Terry Kevin Austin (born August 23, 1952) 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 ...

working primarily as an

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Early life and career

Austin grew up in

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, Michigan, and attended

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. He started inking comics as an assistant to

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and

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, doing " Crusty Bunker" work for Adams'

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. Theakston, Greg and Nowlan, Kevin, et al., at Austin came to prominence in 1976–1977, inking

Marshall Rogers William Marshall Rogers III (January 22, 1950 – March 24, 2007),William Marshall Rogers III

' pencils on a celebrated run of

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stories for

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' ''

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'' collaborating with writer

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. During this same period, Austin inked Michael Netzer (Nasser) on DC's

Martian Manhunter The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" ...

in ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' and

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in ''

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'', as well as

Al Milgrom Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book writer, penciller, inker and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of ''Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penciler, and inker ...

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' '' Captain Marvel''. He later teamed with Rogers again on Marvel's ''

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''.

X-Men

In 1977, Austin and penciler John Byrne became the new art team on ''

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''. With writer

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they produced a series of stories — particularly "

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" — which elevated the title into the top-selling American comic book. (Austin was given the Eagle Award for Favourite Inker three times during this period.)

Post-X-Men

Austin left ''Uncanny X-Men'' in 1981 and has since worked on a variety of titles for both Marvel and DC, including ''

'' (over Paul Smith and Dan Green pencils), ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

'' vol. 2 (over Byrne), ''

Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

'' (over Kevin Maguire) and ''

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'' (over

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). Austin contributed to several anniversary issues for DC including ''

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'' #200 (March 1982), ''

'' #400 (Oct. 1984), and ''

'' #400 (Oct. 1986). He was the regular inker of DC's '' Superman Adventures'' for nearly six years, from 1996–2002. His inking work since 2002 has included over fifteen years of inking the ''

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'' comic book series for

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Inking style and influence

Austin's inking — especially in the period of the 1970s and early 1980s — is notable for its smooth, precise rendering; and extremely detailed backgrounds, making his embellishing work easily identifiable. His style has been highly influential on a subsequent generation of inkers including

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, Scott Williams, and

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Writing and penciling

Austin has also worked as a writer, primarily for Marvel's ''

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'' titles and a run on ''

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''. Austin wrote and inked the

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' adaptation of ''

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'' published in 1995. His rare penciling jobs can be seen on the covers of ''Uncanny X-Men'' #123 and #142, as well as his self-published book, ''Austin Art: 60 Pages of Drawings by Terry Austin'' (2003).

Personal life

Austin resides near

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, where he plays volleyball and gets together often with fellow comics veteran

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. Austin's affection for the comic strip character

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" for sharp-eyed readers.

Awards

Austin's work has gained him frequent and notable recognition over the years, including multiple

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for best inker, an

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, multiple ''

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'' for Favorite Inker, and the

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2008 "Favorite Inker (Retro) Award" and the 2009 "Joe Sinnott Award".

Bibliography

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* '' Cerebus Jam'' #1 (1985)

Atlas/Seaboard Comics

* ''Phoenix'' #3 (1975)

Archie Comics

* ''

'' (2002–2017)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''Star Wars:

'' (1995–1996)

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' #682 (1992) * ''

'' #449–451 (1977) * '' Adventures in the DC Universe Annual'' #1 (1997) * '' All-New Collectors' Edition'' #C–56 (

Superman vs. Muhammad Ali ''Superman vs. Muhammad Ali'' is an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion of Earth, a story in whi ...

) (background inks) (1978) * ''

All-Star Western ''All-Star Western'' was the name of three United States, American comic book series published by DC Comics, each a Western fiction omnibus featuring both continuing characters and anthological stories. The first ran from 1951 to 1961, the second ...

'' vol. 3 #7 (2012) * '' Armageddon: Inferno'' #3–4 (1992) * ''

'' #400, 500 (1986–1993) * '' Batman and Robin Adventures Annual'' #1 (1996) * ''

The Batman Chronicles ''The Batman Chronicles'' is a series of comics published by DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comic ...

'' #1–2 (1995) * ''

Batman Family A collective of fictional characters appear in American comic books published by DC Comics featuring the superhero Batman as the main protagonist. Since Batman's introduction in 1939, the character has accumulated a number of recognizable suppo ...

'' #12 (1977) * ''Batman: Dark Detective'' #1–6 (2005) * ''Batman: Gotham Adventures'' #51 (2002) * '' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #21 (2001) * '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #11–15 (1990–1991) * '' Big Book of Hoaxes'' (1996) * ''Big Book of Little Criminals'' (1996) * ''Big Book of Urban Legends'' (1994) * ''

The Brave and the Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied ...

'' #166 (

and

) (1980) * ''

Camelot 3000 ''Camelot 3000'' is an American twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Mike W. Barr and penciled by Brian Bolland. It was published by DC Comics from 1982 to 1985 as one of its first direct market projects, and as its first maxi-serie ...

'' #7–12 (1983–1985) * ''

Captain Atom Captain Atom is a superhero appearing in American comic books, first in the 1960s by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics. Captain Atom has existed in three basic incarnations. Publication history Captain Atom was crea ...

'' #51 (1991) * ''Cartoon Network Presents'' #17 (1999) * ''

DC Challenge ''DC Challenge'' was a 12-issue comic book limited series produced by DC Comics from November 1985 to October 1986, as a round robin experiment in narrative. The series' tagline was "Can You Solve It Before We Do?" Publication history The ''DC Ch ...

