Seth Fisher

Infobox Comics creator
name = Seth Fisher


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nationality = American
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notable works = "Green Lantern: Willworld"
"Flash: Time Flies"
"Vertigo Pop! Tokyo"
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Seth Fisher (July 22, 1972 - January 30, 2006) was an American comic book artist and penciller.

Fisher possessed a unique and instantly recognizable drawing style. He first gained attention for his work on DC Comics' "Green Lantern: Willworld", and was nominated for an Eisner Award for "Best Penciller/Inker" for "Flash: Time Flies" and "Vertigo Pop! Tokyo".

In 2005, Fisher pencilled the five issue "Snow" story arc of the Batman series "Legends of the Dark Knight". (The story arc was written by Dan Curtis Johnson and J.H. Williams III.) Fisher provided the art for the Marvel mini-series "Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan" (scripted by Zeb Wells) that appeared in 2005. (The series' final issue was published in early 2006.)

Fisher produced magazine and album covers in Finland and his adopted home of Japan. He also worked for a time for Presto Studios doing concept design work for the computer game "".

Becker and Mayer publishers posthumously released a project titled "Backpack Alarm", written by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone and featuring illustrations by Fisher. (The book provides a do-it-yourself guide to building a personal backpack security system.)

Death

Fisher's death was made public by his friend and fellow artist J.H. Williams III on February 2, 2006, one day after the release of the final issue of the "Fantastic Four/Iron Man" mini-series. Fisher died instantly after falling seven stories from the roof of a hotel in Osaka. He is survived by two sets of parents, Vicki & Bob and Steven & Betsy, siblings Eli, Caleb, Willa, Asa and Sara, as well as his first wife April, second wife Hisako, and their son Toufuu.

Works

; Comics
*"Happydale, Devils in the Desert," #1-2 (written by Andrew Dabb & Seth Fisher; DC, Vertigo, 1999)
*"Green Lantern: Will World," (written by J.M. DeMatteis; DC, 2001), ISBN 1563897822
*"Zendra" #5, cover only (written by Stuart Moore; Penny Farthing Press, 2001)
*"Flash: Time Flies," (written by John Rozum; DC, 2002)
*"Doom Patrol" #13-14 (written by John Arcudi; DC, 2002)
*"Vertigo Pop! Tokyo" #1-4 (written by Jonathan Vankin; DC, Vertigo, 2002)
*"Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight," #192-196 (written by Dan Curtis Johnson and J.H. Williams; DC, 2005), collected as "Batman: Snow," (DC, 2007), ISBN 1401212654
*"Spider-man Unlimited" Vol #3, #8 (written by Joe Hill; Marvel, 2005); reprinted in "Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan," (Marvel, 2006), ISBN 0785117768
*"Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan" #1-4 (written by Zeb Wells; Marvel, 2006); collected as "Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan," (Marvel, 2006), ISBN 0785117768
*"Grave Tales #6 “Freddy Wertham Goes to Hell” (by Joe Hill, Seth: layouts, Langdon Foss: pencils and inks)

; Game design
*"Myst III: Exile", design for the 'hub', 'J'Nanin' and 'Narayan' ages (Developed by Presto Studios, Ubisoft, 2001)

; Story illustration
*"The Big Book of Vice" (DC Comics, 1998)
*"The Big Book of Grimm", "The Devil's Smelly Brother" (4 pages) (DC Comics, 1999)
*"The Big Book of the '70s" (DC Comics, 2000)

; Book illustration
*"Build your own Backpack Alarm", illustrations only (written by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone; Becker & Mayer, 2006)

; Children's books
*"Bob's Amazing Life" (written and illustrated by Fisher)

; Miscellaneous
* Cover illustration for "Busted!" (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, February 2000)

Reference(s)

* Ben Morse, "The Life and Strange Death of Seth Fisher," "Wizard" #179 (Sept. 2006), pp. 68-71. Originally appearing in the print edition, this article is presently available online at the [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001455640.cfm Wizard Universe website.]

External links

* [http://www.floweringnose.com/ Fisher's website]
* [http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/features/99151009093292.htm Fisher interview at Silver Bullet Comics]
* [http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/out_and_about/4146/ Collection of Fisher related links]
* [http://www.radicalplay.com/floweradventure/ A free online game using Fisher's art]
* [http://marvel.com/catalog/?artist=Seth%20Fisher Seth Fisher on Marvel.com]