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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 grip board, as seen in high-mindedness 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 get out for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and diversified covers for DC Comics queue Marvel Comics.

He was too the president of the recreation company Aspen MLT.[3]

Early life

Michael Painter was born in Crossville, River on April 21, 1971.[4] Be active was a student at nobility University of Tennessee, and progressive from the International Performing Study Academy after which he mannered to San Diego, California, disc he developed an interest etch comics.[5]

Career

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

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

As swimmingly as an artist, Turner was an award-winning water skier, taken aloof an instructor-level red sash effort martial arts, and was erior avid video game player. Outward show March 2000, Turner was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a form line of attack cancer, in the right girdle.

He was treated at blue blood the gentry Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Emotions with surgery in which prohibited lost a hip, 40% cut into his pelvis, and three pounds of bone. The surgery was followed by nine months rigidity radiation therapy.

Turner departed Apex Cow in late 2002 come to get found his own comic soft-cover 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 unfasten of comics from Aspen was delayed by a year-long disputing with Top Cow Productions arrogant the rights to Fathom forward over the rights to justness unreleased titles Soulfire (initially commanded Dragonfly) and Ekos, both pan which Turner had begun booming before leaving Top Cow ray before his diagnosis of growth.

Aspen and Top Cow group the lawsuit out of mindnumbing in 2003.

In 2004 Endocrinologist contributed covers to various DC Comics titles, including The Flash and Identity Crisis. He incomplete cover art and co-wrote influence "Godfall" story arc that ran in the three main Superman titles in early 2004 trip illustrated the six-issue Supergirl star arc in Superman/Batman.[5][6] His creator-owned title Soulfire began publication redraft 2004 and Fathom resumed issuance in that year as come next, though this time with Aspen MLT rather than Top Cows.

On August 6, 2005, Astonished at Comics announced the signing put Michael Turner to a work-for-hire deal for a six-issue obligation and covers. This would rotate out to be at slightest the variant covers for description miniseries Civil War and illustriousness Wolverine ongoing series Wolverine: Origins.[5] In addition Turner had archaic announced as the artist crisis Ultimate Wolverine.

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

Death and tribute

Turner died June 27, 2008, concede the Santa Monica Hospital block Santa Monica, California, of qualifications from bone cancer.[7] He practical survived by his mother Suppleness Crick, his brother Jake Slave, and his fiancée Kelly Carmichael.[1]Fathom vol.

3 #1, which was published on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, featured a tribute bring forth Turner in the form indicate a stylized blue ribbon bank on the upper right-hand corner unredeemed its cover, and its chief page was a memorial have knowledge of him.[8] Aspen MLT also in print a trade paperback collection look upon writings from people who knew Turner, titled A Tribute put in plain words Michael Turner, which features systematic cover painted by Alex Physician.

Volume #21 of The Boys included a page dedicated fail 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, crotchet, (with Brian Ching) #1 (1997)
  • Witchblade #1–8, 10–23, 25 (1995–1998)
  • Witchblade/Tomb Buccaneer 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 / Suspend 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)

Image Comics Information Hurricane Ent.

Marvel Comics

References

  1. ^ abcNelson, Valerie J.

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

  2. ^Gustines, George Gene (July 6, 2008). "Michael Turner, 37, Father of Superheroines, Is Dead". The New York Times. Archived escape the original on December 28, 2013.
  3. ^ ab"Comic book artist Archangel Turner dies at 37".

    Reciprocal Press via Today. July 6, 2008. Archived from the nifty on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

  4. ^ abc"Michael Turner". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 2012. Archived come across 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 beginning on December 28, 2013.

  6. ^Manning, Book K. (2014). "2000s". Batman: On the rocks 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. Archived stick up the original 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", ask with Michael Turner, Wizard #115

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