- Arthur Suydam
Infobox Comics creator
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birthname = Arthur Suydam
birthdate =May 18 1953
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notable works = "Marvel Zombies "
awards =Arthur Suydam (
1953 - ) is an American comic book artist and musician. Most recently, his "zombified" versions of classicMarvel Comics issues have attracted lots of attention.Biography
Arthur Suydam was born on
May 18 ,1953 and raised by a family of artists, who helped him develop his talents when he was recognized early on as aprodigy . By the time he was fourteen he had won awards for his drawings. At age eighteen he was working in the field of illustrated writing. Suydam is also skilled inmusic , and worked as the tourmusic director for The Comets afterBill Haley 's death. Following the Comets' tour he did a stint withThe Platters . He was then hired by film producer Bill Delia to serve as music director and composer for Thomas Berger's "The Feud", where he had a chance to work withBruce Springsteen ,Elton John ,Billy Joel , andthe Rolling Stones .As he moved back into writing and illustrating, he attempted to bring to the world of comics a fusion of
sequential art with classical painting. He was in favor of bringing comics to a more mature audience by giving them a more artistic feel and literary value.Artistic work
Suydam has contributed work to many publications, including "Heavy Metal", "
House of Secrets ", "House of Mystery ", "Penthouse Comix ", "Epic Illustrated " and "National Lampoon", as well as international sci-fi and comic anthologies. His own projects include "Arthur Suydam: The Art of the Barbarian", "Skin Deep", "The Alien Encounters Poster Book", "Visions: The Art of Arthur Suydam", "Mudwogs", "Mudwogs II", "Bedtime Stories for the Incarcerated", "Libby in the Lost World" and "The Adventures of Cholly and Flytrap" (recently serialized byImage Comics , and soon to be released as an animated feature throughParanoid Delusions ).He was the Artist Guest of Honor at
Dragon Con and received lifetime achievement awards from both the University of Maryland and theSan Sebastian International Film Festival inSpain . He has been inducted into theSociety of Illustrators in New York, and in2005 was honored with the Spectrum Gold Medal for Institutional Art/artistic excellence.Arthur Suydam is perhaps best known as a comic creator, who has contributed to such titles as "
Batman ", "Conan", "Tarzan ", "Predator", "Aliens" and "Death Dealer". Recently, his work has primarily been on covers, including for "Marvel Zombies ", "Ghost Rider", "Hellstorm ", "Moon Knight " and "Wolverine" forMarvel Comics , as well as covers for the much-anticipated crossover of "Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness " and "Raise the Dead " forDynamite Entertainment .He has also created the box art for the game "
Touch the Dead ", and provided the cover art to theMickey Spillane (withMax Allan Collins ) novel "Dead Street".Marvel Comics homage covers
The cover of each issue of the Marvel Zombies related book is a homage cover of a famous cover from Marvel history, featuring zombie versions of the characters.
*"Marvel Zombies" #1, 1st printing -- "
Amazing Fantasy " #15, bySteve Ditko .
*"Marvel Zombies" #1, 2nd printing -- "Spider-Man " #1, byTodd McFarlane .
*"Marvel Zombies" #1, 3rd printing -- "The Amazing Spider-Man " #50, byJohn Romita, Sr. .
*"Marvel Zombies" #1, 4th printing -- "The Incredible Hulk" #1, byJack Kirby .
*"Marvel Zombies" #2 -- "Avengers" #4, by Jack Kirby.
*"Marvel Zombies" #3, 1st printing -- "The Incredible Hulk" #340, by Todd McFarlane.
*"Marvel Zombies" #3, 2nd printing -- "Daredevil" #179, by Frank Miller.
*"Marvel Zombies" #4, 1st printing -- "X-Men" #1, by Jack Kirby.
*"Marvel Zombies" #4, 2nd printing -- "Amazing Spider-Man" #39, by John Romita, Sr.
*"Marvel Zombies" #5, 1st printing -- "Amazing Spider-Man Annual" #21, by John Romita, Sr.
*"Marvel Zombies" #5, 2nd printing -- "Silver Surfer " #1, by John Buscema.*"Marvel Zombies" collection, 1st printing -- "Secret Wars" #1, by
Mike Zeck .
*"Marvel Zombies" collection, 2nd printing -- "Amazing Spider-Man" #316, by Todd McFarlane.
*"Marvel Zombies" collection, 3rd printing -- "Fantastic Four " #49, by Jack Kirby.
*"Marvel Zombies" collection, 4th printing -- "Avengers" #1, by Jack Kirby.
*"Marvel Zombies" collection, 5th printing -- "Mary Jane" #2, byTakeshi Miyazawa .
*"Marvel Zombies" collection, 6th printing is a homage to "Iron Man" #128, byBob Layton .
*"Ultimate Fantastic Four " #30 (variant cover) -- "Fantastic Four" #1, by Jack Kirby.
*"Ultimate Fantastic Four" #31 (variant cover) -- "Fantastic Four" #51, by Jack Kirby.
*"Ultimate Fantastic Four" #32 (variant cover), is a homage to "Fantastic Four" #8, by Jack Kirby.
*"Marvel Zombies: Dead Days" -- "X-Men" #1, byJim Lee .
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #1, 1st printing -- "X-Men" #141, byJohn Byrne .
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #1, 2nd printing -- "|X-Men" #137, by John Byrne.
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #1, 3rd printing -- "Captain America " #1, by Jack Kirby.
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #2 -- "X-Men" #268, byJim Lee .
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #3, 1st printing -- "Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man", byDick Giordano .
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #3, 2nd printing -- "The Death ofCaptain Marvel "graphic novel , byJim Starlin .
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #4 -- "Captain America" #100, bySyd Shores .
*"Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness" #5 -- "Wolverine" #1 (1982), by Frank Miller.
*"Black Panther" #27 -- "Fantastic Four" #3, by Jack Kirby.
*"Black Panther" #28 -- "Fantastic Four" #116, byJohn Buscema .
*"Black Panther" #29 -- "Avengers" #87, by John Buscema.
*"Black Panther" #30 -- "Fantastic Four" #4, by Jack Kirby.
*"Marvel Zombies Poster Book" is a homage to "Secret Wars" #8 by Mike Zeck.
*"Marvel Zombies 2" #1 i -- the variant cover of "Civil War" #1, byMichael Turner .
*"Marvel Zombies 2" #2 i-- "Marvel Comics" #1, byFrank Paul .
*"Marvel Zombies 2" #3 -- "Tales of Suspense" #39 by Don Heck.
*"Marvel Zombies 2" #4 -- "Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD" #4, byJim Steranko .
*"Marvel Zombies 2" #5 -- "Silver Surfer" #4, by John Buscema.Other Marvel Comics covers
*"Fantastic Four" #554 Variant
*"Ghost Rider" #10
*"Ghost Rider" #11
*"Moon Knight" #15
*"Wolverine" #57
*"Wolverine" #58
*"Wolverine" #59
*"Wolverine" #60
*"Wolverine" #61Musical work
Also an accomplished singer-songwriter, Suydam’s love of American roots music has led him to perform with Bill Haley’s Comets and
The Platters , as well as composing and recording the soundtrack to the critically-acclaimed independent film,The Feud . Suydam’s own band, theGotham Playboys , has recorded and is currently on tour withBruce Springsteen . Arthur Suydam lives and works inManhattan ’sEast Village .References
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* [http://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/suydam_a.htm Arthur Suydam] atLambiek External links
* [http://www.arthursuydam.com Official site]
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