Paul Chadwick (born 1957) is an American

comic book creator developed specialized terminology. Some several attempts have been made to formalize and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will Eisner, Scott McCloud, R. C. Harvey and Dylan Horrocks. Much of the terminology in English is un ...

best known for his series ''

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'' about a normal man trapped in a stone body.

Biography

Born in

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, Chadwick grew up in its suburb

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, where his father, Stephen F. Chadwick, was the city attorney. As a teenager, he participated in Apa-5, the amateur press alliance of comics fans, and in 1979 graduated from the

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, where he had majored in illustration. Chadwick began his career creating storyboards for

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and other film studios, contributing to such films as '' Pee Wee's Big Adventure'', ''

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'', '' The Big Easy'', '' Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'', '' Lies'' and ''

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''. He drew issues of the comic book '' Dazzler'', published by

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, before creating ''Concrete'', first published by

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in ''

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'' #1 (July 1986). He wrote ''Gifts of the Night'' for

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imprint, with art by

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. After working on several ''Matrix'' comics, Chadwick was asked by

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to write the

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''. He outlined the general story direction and offshoots of events in the game. Chadwick also illustrated cards for the ''

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'' collectible card game. In May 2015, Chadwick announced he is working on a new Concrete series entitled ''Stars over Sand''. In November 2017, he reported he was still at work on the story, describing it as Concrete being "hit by lightning and rendered amnesiac. He discovers the world anew, and, somewhat paranoid, becomes a danger to his loved ones and others."

Awards

Chadwick won the

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for Best Writer/Artist for 1989, and was nominated for

Harvey Award The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards that were ...

s for Best Artist, Writer, and Writer/Artist that same year.

Bibliography

DC Comics

* '' Gifts of the Night'' #1-4 (1998–99) * ''

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'' graphic novel (2013) * '' Y: The Last Man'' #16-17 (2004)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

'' #1-10 (1987–88) * ''Concrete Color Special'' (1989) * ''Concrete: Fragile Creature'' #1-4 (1991) * ''Concrete: The Human Dilemma'' #1-6 (2004–05) * ''Concrete: Killer Smile'' #1-4 (1994) * ''Concrete: Strange Armor'' #1-5 (1997–98) * ''Concrete: Think Like a Mountain'' #1-6 (1996) * '' Star Wars: Empire'' #9-12, 15 (2003) * ''

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'': A Valentine Story one-shot (2003) * ''The World Below'' #1-4 (1999) * ''The World Below: Deeper and Stranger'' #1-4 (1999-2000)

Marvel Comics

* '' Dazzler'' #38-42 (1985–86) * ''

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'' #46-48 (2000) * ''

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'': The Flight of Bones #3-4 (replaced original artist Tony Harris) (1999)

References

External links

Official Paul Chadwick siteGCD: Paul Chadwick
Archived ttp://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/cmp/matrix_online_interview.html from the original

Comics

Paul Chadwick's comic "Deja Vu", originally for ''The Matrix'' website
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060220052852/http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/rl_middles3_paultframe.html Paul Chadwick's "The Miller's Tale", originally for ''The Matrix'' website {{DEFAULTSORT:Chadwick, Paul 1957 births Living people American comics artists American comics writers American graphic novelists Artists from Seattle Eisner Award winners for Best Writer/Artist Game artists Harvey Award winners for Best Cartoonist Inkpot Award winners People from Medina, Washington