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Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956) is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and
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-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on ''
Grimjack Grimjack is the main character of a comic book originally published by the American company First Comics. John Ostrander and Timothy Truman are credited as co-creators of the character, although Ostrander had been developing Grimjack with artist L ...
'' (with
John Ostrander John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including '' Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''. Career Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...
), '' Scout'', and the reinvention of
Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...
, with Joe R. Lansdale.


Biography

Truman was born in 1956 in
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia Gauley Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 614 at the 2010 census. The Kanawha River is formed at Gauley Bridge by the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. Two miles to the southeast of Gaule ...
. After graduating from Gauley Bridge High School in 1974, he attended the
Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is a private art school in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1879 as the Columbus Art School and is one of the oldest private art and design colleges in the United States. Located in downtown Columbus, CCAD ...
while also attending
West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State Coll ...
. From 1979 to 1981 he attended
The Kubert School The Kubert School, formerly the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and Joe Kubert School, is a private, for-profit technical school focused on cartooning and located in Dover, New Jersey. It teaches the principles of sequential art a ...
in New Jersey. He currently lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was an instructor at the
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) is a private, non-profit art and design college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees and certificates, a continuing education program with professional ...
from 2003 to 2006.


Roleplaying games

After graduation, he moved to New York City and worked in the fantasy role-playing game industry for a few years providing illustrations for various companies, including working for
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as a staff illustrator. Along with Flint Henry, Truman co-authored ''Rifts Dimension Book 1: Wormwood'' (1993), which author Shannon Appelcline states was "critically acclaimed for the vibrant backgrounds". In 2015, Truman contributed, among other artists, to bring inner illustrations to the
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'' Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of'', first published in 2016 by British company
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.


Comics

Truman's first professional comics work was a series of backup stories in
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' '' Sgt. Rock'' title published from 1981 to 1983. and His first major work was ''
Grimjack Grimjack is the main character of a comic book originally published by the American company First Comics. John Ostrander and Timothy Truman are credited as co-creators of the character, although Ostrander had been developing Grimjack with artist L ...
'' with writer
John Ostrander John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including '' Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''. Career Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...
, for the independent comics company
First Comics First Comics was an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991, known for titles like '' American Flagg!'', ''Grimjack'', ''Nexus'', ''Badger'', '' Dreadstar'', and '' Jon Sable''. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics ...
. Grimjack first appeared in ''
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'' #10 (November 1983), before moving to his own series after issue #18 (July 1984), and continued for 81 issues. In 1985, he created '' Scout'', which was followed by ''Scout: War Shaman'', a futuristic western. A year later, he relaunched the Hillman characters
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and The Heap for
Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market. It was ...
. He also developed The Prowler, a
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type character, and adapted
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for Eclipse. At DC Comics he created ''
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'', a reinvention of Hawkman in 1989. An ongoing series with the same name was launched the following year. With author Joe R. Lansdale, he reinterpreted
Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...
as a horror western. In it, their creation of villain Edgar Autumn elicited a lawsuit from musician
Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing keyboards, guitar, saxophone, and percussion, as well as singing. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group ...
. Truman was chosen by
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to illustrate a newly completed
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novel and wrote a story arc for the comic book. He also wrote nearly the entire run of ''
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: Dinosaur Hunter'' for
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. For the defunct science fiction imprint of DC,
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, he created ''
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''. He also worked on a typical pulp adventure ''Guns of the Dragon'', featuring
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and
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and scripted a ''
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'' limited series. At Dark Horse Comics, he wrote '' Star Wars'', '' Conan'', and '' Conan The Cimmerian''.


West Virginia

Truman's work, ''Wilderness: The True Story of Simon Girty, Renegade'' was a two-volume black and white graphic novel depicting the American settler's western frontier. ''Tecumseh!'' a graphic novel based on the West Virginia Outdoor Theater, is a colored graphic novel that shows the play from beginning to end. It renewed interest in the warrior in Appalachia.


