comics people named page arthur art adams born april american comic book artist writer broke american comic book industry miniseries subsequent interior comics work includes number marvel major books including men factor fantastic hulk ultimate books publishers authority adams illustrated books featuring characters personal love creature garnered award best single issue adams joined group creators included form legend imprint creator owned comics published adams published brien science fiction adventure series featuring sci monsters adams wrote illustrated legend imprint ceased brien continued appear print crossover stories comics characters brien savage dragon september tight labor intensive style initially influenced slow pace adams work regular artist long running monthly series usually provides artwork short storylines shots miniseries contributions work future pulp science fiction series created anthology work published work consists cover work books spot illustrations books official handbook marvel universe published series design work toys video games popular widely imitated artists comics industry drawing style credited influence artists associated founding early days early life born april massachusetts father united_states_air_force result adams frequently moved parents younger brothers places included west_virginia adams years old family settled california near travis air force base adams exposure superhero monster comics came ones mother buy month store enthusiasm superhero stories particular creators began father returned overseas trip marvel treasury grab bag included stories particularly liked stories monster like characters like thing hulk interested monsters like watching saturday movies creature black enjoyed superhero science fiction programming spider man cartoon star trek adams enjoyed drawing frequently youth far remember discovered work huge early influence attempted mimic style adams consider illustration profession interest professional waned realized extreme climates environments required work appealing adams thought drawing comics professionally high school bought illustrated artist adams noticed significantly adams subsequently seek work artists names influences adams cites moon knight work hulk magazine particular work men new teen adams saw bible draw comics perfect example team book wife close friends collaborators adams later edit adams breakthrough project adams names golden largest artistic influences adams says influenced professional artist interview adams responded observation fans noticed manga influence work stating likely influenced aside books drawing human anatomy adams formal education illustration learning newspaper strip type drawing freshman year high school teacher stressed importance clear storytelling perspective female classmate adams attracted talked joining acting club adams considered actor eventually community theater years quit acting turned order concentrate drawing career early work adams published work copied iconic poster submitted letters page comics series amazing zoo crew series editor paid adams publish piece fan adams initially created portfolio monster splash pages added story sequences began attending comic book conventions age including creation convention san_francisco received career advice met aspiring illustrator friends later business partners popularity included story portfolio casual fan men later closely associated early career showing portfolio editor creation convention gained permission set table drawings fans early convention appearances led meeting collaborator asked illustrate horror material comic book magazine work adams poor published began submitting samples taking job graduating high school given unpaid job illustrating eyed jack story self published adams professional job came met creation convention took adams samples marvel editors offered adams chance write draw return richard short story black white anthology adams completed story series canceled story published adams returned submitting samples working adams later dismissed story poorly drawn drew away amid lights story anthology dimensional alien worlds men ending career marvel editor freelance found adams samples cleaning office future editor assistant editor sent adams defenders script adams pages adams stated action scenes rendered editors praised casual character based scenes described adams concept miniseries writing turned artist offered adams couple months twentieth birthday series preliminary design drawings basing main character appearance singer female lead series freelance edited firm schedule provided adams time needed complete problems perspective things accustomed drawing babies people smiling half story dense pages featured panels result adams took months draw issue problem addressed editor showed adams compose panels depicting multiple actions later introduce editor chief understanding storytelling clarity sitting showing panel panel structure old marvel book years draw issues miniseries published cover date september reviewing issue criticized writing stating major saving grace going limb predict art soon fan favorite dynamic style grabs attention won let sure exhibits weaknesses young artist occasional awkward pose crude drawing effort incredibly impressive fact limited series worth buying simply watch progress adams makes issue issue position editor books led writer discovery adams work turn frequent association franchise 1980s began new special edition annual wars storyline adams illustrated published asked adams produce cover heroes hope book intended benefit famine relief africa written illustrated dozens creators including writers artists asked adams pattern cover cover focus charging viewer turn led charge producing marvel posters asking adams produce poster type pose image poster iconic life size comics shops led posters adams men poster featuring characters member team modification marvel age annual cover featured characters appearing men related books time charging center adams professional career cemented moved parents home oakland california apartment shared adams reunited story web spider man annual encountered work men franchise continue number covers new men respectively drew covers interior interior men related work included issue run factor shot mojo drawing annual adams says felt like professional comic book artist time felt confident knew experimentation adams work publishers marvel 1980s drew pages action comics annual viewed turning point adam drawing style characterized figures batman superman adams explains influence dark knight returns overall change art style partly deliberate experimentation partly exhibited different line weight year illustrated special job obtained editor old friend noticed incidental images adams included pages adams harbor fond memories cartoon child feared artist took job told write assumption decline condition initially wanted job considered eventually agreed contacting burden enthusiastic idea book demonstrated adams versatility handling comedy garnered burden award best single issue adams later illustrate second book winter fun special written adams artists book great comic book artists volume covers adams illustrated 1990s monster creator owned work marvel work included issue run fantastic hulk formed replacement fantastic falsely informed original fantastic murdered story allowed adams opportunity draw number monsters characters classic foe cited adams favorite works