Ty Templeton
| Ty Templeton | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1962 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Letterer |
| Official website | |
Ty Templeton is a popular Canadian comic book artist and writer who has drawn a number of popular mainstream titles, TV-associated titles and his own series.
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[edit] Biography
Templeton was born on May 9, 1962. He first received attention for Stig's Inferno (Vortex Comics), now a cult favourite, which detailed the journey of its lead character into Hell in a parody of Dante's Divine Comedy.
He has gone on to do titles for Marvel Comics, DC Comics for Bongo, including Batman Adventures, The Simpsons and many others. He also created his own graphic novel, Bigg Time, published by DC Comics' mature readers imprint, Vertigo. He was recently editor of an independent Canadian comic company, Mr.Comics.
Currently, Ty is writing IDW's Star Trek comic book, working for Bongo, DC, Marvel and others, as well as teaching at the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop.[1]
Ty is the brother of internet pioneer and entrepreneur Brad Templeton and son of Canadian celebrities Charles Templeton and Sylvia Murphy.
[edit] Awards
- 1998: Nominated for "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award, for Batman and Robin Adventures
- 2005: Won "Outstanding Writer" Joe Shuster Award for The Batman Adventures[2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Ty Templeton at the Grand Comics Database
- Ty Templeton at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- Ty Templeton at Marvel.com
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Ty Templeton at the Comic Book DB
- Ty Templeton Original Artwork & Official Blog
- Toronto Cartoonists Workshop- Home of Ty Templeton's Comic Book Bootcamp