Music

A longtime fan and musician, Truman has integrated his love of music into comics and illustration. While working for Eclipse Comics, Truman included a
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recording inside '' Scout'' #19 (May 1987) that provided a soundtrack to one of the scenes in the comic. He also released an album through Eclipse Records with his band The Dixie Pistols entitled ''Marauder''. The album included a short comic book featuring the wedding of Emanuel Santanna that took place between the first series ''Scout'' and the second series ''Scout: War Shaman''. While writing the biography of one of his favorite guitarists, Carlos Santana, for Rock-It Comics, Truman found out that the musician had been a longtime fan of his comic, ''Scout'', whose main character, Emanuel Santanna, is the namesake of the famous guitarist. Naming the characters after favorite musicians was a common convention that Truman used throughout the ''Scout'' series. Truman has also had a long relationship with the band the Grateful Dead creating artwork for CD covers, tour posters, limited-edition T-shirts and a color comics page in each issue of the ''Grateful Dead Almanac''. Truman built a recording studio in his home and while producing recording sessions for Cherokee singer/songwriter Terry Strongheart, they decided to form a new band with some of Truman's friends and Strongheart's daughter called the Terry Strongheart Band. Two CDs have been recorded, the first entitled ''Tears'' and the follow-up ''Indian School''. Truman provided illustrations for the posthumous
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release ''
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'' (2013). Truman said he first heard Gallagher's music in 1973 while a junior in high school. Timothy Truman is often confused with the music composer Tim Truman who wrote the theme to '' Melrose Place'' and composed the score to ''
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's'' final season among other important contributions to the music industry in movies and television.


Bibliography


Avatar Press

*'' On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks'' (a, three-issue limited series with Joe R. Lansdale, March–June 2003, collected in ''Joe R. Lansdale and Timothy Truman's On the Far Side with Dead Folks'', tpb, 72 pages, 2004, )


Bantam Spectra

*''The Ray Bradbury Chronicles: Volume 3'' (anthology, w/a, "The Veldt", tpb, 77 pages, November 1992, )


