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Revision as of 14:41, 5 January 2010
| Sam Kieth | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, artist |
Notable works | The Maxx Zero Girl |
Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963[1]) is an American comics writer and illustrator and film director, best known as the creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl.
Comics career
Kieth first came to prominence in 1983 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage, his brushwork adding fluidity and texture to the broad strokes of Wagner's early work at Comico Comics. In 1989, he drew the first five issues of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman, but felt his style was unsuited to the book (specifically saying that he "felt like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles") and left, handing over to his former inker Mike Dringenberg.
He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, with Kieth's assistance, into an animated series for MTV. Since then, as a writer-artist, he has gone on to create Friends of Maxx, Zero Girl, Four Women and Ojo.
Ojo will comprise the first and My Inner Bimbo the second, in a cycle of original comic book limited series published by Oni Press. Loosely connected, the cycle will concern the intertwined lives of people with each other and sometimes with a supernatural entity known as the Mysterious Trout. Kieth has stated that other characters from The Maxx series will appear in this cycle of stories. My Inner Bimbo #1 was published in April 2006. Issue #2 was delayed past its original release date; It was finally resolicited in "Previews" in 2007 and hit the store shelves in November 2007.
Kieth's most recent work also includes DC's Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious, a two-issue prestige format mini-series that started in August 2007. The book is written and drawn by Kieth.
Sam Keith has been announced as the artist for a two-issue, prestige format series titled Lobo: Highway to Hell written by Scott Ian.[2]
Other work
In 2000, he directed a teen-oriented direct to DVD production, Take it to the Limit, about mountain climbing.
In Britain, he has contributed to 2000 AD's Judge Dredd and several covers for the Nemesis the Warlock reprint title.
Kieth provided the cover art for punk band Groovie Ghoulies' 1997 single "Running with Bigfoot".
He also provided all new album art work for San Francisco metal band, Giant Squid for their album, The Ichthyologist released 2009.
Bibliography
Artist-writer
- I Before E (collection of Kieth's short stories)
- Aliens: Earth War (written for Dark Horse by Mark Verheiden; later retitled "Female War)
- Epicurus the Sage (written by William Messner-Loebs)
- Wolverine: Blood Hungry (collection of Marvel Comics Presents 85-92, written by Peter David)
- The Maxx (original series)
- Friends of Maxx
- Legs (original one-shot comic)
- Zero Girl (original series)
- Zero Girl: Full Circle
- Four Women (original series; graphic novel revised)
- Wolverine/Hulk
- Scratch (featuring Batman)
- Ojo (original series)
- Batman: Secrets
- My Inner Bimbo (original series)
- Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious
- Lobo: Highway to Hell (2-part series, written by Scott Ian)
- Batman Confidential (40-43)
Co-writer only
- Popbot (original series illustrated by and co-written with Ashley Wood; features cameo by the Maxx)
Artist only
- Mage (inker)
- Epicurus the Sage
- The Sandman #1-5 (DC, 1989)
- Marvel Comics Presents
- Judge Dredd: I Was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Priest Killer (in Judge Dredd Megazine vol.1 #20, 1992)
- Venom
- Peter Parker: Spider Man
In addition, Kieth has done cover-art/illustrations for numerous titles, including:
- Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Marvel Comics Presents
- Amazing Heroes
- Wizard
- Detective Comics
- Marvel Tales
- Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
- B-sides (also known as The Craptacular B-Sides)
- Gay Comics
Notes
- ^ a b Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; Page 107
- ^ http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/07/09/some-friday-news-unveiling-lobo-highway-to-hell/
References
- Sam Kieth at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Sam Kieth at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- Kieth at 2000 AD online
External links
- Official website (seems to be down as of December 2009)
- The (almost) complete Sam Kieth checklist
- Suicide Girls interview with Kieth
- Batman-On-Film.com's review of BATMAN: SECRETS