Michael Avon Oeming is an

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, both as an artist and writer.

Career

Oeming is a fan of ancient

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, having written or drawn several projects centering on the

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. He frequently collaborates with long-time friend Bryan J. L. Glass and with

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...

. He is part of the M.O.B. crew of comic book creators, along with David Mack, Brian Bendis and Daniel Berman. His 1998 comic book ''Bulletproof Monk'' was made into a film of the same name. The previous mentioned collaborations are ''

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'' from

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, which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass, and '' Powers'' from

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which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include ''Rapture'', on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma, and ''The Victories'', both for

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. As of 2010, he was employed as a staff member of

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, working on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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Personal life

Oeming has a son, Ethan and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, fellow writer/artist Taki Soma.

Bibliography

Writing

* ''Bastard Samurai'' (script and inks, with co-author Miles Gunter and pencils by Kelsey Shannon, 3-issue mini-series, Image Comics, April–August 2002) * ''

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'' #80-85: "Ragnarok" (with co-author

Daniel Berman Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

and art by

Andrea Di Vito Andrea Di Vito (born May 28, 1971) is an Italian comic book artist. Biography Di Vito was born in Rome, and showed a love for drawing from an early age. His first published work appeared in the form of two short stories in the Italian magazine ...

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, August–December 2004, tpb, December 2004, ) * ''Stormbreaker: The Saga of

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'' (with co-author Daniel Berman and art by Andrea Di Vito, Marvel Comics, 6-issue limited series, January–June, 2005) * '' Thor: Blood Oath'' (with art by

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, 6-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, September–December 2005) * ''

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'' (with pencils by

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: Ares'' (with pencils by

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and Carlos Rodriguez,

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, Marvel Comics, December 2010) * ''

Omega Flight Omega Flight is the name used by four teams of fictional characters with superpowers appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Omega Flight is one of the few Canadian teams published by an American comic book company. Omega Fl ...

'' (with pencils by

, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June–October 2007) * '' Highlander'' (with co-author

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and art by Lee Moder, 4-issue mini-series,

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, July 2006 – February 2007) * ''Wings of

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'' * ''Blood River'' (co-writer with Daniel Berman) * ''Quixote'' : A modern-day retelling of

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(co-writer with Bryan Glass) * ''

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'' * ''Six'' (co-written with Daniel Berman) * ''

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/Red Sonja'' (with pencils by

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, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, August–December 2007) * ''Parliament of Justice'' * ''God Complex'' (co-written with Daniel Berman with art by John Broglia, 6-issue limited series, December 2009 – May 2010)

Art

* ''

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'' #1-5 (with writer

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, DC Comics, August–December 1994) * ''

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'',

* ''Bastard Samurai'', Image Comics * ''

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'', Image Comics * '' B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice'',

* ''Bulletproof Monk'' (pencils, with writer Brett Lewis, Image Comics, 1998–1999, tpb, 2002, ) * '' Powers'' (with

, 2000–present) * ''

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'',

(inking) * '' Daredevil'', Marvel Comics (inking) * ''

'': "Straight Eye for the Crooked Guy" (with

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, in '' 2000 AD'' Prog 2006, December 2005) * ''Parliament of Justice'' * ''Six'' * ''

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'' * '' What If... Thor'', Marvel Comics * ''

'' * ''

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'', DC Comics * The ''

'' web comics, up until the release of ''Loose Canon'', when he was moved to the ''Left 4 Dead'' team. * '' The Sacrifice'', a webcomic based on ''

'' * ''

Takio ''Takio'' is a creator-owned comic book series written by Brian Michael Bendis under Marvel Comics' Icon Comics, Icon imprint (trade name), imprint. The title is illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming. Plot The series is about two bickering siblings ...

'' (with Brian Michael Bendis, 96-page

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, Icon Comics, March 2011, ) * ''

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'', based on ''

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'' and leading up to ''

'' * ''

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Has a Cybernetic Eye'', DC Comics/ Young Aninmal, October 2016-September 2017 * ''

Has an Interstellar Eye'', DC Comics/Young Animal, March 2018 – present

Writing and art

* ''The Cross Bronx'' (co-author

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, 4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, September–December 2006) *''

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: Forever'', IDW * ''Hammer of the Gods'' (co-author Mark Wheatley, 5-issue limited series, Insight Studios Group, February–November 2001) * ''Ship of Fools'' (co-author Bryan J.L. Glass, Caliber Comics) * ''Space Sluts'' (pornographic parody of

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) * ''

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Awards

* 2001

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for Best New Series (for ''Powers'')"2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Winners"
Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved 19 October 2012.]

Nominations

* 2001

Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team The Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books. It is awarded to an individual or team involved with pencilling and inking Inking may refer to: *Inking (attack), a ...

(for ''Powers'') * 2006 Eagle Award for Best Comics Writer/Artist

Notes

References

*
Michael Avon Oeming
at 2000 AD online

External links

* *

Interviews

April 2006 Interview with the OuthouseSeptember 2006
interview about his ''Omega Flight'' work,

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Marvel Gazette InterviewInterview about ''The Rapture''
at

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