Dark Horse Comics

*''
Dark Horse Presents ''Dark Horse Presents'' was a comic book published by American company Dark Horse Comics from 1986. Their first published series, it was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, r ...
'' #47, "Jungle of the Giants!" (w/a, with
Benjamin Truman Sir Benjamin Truman (1699/1700 – 20 March 1780) was an English entrepreneur and brewing, brewer during the 18th century. He is notable for the expansion of the Old Truman Brewery, Truman Brewery in the Spitalfields area of east London. Biograph ...
, January 1991) *'' Star Wars: Episode I Anakin Skywalker'', one-shot (w, with Steve Crespo, May 1999) collected in ''Star Wars Episode I: Adventures'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2000, ) *'' Star Wars'' (June 1999–June 2001) (w) **''Outlander'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2001, ) collects: *** "Outlander" (with
Tom Raney Tom Raney is an American comic book artist known for illustrating titles as '' Annihilation: Conquest'', ''Alpha Flight'', ''Ultimate X-Men'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' for Marvel Comics, ''DV8'' and '' Stormwatch'' for Image Comics, and '' Outsiders ...
, Rob Pereira,
Rick Leonardi Rick Leonardi (born August 9, 1957) is an American comics artist who has worked on various series for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including ''Cloak and Dagger'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The New Mutants'', '' Spider-Man 2099'', ''Nightwing'', '' ...
and Al Rio, in #7–12, 1999) **''Emissaries to Malastare'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2001, ) collects: *** "Emissaries to Malastare" (with
Tom Lyle Thomas Stanford Lyle (November 2, 1953 – November 19, 2019) was an American comics artist, best known for his work on '' Starman'' and ''Robin'' for DC Comics, and ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics. Career Tom Lyle's comics career began in th ...
,
Jan Duursema Jan Duursema (born October 27, 1954) is an American comics artist known for her work on the ''Star Wars comics, Star Wars'' comics franchise. She is the creator of Denin and Vila from Naldar, the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and the Kiffar Jedi Quin ...
and
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, in #13–18, 1999–2000) **''The Hunt for Aurra Sing'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2002, ) collects: *** "The Hunt for Aurra Sing" (with Davidé Fabbri, in #28–31, 2001) *'' Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Aurra Sing'', one-shot (w/a, August 1999) collected in ''Star Wars: Bounty Hunters'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2000, ) *'' Conan'' (March 2006–May 2008) **''The Blood-Stained Crown and Other Stories'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ) collects: *** "Seeds of Empire" (a, with
Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled ''Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts'' and '' Superman.'' Early lif ...
, in #26, 2006) *** "The Blood-Stained Crown" (a, with Kurt Busiek, in #27, 2006) **''The Hall of the Dead and Other Stories'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2007, ) collects: *** "Dogs of the Hills" (w, with
Cary Nord Cary Nord is a Canadian comics artist. He has worked on series such as ''Daredevil'', ''X-Men'', and ''Conan The Barbarian''. Throughout his career Nord has worked on books including ''Superman'' for DC Comics; ''Wolverine'', '' Mutant X'', ''Ghos ...
, in #33, 2006) *** "The Sons of Bel" (w, with Cary Nord, in #34, 2006) **''The Spear and Other stories'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2010, ) collects: *** "Conan: The Spear" (w, with Paul Lee, in ''Star Wars/Conan FCBD 2006'', 2006) *** "They Shall Be Lords Again" (w, with Paul Lee, in #35, 2006) *** "Silent to the Sea" (w, with Paul Lee, in #36, 2007) *** "Two Wizards and a Funeral" (w, with Paul Lee, in #40, 2007) *** "The Sorrow of Akivasha" (w, with Paul Lee, in ''Conan the Cimmerian'' #14, 2009) **''Rogues in the House and other stories'' (hc, 160 pages, 2008, ) collects: *** "Rogues in the House Part 1: Rogues at the Door" (w, with Cary Nord, in #41, 2007) *** "Rogues in the House Part 2: Red House, Red Priest" (w, with Cary Nord, in #42, 2007) *** "Rogues in the House Part 3: The Pits of Refuge" (w, with
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, in #43, 2007) *** "Rogues in the House Part 4: Man vs. Beast" (w, with Cary Nord, in #44, 2007) **''The Hand of Nergal'' (hc, 152 pages, 2008, ) collects: *** "The Spawn of Nergal" (w, with Tomás Giorello, in #47, 2007) *** "Darkness Over Yaralet" (w, with Tomás Giorello, in #48, 2008) *** "Flesh for the Gods of the Night" (w, with Tomás Giorello, in #49, 2008) *** "The Hand of Nergal" (w, with Tomás Giorello, in #50, 2008) *''Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'', one-shot, "The Road of Kings" (w, with Cary Nord, July 2006) collected in ''Conan and the Midnight God'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2007, ) *''Conan and the Songs of the Dead'' (limited series) (July 2006–November 2006) (a) **''Conan and the Songs of the Dead'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2007, ) collects: *** "The Root of all Evil" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #1, 2006) *** "The Ring of Fire" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #2, 2006) *** "The Eye of the Demon" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #3, 2006) *** "Lair of the Worm" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #4, 2006) *** "Dark Gods" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #5, 2006) *'' MySpace Dark Horse Presents'' #11, "Conan: Trophy" (w, with Benjamin Truman and
Marian Churchland Marian Churchland (born June 15, 1982) is a Canadian comic book artist and graduate of the University of British Columbia. They first came to prominence in 2009 with their debut graphic novel ''Beast'' for Image. Career Churchland began their ...
, June 2008) collected in ''Conan and the Daughters of Midora and other stories'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2012, ) *''Conan the Cimmerian'' (June 2008–November 2010) (w) **''Cimmeria'' (hc, 216 pages, 2009, ) collects: *** "Cimmeria" (with Tomás Giorello, in #0, 2008) *** "Hunter's Moon" (with Tomás Giorello and
Richard Corben Richard Corben (October 1, 1940December 2, 2020) was an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in '' Heavy Metal'' magazine, especially the ''Den'' series which was featured in the magazine's first film ada ...
, in #1, 2008) *** "Mark of the Wolf" (with Tomás Giorello and Richard Corben, in #2, 2008) *** "Path of Mist" (with Tomás Giorello and Richard Corben, in #3, 2008) *** "The Skrae" (with Tomás Giorello and Richard Corben, in #4, 2008) *** "The Wolf's Promise" (with Tomás Giorello and Richard Corben, in #5, 2008) *** "Homecoming" (with Tomás Giorello and Richard Corben, in #6, 2008) *** "Darkness and the Night" (with Tomás Giorello and Richard Corben, in #7, 2009) **''Black Colossus'' (hc, 117 pages, 2010, ) collects: *** "The Scorpion" (with Tomás Giorello, in #8, 2009) *** "The Mercenary" (with Tomás Giorello, in #9, 2009) *** "The Commander" (with Tomás Giorello, in #10, 2009) *** "The Face on the Coin" (with Tomás Giorello, in #11, 2009) *** "The Battle of Shamla Pass" (with Tomás Giorello, in #12, 2009) *** "Black Altar" (with Tomás Giorello, in #13, 2009) **''Free Companions'' (hc, 184 pages, 2010, ) collects: *** "Home For the Hunt" (with
Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. He is also kno ...
, in #14, 2009) *** "Free Companions" (with Tomás Giorello, in #16–18, 2009–2010) *** "Kozaki" (with Tomás Giorello, in #19–21, 2010) **''Iron Shadows in the Moon and Other Stories'' (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ) collects: *** "Iron Shadows in the Moon" (with Tomás Giorello and Paul Lee, in #22–25) *''King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel'' (w, four-issue limited series with Tomás Giorello, February–May 2011, collected in ''King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel'', tpb, 112 pages, 2012, ) *''King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword'' (w, four-issue limited series with Tomás Giorello, January–April 2012, collected in ''King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword'', tpb, 112 pages, 2013, ) *''King Conan: Hour of the Dragon'' (W, six-issue limited series with Tomás Giorello, May–October 2013, collected in ''King Conan: Hour of the Dragon'', tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ) *''King Conan: The Conqueror'' (W, six-issue limited series with Tomás Giorello, February–July 2014, collected in ''King Conan: The Conqueror'', tpb, 160 pages, 2015, )


