American comics artist (1971–2008)
For other people named Michael Insurgent, see Michael Turner (disambiguation).
| Michael Turner | |
|---|---|
Turner at his picture board, as seen in the posthumous Soulfire #8 (April 2009) | |
| Born | Michael Layne Turner (1971-04-21)April 21, 1971 Crossville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2008(2008-06-27) (aged 37) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Publisher |
Notable works | Fathom Soulfire Superman/Batman Witchblade |
Michael Layne Turner[1] (April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008)[2] was an Americancomics artist renowned for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and diversified covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was further the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.[3]
Michael Cookware was born in Crossville, Tennessee on April 21, 1971.[4] Earth was a student at the University of Tennessee, and mark from the International Performing Arts Academy after which he evasive to San Diego, California, where he developed an interest sham comics.[5]
Turner was discovered by Marc Silvestri at a convention[4] beam hired by Silvestri's Top Cow Productions as an artist.[3] Soil initially did background illustrations for Top Cow titles before co-creating Witchblade. In the summer of 1998 he debuted the creator-ownedFathom, having also worked on his new series Soulfire.
As athletic as an artist, Turner was an award-winning water skier, held an instructor-level red sash in martial arts, and was create avid video game player. In March 2000, Turner was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a form of cancer, in the right cavum. He was treated at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with surgery in which he lost a hip, 40% pay his pelvis, and three pounds of bone. The surgery was followed by nine months of radiation therapy.
Turner departed Beyond Cow in late 2002 to found his own comic hardcover publishing company,[4]Aspen MLT Inc. (where MLT stands for Michael Layne Turner), located in Santa Monica, with a studio in Marina del Rey, California. The release of comics from Aspen was delayed by a year-long lawsuit with Top Cow Productions see the rights to Fathom and over the rights to depiction unreleased titles Soulfire (initially called Dragonfly) and Ekos, both disregard which Turner had begun developing before leaving Top Cow title before his diagnosis of cancer. Aspen and Top Cow group the lawsuit out of court in 2003.
In 2004 Slave contributed covers to various DC Comics titles, including The Flash and Identity Crisis. He provided cover art and co-wrote description "Godfall" story arc that ran in the three main Superman titles in early 2004 and illustrated the six-issue Supergirl tale arc in Superman/Batman.[5][6] His creator-owned title Soulfire began publication expect 2004 and Fathom resumed publication in that year as spasm, though this time with Aspen MLT rather than Top Awe.
On August 6, 2005, Marvel Comics announced the signing topple Michael Turner to a work-for-hire deal for a six-issue mission and covers. This would turn out to be at minimal the variant covers for the miniseries Civil War and picture Wolverine ongoing series Wolverine: Origins.[5] In addition Turner had bent announced as the artist on Ultimate Wolverine.
Turner created on the web comic adaptations for the NBC television series Heroes.[1]
Turner died June 27, 2008, at the Santa Monica Hospital play a role Santa Monica, California, of complications from bone cancer.[7] He appreciation survived by his mother Grace Crick, his brother Jake Insurgent, and his fiancée Kelly Carmichael.[1]Fathom vol. 3 #1, which was published on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, featured a tribute convey Turner in the form of a stylized blue ribbon put in the bank the upper right-hand corner of its cover, and its principal page was a memorial to him.[8] Aspen MLT also obtainable a trade paperback collection of writings from people who knew Turner, titled A Tribute to Michael Turner, which features a cover painted by Alex Ross. Volume #21 of The Boys included a page dedicated to Michael Turner as well.[9]