The end of one of the most famous comic book partnerships of all time can apparently be traced to a single page of art. The nearly four years they spent together chronicling the adventures of the. Anthonys comic book art original comic art john byrne. Strange new worlds will be a photonovel with an original story that plays out like a lost episode of the original series. Byrne is a total dickhead from everything ive ever seen or heard. Marv wolfman is the former editorinchief of marvel comics. The book is divided into two sections, published pages in the front and the second section called john byrne art gallery. Advertise privacy rss feed exercise my data rights. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn american comicbook writer and artist.
John lindley byrne is a britishborn american writer and artist of superhero comics. This oversized, limited edition hardcover celebrates john byrnes time on fantastic four, with a carefully chosen selection of the creators most impactful issues. This is the good one from august 1998, back when he was still working with marvel comics. He also served a run on wonder woman from 1995 to 1998, beginning with wonder woman v2 101 and ending with wonder woman v2 6. He is best known for illustrating the phantom for over a decade together with george olesen. If you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding john byrne as one of the cover artists.
To make up for it, byrne turned superbman into a casanova of a. When john byrne collaborated with chris claremont after the successful relaunch of the xmen line in the late seventies, a magic was created whose repercussions can still be felt today. Original art by john byrne published by marvel comics 1985 back in the 1980s i made about a dozen 3d shadowboxs of his covers for john byrne. His most famous works have been on marvel comicss uncanny xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch. John byrne returns to trek with upcoming photonovel. In 1987 rock musician joe satriani released an album named surfing with the alien, which featured an image of a silver surfer comic by byrne. Since the mid1970s, byrne has worked on many major american.
He has contributed material to many different comic companies over the years including, marvel comics, charlton comics, dark horse comics and dc comics. Why does writerartist john byrne seem to hate everyone. For most fans, his most notable works include his run on the uncanny xmen with chris claremont and terry austin, his amazing run on the fantastic four and his relaunch of superman in 1986. Quick overview on one of the alltime great writers and artists. This is a group dedicated to the works, past and present, of comic book icon john. For more than a few comicbook readers, it doesnt get much better than the run writer chris claremont and artist john byrne shared on uncanny xmen at marvel in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Contains full episodes of some of his works, from its beginnings to the most recent. Byrne pencilled the legends storyarc plotted by john ostrander and scripted by len wein. Since breaking into the industry in the early 1970s, he has worked on almost every major comic superhero.
John byrne artist select fantastic four collection. Byrne is also a celebrated painter, printmaker and theatre designer. During the 1990s he produced a number of creatorowned works. Keith williams born september 16, 1957 is an american comic book and comic strip artist. Comic books artist spotlight john byrne the early years.
Eventually he found himself at the alberta college of art in calgary, where he completed two and a half years of a fouryear course in fine arts before he and his instructors came to the mutual conclusion there. Although there was a glut of high quality portfolios 68 page black and white or colour prints featuring a particular artist released during the seventies and eighties, actual. His most famous works were on marvel comics xmen with chris claremont and fantastic four titles and on the dc comics superman relaunch in the mid1980s. At some point, he took over the series starring superbman, and made important changes on him. This beautiful book is part of the marvel artist select series which collects iconic issues by beloved marvel creators. John byrne is largely considered to be one of the most prolific and pioneering creators working in the field of comics today.
John lindley byrne is a britishborn american comicbook writer and artist. As a result he was frequently witness to various first hand accounts. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn naturalized american author and artist of comic books. The legendary comic book artist gave us a tour of his studio and comic book art collection.
John byrne john byrne has been a penciller, inker and writer for almost every major u. His most famous works have been on marvel comicss uncanny xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comicss superman franchise. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your. John byrne comics wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. For not only is byrnes expressive art a staple in the world of comic art, his writing is fresh, imaginative and storydriven. John byrne got a matter of revenge on an xmen sound effect that irritated him years later in an issue of fantastic four. He is famous for his work on fantastic four, wonder woman. See more ideas about john byrne, comic books art and marvel comics. His first work on star trek comics came in 1987, with illustrations in dc comics whos who in star trek, issue 1 and issue 2.
The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. New dc comics omnibuses for 2020, include starman, year of. John byrne is a living legend, still making history as a true comic book creator. Byrne had previously drawn three unrelated, anthological short stories for comics, as well as the first three issues of a saturdaymorning cartoon licensed. John byrne has been a penciller, inker and writer for almost every major u.
Since the mid1970s byrne has worked on nearly every major american superhero. John byrne gives us a tour of his studio syfy wire youtube. Idw publishing proudly welcomes john byrne, the legendary comic book writerartist, for a rare convention appearance at this years new york. The episode, besides being guggenheims last, was also the final. At the time of the publication of this book, which must have been in 1977, 1978 or 1979, john byrne was the superstar artist and in many ways is now better than ever. Looking back at the great comics works of john byrne. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn comic book writer and artist of comic books. John byrne began his career at charlton comics with rog2000 backup stories and also on titles like space 1999. John byrne is a writer and artist, whose most notable works include several titles for dc comics and marvel. Original comic art for sale by artist john byrne at.
