Bob Hall (comics)

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Bob Hall
Bob Hall in 2023
BornRobert Hall
(1944-10-16) October 16, 1944 (age 79)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Editor
Notable works
Shadowman
West Coast Avengers
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Robert "Bob" Hall (October 16, 1944)

comics artist and writer as well as a playwright and theatre director. He is the co-creator of the West Coast Avengers for Marvel Comics and has worked on such series as Armed and Dangerous and Shadowman, which he both drew and wrote for Valiant Comics
.

Biography

Education

Hall studied theater at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and earned a bachelor's and master's degree there.[2] Moving to New York in the early 1970s, he took courses at John Buscema's school of comic art and The New School.[3]

Comics

Hall began working in the comics industry in 1974 and drew

Saturday Night Live[7][8] Hall briefly worked as an editor for Marvel from 1978 to 1979[9] under Jim Shooter. Hall later joined Shooter as a writer and penciler at Valiant Comics
.

Theatre

Hall was co-founder of the New Rude Mechanicals, a New York City-based off-off-Broadway theatre company.[10]

In the late 1970s, he co-wrote the script and co-created the set designs for the stage play The Passion of Dracula,[11] which ran for two years off-Broadway in New York City, as well as in London.[10] The Passion of Dracula also screened on Showtime.[10]

Hall is the artistic director of the Flatwater Shakespeare Company of Lincoln, Nebraska, an organization he founded.[10] Previously, he was artistic director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre[10] for six years, and in 2008 was artistic director of Lincoln's Haymarket Theatre.[10]

Personal life

Hall resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.[10] He has previously lived in England and Ireland.[3]

Bibliography

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Valiant Comics

  • Armed and Dangerous #1–4 (1996)
  • Armed and Dangerous Hell's Slaughterhouse #1–4 (1996–1997)
  • Shadowman #0, 10–12, 14-16, 19, 22, 26–43 (1993–1995)

References

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Hall, Bob (2009). "Comics Work". BobHall.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Bob Hall". Lambiek Comiclopedia. December 23, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Bob Hall at the Grand Comics Database
  5. ^ Walker, Karen (July 2013). "'We'll Keep on Fighting 'Til the End': The Story of the Champions". Back Issue! (65). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 20–23.
  6. ^ Carson, Lex (August 2013). "Bring Together the Bad Guys: Super-Villain Team-Up". Back Issue! (66). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 40–41.
  7. ^ Aushenker, Michael (August 2013). "That Other Spider-Man Title...Marvel Team-Up Offered an Alternative Spidey Experience". Back Issue! (66). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 20–22.
  8. ISBN 978-0756692360. The web-slinger found himself sharing the stage with a cast who had dressed as super-heroes to attack the [Silver] Samurai's gang in this quirky tale written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Bob Hall. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  9. ^ Bob Hall (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Hall, Bob (2009). "Theatre Work". BobHall.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  11. ^ "Bullpen Bulletins" Marvel Team-Up #69 (May 1978).

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Preceded by The Avengers artist
1981–1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Shadowman writer
1992–1995 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Joe St. Pierre
 Shadowman artist
1993–1995 		Succeeded by
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