| Adam Warren | |
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| Born | 1967 New Hampshire, United States |
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| Education | Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art |
| Occupation | Comic book writer and illustrator |
Adam Warren (born 1967) is an American comic book illustrator and writer who is most famous for his adaptation of the Dirty Pair into comic book form and for being one of the first American commercial illustrators to draw using the manga style. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. is a humorous Science fiction Anime and Manga franchise based on the Light novel series by Haruka Takachiho. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly He has also contributed to several Gen¹³ comics, worked as writer and character designer for the Marvel Comics series Livewires, and done numerous freelance works. Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer His two latest projects are Iron Man: Hypervelocity and Empowered [1] [2]. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Empowered is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren.
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Early career
Born in New Hampshire, Warren reportedly gave up a promising job in the field of corporal vessel internment facility lawn care to attend the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in Dover, New Jersey. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, or Joe Kubert School, located in Dover, New Jersey, is a three-year Technical school that teaches Dover is a Town in Morris County, New Jersey on the Rockaway River. Starting school in 1985 Warren became unsure about his future in graphic art after less than a year of attendance. Over the Christmas break of his first year he chanced upon manga and anime, some of which was the original Dirty Pair, and this renewed his drive to become an artist. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese, is a humorous Science fiction Anime and Manga franchise based on the Light novel series by Haruka Takachiho. After a year of attempting to acquire the rights to produce a comic based on the series he was finally able to make inroads with Toren Smith and Studio Proteus. Toren Smith founded Studio Proteus with Adam Warren in 1986 He is co-creator and writer of the first three Graphic novel releases of the Original Studio Proteus was a Japanese manga import translation and lettering company founded in 1986 by Toren Smith and based in San Francisco. Warren put together a portfolio of Dirty Pair-related work which Smith then took to Sunrise Studios, but they were unimpressed with the work and negotiations went nowhere. is a Japanese Anime studio and production enterprise It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Smith then contacted Takachiho Haruka, the creator of the Dirty Pair, who was much more impressed with Warren's art and Smith's ideas and agreed to license the characters for an American comic. The only requirement was that the character designs be somewhat different from the anime versions to avoid copyright issues with Sunrise. This directly resulted in Warren's first major work, Dirty Pair: Biohazards, which he co-wrote with Toren Smith and published through Studio Proteus and Eclipse Comics in 1989. The Dirty Pair is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren, based on the Dirty Pair characters created The Dirty Pair is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren, based on the Dirty Pair characters created Studio Proteus was a Japanese manga import translation and lettering company founded in 1986 by Toren Smith and based in San Francisco. Eclipse Comics was an American Comic book Publisher, one of several influential independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s The next two Dirty Pair works would be co-written with Smith but starting with the fourth book, Sim Hell, it became a solo project.
Later career
Throughout the '90s and into the 2000s Warren produced several Dirty Pair comics and trade paperbacks, a four part Bubblegum Crisis series called Grand Mal [3] as well as cover, pin-up and other "freelance" art. In Comics, a trade paperback ( TPB or simply trade) refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format is a Cyberpunk -style anime set in a future post-disaster Tokyo, called "Megatokyo" During this time he provided numerous cover illustrations, most notably covers for the X-Men, Star Wars, Fantastic Four (while he was also penning a few stories), and Appleseed series, as well as some trading card art, and even in-house Christmas cards for Studio Proteus. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. is a Science fiction Manga authored by Masamune Shirow. The series follows the adventures of ESWAT members Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires A trading card (or collectible card) is a small Card, usually made out of Cardboard or thick Paper, which usually contains an image of a A Christmas card is a Greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Studio Proteus was a Japanese manga import translation and lettering company founded in 1986 by Toren Smith and based in San Francisco. Towards the end of the '90s and into early the 2000s he was one of the main writers, and to a lesser extent artist, for the Gen¹³ series from Wildstorm comics. Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book He has done art commission work for Spin Magazine and PSM Magazine. Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr PlayStation The Official Magazine (PTOM is a magazine originally known as PlayStation Magazine (PSM His PlayStation comics usually relate to their major featured article and are found on the back page of the magazine. His art has also been featured in their swimsuit edition. He has also been known to do some translation and scripting work, Seraphic Feather and Cannon God Exaxxion being two of the only known credited examples. is a seven volume Manga by Kenichi Sonoda that deals with Earth 's fight against alien colonization with the help of giant robots and super powered battle suits
Recent works
Warren's more recent works include yet more freelance art for various companies, including a long run on the back page of PSM Magazine, and his latest completed series: Livewires and Iron Man: Hypervelocity. PlayStation The Official Magazine (PTOM is a magazine originally known as PlayStation Magazine (PSM Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. There have also been rumors of another Dirty Pair series in the works (as of 2005); although Warren had promised several times in the past to continue work with the Lovely Angels it has been several years since his last major Dirty Pair work. The Dirty Pair is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren, based on the Dirty Pair characters created The Dirty Pair is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren, based on the Dirty Pair characters created To date at least two planned DP related series have failed to come to market; the first a side-story meant to follow the character Shasti and the second a DP/Superman cross-over. The Dirty Pair is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren, based on the Dirty Pair characters created Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon
Warren's latest work, which he is be both writing and drawing, is a series of original graphic novels called Empowered. Empowered is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren. He describes the series as "an episodic 'sexy superhero comedy', mixing a twisted take on costumed crime-fighting, romance, and absurdist workplace humor with a strong dose of that 'manga flava'. . . and just a dash of the kinky. " The first trade paper back was published by Dark Horse Comics in March 2007 after a slight delay, Volume Two was released in September 2007, with Volume Three expected in March 2008. [4] This series is notable because it is not inked, but rather sourced directly from pencil drawing, something which Warren has not done for a complete series before and is not the norm in the American comic book industry.
References
- ^ Iron Man: Hypervelocity profile at Marvels Website
- ^ Empowered profile at Dark Horse's website.
- ^ Bubblegum Crisis profile at Dark Horse's Website
- ^ Empowered Volume Three at Dark Horse's website.
External links
- Adam Warren's devientART page Adam Warren's only updated online presence.
- Adam Warren at Marvel.com Publisher of Livewires and Iron Man: Hypervelocity.
- Dark Horse Comics publisher of the Dirty Pair, Empowered and owner of Studio Proteus.
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