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In 2011, Sprouse worked with writer [[Peter Hogan]] on the ''Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril'' limited series.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/tom-strong-returns-in-july-with-planet-of-peril/|title= Tom Strong returns in July with ''Planet of Peril''|first= Kevin|last= Melrose|date= April 5, 2013|publisher= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131019042909/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/tom-strong-returns-in-july-with-planet-of-peril/|archivedate= October 19, 2013|deadurl= no|accessdate= December 28, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Sprouse drew the second issue of [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[The Multiversity]]'' limited series.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsarama.com/22184-vivisecting-multiversity-chris-sprouse-on-the-society-of-super-heroes.html|title= Vivisecting ''Multiversity'': Chris Sprouse On ''The Society of Super-Heroes''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= September 18, 2014|publisher= [[Newsarama]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141020005647/http://www.newsarama.com/22184-vivisecting-multiversity-chris-sprouse-on-the-society-of-super-heroes.html|archivedate=October 20, 2014 |deadurl= no}}</ref>
In 2011, Sprouse worked with writer [[Peter Hogan]] on the ''Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril'' limited series.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/tom-strong-returns-in-july-with-planet-of-peril/|title= Tom Strong returns in July with ''Planet of Peril''|first= Kevin|last= Melrose|date= April 5, 2013|publisher= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131019042909/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/04/tom-strong-returns-in-july-with-planet-of-peril/|archivedate= October 19, 2013|deadurl= no|accessdate= December 28, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Sprouse drew the second issue of [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[The Multiversity]]'' limited series.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsarama.com/22184-vivisecting-multiversity-chris-sprouse-on-the-society-of-super-heroes.html|title= Vivisecting ''Multiversity'': Chris Sprouse On ''The Society of Super-Heroes''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= September 18, 2014|publisher= [[Newsarama]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141020005647/http://www.newsarama.com/22184-vivisecting-multiversity-chris-sprouse-on-the-society-of-super-heroes.html|archivedate=October 20, 2014 |deadurl= no}}</ref>


Sprouse drew ''[[Action Comics]]'' #14 (Jan. 2013) which featured an "appearance" by [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://comicsalliance.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-krypton-action-comics/|title= Neil deGrasse Tyson Finds Krypton, Shows Up in ''Action Comics''|first= Graeme|last= McMillan|date= November 5, 2012|publisher= [[Townsquare Media|ComicsAlliance]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150325154842/http://comicsalliance.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-krypton-action-comics/|archivedate= March 25, 2015|deadurl= no|quote= Tyson will appear in the next issue of ''Action Comics'' helping Superman locate where his home planet used to be as part of the back-up strip by Sholly Fisch and Chris Sprouse.}}</ref> Other works include ''[[Batman (TV series)#Batman '66 comic|Batman '66]]'', ''[[Fables (comics)|Fairest: In All the Land]]'', ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'', ''[[Sensation Comics]] Featuring Wonder Woman'', ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.#Other media|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'', and ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thors]]''.<ref name="GCD" />
Sprouse drew ''[[Action Comics]]'' #14 (Jan. 2013) which featured an "appearance" by [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-krypton-action-comics/ |title=Neil deGrasse Tyson Finds Krypton, Shows Up in ''Action Comics'' |first=Graeme |last=McMillan |date=November 5, 2012 |publisher=[[Townsquare Media|ComicsAlliance]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325154842/http://comicsalliance.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-krypton-action-comics/ |archivedate=March 25, 2015 |deadurl=yes |quote=Tyson will appear in the next issue of ''Action Comics'' helping Superman locate where his home planet used to be as part of the back-up strip by Sholly Fisch and Chris Sprouse. |df= }}</ref> Other works include ''[[Batman (TV series)#Batman '66 comic|Batman '66]]'', ''[[Fables (comics)|Fairest: In All the Land]]'', ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'', ''[[Sensation Comics]] Featuring Wonder Woman'', ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.#Other media|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'', and ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thors]]''.<ref name="GCD" />


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 21:09, 31 March 2017

Chris Sprouse
Sprouse drawing at a board
Chris Sprouse at 2012 Fan Expo Toronto
Born (1966-07-30) July 30, 1966 (age 58)
Charlottesville, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller

Chris Sprouse (born July 30, 1966)[1] is an American comic book artist. Sprouse has worked for multiple studios, and has won two Eisner Awards for comics about Tom Strong, a character he created with writer Alan Moore.

