Bob Almond

Infobox Comics creator


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caption = "Comic book artist Bob Almond"
birthname = Robert "Bob" Almond
birthdate = Birth date and age|1967|1|4|mf=y
location = Seoul, Korea
deathdate =
deathplace =
nationality = American
area = Artist
alias =
notable works = Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Black Panther, Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar
awards = Ooks and two Squiddies

Bob Almond is an American comic book artist best known for his inking. He is known for his work on titles such as "Warlock and the Infinity Watch", "Black Panther" and "". He has worked for many comic publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Penny-Farthing Press, Malibu Comics, and Acclaim Comics.

Career

Bob Almond discovered comics by age nine. In his early teen years, Almond with his friends and brother Mike began drawing comics under the independent title "Torpedo Comics." He majored in illustration at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth and graduated in 1990 with a BFA in Illustration. His first break into the comic book publishing business came thanks to artists Bernie Wrightson and Jim Starlin. In 1991, through attending Wrightson's annual Halloween party, Almond met Starlin. Starlin convinced his editor at Marvel Comics to hire Almond as Terry Austin's replacement on Warlock and the Infinity Watch. [cite web| url=http://www.almondink.com/bio.html| title=http://www.almondink.com/bio.html The Bob Almond Inkwell, containing autobiographical information.]

In 1994, Almond moved on to other projects, freelancing at Marvel on many projects to date. In addition to Marvel Comics, Almond has also worked for DC Comics, Penny-Farthing Press, Malibu Comics, Acclaim Comics, and other publishers. [cite web| url=http://www.almondink.com/bio.html| title=http://www.almondink.com/bio.html The Bob Almond Inkwell, containing autobiographical information.]

In an effort to bring more attention to the craft of inking and its history and artists Bob began his regular column "Inkblots" in the pages of [http://www.bluelinepro.com/sketch.htm SKETCH magazine] from Blue Line Pro in 2007. ["Sketch Magazine: 'Inkblots'" #30-34 (Blue Line Pro, 2007-2008)] He has also acted in an unofficial capacity assisting Comics Buyer's Guide as a resource for identifying and crediting ink artists since 2006. [cite web| url=http://www.almondink.com/bio.html| title=http://www.almondink.com/bio.html The Bob Almond Inkwell, containing autobiographical information.] This ultimately led to his formation of [http://www.inkwellawards.com The Inkwell Awards] in 2008 which further allowed him to inform the public and community of the craft itself and show recognition to the ink artists often not credited.

Interior comic book work

* "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" #5-6, 9-11, 14-15, 17-18, 20-23, 25-27, 31, 33-35 (Marvel Comics, 1992-1994)
* "Guardians of the Galaxy Annual" #2-4 (Marvel Comics, 1992-1994)
* "Jurassic Park Annual" #1 (Topps Comics, 1993)
* "Silver Surfer Annual" #6-7 (Marvel Comics, 1993-1994)
* "Silver Surfer" #99-100 (Marvel Comics, 1994-1995)
* "Marvel Holiday Special" #3 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
* "Silver Sable" #26 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
* "Cosmic Powers" #4 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
* "What-if? #72 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
* "Cosmic Powers Unlimited" #1 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
* "Starmasters" #1-2 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
* "Nova" #18 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
* "Conan Saga" #97 (Marvel Comics, 1995)
* "Battle-tech" #3-4 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" #24 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Power of Prime" #2 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Celebrity Series: Rules of Diplomacy" #1 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Ultraforce" #3 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "The Phoenix Resurrection: Revelations" #1 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "The Phoenix Resurrection: Aftermath" #1 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Siren" Infinity (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Siren" #1-3 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Siren" Special (Malibu Comics, 1996)
* "Battlezones: Dream Team" #2 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
* "Foxfire" #1-4 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
* "Ultragirl" #1-2 (Marvel Comics, 1996)
* "Ultraverse Unlimited" #2 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
* "Mission: Impossible" #1 (Paramount/Marvel Comics, 1996)
* "Devil Dinosaur Spring Fling (Marvel Comics, 1997)
* "Metal Men" #1 (DC Comics/ Tangent, 1997)
* "Razor" #3 (London Night Studios, 1997)
* "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" #8-9, 12 (Marvel Comics, 1997)
* "JLA: 80-Page Giant" #2 (DC Comics, 1997)
* "Saban Powerhouse: 3 Into the Fire 2" #1(Acclaim Comics, 1997)
* "Saban Presents: Power Rangers Turbo vs. the Beetleborgs (Acclaim Comics, 1997)
* "Legion of Super-heroes Secret Files and Origins" #2 (DC Comics, 1998)
* "Resurrection Man" #18 (DC Comics, 1998)
* "Bloodshot" #8-16 (Acclaim Comics, 1998)
* "Trinity Angels" #10 (Acclaim Comics, 1998)
* "Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files" #1 (DC Comics, 1999)
* "Decoy" #1-4 (Penny-Farthing Press, 1999)
* "The Victorian" #6-7, 9, 11 (Penny-Farthing Press, 1999-2001)
* "Slingers" #7-8 Marvel Comics, 1999)
* "Black Panther" #13-17, 19-23, 25-29, 31-33, 36-43, 45, 48-49 (Marvel Comics, 1999-2002)
* "Batman Chronicles" #20 (DC Comics, 2000)
* "The Victorian: Act 3- Self-Estrangement" tpb (Penny-Farthing Press, 2003)
* "JSA" #46 (DC Comics, 2003)
* "JSA: All Stars" #1, 8 (DC Comics, 2003-2004)
* "Aguaman" #6-7 (DC Comics 2003)
* "Aquaman Secret Files and Origins" (DC Comics, 2003)
* "JLA-Z" #2 (DC Comics, 2003)
* "Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril" #1-6 (Penny-Farthing Press, 2004-2005)
* "Vampirella: Revelations #0-3 (Harris Comics, 2005-2006)
* "Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril" tpb (Penny-Farthing Press, 2006)
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street #1-3, 5-8 (Wildstorm Productions, 2006-2007)
* "Annihilation: Conquest- Quasar #1-4 (Marvel Comics, 2007)
* "Harbinger: The Beginning" HC (Valiant Entertainment, 2007)
* "Marvel Legacy: The 1960s-1990s Handbook tpb (Marvel Comics, 2007)
* "Sage Six: Thirst" (A First Salvo, 2006)
* "Saga Six: Echoes" (A First Salvo, 2006)
* "Danger's Dozen: Powerplay" (A First Salvo, 2007-2008)
* "Cable and Deadpool" #50 (Marvel Comics, 2008)
* "Perhapanauts" #1 (Image Comics, 2008)
* "Archer and Armstrong: First Impressions" (Valiant Entertainment, 2008)
* "The Phantom: Stones of Blood" (Egmont Publishing, 2008)
* "Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment" # 5 (IDW, 2008)
* "Star Trek: The Last Generation" #1-5 (IDW, 2008-2009)