See more ideas about john byrne, comic books art and comic art. Since the mid1970s, byrne has worked on many major superheroes, with noted work on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise, the first issue of which. John byrne is a controversial figure in comics, yet his legacy within the industry is. John byrne is a comic book artist and writer, notable for his extensive work on numerous major comic franchises since the 1970s. He hoped that contained interviews, personal comments about the drawn pages, sketches, pencil pages, discarded pages, but no. John byrne comic artist the most popular comic art by. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. A penny for your thoughts on john byrne is a goddamned. John byrne is a prolific superhero comic book writer and artist, and is well recognized for the changes he imparts to comic mythologies. Byrnes betterknown work has been on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise. Since the mid1970s, byrne has worked on many major american superheroes. He enrolled in but dropped out of the alberta college of art and design in. No matter upon which side you fall on the argument of john byrnes place in comics, one thing is for certain. Marvel comics, new york, ny, writer and or artist for comic book series, including iron fist, champions, xmen, uncanny xmen, captain america, avengers, avengers west coast, fantastic four, spiderman.
John byrne memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. In 2002, he created rat labs, which was published by dc. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn comicbook writer and artist of comic books. This is the six hundred and thirtythird week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false. I cant deny that john was probably my favourite artist when i was a young comic fan in the 1980s and early 1990s. For fans of comic artist john byrne has 7,822 members. Days of future past artist john byrne wasnt offered, and wouldnt accept, a cameo new serialized star trek photonovel by john byrne coming from idw publishing. John byrne comic art community gallery of comic art. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. Inside the studio of legendary comic book artist alex ross duration.
This is our collection of comic covers illustrated by john byrne. Since the mid1970s, byrne has worked on nearly every major american superhero. It was not until 2008 that he created his first full star trek comic, for idw publishing, he has since gone on to produce numerous series of. How a drawing of colossus made a legendary artist quit x. John lindley byrne is a britishborn american comic book writer and artist. His family emigrated to canada in 1958, where wanderlust caused them to move around so much john attended nine schools in eleven years. His first recorded appearance was when he and some of his colleagues at marvel comics were attacked by members of the golden tigers gang. Search more than 125,000 pieces of original comic art, sketches and paintings for sale from over 45 comic art dealers, comic artists, and marketplaces.
He is proficient in all manner of the creative process including writing, pencil work, inking and even lettering. See more ideas about john byrne, comic books art, comics. John byrne has worked continuously in comics since 1975, following his first professional sale in late summer of 1974. John byrne, or simply byrne, was a god that worked as comic book artist and writer.
But then i remembered a book that was released in 1980 which i suspect may have been one of the first retrospectives of a comic artist. John byrne comic artist the most popular comic art by john byrne. See more ideas about john byrne, comic art and comic books art. John patrick byrne born 6 january 1940 is a scottish playwright and artist. John byrne was a writer and artist for marvel comics, a comic book company that was licensed to adapt the real life stories of superheroes into comic books. John byrne was a writer and artist for marvel comics, a comic book company that was licensed to. He is a longtime comic writer who had long runs on tomb of dracula for marvel, which is where blade the vampire hunter made his first appearance and new teen titans for dc comics. The official john byrne website, john byrne at dc comics database, john byrne at marvel comics database. It is best known as the first original, colorcomics series by artist john byrne, who would go on to become a major industry figure.
Byrnes betterknown work has been on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise, the first issue of which featured. He is part of the history of way too many comics and characters to mention. While this makes sense in an artists edition where the front section is complete issues, nothing in an artifact edition is a complete story so a separate gallery doesnt quite fit. He studied advertising art and design at farmingdale state college in east farmingdale, new york, graduating in 1976. The doom patrol, stars of the new series on the dc universe streaming service, have their 2004 series by xmen artist. A penny for your thoughts on john byrne is a goddamned idiot and thats actually not news. Byrne, john, 1950 comics artist and writer, born in england and raised in canada, who works in the american comics industry. Since the mid1970s, byrne has worked on many major superheroes, with noted work on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise, the first issue of which featured comics first variant cover. Aug 22, 2000 no matter upon which side you fall on the argument of john byrne s place in comics, one thing is for certain. Stories or, more precisely, first drafts just fall out of my head.
Jun 26, 2017 welcome to comic book legends revealed. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn canadian american author and artist of comic books. For dc, byrne is perhaps most well known for establishing supermans mythos following crisis on infinite earths. John byrne has chosen not to work for dc comics or marvel for some time, of late he has mostly been published by idw. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn american comic book writer and artist. All of that excellence aside, we are talking about one of the most important collaborations in comic book history. Sep 06, 20 john byrne, the prolific comic book writer and artist, will return to the star trek fold in december with strange new worlds, idw publishings star trek annual 20. Byrnes betterknown work has been on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise, the first issue of which featured comics first variant cover. Peter david claims that he was never even at the convention and claims bryne is crazy because there isnt any way he could have gotten those pages. Superbman became weaker than before, and his clothes were no longer indestuctibleonly his body and things inside his doubletalk aura were protected.
Working mostly for charlton at first, he soon moved to marvel, and in 1977 he took over penciling the xmen, collaborating with writer chris claremont and inker terry austin, and quickly becoming a fanfavorite as well as one of the highest paid artists in the. He wrote the slab boys trilogy, plays which explore workingclass life in scotland, and the tv dramas tutti frutti and your cheatin heart. I absolutely love his work well, up until the early 90s or so, anyway he kinda lost it after that, but hes such a blowhard, and hes so convinced that hes right about everything one look at the forum on his website should be ample proof for any doubters out there. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database.
Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. Fantastic four is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team fantastic four created by stan lee and jack kirby and published by marvel comics, beginning with the original fantastic four comic book series which debuted in 1961. John byrnes marvel classics artifact edition artists. Features the first chapter of the last galactus story written and illustrated by john byrne, an unfinished, ninechapter arc that ended with the cancellation of the publication byrnes story was going to end with galactus removing his armor and releasing the energy he had absorbed back into a dying universe resulting in something similar to a.
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