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Ben Templesmith is an Australian graphic artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry - most notably Fell with writer Warren Ellis, published by Image Comics, where he helped pioneer a new format for commercial comics, and 30 Days of Night with writer Steve Niles published by IDW Publishing which has since been turned into a major motion picture of the same name. As well as being nominated for multiple Eisner Awards four years in a row for his comic work, 2005-2008 as well as a 2008 International Horror Guild Award for Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. He has also created book covers, movie posters, trading cards, and concept work for film.
He agreed to answer 5 Quick Questions.
1) What would you say is your greatest achievement in comics?
Getting published and for some strange reason, continuing to have people pick up the books I do. Yes, I still consider that my greatest achievement.
2) Who was your favorite writer or artist that you worked with & why?
Would have to be Warren Ellis, as I'm not in awe of many people, but grew up on his Transmet...and he still writes some great work so was a complete fanboy time for me to do FELL with him.
3) What character you have never worked .., would you like to do & why?
I'm not a huge fan of working on corporate characters that much, or just other people's stuff...but if I had a chance, it' probably be to explore more Mad Max in his world. ( Yes, Mad Max needs to be in comics and I want to draw them! )
4) Who are your influences?
Coffee. Travel to some of the great cities of the world. Childhood book illustrators such as Victor Ambrus, also guys like Ralph Steadman and of course, for comics, Ashley Wood, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope, Jim Lee etc.
5) What hero or villain would you like to change if you could and why?
Well, I think I speak for most of the human race when I say I would have had Jar-jar Binks garroted at birth. For obvious reasons. But then, I wouldn't have written him in in the first place.
I'd give the Reavers, from the old X-men, their own villain series when they were down in Australia. I'm a sucker for cyborgs.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Ben Templesmith - 5 Quick Questions
Joe Benitez - 5 Quick Questions
Joe Benitez (born May 21, 1971) is an American comic book artist. He is co-creator and penciller of Weapon Zero, published by Top Cow Productions. Other titles he has worked on include The Darkness, The Magdalena, as well as work for DC Comics.
He agreed to answer 5 Quick Questions.
1) What would you say is your greatest achievement in comics?
Creating Wraithborn and seeing it go to print was to me my greatest acheivement so far.
2) Who was your favorite writer or artist that you worked with & why?
I have to say Walt Simonson was my favorite.
3) What character you have never worked .., would you like to do & why?
Spiderman ,who doesn't want a crack at him.
4) Who are your influences?
in no particular order Michael Golden,Todd Mcfarlene, Wilce Portacio,Art Adams,Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri,Walt Simonson,Rob Liefeld,Geof Darrow,Masamune Shirow,J.C. Leyendecker,Alphose Mucha,H.R. Giger,Barry Windsor Smith...
5) What hero or villain would you like to change if you could and why?
I had an idea for a Batman redue, just to do it. Figured it would be fun.
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Todd Nauck - 5 Quick Questions
Todd Nauck is an American comic book artist and writer. Nauck is most notable for his work on Young Justice and his own creation, Wildguard.
He agreed to answer 5 Quick Questions.
1) What would you say is your greatest achievement in comics?
Breaking into comics! This can be a competitive industry.
2) Who was your favorite writer or artist that you worked with & why?
I've had the pleasure of working with many talented people. But I would say Art Adams. He did a variant cover to my WildGuard: Casting Call mini-series. He was very cool and did a beautiful job. (Like he could do anything less!)
3) What character you have never worked .., would you like to do & why?
I'd love to work on Fantastic Four or X-Men. These are characters I've been following since I began collecting comics as a kid. And I love team books!.
4) Who are your influences?
My earliest influences were Arthur Adams, Alan Davis, Rick Leonardi, Walt Simonson, and Mike Zeck.
5) What hero or villain would you like to change if you could and why?
Bart Allen aka Impulse. I'd like to make him alive again. The character is too unique to keep dead! And besides, can you really "kill" a speedster?
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Chris Giarrusso - 5 Quick Questions
Chris Giarrusso is an American comic book artist best known for creating the Mini Marvels strips, featuring Marvel superheroes as children, which have appeared as back up features in many Marvel comics. He also created Comic Bits which features his own character, G-Man, that appeared in Savage Dragon comics for Image Comics.
