Kerry Gammill (born April 26, 1954) is an American artist who has worked in the fields of comic books,
special effects
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Power Man and Iron Fist
''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist.
Publication history
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Marvel Comics
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DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
.
Early life
Gammill grew up as a fan of the comics of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the work of
Jack Kirby
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,
Steve Ditko
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Marvel Comics
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with his first published work, a Spider-Man/ Daredevil story titled "A Fluttering of Wings Most Foul", appearing in ''
Marvel Team-Up
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'' #73 (Sept. 1978). During his time in the comics industry, he illustrated such series as ''
Power Man and Iron Fist
''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist.
Publication history
''He ...
Action Comics
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''. He collaborated with writer
J. M. DeMatteis
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Biography
Early career
J. M. DeMatteis's earliest aspirations were to be a rock musician and comic book artist. He began playing in ban ...
on the creation of
Frog-Man
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in ''Marvel Team-Up'' #121 (Sept. 1982) and featured the character in a storyline in ''
Marvel Fanfare
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Volume one
''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and settings ...
'' #32 (May 1987). Gammill co-created such other characters as
Ariel
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
,
White Rabbit
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,
Chance
Chance may refer to:
Mathematics and Science
* In mathematics, likelihood of something (by way of the Likelihood function and/or Probability density function).
* ''Chance'' (statistics magazine)
Places
* Chance, Kentucky, US
* Chance, Mary ...
,
Leila Davis
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, and Draaga. He drew the first two issues of the '' Deadly Foes of Spider-Man'' limited series in 1991 and in the following year, was one of the artists on the debut issue of ''
Team Titans
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to info ...
''.
After leaving comics, Gammill became a special effects concept artist, character designer, and storyboard artist for movies, TV shows, and the gaming industry. Projects he worked on include ''
Virus
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Since Dmitri Ivanovsk ...
'', ''
Species II
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Vanguard Productions
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published ''Kerry Gammill's Drawing Monsters and Heroes for Comics and Film'', a how-to book containing art from Gammill's comics, kids' promotions, and creature design for movies and TV. Gammill later co-authored another book for Vanguard on the art of Basil Gogos. In 2020, Gammill served as art director on
Legendary Comics
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Bela Lugosi
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Universal Pictures
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.
Personal life
Gammill has been married to Susan Gammill since 1975. They have three children, a son, Jeff, born in 1980,Shooter, Jim. "
Bullpen Bulletins
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," ''
Power Man and Iron Fist
''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist.
Publication history
''He ...
'' #71 (July 1981). another son, Steve, born in 1983 and a daughter, Kathryn born in 1992. He also has three grandchildren, Piper, Brielle and Madelyn. Gammill lives in
Fort Worth, Texas
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Too Much Coffee Man
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'' #5 (one page) (1996)
DC Comics
* ''
Action Comics
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House of Mystery
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Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strang ...
'' #8 (1986)
* ''
Hawk and Dove
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Annual'' #2 (1991)
* '' The New Teen Titans'' vol. 2 #26–27 (1986–1987)
* ''The New Titans'' #80 (1991)
* ''
Power Girl
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'' #1–4 (covers only) (1988)
* '' Superman'' vol. 2 #24–28, 30, 32–35, 39, 50, 52 (1988–1991)
* ''Superman For Earth'' #1 (1991)
* '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #15 (1992)
* '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' #1 (1996)
* ''Superman: Under a Yellow Sun'' #1 (1994)
* ''
Team Titans
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.
As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to info ...
'' #1 (1992)
* ''
Who's Who in the DC Universe
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'' #1, 3, 5, 14, 16 (1990–1992)
* ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #6–7 (1988)
* ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #11 (1986)
* ''Who's Who: Update '87'' #5 (1987)
* ''Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi'' GN (2020)
Marvel Comics
* ''
Cable
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Mechanical
* Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof
* Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a hel ...
Marvel Fanfare
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Volume one
''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and settings ...
'' #19 (
Cloak and Dagger
"Cloak and dagger" was a fighting style common in the Renaissance involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. The term later came into use as a metaphor, referring to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery.
Overview
In " Th ...
Marvel Team-Up
''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as ...
'' #73, 119–125, 127–129, 131 (1978–1983)
* ''
Power Man and Iron Fist
''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist.
Publication history
''He ...
'' #61–68, 70–72, 74–75, 77–79 (1980–1982)
* '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #58 (1980)
* ''
The Spectacular Spider-Man
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Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...
Uncanny X-Men
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Wonder Man
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'' #1 (1986)
* ''
X-Factor
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Annual'' #9 (1994)
Nate Butler Studio, Inc.
* ''Aida-Zee'' #1 (1990)
The S. F. C. A.
* ''
Rocket's Blast Comicollector
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