DC Comics

* '' Sgt. Rock'' (July 1981–May 1983) (a) ** "To the Last Man" (in #354, July 1981) ** "Deep Prey" (in #358, November 1981) ** "The Pass" (in #361, February 1982) ** "Deadly Victory" (in #363, April 1982) ** "Samurai" (in #371, December 1982) ** "...War Spoils" (in #376, May 1983) *''
Wasteland Wasteland or waste land may refer to: * Desert or barren area * an uncultivated area of land, whether wooded or not, whether common land or not Art, entertainment, and media Comics * ''Wasteland'' (DC Comics), 1987–1989 anthology-style horror/ ...
'' #10, "Mother!" (a, with
John Ostrander John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including '' Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''. Career Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...
, July 1988) *'' Detective Comics'' #598, "Tribute: People of Note Pay Homage to Batman" (a, with among other artists, January 1989) *'' Secret Origins'' vol. 2 #43, "Adventures Inside Earth" (a, with Bob Wayne, June 1989) *''
Hawkworld ''Hawkworld'' is a comic book series published by American company DC Comics from 1989 to 1993. The initial storyline was published as a three-issue mini-series and then, based on the high sales and interest level generated by this limited serie ...
'' (June 1989–August 1989) (w/a) **''Hawkworld'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** "Flashzone" (in #1, 1989) *** "Freefall" (in #2, 1989) *** "Phoenix Flight" (in #3, 1989) *''Hawkworld'' vol. 2 (April 1990–January 1993) ** "Predators" (w, with John Ostrander and
Graham Nolan Graham Nolan (born March 12, 1962) is an American comic book artist, best known for work for DC Comics on Batman-related titles in the 1990s and his work on ''The Phantom'' Sunday strip. He frequently collaborates with writer Chuck Dixon. Biograp ...
, in #1, 1990) ** "Enter... Hawkman!" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #2, 1990) ** "Winged Fury" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #3, 1990) ** "Partners" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #4, 1990) ** "War of the Shadows" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #5, 1990) ** "Strange Worlds" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #6, 1990) ** "Birds of Prey" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #7, 1990) ** "Talons" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #8, 1990) ** "Hawkwoman Caged!" (w, with John Ostrander and Graham Nolan, in #9, 1991) ** "Flight's End" (a, with John Ostrander, in #30–32, 1992–1993) *''Sgt. Rock'', one-shot (w/a, August 1992) *''
The Kents ''The Kents'' is the title of a 12-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics, from August 1997 to July 1998. The story concerns a troubled generation of ancestors to Jonathan "Pa" Kent ( Superman's adoptive father). Set in the mid t ...
'' (June 1997–January 1998) (a) **''The Kents'' (tpb, 272 pages, 2000, ) collects: *** "Bleeding Kansas" (with John Ostrander, in #1–4, 1997) *** "Brother Versus Brother" (with John Ostrander, in #5–8, 1997–1998) *'' Guns of the Dragon'' (w/a, four-issue limited series, August–November 2000) *''
Creature Commandos The Creature Commandos are a fictional DC Comics team of military superhumans originally set in World War II. The original team was introduced in ''Weird War Tales'' #93 (November 1980), created by J. M. DeMatteis and Pat Broderick. The team was c ...
'' (March 2000–October 2000) (w) ** "A Spear of Silence" (with Scot Eaton, in #1, 2000) ** "From Here to Heaven is a Scar" (with Scot Eaton, in #2, 2000) ** "Dead Center: Deep as Death" (with Scot Eaton, in #3, 2000) ** "Hide Witch Hide" (with Scot Eaton, in #4, 2000) ** "When the Earth Moves Again" (with Scot Eaton, in #5, 2000) ** "The Last Wall of the Castle" (with Scot Eaton, in #6, 2000) ** "The Other Side of This Life" (with Scot Eaton, in #7, 2000) ** "War Movie" (with Scot Eaton, in #8, 2000) *''
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" ...
'' vol. 2 #21, "Revelations Part 2: Beware My Power!" (a, with John Ostrander, June 2000) *'' Green Lantern Annual'' vol. 3 #9, "Mother of Heaven" (w, with Coy Turnbull, 2000) "The Lady of Battle" (w, with Paul Ryan, 2000) *'' JLA: Gatekeeper'' #1–3 (w/a, October 2001–December 2001) *'' Convergence: Hawkman'' (limited series) (April 2015–May 2015) (a) **''Convergence: Crisis Book 1'' (tpb, 272 pages, 2015, ) collects: *** "Revelations" (with Jeff Parker, in #1, 2015) *** "Revelations II" (with Jeff Parker, in #2, 2015)


