- Kevin Nowlan
Infobox Comics creator
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nationality = American
area = Penciller; Inker; Writer
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awards =Kevin Nowlan (born 1958) is an American
comic-book artist.Self-taught, Nowlan first came to the industry's attention in the early 1980s "via" illustrations in the fan press, most notably "
The Comics Journal " and "Amazing Heroes ".He has worked for both Marvel ("
Doctor Strange ", "Moon Knight ", and others) and DC ("Superman vs Aliens " and others), as well as the independent comic-book sector ("Aliens Salvation " with writer "Dave Gibbons " and penciller "Mike Mignola " for "Dark Horse Comics ", among others). He also contributed to the adult "Penthouse Comicx ".Perhaps his most prominent contribution to the comic book world is the creation of "
Jack B. Quick " with writer "Alan Moore ". This character appeared several times in "Alan Moore's Tomorrow Stories " under Moore's "America's Best Comics " imprint.Although the majority of his work is as an
inker , he has provided both pencils and lettering for various comics. He is also a notedcover illustrator . Nowlan also contributed character designs to "", most notably The Mad Hatter.His style is strong and distinctive, but flexible enough to range from comedic caricature to more conventional super-heroics.
Although inkers are often regarded as the penciller's poor cousin, Nowlan's influence on the final artwork places him in a different category altogether. Nowlan has described himself as a "finisher" rather than an inker, although only in specific reference to work "where you see too much of me", and has expressed an ambivalence towards this role, saying "it's not the right way to ink someone else's pencils". [http://www.richmondcomix.com/irving/nowlan.html]
His style gives a strong emphasis towards both facial expression and posture, and in neither case is he constrained by the conventions of the comic-book hero, and his protagonists are often depicted with awkward expressions or body postures.
Partial bibliography (pencils)
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Doctor Strange
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*New Mutants vol. 1 #51External links
* [http://members.cox.net/nowlanink/63.html Official website]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowlan/ Gallery of published and unpublished works]
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/n/nowlan_kevin.htm Short bio w/ Art]
* [http://www.richmondcomix.com/irving/nowlan.html Interview with Kevin Nowlan at Richmond Comix]
* [http://www.de-code.net/interviste_scheda.asp?id=15&ver=1 The thin black line: a Kevin Nowlan interview]
* [http://sidebar.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295840 An Audio Interview with Kevin Nowlan by SiDEBAR]
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