Covers

* "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" #6, 9-11, 14-15, 18, 20, 22 (Marvel Comics, 1992-1993)
* "Cosmic Powers" # 4 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
* "Siren" #1-3 (Malibu Comics, 1995)
* "Foxfire" #4 (Malibu Comics, 1996)
* "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #9, 12 (Marvel Comics, 1997)
* "Bloodshot #12-16 (Acclaim Comics, 1998)
* "Decoy" #1-4 (Penny-Farthing Press, 1999)
* "Black Panther" #15, 17-20, 23, 26-27, 31-37, 41-43, 45, 49 (Marvel Comics, 2000-2002)
* "Avengers: Supreme Justice" tpb (Marvel Comics, 2001)
* "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" vol. 2 (Panini Comics, 2003)
* "Vampirella: Revelations" #2 (Harris Comics, 2005)
* "Danger's Dozen" (A First Salvo, 2007)

Collected comic book work

* "Decoy" (Penny-Farthing Press, 2000)
* "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" #1 (Panini Comics, 2002) collects Black Panther #13-25
* "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" #2 (Panini Comics, 2003) collects Black Panther #26-37
* "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition" #3 (Panini Comics, 2005) collects Black Panther #38-49
* "JSA: All Stars" (DC Comics, 2004)
* "JSA: Princes of Darkness (DC Comics, 2005) collects JSA #46-55
* "Marvel Milestones: Black Panther, Storm and Kazar" (Marvel Comics, 2006) includes Black Panther #26
* "Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril" (Penny-Farthing Press, 2006)
* "Infinity War" (Marvel Comics, 2006) includes Warlock and the Infinity Watch #9-10
* "Vampirella: Revelations" (Harris Comics, 2006)
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (Wildstorm Productions, 2007) collects #1-3, 5-7
* "Tangent Comics" Volume One (DC Comics, 2007) includes Metal Men
* "Annihilation: Conquest" HC/SC (Marvel Comics, 2008) includes the Quasar series
* "Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment" (IDW, 2008)
* "Infinity Crusade, Vol. 1" (Marvel Comics, 2008) includes Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18
* "The Perhapanauts: Triangle" (Image Comics, 2008) includes Perhapanauts #1

Other comic-related illustration work

* "Heroes" (Marvel Comics, 2001)
* "The Jack Kirby Collector: Kirby as a Genre" #34 (Twomorrows Publishing, 2002)
* "The Jack Kirby Collector: Kirby as a Genre" #37 (Twomorrows Publishing, 2002)
* "The Uncanny Dave Cockrum Tribute" SC/HC (Aardwolf Publishing, 2004/ 2007)
* "The DC Comics Encyclopedia" (DK Publishing, 2004)
* "Fantastic Four Encyclopedia: (Marvel Comics, 2004)
* "Heroes and Villains: The William Messner-Loebs Sketchbook" (Twomorrows Publishing, 2005)
* "Fantastic Four: The Ultimate Guide (DK Publishing, 2005)
* "Avengers: The Ultimate Guide" (DK Publishing, 2005)
* "Green Lantern's Book of Inventions" (DK Publishing, 2005)
* "The Marvel Encyclopedia" (DK Publishing, 2006)
* "Black Panther Magazine" #30 (Eaglemoss International, 2006)
* "Marvel Made in Italy" (Panini Comics, 2007)