Helix

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The Black Lamb ''The Black Lamb'' is an American six-issue comic book limited series that takes place in a science fantasy setting. Published in late 1996 and early 1997 by DC Comics as part of their now defunct Helix imprint, the series was written and drawn ...
'' (w/a, six-issue limited series, September 1996–February 1997)


Vertigo

*'' Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo'' (June 1993–October 1993) (a) **''Jonah Hex: Shadows West'' (tpb, 392 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** "Slow Go Smith" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #1, 1993) *** "Invitation to a Hanging" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #2, 1993) *** "The Resurrectionist" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #3, 1993) *** "Vendetta Times Two" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #4, 1993) *** "Showdown" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #5, 1993) *''Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such'' (limited series) (January 1995–May 1995) (a) **''Jonah Hex: Shadows West'' (tpb, 392 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** "No Rest for the Wicked and the Good Don't Need Any" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #1, 1995) *** "Wilde's West" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #2, 1995) *** "Big Worm" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #4, 1995) *** "Autumns of our Discontent" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #5, 1995) *** "Cataclysm in Worm Town" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #6, 1995) *'' Dog Moon'' (a, graphic novel with Robert Hunter, April 1996, tpb, 64 pages, ) *''Jonah Hex: Shadows West'' (limited series) (December 1998–February 1999) (a) **''Jonah Hex: Shadows West'' (tpb, 392 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** "Long Tom" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #1, 1998) *** "Gathering Shadows" (with Joe R. Lansdale, in #2-3, 1999) *'' Flinch'' #13, "Brer Hoodoo" (a, with Joe R. Lansdale, May 2000) *'' Scalped'' #50 (a, with among other artists, June 2011) collected in ''Volume 9: Knuckle Up'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2012, )