Biography

Chris Sprouse was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. At the age of 3 he moved with his family to New Delhi, India where he first discovered comics as he was unable to play outside due to the dangerous amount of snakes in the house yard. When he was 6, his family returned to the United States to Dale City, Virginia, where he continued to read and draw comics. Before his debut in comics, Sprouse drew a comic strip entitled "Ber-Mander", for the school newspaper (The Hyphen), while attending Gar-Field Senior High School in Dale City. After graduating in 1984, Sprouse attended James Madison University where he studied graphic design.

Sprouse launched his career in mainstream comics in 1989, his first credited work being a Chemical King story in Secret Origins #47 (Feb. 1990).[2] His next assignments were a Two-Face story for Batman Annual #14 (1990)[3] and the Hammerlocke limited series. He drew insert posters for the War of the Gods limited series in 1991.[4] Following that, Sprouse drew the Legionnaires series featuring teenaged versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He later illustrated a number of one-shots and fill-in issues before illustrating a Star Wars mini-series, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, for Dark Horse Comics.

He then worked for Extreme Studios as the regular penciller of New Men, and in 1997, Sprouse drew several issues of Supreme, scripted by Alan Moore for the same publisher. After Supreme ended, a year later he and Moore created Tom Strong for America's Best Comics,[5] for which Sprouse won two Eisner Awards in 2000, for Best Single Issue and Best Serialized Story.[6]

Sprouse was the penciller and co-creator on the 2004 Ocean mini-series, written by Warren Ellis and published by DC Comics. In 2007, Ocean was optioned for film.[7] In 2006, he began pencilling Wildstorm's Midnighter ongoing series, a spin-off of The Authority. He was the artist on the first issue of Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne with Grant Morrison as writer.[8]

In 2011, Sprouse worked with writer Peter Hogan on the Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril limited series.[9] In 2014, Sprouse drew the second issue of Grant Morrison's The Multiversity limited series.[10]

Sprouse drew Action Comics #14 (Jan. 2013) which featured an "appearance" by Neil deGrasse Tyson.[11] Other works include Batman '66, Fairest: In All the Land, The Flash, Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Thors.[2]

Bibliography

Awesome Comics

  • Alan Moore's Awesome Universe Handbook #1 (1999)
  • Judgment Day Omega #2 (1997)
  • Judgment Day: Sourcebook #1 (1997)
  • Supreme #50, 52a, 52b, 53–56 (1997–1998)
  • Supreme the Return #1, 3 (1999)

Dark Horse

"Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye" #1-4 (1996)

DC Comics

IDW Publishing

Image Comics

Malibu Comics

Marvel Comics

  • Battlezones: Dream Team 2 #1 (1996)
  • Dream Team #1 (1995)
  • Uncanny X-Men #304 (1993)
  • Thors #1 (2015)

References

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Chris Sprouse at the Grand Comics Database
  3. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (2014). "1990s". Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 188. ISBN 978-1465424563. In perhaps the greatest Two-Face origin story to date, writer Andrew Helfer and artist Chris Sprouse made Harvey Dent more three-dimensional than ever before. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1990s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Three of the four issues in this limited series contained posters of DC characters by the talented Chris Sprouse. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Vukcevic, Filip (April 29, 2008). "Chris Sprouse: Comics The Way He Sees It". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "2000s Eisner Awards Recipients". San Diego Comicon International. 2013. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Fleming, Michael (August 6, 2007). "Hollywood Gang jumps in Ocean". Variety. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "DCU in 2010: The Return of Bruce Wayne hits in April". DC Comics. December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Melrose, Kevin (April 5, 2013). "Tom Strong returns in July with Planet of Peril". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Rogers, Vaneta (September 18, 2014). "Vivisecting Multiversity: Chris Sprouse On The Society of Super-Heroes". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ McMillan, Graeme (November 5, 2012). "Neil deGrasse Tyson Finds Krypton, Shows Up in Action Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Tyson will appear in the next issue of Action Comics helping Superman locate where his home planet used to be as part of the back-up strip by Sholly Fisch and Chris Sprouse. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Further reading

  • Nolen-Weathington, Eric, Modern Masters Volume 21: Chris Sprouse (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1605490137)
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