Bo Hampton (born 1954 in North Carolina) is an American comic book and cartoon artist. He is the older brother of fellow comics-creator

Scott Hampton Scott Hampton (born April 10, 1959) is an American comic book artist known for his painted artwork. He is the brother of fellow comics-creator Bo Hampton. Andelman, Bob"Scott Hampton & Bo Hampton Interview,"''A Spirited Life'' (July 17, 2006). E ...

. Andelman, Bob
"Scott Hampton & Bo Hampton Interview,"
''A Spirited Life'' (July 17, 2006). He graduated from the

School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by ...

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, where he studied under

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...

and

Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

. (Hampton later worked as Eisner's studio assistant.) He drew, wrote, and painted comics and

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

s for 15 years, always with a bent toward

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that was fairly uncommon in the medium. Some art highlights from that period include ''Viking Glory'' a 96-page

for

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, ''Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' for

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and ''Verdilak'', a horror story co-written and painted for

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. Hampton spent a year as a professor at

Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private nonprofit art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. Founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the Uni ...

, helping to develop the original incarnation of their Sequential Arts program before moving into the realms of storyboarding animated shows and TV commercials. He was behind one of the most popular UK adverts of all times — "Smash Means Mash." He has worked on ''

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'' for

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(TV and Full length video feature) as well as Superman (

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) and Batman animation for Cartoon Network spot. He has done live storyboard work for commercial clients including ''Papa John's Pizza'',

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and many more. Ad agencies that use his work regularly include McCann-Erickson

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, Pearson McMahon Fletcher and

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, Indianapolis, Fricks-Firestone

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and over 40 more all over the U.S.

Selected works

* ''

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'' #14–15 (

, June–July 1983) * "Girl of My Schemes," in ''

Alien Worlds ''Alien Worlds'' is an American science fiction anthology comic that was published by Pacific Comics and, later, Eclipse Comics, in the early 1980s. It was edited by Bruce Jones and April Campbell.Johnston, Rich"When Diamond Comic Distributor ...

'' #4 (

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, Sept. 1983) * '' Moon Knight'' #34, 36–38 (

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

, Nov. 1983, Mar. 1984–July 1984) * "The Maiden and the Dragon," in ''

'' #9 (

Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market. It was ...

, Jan. 1985) * ''Greylore'' #1–5 ( Sirius Comics, 1985–1986) *''

New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, subs ...

'' vol. 1, #63 (Marvel Comics, May 1988) * ''

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'' #1–5 (Eclipse Comics, May 1988–Apr. 1989) * ''Viking Glory — The Viking Prince'' (DC Comics, Aug. 1991) * ''Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (

, 1992) * '' Legends of the Dark Knight'' #35–36 (DC Comics, Aug. 1992) *'' Batman: Castle of the Bat'' (DC Comics, 1994) * ''Uther: The Half Dead King'' (

, 1994) * ''Verdilak'' (NBM Publishing, 1996) *''Batman: Other Realms'' (DC Comics, 1998) * ''

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'' #43 (

Vertigo Comics Vertigo Comics, also known as DC Vertigo or simply Vertigo, was an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics started by editor Karen Berger in 1993. Vertigo's purpose was to publish comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug us ...

, Dec. 1999) * "The Willful Death of a Stereotype," in ''Expo 2001'' ( The Expo, 2001) * ''Demons of Sherwood'' ( IDW Publishing, 2009)

References

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Bo Hampton artistics
1954 births Savannah College of Art and Design faculty Living people Artists from New York City School of Visual Arts alumni {{US-comics-artist-stub