Frank Brunner
Frank Brunner | |
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Born | February 21, 1949 |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Artist |
Notable works | Creepy Doctor Strange Eerie Howard the Duck Vampirella |
Awards | Inkpot Award (1976)[1] |
http://www.frankbrunner.net |
Frank Brunner (born February 21, 1949)
Early life
Brunner attended Manhattan's
Career
Comics
Brunner entered the comics profession as a
Other Marvel credits include Howard the Duck's first two solo stories in Giant-Size Man-Thing #4 and #5 (May and Aug. 1975)[9] and the first two issues of the Howard the Duck comic book series (Jan. and March 1976),[10] as well as the anthologies Chamber of Chills, Haunt of Horror, and Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction. He drew covers for the supernatural series The Tomb of Dracula and the swamp-monster series Man-Thing.[5]
Also for Marvel, Brunner adapted
Brunner and novelist
Brunner briefly returned to comics in the early-1980s as artist on the First Comics title Warp!, based on the science fiction play that ran briefly on Broadway in the 1970s. He then wrote and drew the graphic novel The Seven Samuroid (1984), a science-fiction takeoff of the movie classic Seven Samurai.[5]
Film and television
Brunner moved to
Bibliography
Books
- The Brunner Mystique (Artist Index Series Volume One) (Hendrik Sharples and Steven R. Johnson, March 1976)
- Brunner's Beauties (Eros Comix, August 1993)
- Eyes Of Light: the Fantasy Art of Frank Brunner (Vanguard Productions, 2002)
- Mythos: The Fantasy Realms of Frank Brunner (Vanguard Productions, 2007)
Comics and magazines
Interior art (except where noted) includes:
First Comics
- Warp! #1–9 (1983)
Marvel Comics
- Chamber of Chills #2–4 (1973)
- Doctor Strange #1–5 (also covers) (1974)
- Giant-Size Man-Thing # 4–5 (1975) (first two Howard the Duck solo appearances)
- Howard the Duck #1–2 (also covers) (1976)
- Marvel Premiere (Doctor Strange feature) #4 (inker); #6, 9–14 (1972–1974)
- Monsters Unleashed #2 (1973)
- Mystic Hands of Dr. Strange #1 (2010)
- Savage Sword of Conan #30 (1978)
- Silver Surfer #6 (inker) (1969)
- Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1 (1975)
Pacific Comics
- Alien Worlds #6 (cover and interior art) (1984)
Star Reach
- Quack #1, 6 (1976–1977)
- Star Reach #3 (also painted cover); #10, 12 (covers only) (1974–1977)
Warren Publishing
- Creepy #39, 45 (1971–1972)
- Eerie #35 (1971)
- Vampirella #10 (1971)
Other publishers
- Adventures of Chrissie Claus #31 (cover)
- Brunner's Carnal Delights #1 (cover) (Carnal)
- Castle of Frankenstein (Kable News)
- Crawdaddy!
- Flare#29 (cover) (Hero)
- Flare Adventures #13, 15–19 (covers) (Hero)
- Monster Times
- Red Sonja #2 (cover) (Dynamite Entertainment)
- Unknown Worlds of Frank Brunner (cover) (Eclipse Comics)
- Silver Comics #1, 4, 6 (covers) (Silver)
- Karmatron #20 (cover and interior art, 1987) (Cepsa)
- The War of the Worlds (covers) (Best Sellers Illustrated)
- Witchgirls Inc. #1–3, 5 (covers)
- Wild Stars #1–6 (covers) (Little Rocket)
Art portfolios
- Flesh & Fantasy Bran Mak Morn
- Elric
- Alice in Wonderland
- Through the Looking-Glass (Alice II)
- Stormbringer (Elric II)
- Flesh & Fantasy II
- Legends of Arzack
Trading cards (Topps)
- Jurassic Park
- Star Wars Galaxy
- Vampirella
- Mars Attacks
- Satan's Six
Film
Live-action
- Cellar Dweller
- From Time To Time (Disney)
- Dr. Strange (CBS)
- Dinosaur Valley Girls
Animation
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
- Sky Commanders
- Dark Water
- Dino-Riders
- Once Upon a Forest (feature)
- X-Men (1992–1995)
- Darkstalkers
- Skeleton Warriors
- Extreme Ghostbusters
Record-album covers
- Faithful Breath
- Mandator
- Necronomicon (German heavy metal bands)
- Veto (Danish heavy metal band)
Poster prints
- The Faerie Princess (Dreamweaver Studios)
- Four Queens Of The Tarot (Color)
- Dreamtide (Dreamweaver)
- Go Ask Alice (Dreamweaver)
- Raiders Of The Lost Egg (Vanguard)
Further reading
- "Brunner Mystique", interview: Spectrum Magazine #3
- Star*Reach information referenced from Comic Book Artist #2
References
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ 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.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (June 7, 2010). "Looking Back With Larry Hama". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013.
- ^ "Frank Brunner". Lambiek Comiclopedia. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Frank Brunner at the Grand Comics Database
- ISBN 978-0756641238.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (December 22, 2005). "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #30". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
We cooked up this plot-we wrote a letter from a Reverend Billingsley in Texas, a fictional person, saying that one of the children in his parish brought him the comic book, and he was astounded and thrilled by it, and he said, "Wow, this is the best comic book I've ever read." And we signed it "Reverend so-and-so, Austin Texas"-and when Steve was in Texas, he mailed the letter so it had the proper postmark. Then, we got a phone call from Roy, and he said, "Hey, about that retraction, I'm going to send you a letter, and instead of the retraction, I want you to print this letter." And it was our letter! We printed our letter!
- ^ Sacks, Jason (September 6, 2010). "Top 10 1970s Marvels". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ^ Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 169: "Howard the Duck returned in a new series of stories by writer/creator Steve Gerber and artist Frank Brunner in the back of Giant-Size Man-Thing."
- ^ Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 174: "Gerber and artist Frank Brunner quickly brought Howard back...in his own comic book."
- Fantagraphics Books: 48–51.
External links
- Official website
- Frank Brunner at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Frank Brunner at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators