The comic book industry is, as batman might put it, filled with a cowardly and. He started his career working on the british comics new statesmen and straitgate in the late 1980s. He has worked on a wide variety of books including 2000ad, hellblazer, kid eternity, invisibles, scene of the crime, wildcats, uncanny xmen, batman gotham noir, batman, legend of the dark knight, webspinners, kingpin and recently the notable maxseries by dc, titled sleeper. Phillips on translating the void with titan comics karl keily sep 3, 2014. His art isnt a pretty style, its a real style that utilizes a pure essence of the. He has worked on a wide variety of books including 2000ad. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Your premier source for new comics and related collectibles. Sean phillips is a british comic book artist known for his work on various series such as hellblazer, criminal, incognito, fatale and marvel zombies. The anthology includes a number of collaborations between graphic artists and writers dave mckean with poet simon armitage, charlie adlard with robbie morrison, sean phillips with novelist ian rankin, and between artists and illustrators who have never worked together before juan diaz canales and kris. Sean phillips has personally selected the very best examples of his art for inclusion, from comic strips assembled with childhood friend through his work for 2000ad and vertigo, from his superhero titles for marvel and dc through his creatorowned series with ed brubaker.
Phillips began his career in british comics working with john smith on new statesmen and straitgate, as well as pat mills on third world war both at crisis. There are a lot of great comic book artists out there, but when it comes to producing a consistent body of work there are relatively few who put their head to the grindstone like sean phillips and really tell the story. I know that he lives in england, and that he regularly attends a lifepainting class he always posts his work the following. Anthonys comic book art original comic art sean phillips. Since drawing sleeper, hellblazer, batman, xmen, marvel zombies. He has worked for most of the major comics publishers in the us and uk, as well as for illustration clients like twentieth century fox, sony, maxim and island records. Jul 09, 2019 new thriller explores the criminal side of comiccon. Various artists 571 covers and splashes, digital art, medusa gallery, paintings, silverfish gallery sampler, the steven gettis p. I feel extremely fortunate to represent so many talented individuals.
Apr 20, 2020 we have more to say on other subjects, hopefully later this week, but the biggest news is that the team writer ed brubaker, artist sean phillips, and colorist jacob phillips have just spent this past weekend in huntington beach, california, at the inaugural ncsfest, promoted as americas biggest comic arts festival. Sean phillips is a british comic book artist who did the hoban washburne cover of serenity. Sean phillips has personally selected the very best examples of his art for inclusion, from comic strips assembled with childhood friend through his work for 2000ad and vertigo, from his superhero titles for. From action blockbusters to the lego movie, the influence of comic artists on popular culture has never been greater. Phillips was also hired by marvel comics and he worked on many. Sean phillips image comics the creator looks at the seedy underbelly of the superhero business with his latest work. He began his career in 1888 working for fleetway on the title crisis. Sean phillips is a uk comics artist and illustrator known for his comics work and covers for titles like fatale, hellblazer, criminal, incognito, marvel zombies, and many others.
Sean phillips has personally selected the very best examples of his. He also worked on titles such as legionaries, wildcats, batman, gotham central and many more. Image comics youll be hardpressed to find a more dependable creative team than writer ed brubaker and artist sean phillips. A lavish, careerspanning retrospective of the acclaimed artist behind criminal, sleeper, incognito, and fatale. Jan 17, 2018 the third book in the bestselling kill or be killed series from crime comics legends ed brubaker and sean phillips. Nov 26, 20 the art of sean phillips is a lavish, careerspanning retrospective of the acclaimed artist behind criminal, sleeper, incognito, and fatale. Sean phillips has personally selected the very best examples. The third book in the bestselling kill or be killed series from crime comics legends ed brubaker and sean phillips.
Sean has personally selected the very best, most interesting examples of his art for inclusion, from comic strips assembled with childhood friends in his bedroom. Sean phillips pencilled and inked the comic incident at horn station, and did the covers for chewbacca 1, chewbacca 2, chewbacca 3, and chewbacca 4. Brubakers first early comics work was primarily in the crime fiction genre with works such as lowlife, the fall, sandman presents. The san diego comic convention comiccon international is a california nonprofit public benefit corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general publics awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other public outreach activities. Listed below are premium caf member artists who are currently accepting comic art commissions.
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This article is a stub about a person in real life. Sean phillips comic art community gallery of comic art. Inker, penciller, colorist, cover colorist, letterer, layout, cover painter, artist, cover, variant cover. Sean phillips the firefly and serenity database fandom. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Phillips began his career in british comics working with john smith on new statesmen and straitgate, as well as pat mills on third world war. The bestselling team of ed brubaker and sean phillips the fade out, criminal, fatale return with kill or be killed, volume one, the twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret from destroying his life. Now this prison ship in space drifts, powerless and empty but for the dead. As dylan tries to get his life back and confront the truth about the demon, hes caught in the crossfire between the russian.
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Ed brubaker on bad weekend and the comic industrys dark. Sean phillips born 27 january 1965 is a british comic book artist, known for his work on dc comics sleeper, wildc. Marvel, dc, dark horse, image and dozens of hard to find smallpress comics. Sean phillips has personally selected the very best examples of his art for inclusion, from comic strips assembled with childhood friend through his work for. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. Cartoonists include the artists who handle all aspects of the work and those who contribute only part of the production. Feb 19, 2018 drawing comics professionally since the age of fifteen, eisner awardwinning sean phillips has worked for all the major publishers. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, kill or be killed is unlike anything brubaker and phillips have.
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