Richard Isanove (born 1968) is a French artist and painter working in the

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industry.

Early life

Richard Isanove was born in the south of France, studied film and animation at the Ecole nationale superieure des arts decoratifs in

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, and moved to the United States in 1994 to study animation at the

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.Interview With Richard Isanove
Retrieved 3 October 2011.

Career

While in school, he was hired by Brian Haberlin as a staff colorist for

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where, one year later, he became Art Director. He went on to free-lance for multiple comics companies before settling at

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. His distinctive coloring on the '' Wolverine: Origin'' series marked a new direction in coloring in the comics medium. It was soon followed by

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's ''

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'' and in 2007

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's '' The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born''. he now alternates color work and fully painted work for Marvel and DC Comics.

Awards

Isanove won the Wizard Fan Award in 2001 for his work on '' Wolverine: Origin'' and a

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in 2005 for

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Frequent collaborators

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books ...

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Adam Kubert Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including work on ''Action Comics'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Ultimate Fantas ...

Andy Kubert Andrew Kubert (; born February 27, 1962) is an American comics artist, letterer and writer. He is the son of Joe Kubert and brother of Adam Kubert, both of whom are also artists, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. He is a graduate of an ...

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External links

NYC'07 Stephen King's "Gunslinger Born" Panel Coverage
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Comic Book Award Almanach
at the Cal'Arts Alumni Catalogue

Interviews

Richard Isanove on ''The Dark Tower''
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Interview with Joe Quesada about the series
at Newsarama
Interview with Richard isanove about the series
at Lilja's Library
Man Without Fear Interview Richard Isanove
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