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Mark Bodē (() born February 18, 1963) is an American
cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the litera ...
. The son of
underground comics Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...
legend Vaughn Bodē, Mark shares the Bodē family style and perpetuates many of his late father's creations as well as his own works . He is best known for his work on ''
Cobalt-60 Cobalt-60 (Co) is a synthetic radioactive isotope of cobalt with a half-life of 5.2714 years. It is produced artificially in nuclear reactors. Deliberate industrial production depends on neutron activation of bulk samples of the monoisotop ...
'', '' Miami Mice'', and '' The Lizard of Oz''. Bodē has also worked for '' Heavy Metal'' magazine and on '' The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. Bodē is also a
tattoo A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes ...
and
graffiti artist Graffiti (singular ''graffiti'', or ''graffito'' only in Graffito (archaeology), graffiti archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple writte ...
, spending many years working around
Northampton, Massachusetts The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Northampton (including its outer villages, Florence, Massachusetts, Florence and ...
, although he now lives in California.


Early life

Mark Bodē was born February 18, 1963, in
Utica, New York Utica () is the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most populous city in New York, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 census. It is located on the Mohawk River in the Mohawk Valley at the foot of the Adiro ...
, the son of the cartoonist Vaughn Bodē and Barbara Falcon. He began drawing at age three, and was encouraged to draw throughout his childhood. When Bodē was 12 years old and visiting his divorced father Vaughn in
San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
, he discovered the dead body of his father after the latter had died as the result of autoerotic asphyxiation. Bodē attended art school in
Oakland, California Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, California, Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major We ...
. He also studied animation at
San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...
. In 1982, he attended the
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
(SVA) in
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as a fine arts major. While attending SVA, Bodē met
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editor Archie Goodwin, who was starting up a new magazine called ''
Epic Illustrated ''Epic Illustrated'' was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. Similar to the US-licensed comic book magazine ''Heavy Metal (magazine), Heavy Metal'', it allowed explicit content to be featured, un ...
''. Bodē became a contributor from 1983 to 1986.


Career


Comics

Bodē has completed and expanded upon many of his father's works. As a 15-year-old, he colored the unfinished work ''Zooks, the First Lizard in Orbit'' for '' Heavy Metal''. In 1984, he expanded and illustrated '' Cobalt 60'', originally created as a short story by his father in 1968. Written by Larry Todd and fully painted by Mark Bodē, the story was serialized in ''
Epic Illustrated ''Epic Illustrated'' was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. Similar to the US-licensed comic book magazine ''Heavy Metal (magazine), Heavy Metal'', it allowed explicit content to be featured, un ...
'', and later collected by The Donning Company/
Starblaze Graphics Starblaze Graphics was an imprint of The Donning Company, a publishing company established in 1978 to publish illustrated books in the United States. Notable Starblaze publications include Robert Asprin's '' MythAdventures'' series, as well as t ...
and re-published as a four-issue limited series by
Tundra Publishing Tundra Publishing was a Northampton, Massachusetts-based comic book publisher founded by Kevin Eastman in 1990. The company was founded to provide a venue for adventurous, creator-owned work by talented cartoonists and illustrators. Its publica ...
. Bodē was the creator of black-and-white comic '' Miami Mice'', published by
Rip Off Press Rip Off Press Inc. is a comic book mail order retailer and distributor, better known as the former publisher of adult-themed series like '' The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'' and '' Rip Off Comix'', as well as many other seminal publications from ...
in 1986. Bodē and Todd collaborated again on Rip Off Press' 1987 comic ''Gyro Force''. From 1988 to 1995, Bodē wrote and drew comics with ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...
'' co-creator
Kevin Eastman Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine ''Heavy Metal ...
. The two collaborated on several issues for
Mirage Studios Mirage Studios was an American comic book company founded in 1983 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in Dover, New Hampshire. The company was best known for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') comic book series and the subsequent fra ...
, including issues #18 & #32. Bodē was also the solo creator on the special edition ''Times Pipeline'' of ''TMNT''. The ''Cobalt 60'' saga was completed and was published as four graphic novels with Eastman's company
Tundra Publishing Tundra Publishing was a Northampton, Massachusetts-based comic book publisher founded by Kevin Eastman in 1990. The company was founded to provide a venue for adventurous, creator-owned work by talented cartoonists and illustrators. Its publica ...
''. In 2004,
Fantagraphics Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...
published Bodē's ''The Lizard of Oz'', a send-up of ''
The Wizard of Oz ''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left pro ...
'', starring his father's iconic creation, Cheech Wizard. Bodē's anthology work includes ''Subway Art'', ''Spray Can Art'', ''Mugs and Mascots'', ''Burning New York'', ''Broken Windows'', '' Dondi White'', ''Aerosol Kingdom'', ''Picturing the Modern Amazon'' (by New Museum books), ''
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's Heroes and Villains'', ''15 Years of Heavy Metal'', ''20 Years of Heavy Metal'', and ''Comic Book Superstars''.


