, coverdate: feb/2003-sep/2004)
- Batgirl #69-73
[edit] Other
- Tim Sale: Black And White Hardcover (Active Images, 2004); Revised and Expanded Edition (Image Comics, 2008). An art and career retrospective of Tim Sale. By Richard Starkings and John 'JG' Roshell, with Tim Sale.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Comics Buyer's Guide #1485; May 3, 2002; Page 29
- ^ NBC & "HEROES" TEAM UP TO BE REAL-LIFE HEROES, Comicbookresources.com, 2007-03-08, Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Smith, Zack., TALKING HEROES AND COMICS WITH TIM SALE, Newsarama.com, 2006-11-14, Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ George, Richard., Loeb Talks Heroes, IGN.com, 2006-10-26, Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Full cast and crew page for Heroes at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Smith, Zack; "Talking Heroes and Comics with Tim Sale"; newsarama; November 14, 2006
[edit] External links
- Tim Sale's official website
- Tim Sale at Lambiek.net
- Tim Sale Batman Gallery
- Chronology of Sale's collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb
- Tim Sale's work on Marvel.com
- Tim Sale Interview at Adelaide Comics
- Tim Sale Interview at BATMAN-ON-FILM.COM
- Tim Sale Interview at LEGIONSOFGOTHAM.ORG
- Tim Sale Interview at CBR
- Tim Sale Interview at Mania
- Sale's KCRW Guest DJ Set
- Malcolm, Kevin. "Emerald City ComiCon 2010 Part 3"; Backroom Comics Podcast, March 2010