Features

* "Comics Buyer's Guide: Catching Up with Bob Almond" #1498, (Krause Publications, 2002)
* "Comics Buyer's Guide: May Brings Double JSA Adventures" #1539 (Krause Publications, 2003)
* "Comics Buyer's Guide: A Blazing Success (FCBD)" #1541 (Krause Publications, 2003)
* "Comics Buyer's Guide: Beautiful Balloons" #1603 (Krause Publications, 2005)
* "Comics Buyer's Guide: Longbox Manifesto-Unfinished Business" #1611 (Krause Publications, 2005)
* "Comics Buyer's Guide: Top Ten Comic Book Covers'" #1626 (Krause Publications, 2006)
* "Comics Buyer's Guide: First Salvo Courts Danger's Dozen'" #1637 (Krause Publications, 2007)
* "Comics Buyer's Guide: The Blurbs- Introducing the Inkwell Awards" #1641 (Krause Publications 2008)

Columnist/writer

* "Panthere Noire: Marvel Monster Edition: post-script" vol. 2 (Panini Comics, 2003)
* "Sketch Magazine: 'Inkblots'" #30-36 (Blue Line Pro, 2007-2008)

Awards

* [http://squiddies.org/2001 2002 Squiddy Awards] for Best Inker, Best Creative Team (Priest/Velluto/Almond - Black Panther), and Best Ongoing Series (Black Panther) [cite web| url=http://squiddies.org/2001.html| title=http://squiddies.org/2001.html2001 Squiddy Awards]
* [http://squiddies.org/2002 2002 Squiddy Award] for Best Inker (tied with Mark Farmer) [cite web| url=http://squiddies.org/2002.html| title=http://squiddies.org/2002.html2002 Squiddy Awards]
* [http://www.comicboards.com/ooks 2003 Ook Award] for Favorite Inker (Black Panther) [cite web| url=http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/comics/almond.phpl| title=http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/comics/almond.phpBob Almond interview on MillionairePlayboy.com (2003 [http://www.comicboards.com/ooks Ook Award] archive currently offline.) ]

Interviews

* [http://www.taskmastersite.com/Interviews/BobAlmond.htm 2001 interview] with Dragynwulf on the [http://www.taskmastersite.com Taskmaster's Website]
* [http://www.comicboards.com/interviews/almond.html September 2001 interview] with Steven Pott on [http://www.comicboards.com/interviews ComicBoards.com]
* [http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/comics/almond.php 2003 interview] with Jager on [http://www.millionaireplayboy.com Millionaireplayboy.com]
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/103131572446388.htm November 23, 2003 interview] with Erwin Rafael on [http://www.comicsbulletin.com Comics Bulletin]
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/11013930728317.htm November 25, 2004 interview] with Tim O'Shea on [http://www.comicsbulletin.com Comics Bulletin]
* [http://www.roughhouseink.com/interviews/almond.htm February 2006 interview] on [http://www.roughhouseink.com Roughhouseink.com]
* [http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=005804 December 6, 2006 interview] with Jennifer M. Contino on [http://www.comicon.com Comicon.com]
* [http://www.comiccritique.com/interviews/ginterviewSt43.html February 27, 2007 interview] with John L. Daniels, Jr. on [http://www.comiccritique.com ComicCritique.com]
* [http://www.jazmaonline.com/interviews/interviews2007.asp?intID=595 September 3, 2007 interview] with Richard Vasseur on [http://www.jazmaonline.com/ Jazma Online]
* [http://www.comixtreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39424 February 27, 2008 interview] with Andrea Speed on [http://www.comixtreme.com Comixtreme.com]
* [http://www.swanshadow.com/2008/03/comic-art-friday-exclusive-inkwell.html March 7, 2008 interview] with SwanShadow on [http://www.swanshadow.com/weblog.html SwanShadow.com]
* [http://www.swanshadow.com/2008/03/comic-art-friday-exclusive-inkwell_14.html March 14, 2008 interview] with SwanShadow on [http://www.swanshadow.com/weblog.html SwanShadow.com]
* [http://occasionalsuperheroine.blogspot.com/2008/03/val-talks-to-bob-almond-about-inkwell.html March 18, 2008 interview] with Valerie_D'Orazio on [http://occasionalsuperheroine.blogspot.com OccasionalSuperheroine Blog]
* [http://comiccritique.com/columns/gcolSt503.html March 28, 2008 interview] with Adam McGovern on [http://comiccritique.com ComicCritique.com]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.almondink.com The Bob Almond Inkwell] , his personal homepage
* [http://www.comicspace.com/bobalmond Bob Almond's Comicspace Page]
* [http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?inker=BOB%20ALMOND Marvel.com profile] for inking work
* Listing on [http://www.comicartlinks.com/creators/a.html Comic Art Link]
* Listing among the [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/appmasts.htm Masters of the Obscure] on the [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]
* Member of the [http://avengersassemble.us/jheads.shtml Jarvis Heads] , contributing material to the [http://avengersassemble.us AvengersAssemble!] website.