Brian Haberlin is an American screenwriter, comic book artist, editor, and producer. He is known as one of the creators of the Witchblade franchise and for his digital art style.
| Brian Heberlin | |
|---|---|
| English Brian haberlin | |
 Heberlin at the New York Comic-Con, October 10, 2010 | |
| Date of Birth | * |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Direction | screenwriter, pencil , contourist , editor , font , colorist |
| Famous works | Witchblade |
| Awards | Wizard fan award |
| Site | haberlin.com |
Career
Brian Heberlin earned a master's degree from Loyola Marymount University [1] . Heberlin began his career working at Lorimar / Warner Brothers Television, but in the end he quit his job at Warner Brothers in order to pursue a career in comics, with his lifelong passion [2] .
Heberlin began his career working at Top Cow Productions , where he was vice president of creative. [3] After being there, he co-authored the Witchblade comic strip, the appearance of which was caused by the lack of realistic female superheroes in the comics. [4] The comic has become so popular that it not only received several spin-offs, but went beyond the scope of comics - a television series, anime was filmed and an adaptation is being created.
Heberlin formed his own studio in 1995, engaged in illustration and digital painting for the comic book publishers Marvel Comics , DC Comics and Image Comics . He then created Avalon Studious along with Wilch Portacio in 1998. Avalon Studious has published many successful fantasy and science fiction series, including Stone , a fantasy series using elements of Filipino mythology [5] , Area 52 , a science fiction series that they are planning to film in 2013 [6] , and M-Rex , which was successfully adapted into the cartoon Generator Rex , released by the Cartoon Network channel [7] .
Heberlin became editor in chief at Todd McFarlane Productions in 2006, and he painted with pencil and ink for the Spawn comic book series for two years, he was also a screenwriter.
Heberlin now runs DigitalArtTutorials.com, where you can purchase his drawing tutorials. He also teaches at the College of Art and Design of Mineapolis, and is a partner in Anomaly Productions, which produces graphic novels and books for children. In February 2012, he released a 3D comic strip for children called Captain Wonder [8] . Anomaly Productions is currently working on a graphic novel of more than 300 pages called Anomaly [9] . The book, written together with Hollywood lawyer Skip Brittenham, uses augmented reality technology and interacts with mobile devices with Android, as well as with iPad and iPhone. The book was released in October 2012 [10] .
Heberlin also created the fantasy novel But ... But ... Barbarians? along with Gerry Alanguilan, Todd MacFarlane and Wu-Tang Clan [11] . Heberlin is now blogging on Digital Art Tutorials. Heberlin notes the influence on his work of Marco Diurdevich, Egon Schiele , Katsuhiro Otomo and the television series Lost [12] .
Heberlin often collaborates with 3D World and ImagineFX [13] . His work was added to the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution [1] .
Heberlin is part of the Adjunct Faculty at the College of Art and Design in Minneapolis [1] .
Bibliography
Comic Artwork
- Cyberforce (colors, Image Comics, 1994)
- Codename: Stryke Force (colors, Image Comics, 1994–1995)
- Shi: Senryaku (colors, Image Comics, 1995)
- Witchblade (colors, script, Image Comics, 1995–1997)
- Vampirella: Sad Wings of Destiny (colors, Harris Comics, 1996)
- Kiss: Psycho Circus (colors, Image Comics, 1996–1997)
- Tales of the Darkness (colors, script, Image Comics, 1998)
- Stone (co-authored with Wiles Portazio , Avalon Studios, 1998)
- Aria (color, script, Avalon Studios, 1999)
- The Wicked (Editing, Avalon Studios, 1999)
- The Nine Rings of Wu-Tang (co-authored with Aaron Bulak and painted by Clayton Henry , Avalon Studios ( Image Comics ), 1999–2000)
- Area 52 (co-authored with Clayton Henry, 4-episode mini-series, Image Comics, 2001)
- Aria: The Soul Market (co-authored with Brian Holguin , Avalon Studios, 2001)
- Athena Inc. The Manhunter Project (script, Avalon Studios, 2002)
- Aria Volume 3: The Uses of Enchantment (co-authored by Brian Holguin , Lan Medina , and Jay Anacleto , Image Comics, 2004)
- Spawn Manga (script by Juzo Tokoro and translation by Frances Takenagi, Image Comics, 2005–2006)
- Spawn: Godslayer (script by Brian Holguin and illustrations by Jay Anacleto, Image Comics, 2007)
- Spawn (co-authored by David Neen, Image Comics, 2006–2008)
- Captain Wonder 3D (co-authored with Philip Tan, Image Comics, 2011)
- Anomaly (Anomaly Productions, 2012)
Work Outside the Comics
- But ... But ... Barbarians? (jointly James Haberlin , Image Comics , 2005)
- Neo Beauties: The Pin-Up Art of Brian Haberlin (Image Comics, 2005)
Rewards
- Nomination for "Best Colorist" Wizard Fan Award (for Aria ) [14]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Faculty: Brian Haberlin . Minneapolis College of Art and Design . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Meet the Artists . Digital Art Tutorials. Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ About Us . Haberlin Studios. Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Exclusive Interview! Brian Haberlin . Nerdist News (November 8, 2010). Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ LET'S GET STONE (D) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 20, 2012.
- ↑ Area 52 Movie (Development) . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ M. Rex . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Haberlin Presents "Captain Wonder" . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Poser Webinar with Brian Haberlin . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Skip Brittenham And Brian Haberlin Launch Multiplatform Sci-Fi Story 'Anomaly' And Company To Support It . Deadline.com Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Nine Rings of Wu-Tang . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Graphics.com >> Sections >> Graphic Design >> The Artistry of Brian Haberlin . Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ How to Create 3D Characters with Character Poser Webinar with Brian Haberlin (FREE) . YURdigital (October 24, 2010). Date of treatment January 7, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ “7th Annual Wizard Fan Awards” . Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
Links
- haberlin.com - official website of Brian Heberlin
- Brian Haberlin on the Comic Book DB