Brian Clevinger (born May 7, 1978) is an American writer best known as the author of the
webcomic ''
8-Bit Theater
''8-Bit Theater'' is a sprite comic created by Brian Clevinger that ran from 2001 to 2010 and consisting of 1,225 pages. It is a sprite comic, meaning the art is mainly taken from pre-existing video game assets. The webcomic was at times one o ...
'' and the
Eisner-nominated print comic ''
Atomic Robo''. He is also the author of the self-published novel ''Nuklear Age''.
Career
Webcomics
Clevinger's webcomic, ''
8-Bit Theater
''8-Bit Theater'' is a sprite comic created by Brian Clevinger that ran from 2001 to 2010 and consisting of 1,225 pages. It is a sprite comic, meaning the art is mainly taken from pre-existing video game assets. The webcomic was at times one o ...
'', which is hosted on his site Nuklear Power, is very loosely based on the video game ''
Final Fantasy I'' and tells the story of four would-be fantasy heroes, known as the Light Warriors, who set out to save the world from the embodiment of
Chaos
Chaos or CHAOS may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements
* Chaos (''Kinnikuman'')
* Chaos (''Sailor Moon'')
* Chaos (''Sesame Park'')
* Chaos (''Warhammer'')
* Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy''
* Cha ...
, but are conflicted over their own stupidity and malice. The comic was created using
8-bit graphic sprites taken primarily from the Final Fantasy NES games, or created by either Clevinger himself or Kevin Sigmund. Spanning 1225 episodes, it ran from March 2, 2001, to June 1, 2010.
In addition to 8-Bit Theater, Clevinger is the creator of two mini-comics: ''Dynasty Memory'', created in 2002 as a parody of the ''
Dynasty Warriors
is a series of Japanese hack and slash action video games created by Omega Force and Koei (now is Koei Tecmo). The series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy '' Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' series, based upon the Chinese novel of ...
'' series, and ''Field of Battle'', created in August 2005 as a general parody of
first-person shooter games, drawing most of its influence from ''
Battlefield 2''.
In 2009, Clevinger started two other webcomics on Nuklear Power. ''Warbot in Accounting'', co-written with artist Zack Finfrock, is about a war machine's struggles with human daily life in a
white collar job. ''How I Killed Your Master'', "a
kung fu movie, but a comic", is co-written with John Wood and drawn by Matt Speroni.
Print
Atomic Robo, drawn by Scott Wegener, began as a six-issue
limited series published by
Red 5 Comics starting in October 2007. It was nominated in the "Best Limited Series" category of the 2008
Eisner Awards,
[2008 Eisner Award Nominees Named](_blank)
(press release), Newsarama, April 14, 2008 won by ''
The Umbrella Academy''.
[The 2008 Eisner Awards: 2008 Eisner Award Winners](_blank)
Comic-Con
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. Accessed September 7, 2008
Archived
September 7, 2008. Colorist
Ronda Pattison was also nominated in the "Best Coloring" category subsequently won by
Dave Stewart.
It was announced at the 2010 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo that Clevinger would be revamping the saga of ''
The Infinity Gauntlet'' for
Marvel Comics
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' all-ages series ''
Marvel Adventures Marvel Adventures, formerly Marvel Age, was an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences, including small children. Unlike the standard comics published by Marvel, which often take place in story arcs spanning several issues, each Marv ...
''.
Clevinger also revealed that he had contributed writing for two issues of ''
World War Hulks: Wolverine vs. Captain America'', which were to be released that summer.
World War Hulks
at Comic Vine
The self-published novel ''Nuklear Age'' is largely an extended parody of comic books. The book recounts the adventures of Nuklear Man and his sidekick, Atomik Lad, as they fight against rogue military weapons, highly evolved civilizations, the trials of everyday life, an angst-filled over-villain of undeniable power, the ever exotic Dr. Menace, and their own impulses. A sequel called Atomik Age was planned but never completed.
Style
Clevinger has stated that " isfavorite comics are the ones where the jokes are on the reader."
Personal life
Michael J. Novosel
Michael J. Novosel Sr. (September 3, 1922 – April 2, 2006) of Enterprise, Alabama served in the United States military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He flew the B-29 Superfortress bomber in World War II. In order to s ...
, Clevinger's grandfather, was a United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...
helicopter pilot and recipient of the Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...
.
References
;General sources
* ''Nuklear Age'' (December 1, 2004); Brian Clevinger, iUniverse
ComiXology podcast interview
with Clevinger and Scott Wegener
''Nerdy Show'' podcast interview
with Clevinger
External links
Brian Clevinger on Twitter
Nuklear Power website
Atomic-Robo website
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1978 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
American webcomic creators
American comics writers