Eclipse Comics

*'' Scout'' (September 1985–October 1987) (w/a) **''Volume 1'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2006, ) collects: *** "Untitled" (in #1, 1985) *** "Little Red Rooster" (in #2, 1985) *** "Machine Gun" (in #3, 1986) *** "I Ain't Superstitious" (in #4, 1986) *** "Killin' Floor!" (in #5, 1986) *** "House Burning Down!!" (in #6, 1986) **''Volume 2'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2008, ) collects: *** "Bring It On Home" (only writer, with
Tom Yeates Thomas Yeates (born January 19, 1955) is an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips '' Prince Valiant'' and ''Zorro'' and for working on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Career Thomas ...
, in #7, 1986) *** "Hellhound on my Trail" (in #8, 1986) *** "Bad to the Bone" (in #9–10, 1986) *** "Come Back Baby" (in #11, 1986) *** "Monday the Eliminator" (only writer, with Flint Henry, in #11–14, 1986) *** "Me and the Devil" (in #12, 1986) *** "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" (in #13, 1986) *** "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (and She Could Be Jivin' Me, Too)" (in #14, 1986) *** "Uncle Sam Blues" (only writer, with
Rick Veitch Richard Veitch (born May 7, 1951) is an American comics artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics. Early life Rick Veitch is a native of the small town of Bellows Falls, Vermont. One of six children, he ...
, in #15, 1986) *** "Mean Red Spider" (only writer, with
Ben Dunn Ben Dunn (born April 17, 1964) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed February 1, 2011.WebCitation archive/ref> is an American comic book artist and publisher. Biography Dunn was born i ...
, in #15, 1987) ** "Stormy Monday" (with Flint Henry, in #16, 1987) ** "Key to the Highway" (in #17, 1987) ** "She's A Hum-Dum-Dinger From Dingersville" (only writer, with John K. Snyder III, in #17, 1987) ** "Blues Hit Big Town" (in #18, 1987) ** "If I Don't Be There By Morning" (only writer, with Flint Henry, in #18–19, 1987) ** "Houserockers" (in #19, 1987) ** "Black Cat Bone" (in #20, 1987) ** "Poison in my Coffee" (only writer, with
Bill Jaaska William C. Jaaska (June 22, 1961 – November 9, 2009) was an American comics artist. Career Bill Jaaska's first published comics work was a Skywolf story in ''Airboy'' #11 (Dec. 1986). He worked with Peter David on ''The Incredible Hulk''. Dav ...
, in #20, 1987) ** "I'm on Fire" (in #21, 1987) ** "I Cross My Heart" (only writer, with Flint Henry, in #21, 1987) ** "The Wolf is at Your Door!" (only writer, with Ben Dunn, in #22, 1987) ** "Sittin' on Top of the World" (in #23–24, 1987) ** "Pie in the Sky A Prologue" (only writer, with Flint Henry, in #23, 1987) *'' Alien Encounters'' #4, "Invasion!", #11, "Old Soldiers Fade Away" (w/a, December 1985–February 1987) *''
Airboy Airboy is a fictional aviator hero of an American comic book series initially published by Hillman Periodicals during the World War II-era time period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. He was created by writers Charles Bi ...
'' (July–December 1986) (w) **''Airboy Archives Volume 1'' (tpb, 308 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** "On Wings of Death: Phoenix" (also artist, with Chuck Dixon, in #1, 1986) *** "The Wolf and the Phoenix" (also artist, with Chuck Dixon, in #2, 1986) *** "Misery Loves Company" (with Chuck Dixon and Stan Woch, in #3, 1986) *** "Assault On Villa Miserio" (with Chuck Dixon and Stan Woch, in #4, 1986) *** "I Am Birdie" (with Ben Dunn, in #11, 1986) *'' The Prowler'' (limited series) (July 1987–October 1987) (w) **''Leo Kragg: Prowler'' (tpb, 180 pages, 2013, ) collects: *** "Blood and Magic" (with John K. Snyder III, in #1, 1987) *** "Blood and Evil" (with John K. Snyder III, in #2, 1987) *** "The Official Account" (with Michael Price and Graham Nolan, in #2–3, 1987) *** "Blood and Darkness" (with John K. Snyder III, in #3, 1987) *** "Blood and Sacrifice" (with John K. Snyder III, in #4, 1987) *** "Emulation of Life" (with Michael Price and Graham Nolan, in #4, 1987) *''Revenge of the Prowler'' (limited series) (February 1988–May 1988) (w) **''Leo Kragg: Prowler'' (tpb, 180 pages, 2013, ) collects: *** "Slow Burn" (with John K. Snyder III, in #1, 1988) *** "Search and Destroy" (with John K. Snyder III, in #2, 1988) *** "If I Should Die... Before I Wake" (with John K. Snyder III, in #3–4, 1988) *''Airboy Meets the Prowler'', one-shot, "Confidential Inquirer" (w, with Chuck Dixon, Michael Price, John K. Snyder III and Graham Nolan, December 1987) collected in ''Airboy Archives Volume 3'' (tpb, 308 pages, 2015, ) *'' Dragon Chiang'' (w/a, graphic novel, tpb, 1991, 44 pages, ) *'' Allan W. Eckert's Tecumseh!'' (w/a, graphic novel, October 1992, tpb, 68 pages, )