He agreed to answer 5 Quick Questions.
1) What would you say is your greatest achievement in comics?
MINI MARVELS: SECRET INVASION digest, on sale in February 2009!
2) Who was your favorite writer or artist that you worked with & why?
Marc Sumerak, because he wrote a great Civil War story I drew called CIVIL WARDS, which will be included in the MINI MARVELS: SECRET INVASION digest.
3) What character you have never worked .., would you like to do & why?
Green Lantern is one of my all time favorites. I'd love to do a Mini Green Lantern story with Hal, John, and Guy.
4) Who are your influences?
Charles Schulz, Erik Larsen, and my brother Dave
5) What hero or villain would you like to change if you could and why?
I'd probably turn any hero or villain into a kid, because that's like my thing that I do.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Hot Toys - The Spirit - 1/6th scale The SPIRIT collectible figure
Hot Toys is proud to announce our brand new movie license – THE SPIRIT.
About the movie – THE SPIRIT:
Adapted from the legendary comic strip, WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT is a classic action-adventure-romance told by genre-twister Frank Miller (creator of 300 and SIN CITY.) It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the SPIRIT (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the OCTOPUS (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront … all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader.
Please visit The Spirit movie official website for more information: http://mycityscreams.com/
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Hot Toys - MMS 85 - The Spirit - 1/6th scale The SPIRIT collectible figure
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The SPIRIT stands approximately 31cm tall and features with highly articulated Hot Toys figure body with over 32 points of articulation. The masked avenger also features:
- Black shirt and pants
- Leather-like belt
- Trench coat
- Detailed head sculpt capturing the likeness of Gabriel Macht with non-removable mask
- The Spirit’s trademarked fedora
- Red tie
- Sneakers
- Handcuffs
- One powerful firearm – a combination of assault rifle and shotgun comes with removable shells and cartridge
- Alternative hands
- Figure display base featuring THE SPIRIT logo and nameplate
## NOTE: PRODUCT SHOWN IS NOT FINAL, PENDING LICENSOR APPROVAL ##
{Release date: Q2, 2009}
Artists:
Head Sculpt - Jung Mi Kim
Painting - JC.HONG
Hot Toys - The Spirit - 1/6th scale THE OCTOPUS collectible figure
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Hot Toys - MMS 86 -The Spirit - 1/6th scale THE OCTOPUS collectible figure ===============================================================
This 1/6th scale The Octopus collectible figure stands approximately 31cm tall features:
- Hot Toys 12-inch figure body with over 32 points of articulation
- Highly detailed sculpture head with authentic likeness of Samuel L. Jackson as THE OCTOPUS
- Dressed in his movie-accurate costume of Overcoat, Red shirt, Pants and Boots
- Removable Fur, Hat and Scarf, and non-removable Tiepin and Belt are among the accessories included
- The Octopus’s weapons includes:
- One powerful firearm – a combination of assault rifle and shotgun comes with removable shells and cartridge
- Two four-barreled shotguns
- Two Revolvers
- 12-inch figure stand with The Octopus nameplate
Artists:
Head Sculpt - Jung Mi Kim
Painting - JC.HONG
{Release date: Q2, 2009}
Hot Toys - Hellboy II - 12 inches Abe Sapien collectible figure
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MMS84 - Hellboy II – 12 inches Abe Sapien collectible figure
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This collectible figure features:
- approximately 12 inches tall
- Over 25 point of articulations figure body with newly developed muscular / bendable arms
- Sapien’s trademarked wet suit with B.P.R.D badge
- a collar-like breathing apparatus
- goggles
- Utility belt including multiple pouches and a buckle featuring B.P.R.D logo
- Black boots pistol with holster
- Webbed hands
- Two interchangeable hands, one for holding pistol figure stand featuring Hellboy II logo and Ape Sapien nameplate.
Artist:
Head Sculpt - PAN MAK
{Release date: Q2, 2009}
Hot Toys - Hellboy II - 12 inches HELLBOY collectible figure
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MMS83 - Hellboy II – 12 inches HELLBOY collectible figure
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This collectible figure features :
Artists:
Head, hands and body sculpts - Gorae SH. Kim
Painting - JC.HONG
{Release date: Q2, 2009}
