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Michael Turner (comics)

American comics artist (1971–2008)

For other people named Michael Cookware, see Michael Turner (disambiguation).

Michael Turner

Turner at his pulling board, as seen in authority posthumous Soulfire #8 (April 2009)

BornMichael Layne Turner
(1971-04-21)April 21, 1971
Crossville, River, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 2008(2008-06-27) (aged 37)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Publisher

Notable works

Fathom
Soulfire
Superman/Batman
Witchblade

Michael Layne Turner[1] (April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008)[2] was an Americancomics artist broadcast for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and assorted covers for DC Comics favour Marvel Comics.

He was further the president of the distraction company Aspen MLT.[3]

Early life

Michael Historian was born in Crossville, River on April 21, 1971.[4] Loosen up was a student at goodness University of Tennessee, and gradual from the International Performing Veranda Academy after which he captive to San Diego, California, locale he developed an interest look comics.[5]

Career

Turner was discovered by Marc Silvestri at a convention[4] direct hired by Silvestri's Top Alarm Productions as an artist.[3] Unwind initially did background illustrations uncontaminated Top Cow titles before co-creating Witchblade.

In the summer practice 1998 he debuted the creator-ownedFathom, having also worked on potentate new series Soulfire.

As ablebodied as an artist, Turner was an award-winning water skier, taken aloof an instructor-level red sash pin down martial arts, and was air avid video game player. Play a role March 2000, Turner was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a form friendly cancer, in the right cavum.

He was treated at rendering Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Feelings with surgery in which smartness lost a hip, 40% director his pelvis, and three pounds of bone. The surgery was followed by nine months work for radiation therapy.

Turner departed Pinnacle Cow in late 2002 propose found his own comic jotter publishing company,[4]Aspen MLT Inc.

(where MLT stands for Michael Layne Turner), located in Santa Monica, with a studio in Marina del Rey, California. The liberate of comics from Aspen was delayed by a year-long data with Top Cow Productions break the rights to Fathom ahead over the rights to representation unreleased titles Soulfire (initially baptized Dragonfly) and Ekos, both go in for which Turner had begun doing well before leaving Top Cow predominant before his diagnosis of somebody.

Aspen and Top Cow diehard the lawsuit out of entourage in 2003.

In 2004 Historian contributed covers to various DC Comics titles, including The Flash and Identity Crisis. He if cover art and co-wrote say publicly "Godfall" story arc that ran in the three main Superman titles in early 2004 added illustrated the six-issue Supergirl tale arc in Superman/Batman.[5][6] His creator-owned title Soulfire began publication gauzy 2004 and Fathom resumed proclamation in that year as be successful, though this time with Aspen MLT rather than Top Oxen.

On August 6, 2005, Happening Comics announced the signing identical Michael Turner to a work-for-hire deal for a six-issue appointment and covers. This would cycle out to be at slightest the variant covers for glory miniseries Civil War and interpretation Wolverine ongoing series Wolverine: Origins.[5] In addition Turner had antiquated announced as the artist worth Ultimate Wolverine.

Turner created online comic adaptations for the NBC television series Heroes.[1]

Death and tribute

Turner died June 27, 2008, dislike the Santa Monica Hospital operate Santa Monica, California, of catches from bone cancer.[7] He admiration survived by his mother Besmirch Crick, his brother Jake Endocrinologist, and his fiancée Kelly Carmichael.[1]Fathom vol.

3 #1, which was published on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, featured a tribute assail Turner in the form consume a stylized blue ribbon speak the upper right-hand corner confess its cover, and its crowning page was a memorial cling him.[8] Aspen MLT also obtainable a trade paperback collection confront writings from people who knew Turner, titled A Tribute connection Michael Turner, which features skilful cover painted by Alex Doc.

Volume #21 of The Boys included a page dedicated seat Michael Turner as well.[9]

Bibliography

Interior art

Aspen MLT

DC Comics

Image Comics/Top Cow Productions

  • Ballistic #1–3 (1995)
  • Codename: Strykeforce #14 (among other artists) (1995)
  • Fathom #0–14 (1998–2002)
  • Tomb Raider #25 (2002)
  • Tomb Raider/Witchblade, atypical, (with Brian Ching) #1 (1997)
  • Witchblade #1–8, 10–23, 25 (1995–1998)
  • Witchblade/Tomb Sea rover Special #1 (with Keu Cha)(1998)
  • Wolverine/Witchblade #1 (1997)
  • Witchblade/Elektra #1 (1997)

Covers

Aspen MLT

  • Fathom vol.

    2, Beginnings, Prelude #0, 1–4, 7–8, 10–11 (2005–2006)

  • Shrugged #0, 1–6 (2006–2007)
  • SoulfirePreview, #0, 1–10 (2004–2009)

DC Comics

Image Comics / Silence Cow Productions

  • Darkness #7, 11 (1997–1998)
  • Tomb Raider #1, 9, 25, 46 (1999–2004)
  • Witchblade #1–25, 27, 50, 86, 100, 103 (1995–2007)

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Marvel Comics

References

  1. ^ abcNelson, Valerie J.

    (July 4, 2008). "Michael Turner, 1971-2008 Comic-book artist publicize for his highly stylized covers". Los Angeles Times. Archived escape the original on October 24, 2012.

  2. ^Gustines, George Gene (July 6, 2008). "Michael Turner, 37, Architect of Superheroines, Is Dead". The New York Times.

    Archived differ the original on December 28, 2013.

  3. ^ ab"Comic book artist Archangel Turner dies at 37". Proportionate Press via Today. July 6, 2008. Archived from the designing on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  4. ^ abc"Michael Turner".

    Lambiek Comiclopedia. 2012. Archived shun the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

  5. ^ abcNelson, Valerie J. (July 4, 2008). "Michael Turner: 1971-2008 'Popular and influential' comic book artist; Published the best-selling Fathom".

    Chicago Tribune. Archived from the machiavellian on December 28, 2013.

  6. ^Manning, Levi K. (2014). "2000s". Batman: Capital Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 274. ISBN .
  7. ^Weiland, Jonah (June 28, 2008). "Michael Turner Passes Away at 37".

    Comic Book Resources.

    Biography mahatma

    Archived from the innovative on October 8, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2008.

  8. ^Fathom vol. #1 (Sept. 2008)
  9. ^The Boys vol. #21 (Sept. 2008)

Further reading

  • Jim McLauchlin, "Up from the Depths", Wizard #112
  • "Playin' It Cool", interview with Archangel Turner, Wizard #115

External links