Brian Haberlin

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Brian Haberlin
Haberlin in 2021
Born1963
Hawaii, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Colourist
Notable works
Witchblade
http://www.haberlin.com

Brian Haberlin (/ˈhbərlɪn/;[1] born 1963) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor and producer. He is best known as the co-creator of the Witchblade franchise and for his digital art style.

Career

Haberlin was born in Hawaii and raised in La Cañada Flintridge, California, where he soon grew an interest in drawing. By high school, Haberlin's friends turned him into comic books, introducing him to John Byrne's work on Uncanny X-Men and Frank Miller on Daredevil, along with older artists such as Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, John Buscema and Barry Smith. By the age of 18, Marvel Comics was already offering Haberlin a job as a penciller, which he refused because "the pay was terrible, you had to move to New York and they wouldn't promise consistent work."[2][3]

He then attended film school at

an anime
, and an upcoming film adaptation.

Despite Haberlin intending to work as a penciller, he rose to fame in the comics industry as a

Avalon Studios with Whilce Portacio in 1998. Avalon Studios published Stone, a fantasy series which incorporated elements of Filipino mythology,[9] Area 52, a science fiction title set to be adapted into a feature film, with a tentative release date of 2013,[10] and M. Rex, which has been adapted into the successful Cartoon Network series Generator Rex
.

Haberlin became Editor in Chief for

Spawn, for two years during David Hine
's run as writer.

Haberlin currently runs Digitalarttutorials.com, where he produces art tutorials, teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and is partner in Anomaly Productions, producing graphic novels and children's books.[7][4] In February 2012 he will debut a 3D comic aimed at children called Captain Wonder.[11] Anomaly Productions is currently working on a 300 plus page graphic novel entitled Anomaly.[12] The book, co-written with Hollywood lawyer Skip Brittenham, utilizes augmented reality technology and interacts with iPad, iPhone, and Android mobile devices. The book is set for release in October 2012.[13]

Haberlin is also a co-author of the fantasy novel But...But...Barbarians? Collaborators of his include

Marko Djurdjevic, Egon Schiele, Katsuhiro Otomo, and TV series such as Lost.[15]

Haberlin is a frequent contributor to both the 3D World and ImagineFX magazines,[16] and is part of the Adjunct Faculty of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His work has been added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.[4]

Awards

Bibliography

Comics work

Non-comics work

Notes

  1. ^ How'd They Do That? - Making Of Spawn Comics (1997)
  2. ^ "Interview with Brian Haberlin | Manik Creations".
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ a b c "Faculty: Brian Haberlin". Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Adobe Partners by Design - Brian Haberlin interviewed by Adobe". Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  6. ^ "Meet the Artists". Digital Art Tutorials. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "About Us". Haberlin Studios. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  8. ^ "Exclusive Interview! Brian Haberlin". Nerdist News. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
  9. ^ "LET'S GET STONE(D)". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  10. ^ Renner, Brian D. "Everything You Need to Know About Area 52 Movie (Development): Oct. 9, 2012 - added a synopsis". Movie Insider. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Haberlin Presents "Captain Wonder"". 7 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Poser Webinar with Brian Haberlin".
  13. ^ "Skip Brittenham And Brian Haberlin Launch Multiplatform Sci-Fi Story 'Anomaly' And Company To Support It". Deadline Hollywood. May 2012.
  14. ^ "Nine Rings of Wu-Tang". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  15. ^ "graphics.com". graphics.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  16. ^ "How to Create 3D Characters with Character Poser Webinar with Brian Haberlin (FREE)". YURdigital. October 24, 2010.
  17. ^ "7th Annual Wizard Fan Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  18. ^ Inkpot Award

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