later referenced late night talk host fan segment episode conan adams work franchise crossover shot generation 1990s marvel work included providing designs line hulk action figures adams acquainted staff members illustrated number books featuring classic loved youth work story adams created organization called designed japanese version fantastic story group mention fought villain adams later created production company produces films later introduce version team film book making film features cover illustration copied adams adams follow works story appeared anthology urban legends notable work date wrote tokyo story drew december drew wrote issues target adams learned acquire rights adams lobbied illustrate comics sequel film creature black wanted produce adaptation film told adams illustrated able illustrate future sequel page adaptation published line low sales cost money cancelled books sequel adams wanted draw early 1990s contacted invited produce books creation group artists formed publish creator owned books adams considered producing original material preferred illustrate properties enjoyed child talks convinced create brien duo similar concept angel stories star san_francisco native tribute character film special effects creator brien super intelligent man dimension duo finds embroiled variety adventures typical classic movies featuring type movie monsters adams fond subterranean extraterrestrial despite offer created rejected took ideas adams work allow collaborate creators admired creators formed legend creator owned imprint initial appearance san_diego comic con comics brien appeared installments duo appearance legend imprint ongoing backup story seed destruction miniseries eventually graduate self titled miniseries producing series adams hand marvel reprint monster stories monsters creatures loose inspiration legend imprint ceased brien continued appear print crossover stories comics characters savage dragon september brien published adams wrote drew published collection previously published stories paid tribute movie monsters originally published black white colored collection included adams creature stories trapped story collection featured introduction present adams returned draw page flashback sequence issue series published moore brand subsequent work include issues authority significant portions adams asked order emphasize violence light september attacks adams frustration year adams writer created future pulp science fiction series published page installments america best comics anthology issues adams adams work future characterized exhibiting romantic influence greater amounts realism fine hatching adams refers adams says inspired sources character designs video game character books drew future straight edges order achieve elegant hand drawn appearance regards future best work 2000s adams provided cover images scary monsters books publishers warrior princess vampire slayer adams 2000s marvel cover work include collected editions 2000s interior comics work includes issue dedicated writer late son sam dozens writers artists contributed illustrated red hulk story king size hulk later illustrated story appeared page installments hulk issues covers illustrated ultimate work line comic books november comics published single volume collecting adams previous specials featuring book initially called eventually published covering cover effectively renaming book spring specials according adams request wanted publisher took action book cover book nonetheless sold merchants originally intended outside field comics adams provided illustrations magazines toy designs video games men themed cans provided illustration satirical piece magazine imagined number controversial public figures comic book including work marvel takes priority makes significant income private commissions produces time permits technique materials adams art style noted high level detail reputation tight states works slow pace limits work fantastic regular writer illustrator needed break order catch work title adams managed pencil issues weeks weeks respectively considerably late adams stated produce page day interview stated tends produce page day ink rate pages day pressure produced dagger days example example shot mojo changing completed quicker pace adams singles page book drew half hour personal record speed poor quality adams noted humor work example characters places cameo appearances backgrounds comics drew panels forms depicted alien new work adams prefers work plot script result dense scripts worked script work dimensional alien worlds pacific comics authority says prefers group books easily allow hide bad layout skills nonetheless comfortable solo character books begins drawing story given home public place range size inches inches half size printed comic book assistant trace illustration board non photo blue pencil light blue pencil easily working final illustration board large drawing board basement studio sitting living room couch tracing clarify details light blue pencil details number pencil drew chapters future twice printed comic size drew fifth chapter garden size larger standard order render detail usual stories large poster image multitude characters figure outlines marker order emphasize use photographic reference appropriate draws things accustomed early career embellished adams attempted ink work professional initially pen meeting spurred switch brush approximately year returning eventually began ink work prefers beginning late 1990s began pigment liner felt tip pen prefers feel cited reason felt tip future adams experimented painting oil covers rendered combination ink color pencil color work sporadic says forgotten interim time usually dissatisfied results significant portion income derived selling original artwork reluctant learn produce work digitally influence adams popular widely imitated artists american comics industry adams style attributed direct influence artists found popular artists 1990s associated era points use dynamic action poses figures costume designs featuring numerous accessories preference rendering depiction limbs reflective surfaces seen artists styles derived adams work particular run points detailed known run previously adams cover notes adams necessarily originate elements influenced states adams popularized noting uncredited refers book early image form artists named adams influence include personal life adams married comics artist number cover adams chin warrior princess january lived portland oregon children live san_francisco california religion adams stated believe particular god favorite film thing favorites include awards promising newcomer award award best single issue summer fun special interior work dimensional alien worlds away amid lights shot marvel new special edition home heart marvel annual marvel batman resurrection night artists dagger lady marvel web spider man annual wake got dreaming marvel action comics annual summer fun special summer fun adventure shot winter fun special winter fun adventure shot annual chapter diving bird factor marvel mojo shot marvel fantastic marvel marvel holiday special marvel armageddon king monsters shot creepy bugs urban legends king shot universal monsters creature black shot brien seed destruction feature brien dark horse extra big book urban legends spider asylum aliens havoc artists generation generation gap shot special shot brien want starship 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