Bo Hampton

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Bo Hampton
Hampton in June 2011
Born1954 (age 69–70)
North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Artist
www.bohampton.net

Bo Hampton (born 1954 in North Carolina)[1] is an American comic book and cartoon artist.[2] He is the older brother of fellow comics-creator Scott Hampton.[1]

He graduated from the

realism that was fairly uncommon in the medium. Some art highlights from that period include Viking Glory a 96-page graphic novel for DC Comics, Legend of Sleepy Hollow for Tundra Publishing and Verdilak, a horror story co-written and painted for NBM Publishing
.

Hampton spent a year as a professor at Savannah College of Art and Design, helping to develop the original incarnation of their Sequential Arts program before moving into the realms of storyboarding animated shows and TV commercials. He was behind one of the most popular UK adverts of all times — "Smash Means Mash."[citation needed]

He has worked on

Bellsouth, Coca-Cola, Motorola and many more. Ad agencies that use his work regularly include McCann-Erickson Washington, D.C., Pearson McMahon Fletcher and England, Indianapolis, Fricks-Firestone Atlanta
and over 40 more all over the U.S.

Selected works

References

  1. ^ a b c Andelman, Bob. "Scott Hampton & Bo Hampton Interview," A Spirited Life (July 17, 2006).
  2. ^ "Bo Hampton". Lambiek. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

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