First Comics

*''
Grimjack Grimjack is the main character of a comic book originally published by the American company First Comics. John Ostrander and Timothy Truman are credited as co-creators of the character, although Ostrander had been developing Grimjack with artist L ...
'' (August 1984–July 1986) (a) **''Grimjack Omnibus: Volumen 1'' (tpb, 400 pages, 2010, ) collects: *** "A Shade of Truth" (with John Ostrander, in #1, 1984) *** "Blood Sport" (with John Ostrander, in #2, 1984) *** "Blood Relations" (with John Ostrander, in #3, 1984) *** "Legacy" (with John Ostrander, in #4, 1984) *** "Dead End" (with John Ostrander, in #5, 1984) *** "Family and Friends" (only writer, with
Joe Staton Joe Staton ( born January 19, 1948) is an American comics artist and writer. He co-created the Bronze Age Huntress (Helena Wayne), as well as the third Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), Kilowog and the Omega Men for DC Comics. He was the artist of t ...
, in #5, 1984) *** "Shadow Cops" (with John Ostrander, in #6, 1985) *** "Shadows of Doubt" (with John Ostrander, in #7, 1985) *** "Exit Poll" (with John Ostrander, in #8, 1985) *** "My Sins Remembered" (with John Ostrander, in #9, 1985) *** "Hard-Timers" (with John Ostrander, in #10, 1985) *** "Long Gone Dead" (with John Ostrander, in #11, 1985) *** "Charnel House" (with John Ostrander, in #12, 1985) *** "Suspect" (with John Ostrander, in #13, 1985) **''Grimjack Omnibus: Volumen 2'' (tpb, 368 pages, 2011, ) collects: *** "Decaying Orbit" (with John Ostrander, in #14, 1985) *** "The Bargain" (only writer, with
John Totleben John Thomas Totleben (born February 16, 1958 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator working mostly in comic books. Biography After studying art at Tech Memorial in Erie, Totleben attended The Kubert School for one year. He then spent se ...
, in #14, 1984) *** "This Wheel's On Fire" (with John Ostrander, in #15, 1985) *** "Wolfpac" (with John Ostrander, in #16–17, 1985) *** "Trade Wars: Inferno" (with John Ostrander, in #18, 1986) *** "Trade Wars: Maelstrom" (with John Ostrander and Steve Erwin, in #19, 1986) *** "Mortal Gods" (with John Ostrander, in #24, 1986) *** "You Say it's Your Birthday" (with John Ostrander, in #24, 1986) *'' Time Beavers'' (First Comics Graphic Novel, May 1985)


IDW Publishing

*''GrimJack: Killer Instinct'' (a, six-issue limited series with John Ostrander, January–June 2005, collected in ''GrimJack: Killer Instinct'', tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ) *''GrimJack: The Manx Cat'' (a, six-issue limited series with John Ostrander, August 2009–January 2010, collected in ''Grimjack: The Manx Cat'', tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ) *'' Hawken'' (w/a, six-issue limited series with Benjamin Truman, November 2011–September 2012, collected in ''A Man Named Hawken'', tpb, 104 pages, 2012, )


Innovation Publishing

*'' Newstralia'' #1–2 (w/a, with Stephen Sullivan,
Kevin VanHook Kevin VanHook (born June 24, 1965) is an American comic book writer, comic book artist, visual effects supervisor, and filmmaker. Career In comics, VanHook is best known creating the character Bloodshot for Valiant Comics. He also wrote the ' ...
, July–October 1989)


