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| Birth name | Arthur Adams |
| Born | April 5, 1963 Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Writer |
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Biography
Art Adams was born on April 5, 1963 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and dreamed of becoming a comic book illustrator from a very early age, largely teaching himself the skills he would later use. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. He became a fan favorite when he penciled the critically-acclaimed Longshot miniseries, written by Ann Nocenti and published in 1985 by Marvel Comics. Longshot is a fictional Marvel Comics Superhero best known as a member of the X-Men. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Ann Nocenti is an American Journalist, Writer and editor known for her work on Comic books and Magazines Biography Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Adams' highly distinctive and detailed artwork gained him considerable popularity and he found it easy to find further work in the field. However, due to the labor-intensive nature of his detailed art, Adams found it difficult to meet the short deadlines often found in the comics industry. This has led to him to pursue work for shorter projects such as miniseries, specials, and annuals rather than pursuing work for ongoing comic book series. Exceptions to this include a 1989 two-issue run on X-Factor, and a 1990 three-issue run on Fantastic Four. X-Factor is an American Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. He also had a ten-issue run on Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (2002-2004), which being an anthology, required only eight pages from him for each issue. Tom Strong is a Comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19
Adams' distinctive style has often been named as a considerable influence among a newer generation of popular comic book artists. Adams was also one of the founders of the short-lived Legend imprint for Dark Horse Comics. Legend was a Comic book Imprint at Dark Horse Comics created in 1990s by Frank Miller and John Byrne as an avenue for creator-owned Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics The consistently popular Adams has worked on many notable series, including various X-Men titles, Fantastic Four, The Authority, Tom Strong, Gen¹³, as well as numerous annuals. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint Tom Strong is a Comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a Magazine, Comic book or Comic strip published yearly He is also known for Art Adams' Creature Features, a collection of previously published stories that paid tribute to various B-movie monsters, published by Dark Horse Comics. A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double Some of the stories had been originally published in black and white, but they were colored for the collection. Along with writer Steve Moore, Adams is the co-creator of Jonni Future, a popular character in Tom Strong's Terrific Tales. Steve Moore (born 11 June 1949 is a prolific British Comics writer Jonni Future is a Fictional Comic book Heroine, who appeared in the pages of Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, a series published Tom Strong is a Comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics
Most of Adams' work has been on properties owned by others, but he is also the author of the creator-owned series Monkeyman and O'Brien, also published by Dark Horse. Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or Monkeyman and O'Brien is an American comic book series created by artist Art Adams in 1993
Adams is also a highly-regarded cover artist, and he has provided cover images for issues of Superman, Batman, Justice League of America and Vampirella, among other titles. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Vampirella is a Fictional character, a Comic book Vampire heroine created by Forrest J Ackerman for Warren Publishing 's In addition to his work on comics themselves, he has also produced popular commercial art, such as numerous illustrations for trading cards, posters, shirts, and various other comics-related merchandise. Outside the field of comics, he has also provided illustrations for various magazines, movies, games, worked in toy design, and even a series of X-Men-themed Campbell Soup cans. Campbell Soup Company ( (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of Canned soups and related products
Starting in December 2007,he will be doing regular covers for Marvel's Incredible Hercules ongoing series.
Awards
His work on Longshot won him the Russ Manning Award in 1986. The Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award is an award presented to a Comic book artist whose first professional work appeared within the previous two years He also won, with writer Bob Burden, the 1988 Best Single Issue Eisner Award for Gumby Summer Fun Special #1. Bob Burden is an American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of Flaming Carrot Comics and the Mystery Men. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner Gumby is a dark green Clay humanoid figure who was the subject of a 233-episode series of American Television which spanned over a 35-year period
Selected works
- New Mutants Special Edition #1 (1985)
- X-Factor #41-42 (1989)
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #12 (1988)
External links
- Art Adams Art
- Interview at Comic Book Artist Magazine
- Art Adams fan site
- Art Adams at ComicbookDB.com
- Art Adams Image Gallery at Comic Art Community
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