'' #10 (1986) * ''

DC Retroactive ''DC Retroactive'' is a line of one-shot comic book issues published by DC Comics. It revisited periods (grouped by decades) of the company's main characters: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League, and the Flash. T ...

: Green Lantern – The '90s'' #1 (2011) * ''

DC Special Series ''DC Special Series'' was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. ''DC Special Serie ...

'' #10 (1978) * ''

'' #450–451, 463–468, 471–476 (1975–1978) * ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

'' vol. 4 #13–14 (2005) * ''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' #233–234, 243, 245–246 (1975–1977) (Green Lantern back-up stories) * ''

'' vol. 2 #93–94, 171, ''Annual'' #3 (1977–1987) * ''Green Lantern'' vol. 3 #65, 85, 88–89, 91–95, 97–100, 102, 104, 106–114, 117 (1995–1999) * ''Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' #4, 7 (1993) * '' Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame'' (2000) * '' Guy Gardner Annual'' #2 (1996) * ''Guy Gardner: Warrior'' #31 (1995) * ''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and B ...

'' #1 (1986) * ''

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'' #88–89 (2002) * ''

'' #1, 60 (1987–1992) * ''

'' #200 (1982) * '' Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Byrne Creating Robin'' #1 (2002) * '' Kobra'' #3 (1976) * '' Legion of Super-Heroes Annual'' vol. 4 #4 (1993) * ''

Mister Miracle Mister Miracle (Scott Free) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Mister Miracle'' #1 (April 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Publication history Mister Miracle debuted in ...

'' vol. 3 #5–6 (1996) * ''

Mystery in Space ''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues c ...

'' #112 (1980) * '' Orion'' #13–14 (2001) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'' vol. 2 #6 (1986) * '' Showcase '93'' #9–10 (1993) * ''Showcase '95'' #4 (1995) * ''

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'' #17, 19 (2008) * ''

'' #400, ''Annual'' #9 (1983–1984) * ''

'' vol. 2 #1–3, ''Annual'' #3 (1987–1991) * '' Superman Adventures'' #1–19, 21–31, 33–56, 58–66 (1996–2002) * '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #49 (1995) * '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' #1 (1996) * ''

Titans In Greek mythology, the Titans ( grc, οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, ''hoi Tītânes'', , ''ho Tītân'') were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the ''Theogony'' of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Ga ...

'' #25 (2001) * ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'' #51–52 (1977) * ''Who's Who in Star Trek'' #2 (1987) * ''

Who's Who in the DC Universe ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' (1985–87), usually referred to simply as ''Who's Who'', is the umbrella title for a number of comic book series which DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional cha ...

'' #9–14 (1991) * ''Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1993'' #1–2 (1992–1993) * ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #2–8, 15–16, 22, 25 (1985–1987) * ''Who's Who: Update '87'' #3 (1987) * ''

'' #244–246 (1977) * ''

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: Our Worlds at War'' #1 (2001)

DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics

* '' Batman Versus Predator II: Bloodmatch'' #1–4 (1994–1995)

DC Comics and Marvel Comics

* ''

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'' #1 (1996) * ''Green Lantern /

Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...

: Unholy Alliances'' #1 (1995) * ''Silver Surfer / Superman'' #1 (1996)

Image Comics

* ''

Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared ...

'' #3 (1993) * ''

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'' #23 (1995)

Malibu Comics

* '' Hardcase'' #15 (1994) * ''

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'' #7 (1994) * ''

Ultraforce The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly. The group con ...

'' #5 (1995)

Marvel Comics

* ''Adventures of

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'' #2–4 (1991–1992) * '' The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix'' #2–3 (1994) * ''

Alien Legion ''Alien Legion'' is a science-fiction comic-book series and associated titles created by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco for Marvel Comics's Epic Comics imprint in 1983. It features a military unit, Force Nomad, similar to the French F ...

'' #1–5 (1984) * ''

Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member W ...

'' #17, 47 (1984–1987) * ''Amazing Adventure'' #1 (1988) * ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

'' #248, 335, 337, ''Annual'' #13 (1979–1990) * '' The Avengers'' #184 (1979) * ''

'' vol. 2 #48–60, 66, 68, 70, 73 (1981–1985) * '' Epic Illustrated'' #15–20, 26–34 (1982–1986) * ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...

'' #286 (1986) * ''

The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones The ''Indiana Jones'' franchise has produced many comic books. Marvel Comics initially owned the rights before passing them to Dark Horse Comics in 1990. Marvel published adaptations of the films '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'', '' Indiana Jones a ...

'' #1–2 (1983) * ''

New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically us ...

'' #41–42, 53–61, 64–66, ''Special Edition'' #1 (1986–1988) * ''Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans'' (1982) * ''

Marvel Treasury Edition ''Marvel Treasury Edition'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversiz ...

'' #28 (

Superman and Spider-Man ''Superman and Spider-Man'' is an intercompany comic book jointly published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics in July 1981. Number 28 (and final) in the ''Marvel Treasury Edition'' series, it is a "sequel" to 1976's '' Superman vs. the Amazing Spider ...

) (background inks) (1981) * ''

'' #108–109, 111–117, 119–143, 186, 237, 294–296, 316 ''Annual'' #3, 7, 9, 10 (1977–1994)

Other publishers

* ''Austin Art: 60 Pages of Drawings by Terry Austin'' (self-published, 2003)

References

External links

*
Terry Austin
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Terry 1952 births 20th-century American artists American comics artists American comics writers Artists from Detroit Comics inkers DC Comics people Inkpot Award winners Living people Marvel Comics people Wayne State University alumni