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Widescreen Comics
Widescreen comics is a movement within the field of comic books named both for its very cinematic decompression style and its tendency to use panels of greater width relative to their height, mimicking the aspect ratio of widescreen cinematic presentation. Some widescreen comics, such as the ''New X-Men'' 2001 Annual, are published horizontally with the staples at the top. Notable writers * Warren Ellis, '' The Authority'', '' Planetary'', '' Stormwatch'' * Geoff Johns, '' The Flash'', '' JSA'' * Mark Millar, '' The Authority'', ''The Ultimates'', '' Wanted'' * Grant Morrison, '' All-Star Superman'', '' JLA'', '' New X-Men'', '' We3'' * Joss Whedon, ''Astonishing X-Men'' * Bryan Hitch, '' Hawkman'' Notable artists * John Cassaday, ''Astonishing X-Men'', '' Planetary'' * Bryan Hitch, '' The Authority'', '' Stormwatch'', ''The Ultimates'' * Howard Porter, '' JLA'' * Frank Quitely, '' All-Star Superman'', '' The Authority'', '' New X-Men'' * Cameron Stewart Cameron Stewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Movement
An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a specific period of time, (usually a few months, years or decades) or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defined within a number of years. Art movements were especially important in modern art, when each consecutive movement was considered as a new avant-garde movement. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an attempt to reproduce an illusion of visible reality ( figurative art). By the end of the 19th century many artists felt a need to create a new style which would encompass the fundamental changes taking place in technology, science and philosophy ( abstract art). Concept According to theories associated with modernism and the concept of postmodernism, ''art movements'' are especially important during the period of time corresponding to modern art. The per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travel literature, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller (ge ...s, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has written extensively for the American comic book publisher DC Comics, penning lengthy runs on ''Animal Man (comic book), Animal Man'', ''Doom Patrol'', ''JLA (comic book), JLA'', ''Action Comics'', and ''The Green Lantern'' as well as the graphic novels ''Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, Arkham Asylum'' and ''Wonder Woman: Earth One'', the meta-series ''Seven Soldiers'' and ''The Multiversity'', the mini-series ''DC One Million'' and ''Final Crisis'', both of which served as centrepieces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman And Robin (comic Book)
''Batman and Robin'' is an American comic book ongoing series, created by Grant Morrison and featuring Batman and Robin. The debut of the series followed the events of " Batman R.I.P.", ''Final Crisis'', and "Battle for the Cowl" in which the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, apparently died at the hands of DC Comics villain Darkseid and features the winner of the "Battle for the Cowl" as the new Batman. The conclusion of ''Battle for the Cowl'' shows Dick Grayson ascending to the role of Batman, while Damian Wayne becomes the new Robin. Morrison returned to writing the characters after being the ongoing writer on ''Batman'' from issues #655–658 and #663–683. While writing for this title, Morrison simultaneously wrote the miniseries ''The Return of Bruce Wayne'' and finished his run on the title with issue #16, before moving onto the next phase of his narrative in ''Batman Incorporated''. Paul Cornell and Scott McDaniel created a three-issue arc before the new ongoing creative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Stewart
Cameron Stewart (born 1975) is a Canadian comic book creator. He first came to prominence when he collaborated as an illustrator with writer Grant Morrison, and he went on to illustrate ''Catwoman'' and co-write '' Batgirl''. He won Eisner and Shuster Awards for his self-published mystery web comic '' Sin Titulo'', and received an Eisner nomination for '' The Other Side'' (written by Jason Aaron). In 2020, he was the subject of numerous sexual misconduct accusations. Early life Stewart was born in Canada to British parents, and spent part of his childhood in England. Career Stewart began working for DC around 2000, inking the last half of ''Deadenders'', written by Ed Brubaker and penciled by Warren Pleece. In 2002 he started work on Brubaker's run on ''Catwoman''. In 2004 he illustrated '' Seaguy'', a 3-issue series written by Grant Morrison. The team followed this the next year with the 4-issue '' Seven Soldiers: Guardian''. Stewart and Morrison returned to ''Seaguy'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Quitely
Vincent Patrick Deighan (born 1968), better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish comic book artist. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as '' New X-Men'', ''We3'', '' All-Star Superman'', and '' Batman and Robin'', as well as his work with Mark Millar on '' The Authority'' and '' Jupiter's Legacy''. Early life Deighan was raised in Rutherglen, although attended St. Bride's High School in East Kilbride (as his father worked there as a PE teacher). He studied at the Glasgow School of Art but did not complete his course in fine art, drawing and painting. Career Deighan worked up the Scottish underground comics title '' Electric Soup'' in 1990, writing and drawing ''The Greens'', a parody of ''The Broons'' strip published by D. C. Thomson. It was in working on this book that he adopted the pseudonym of Frank Quitely (a spoonerism of "quite frankly"), as he did not want his family to know it was his work, worried th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Porter (artist)
Howard Porter is an American comic book artist from southern Connecticut. Education Howard Porter graduated from Paier College of Art in Connecticut where he majored in illustration. One of his teachers there was Frank McLaughlin (artist), Frank McLaughlin. McLaughlin also worked as a comic book inker and he began to give Porter work assisting him in his inking jobs which led Porter to assist other inkers and eventually find work for himself in the industry. Biography Porter worked as a penciller and his first major run on a title came with DC Comics' ''Ray (Ray Terrill), The Ray'' (vol. 2) (1994–1995), where he worked with writer Christopher Priest (comics), Christopher Priest. Shortly afterward, Porter worked on DC's summer 1995 fictional crossover, crossover event ''Underworld Unleashed'', with writer Mark Waid, followed by the Justice League of America relaunch, ''JLA (comic book), JLA'' (1997–2000), with writer Grant Morrison and inker John Dell. Porter temporarily lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
