| John Totleben | |
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| Born | February 16, 1958 Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller; Inker |
John Totleben (born February 16, 1958 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator working mostly in comics. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel"
After studying art at a vocational high school in Erie, Totleben attended the Joe Kubert School for one year. A vocational-technical school, often called a voc-tech school, is a High school in the United States and Canada designed to bring vocational 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 He then spent several years working for comics editor Harry Chesler, producing illustrations for the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; these never saw print. Harry Chesler Jr was the Entrepreneur behind what is often credited as the first Comic book "packager" (shop of the late-1930s to 1940s Golden Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ( Persian: رباعیات عمر خیام The Rubáiyát ( Arabic: رباعیات is a collection of Poems His first published work appeared in Heavy Metal in 1979. Heavy Metal is an American Science fiction and fantasy Comics Magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
His first success in American comics, and still his best-known work, was as the inker (of pencilled art by Steve Bissette) for the DC Comics title Swamp Thing, when the series was being written and reinvented by Alan Moore; Totleben and Bissette joined the series in 1983, shortly before Moore. The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional Comic book, or Graphic novel. Stephen R Bissette (also known as Steve Bissette) is an American Comics artist and publisher best known for working with writer Alan Moore DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Totleben's style was unusual for the time, and is still distinctive among U. S. comics artists, for its fluid layouts and heavily detailed rendering (using a combination of stippling and hatching). Stippling is the technique of using small dots to simulate varying degrees of solidity or shading Hatching ( hachure in French) and cross-hatching are artistic techniques used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing closely He also painted covers for the series in oils and acrylic, and continues to be a popular cover painter. Oil paint is a type of slow-drying Paint consisting of small Pigment particles suspended in a Drying oil. Acrylic paint is fast-drying Paint containing pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer Emulsion.
Beginning in 1985, Bissette and Totleben co-created and edited the short-lived horror anthology Taboo. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Taboo showcased a wide range of writers and artists, from mainstream to semi-underground, and is best known as the original venue for the acclaimed graphic novel From Hell. From Hell is a Graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper
Totleben's most ambitious comics project was with Moore again, on the third volume of Miracleman, which he pencilled and inked. Miracleman, originally known as Marvelman in his native United Kingdom, is a fictional Comic book Superhero created in 1954 by Response to his art was so strong that Eclipse Comics retained him as the series' sole artist (after changing artists several times in the previous volume) despite delays caused by his newly-diagnosed eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa. Eclipse Comics was an American Comic book Publisher, one of several influential independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s Retinitis pigmentosa ( RP) is a group of genetic Eye conditions
Totleben's work with Moore and Bissette on Swamp Thing earned many Kirby Awards, including 1985's Best Art Team, 1985's Best Single Issue (for Swamp Thing Annual #2), 1985's Best Cover (for Swamp Thing #34), and Best Continuing Series for each of the years 1985-1987. The Jack Kirby Award for achievement in Comic books was presented from 1985-1987 by Amazing Heroes magazine and managed by Dave Olbrich Totleben and Bissette were also nominated for Best Art Team in 1986 and 1987, and Swamp Thing #34 was also nominated for 1985's Best Single Issue.
Though Totleben's eye condition has made him legally blind, it has left his central vision clear enough for him to continue working in his usual style, but much more slowly. Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors He has illustrated a number of titles for DC and Marvel Comics, and worked on Moore's satirical Image Comics series 1963, in which he was described as "'Jaunty' John", the blind "inker without fear". Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their
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