Tattooing and spray can art

Bodē took up the art of
tattoo A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes ...
ing in 1994. He trained under the guidance of tattoo artists Al Valenta, from western Massachusetts, and Myke Maldonado, from New York. Bodē also took up spray can art, and has done many mural tributes to his father's characters over the years. In his career as a spraycan artist, he has done mural work globally in
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,
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
,
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, and
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
as well as locally in his hometown of San Francisco.


Personal life

Bodē lives in
Daly City, California Daly City () is the second-most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and immediately south of San Francisco (sharing its northern border with almost all of San Francisco's southern ...
, with his wife, Molly; they have a daughter named Zara.


Publications


Comics

Mark Bodē has contributed cover illustrations and interior artwork to numerous magazines, including '' Penthouse'', '' Hustler'' and ''Gauntlet''. He also designed the covers for some of those magazines. In addition to this the following comics have been published:


Comic books

* 1986 ''Miami Mice #1'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1986 ''Mark Bodē's Miami Mice #2'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1986 ''Mark Bodē's Miami Mice #3'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1987 ''Mark Bodē's Miami Mice #4'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1987 ''Gyro Force'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) Mit Larry Todd. * 1987 ''Gyrotropolis'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1988 ''GyroBotics'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1988 ''Cobalt 60'' (Starblaze Graphics, Virginia Beach.) With Vaughn Bodē and Larry Todd. * 1989 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18'' (Mirage Studios, Northampton.) With Kevin Eastman. * 1989 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #32'' (Mirage Studios, Northampton.) With Kevin Eastman. * 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Times Pipeline (Mirage Studios, Northampton.) With Larry Todd. * 1992 ''Cobalt 60 Book One'' (Tundra Publishing, Northampton.) With Vaughn Bodē and Larry Todd. * 1992 ''Cobalt 60 Book Two'' (Tundra Publishing, Northampton.) With Larry Todd. * 1992 ''Cobalt 60 Book Three'' (Tundra Publishing, Northampton.) With Larry Todd. * 1992 ''Cobalt 60 Book Four'' (Tundra Publishing, Northampton.) With Larry Todd. * 2004 ''The Lizard of Oz'' (Fantagraphics Books, Seattle.) * 2008 ''Cheech Wizard goes to Berlin'' (Overkill, Berlin.) * 2014 ''Miami Mice – The Complete Collection'' (Golden Frog Press.) * 2015 ''Cobalt 60: The Rise of Lithium Pt.1'' (Infzone Publications, Bristol.) * 2015 ''Cheech Wizard's Book of Me'' (Fantagraphics Books, Seattle.) With Vaughn Bodē. * 2018 ''Cobalt 60 Episode Zero'' (Butler Digital.) * 2019 ''Cobalt 60: The Death of Cobalt'' (Mark Bodē self-published.)