Marvel Comics

*'' Ka-Zar: The Guns of the Savage Land'' (w, graphic novel, with Chuck Dixon and Gary Kwapisz, tpb, 64 pages, June 1990, ) *'' Marvel Comics Presents'' #93–98, "Wild Frontier" (w, with
Todd Foxx Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...
, November 1991–January 1992) *'' Skaar: Son of Hulk Presents: Savage World of Sakaar'', one-shot (a, with
Greg Pak Greg Pak is an American comic book writer and film director. Pak is best known for his work on books published by Marvel Comics, including ''X-Men'' (most notably '' X-Treme X-Men''), several titles featuring the Hulk (including ''Planet Hulk'', w ...
,
Carlo Pagulayan Carlo Pagulayan (born June 24, 1978) is a Filipino freelance comic book artist. Early life He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the Santo Tomas branch campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sa ...
,
Timothy Green II Timothy Green II (also credited as Timothy Green or Timothy II) is an American comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as ''Fraction (comics), Fraction'', ''Aeon Flux'', ''Rush City (comics), Rush City'', ''Annihilation: Conque ...
and Gabriel Hardman, September 2008) collected in ''Skaar: Son of Hulk vol. 1'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2009, ) *'' Thor Annual'' vol. 4 #1, "King Thor" (a, with
Jason Aaron Jason Aaron (born January 28, 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series ''Scalped'' and ''Southern Bastards'', as well as his work on Marvel series '' Ghost Rider'', ''Wolverine'', '' PunisherMAX'', ''Thor'', and ...
, February 2015) collected in ''Volume 2: Who Holds the Hammer?'' (hc, 136 pages, 2015, )


Epic Comics

*''
Wild Cards ''Wild Cards'' is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels. They are written by a collection of more than forty authors (referred to as the "Wild Cards Trust") and are edited by George ...
'' #3, "Welcome to the Club" (a, with among other artists, September 1990)


Topps Comics

*'' The Lone Ranger and Tonto'' (a, four-issue limited series, with Joe R. Lansdale, August–November 1994, collected in ''The Lone Ranger and Tonto'', tpb, 1995, )


Valiant Comics

*'' Turok: Dinosaur Hunter'' (October 1993–August 1996) (w) ** "Shades of Yesterday" (with Rags Morales, in #4–6, 1993) ** "New River" (also artist, in #7–9, 1994) ** "Captain Red" (also artist, with Bill Dunn and Howard Simpson, in #13–15, 1994) ** "Nest of Snakes" (with Rags Morales, in #20, 1995) ** "Mystery Hole" (with Howard Simpson, in #21, 1995) ** "Rampage on New River" (with Cory Adams, in #22, 1995) ** "Mystery Wheel" (with
Mike Grell Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''. Early life Grell studied at the University of ...
, in #23, 1995) ** "The Prodigal" (with Rags Morales, in #24–27, 1995) ** "Radio Men of Lost Land!" (with
Paul Gulacy Paul Gulacy (; born August 15, 1953) is an American comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and for drawing one of the first graphic novels, Eclipse Enterprises' 1978 '' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species'', ...
, in #31–33, 1995) ** "Tree Of Life, Land of Shadows" (with
Aaron Lopresti Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 1964''Comics Buyer's Guide'' ...
, in #36, 1995) ** "Island of Nazi Women" (with Rags Morales, in #37–38, 1996) ** "Outlaws of Lost Land" (with Paul Gulacy, in #39–40, 1996) ** "Bred Up in Darkness" (with
Jackson Guice Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961) is an American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s. Biography Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.. Retrieved March 21, 2008. Growing up in the 1960s, Guice was fond o ...
, in #45–46, 1996) ** "Runaway" (with Rags Morales, #47, 1996)


TSR

* '' Starspawn of Volturnus'', cover, 1982


Awards

* ''
Hawkworld ''Hawkworld'' is a comic book series published by American company DC Comics from 1989 to 1993. The initial storyline was published as a three-issue mini-series and then, based on the high sales and interest level generated by this limited serie ...
'' – DC Comics – Spanish
Haxtur Award The Haxtur Award (''Premios Haxtur'') is a Spanish award for comics published in Spain. It is awarded annually at the Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de Asturias (International Comics Convention of the Principality of Asturias). It ...
("Premios Haxtur") for "Best Long Story" 1991


References


External links

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Comic Geek Speak Podcast Interview (December 2005)
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