Quick overview on one of the alltime great writers and artists. Both legendary in their own rights, coming together t. John byrne began his career at charlton comics with rog2000 backup stories and also on titles like space 1999. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, byrne began coplotting the xmen comics early in his tenure, and launched his writing career in earnest with fantastic four where he also. Byrne had been butting heads with editorinchief jim shooter for years and dc made him a million dollar offer to take over superman in the wake of crisis on infinite earths. Professional history jim lee born august 11, 1964 is a korean american comic book. John byrne, known for his work on marvels the fantastic four and the uncanny xmen, reveals he has been in talks about returning to the company. This story has been verified by several people, one of. This is a group dedicated to the works, past and present, of comic book icon john. John byrne is a prolific superhero comic book writer and artist, and is well recognized for the changes he imparts to comic mythologies.
John byrne has chosen not to work for dc comics or marvel for some time, of late he has mostly been published by idw. His family emigrated to canada in 1958, where wanderlust caused them to move around so much john attended nine schools in eleven years. At marvel, he became the first john romita raider, an art correction group. John byrne comic book art for sale value guide heritage auctions. Comic books artist spotlight john byrne the early years part 0. John byrne comic book art for sale heritage auctions. 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.
During the 1990s he produced a number of creatorowned works. I know jim lee pretty much created that style of art, but i think his work has dated much more than byrne s. From john byrne to scott lobdell daily litg, 5th april 2020. John byrne reacts to dark phoenix syfy wire youtube. This is the good one from august 1998, back when he was still working with marvel comics. Penciler gender male date of birth august 11, 1964 place of birth seoul, south korea first publication unknown contentsshow personal history personal history of jim lee is unknown. Byrne received the favourite comic book artist eagle awards in 1978 and 1979, and a 1980 inkpot award. John byrne has worked continuously in comics since 1975, following his first professional sale in late summer of 1974. I cant deny that john was probably my favourite artist when i was a young comic fan in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Since the mid1970s byrne has worked on nearly every major american superhero. Comic book artist jim lee chats about working with legends like frank miller, how he creates new characters including batmans hush, and why he compares drawing to music. Byrne, john i have no mouth and i must scream complete story. Tim perkins, comic book lecturer and artist on transformers, doctor who, judge dredd, rogue trooper and more g. Welcome to doas new original comic book art galleries. Jim lee gallery real name jim lee employers marvel comics, dc comics, image comics, wildstorm productions job titles writer. His betterknown work includes marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise. A muppet comic strip was proposed for publication to the jim henson company c. Apr 04, 2019 the legendary creator and artist on the dark phoenix saga from the uncanny xmen talks about the movie, his famously candid nature, and reveals his true feelings on alpha flight. View john byrne original comic art for sale at auction.
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. While marvel editorinchief in 1982, shooter detailed what he considered the necessary qualities for a good comic book story. I have very little time for shooters reign as marvel editorinchief but he was generally a decent plotter. Book frames, marvel show, jim steranko, charlton comics, joe kubert, john buscema. Since the mid1970s, byrne has worked on nearly every major american superhero. 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 lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn naturalized american. Sinnott, bob wiacek, walt simonson, jim starlin, al milgrom, keith pollard, john r. Comic book pages comic page comic book artists comic book characters comic artist comic books art charlton comics john byrne art archive what others are saying original comic art titled uncanny xmen int.
The comic book relationship between jack kirby and john byrne. On the basis of this story alone, byrne was the best comic book artist of his generation. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn canadian american author and artist of comic books. In this extensive interview with john byrne, michael thomas asks the hard questions on byrnes past projects and discusses his work on legendary characters like superman, spiderman and the xmen. Joe kelly and jack kelly and jim lee and john byrne and ed benes and jeph loeb published by titan comics 2016 isbn 10. 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. See more ideas about john byrne, comic books art and 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. Doom taken from a kirbylee 1969 fantastic four story. His art is realistic but still very much the marvel way. In the episode, you said you used to run miles chanting frank miller and john byrnes names to focus on your dreams of becoming a comic book artist. But unlike the mention of rob liefeld, byrnes work has spanned 4 four decades now and charts from the heights of comic book creativity to the bottom of the barrel in some peoples opinions. For fans of comic artist john byrne has 7,822 members.
Byrne started out rather anonymously, working for charlton in the mid70s and then quickly moved over to marvel, where he stayed and drew and persevered. John byrne gives us a tour of his studio syfy wire youtube. But he did get a call in october on his john byrne forum he wrote, in reply. An avengers threeparter written by jim shooter follows. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Original comic book page artwork by artist john byrne from this 1999 series which retold the classic 1960s lee and ditko spiderman stories. The legendary creator and artist on the dark phoenix saga from the uncanny xmen talks about the movie, his famously candid nature, and reveals his true feelings on alpha flight. He is famous for his work on fantastic four, wonder woman. John byrne adapted the classic harlan ellison story and it was published in the first four issues of harlan ellisons dream corridor comic published by dark horse in the 1990s. John lindley byrne born july 6, 1950 is a britishborn naturalized american author and artist of comic books.
With the help of marvel comic book artist and mentor don perlin, keith started working for marvel comics in 1982 as a background inker. John byrne explains why racebending doesnt help the fantastic four reboot by, june 21, 2014. John byrne john byrne has been a penciller, inker and writer for almost every major u. I know jim lee pretty much created that style of art, but i think his work has dated much more than byrnes. Why does writerartist john byrne seem to hate everyone. Stories or, more precisely, first drafts just fall out of my head. So byrne left marvel for dc but his legacy was already apparent. Byrnes betterknown work has been on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise. 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. Apr 07, 2018 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 is a britishborn american writer and artist of superhero comics. His most famous works have been on marvel comicss uncanny xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comicss superman franchise. John byrne has worked on nearly every major american superhero. Feb 12, 2018 back again with animation centrifuge for another instalment of when frank met. John byrne began his career at charlton comics with rog2000 backup stories and. John byrne comic artist the most popular comic art by. His most famous works have been on marvel comics xmen and fantastic four and the 1986 relaunch of dc comics superman franchise. The three talents are known for their work in dc comics, byrne particularly for his relaunch of superman in the 1980s and his unique.
Our users have posted 998164 posts in 27783 discussions last post on 05 may 2020 at 1. The legendary comic book artist gave us a tour of his studio and comic book art collection. How a drawing of colossus made a legendary artist quit xmen comics. For more than a few comicbook readers, it doesnt get much better than the run writer chris claremont and artist john byrne shared on. Open group for all fans of the art work of the legendary john byrne. Anthonys comic book art original comic art john byrne.
Jim shooter is the subject of a volume of the university press of mississippis conversations with comic artists series, published in 2017. According to byrne, he discussed his ideas with editorin chief jim shooter ahead of time, but once byrne was on the. Apr 05, 2020 tim perkins, comic book lecturer and artist on transformers, doctor who, judge dredd, rogue trooper and more g. According to byrne, he discussed his ideas with editorinchief jim shooter. In 1983, john byrne homaged jack kirby again in his rendition and conversation of dr. Its a crime that he isnt drawing for marvel or dc comics anymore because he has so many good years left in him. Back again with animation centrifuge for another instalment of when frank met. John byrne has been a penciller, inker and writer for almost every major u. 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. He worked for inkers including joe sinnott and mike esposito. No matter upon which side you fall on the argument of john byrne s place in comics, one thing is for certain. John byrne comic artist the most popular comic art by john byrne. 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.