Contributions to anthologies and comic magazines

* 1978 ''Zalone 1''. In: ''The Best of Cosmic Circus'' (Cosmic Brain Trust, Berkeley.) With John Burnham. * 1980 ''Zooks.'' In: ''Heavy Metal'' (January, March, April 1980). (HM Communications, Easthampton.) Drawn and written by Vaughn Bodē, colorized by Mark Bodē. * 1983 ''The Yellow Hat''. In: ''Epic Illustrated'' ''#19'' (Marvel Comics, New York.) * 1984 ''Cheech Wizard is the greatest smartest wizard who ever lived''. In: ''Epic Illustrated'' ''#23'' (Marvel Comics, New York.) * 1984 ''Gee, Cheech Wizard, I is real glad I'm your assistant''. In: ''Epic Illustrated'' ''#23'' (Marvel Comics, New York.) * 1984 ''Oh, Cheech Wizard, I can't find tha mushrooms you want me to pick''. In: ''Epic Illustrated'' ''#23'' (Marvel Comics, New York.) * 1984 ''Once upon a time at 2:30 in the afternoon''. In: ''Epic Illustrated'' ''#23'' (Marvel Comics, New York.) * 1984–1985 ''Cobalt 60. In: Epic Illustrated #27–31'' (Marvel Comics, New York.) * 1985 ''Snickers That's Entertainment''. In: ''Epic Illustrated'' ''#33'' (Marvel Comics, New York.) * 1987 ''Battle of the Sexes''. In: ''Rip Off Comix #16'' (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1987 ''Turtle Troop''. In: ''Grunts #1'' (Mirage Studios, Northampon.) * 1989 ''Machines: Big Serious Survey of Advanced Mechanical Moving Mechanisms''. In: Fire Sale (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1989 ''Alien Sex''. In: Fire Sale (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.) * 1990 ''Cherry Does Zara Tungi''. In: ''Cherry #9'' (Last Gasp, San Francisco.) * 1990 ''Rebel Without a Hardon''. In: ''Cherry #10'' (Last Gasp, San Francisco.) * 1991 ''The Codex of Good Head''. In: ''Cherry #12'' (Last Gasp, San Francisco.) * 1991 ''I'm thinking of wonderful creative excitements''... In: ''Tundra Mini Comic #1'' (Tundra Publishing, Northampton.) * 1991 ''I Have A Dream''. In: Taboo Especial (Spiderbaby Grafix & Publications.) * 1992 ''Elect Cherry, Tungi for President '92''. In: ''Cherry's Jubilee #2'' (Last Gasp, San Francisco.) * 1994 ''Ninjara vs. Mondo Dog Catcher''. In: ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Giant Size Special #8'' (Archie Comics, Mamaroneck.) * 1994 ''E = MC Zip Lock.'' In: ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Giant Size Special #11'' (Archie Comics, Mamaroneck.) * 1994: ''Russian Girl with Red Star''. In: ''Heavy Metal Special Editions: Pin Up'' (Metal Mammoth Inc., Easthampton.) * 1995 ''Cobalt 60: Da' Dust Devil''. In: ''Heavy Metal Special Editions: Overdrive'' (Metal Mammoth Inc., Easthampton.) * 1995 ''Young Genetically-Altered Samurai Lizards''. In: ''Cherry #17'' (Kitchen Sink Press, Northampton.) * 1995 ''The Story of Chicken Licken''. In: ''Negative Burn #21'' (Caliber Comics.) * 1996 ''The Moorish Lady's Story''. In: ''A Night in a Moorish Harem #1'' (NBM, New York) * 1998 ''The Pied Piperess''. In: ''Hustler Comix Vol. 1 No. 4 (Winter 1998)'' (L.F.P. Inc., Beverly Hills) * 1999 ''The Codex of Strange Body Piercing''. In: ''Cherry #21'' (Cherry Comics, Albuquerque.) * 2000 ''I Think I'm Going to Vomit''. In: ''Cherry #22'' (Cherry Comics, Albuquerque.) * 2007 ''The Lone Lizard: Hang Um' When They're High.'' In: ''Heavy Metal'' (September 2007). (Metal Mammoth Inc., Easthampton.) * 2020 ''Sunpot: Dr. Electric Meets Da Repo Man.'' In: ''Heavy Metal #300-301'' (Heavy Metal, LLC.) * 2020 ''Cobalt-19.'' In: ''Heavy Metal #302'' (Heavy Metal, LLC.) * *


Other

* 2013 ''The Big Book of Bodē Tattoos'' (Last Gasp, San Francisco.) . Contains mostly tattoo designs and drawings by Mark Bodē and some works by his father Vaughn.


Exhibits

* November 2013 — West Bank Gallery, London * October 2013 — Warfield Theater mural, San Francisco (with Osgemeos) * May 2013 — Montana Gallery, Barcelona * 2013 — Yard Five, Berlin, Germany * August 2012 — 1AM Gallery, San Francisco * July 2012 — Arctic Gallery, Amsterdam * 2010 — 1AM Gallery, San Francisco: ''Wizards, Lizards and Broads'' * 2008 — Berghain Club, Berlin * 2005 — Oaklandish Gallery, Oakland, California * 2004 — The Upper Playground Gallery, San Francisco * 1999 — New Museum: ''Picturing the Modern Amazon'' * 1993 — The Psychedelic Solution Gallery, New York City


References


External links

* *
Bodē entry
Lambiek's Comiclopedia
Sacred Rose Tattoo
the San Francisco tattoo parlor where Bodē works {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodē, Mark American comics artists American comics writers 1963 births Living people School of Visual Arts alumni San Francisco State University alumni Underground cartoonists People from Utica, New York