Bob Almond

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Bob Almond
Quasar
AwardsInkwell Award, The Call of Duty Award (2008)
http://www.almondink.com

Bob Almond (born January 4, 1967) is an American

Quasar. Almond is also known for his spearheading of the Inkwell Awards
to honor comics inkers.

Early life

Almond became interested in comics by age nine. As a young teen he began drawing the independent comic book Torpedo Comics, with his friends and his brother Mike. He majored in illustration at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and graduated in 1990 with a BFA in Illustration.[citation needed]

Career

Almond's entry into the comic book industry came as a result of the efforts of fellow artists

Warlock and the Infinity Watch.[2]

Almond moved on to other projects in 1999, freelancing on such titles as

Black Panther creators were flown to Los Angeles for a screening of the movie on January 29, 2018.[8] On October 26, 2022, the world premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released with Bob and his storyteller creative partners receiving “Special Thanks” end credits.[9]

Award and accolades

From 2006 to 2009, Almond wrote the column "Inkblots" in Sketch magazine.[10] During those years, he also unofficially assisted the Comics Buyer's Guide in identifying and crediting inkers.[2] This led him in 2008 to found the Inkwell Awards, to honor comic book inkers.[11] Since January 2008, Almond has served on the Inkwell Awards committee as its founder, director, and treasurer. He introduced the concept of Ms. Inkwell, the promotional model and personification of the Awards.

References

  1. ^ Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; Page 107
  2. ^ a b c "The Bob Almond Inkwell: Almond biography". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04.
  3. ^ Annihilation:Conquest - Quasar, www.atomicavenue.com
  4. ^ ""Comic Book DB - Bob Almond"".
  5. ^ "Kingstone website".
  6. ^ "Kingstone on Facebook". Facebook.
  7. ^ Black Panther full credits (IMDb)
  8. ^ The Bob Almond Inkwell -- Bobby Goes to Hollywood
  9. ^ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever full credits (IMDb)
  10. ^ Index 31-40 » sketchmagazine.net Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, www.sketchmagazine.net
  11. ^ "Inkwell Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-09-13.

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