Liam Sharp
Liam Sharp | |
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Born | Liam Roger Sharp 2 May 1968 Derby, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Area(s) | Artist, writer, publisher |
Pseudonym(s) | Liam Roger McCormack-Sharp Ralph Raims (anagram) Roger M. Cormack |
Notable works | |
Awards | Apple's best of 2012 apps, Madefire, Hidden Gems. Inkwell Awards All-in-One Award, 2018 and 2020 |
http://www.sharpy.net |
Liam Roger Sharp (born 2 May 1968) is a British
Early life
Liam Sharp was born in Derby. He went to school at Brackensdale Junior then infants school, before moving to Allestree Lawn Junior school because of his parents' work. At the suggestion of his teachers he was advised to meet with the Gifted Children's Society, who in turn advised St. Andrew's Prep School in Meads, Eastbourne, to take Sharp on and establish their first Art Scholarship. He then went on to win the first Art Scholarship to Eastbourne College, where he stayed until his A Levels.
Career
Sharp made his debut in the 1980s for the science fiction magazine
Sharp has also worked on more mature themed books for
In 2004 Sharp set up his own publishing company, Mam Tor Publishing, with his wife Christina McCormack, to publish the artbook Sharpenings: the Art of Liam Sharp.[3]
After the early success with this, Sharp saw a hole in the comic book market for alternative independent comics, and together with his wife Christina, designer Tom Muller and friend John Bamber set out to expand the company to start publishing more work. This saw the launch of the critically acclaimed and award -winning
Sharp went on to illustrate the controversial and critically well-received
Mam Tor and the advertising agency Mother produced a free sixteen page comic given away with
In September 2008 he signed an exclusive deal with DC.[12]
Sharp wrote the 2011 novel God Killers.[13]
Sharp is involved with a UK Midland-based art movement Beardism, certain elements of which are similar to
On 9 April 2011 Sharp was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at the
October 2011, Sharp co-founded Madefire with Ben Wolstenholme and Eugene Walden, in Berkeley, CA, and is the company's CCO. Madefire has been hailed as a revolutionary new digital reading experience, and is backed by True Ventures and associated with deviantART.
In 2017 Derby Museum hosted a ten week long retrospective of Liam's work, spanning his career from 2000ad to Wonder Woman.
Liam was awarded a wrought-Iron and mosaic star in the city's #MadeInDerby2 campaign, which can be found outside the Standing Order pub, near the front door of the house where Joseph Wright lived in Derby's cathedral quarter. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Derby University in 2022.
Liam continues to live in Derby, and plays an active part in the community as well as serving on the University Court in an advisory capacity.
Bibliography
Comics
- Tharg's Future Shocks: "Some One is Watching Me" (with Alan McKenzie, in 2000 AD No. 531, 1987)
- Judge Dredd:
- The Complete ISBN 1-904265-96-0) collects:
- "Bug" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD No. 534, 1987)
- "PJ Maybe, Age 13" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #592–594, 1988)
- "The Further Adventures of PJ Maybe" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD No. 599, 1988)
- "The Confeshuns of PJ Maybe" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #632–634, 1989)
- "Corporal Punishment" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD No. 542, 1987)
- "Killcraze" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #543–544, 1987)
- "Skeet and the Wrecking Crew" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #575–576, 1988)
- "Playaday" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD No. 642, 1989)
- "The Confessions of P. J. Maybe, Age 14" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #632-634, 1989)
- "Blaze of Glory" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #305, 2011)
- "Dredd Set" (with John Tomlinson, in Judge Dredd Megazine #309, 2011)
- The Complete
- ISBN 1-905239-34-3)
- Death's Head II (vol. 1) #1–4 (pencils, with Dan Abnett and inks by Bambos Georgiou/Andy Lanning, Marvel UK, 1992)
- ISBN 0-87135-905-7)
- Death's Head II (vol. 2) #1–5 (pencils (1–4) and inks (5), with Dan Abnett and inks by Rodney Ramos/Andy Lanning, Marvel UK, 1992–1993)
- Bloodseed #1–2 (with Paul Neary, Marvel UK, 1993)
- Bodycount (with various artists, Marvel UK, 1993)
- Avengers Strikefile (with Robert Harras, one-shot, Marvel Comics, 1994)
- Death's Head Gold (script and pencils, Marvel UK)
- #0: "The Nechromachiad: The Prologue" (with inks by Robin Riggs/Rodney Ramos, reprinted in Death's Head II No. 14, 1994)
- #1: "The Nechromachiad" (with inks by Andy Lanning/Rodney Ramos, 1994)
- Venom: The Mace (1994) (pencils, with Carl Potts and inks by Bill Reinhold, 3-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 1994)
- Steve Moncuse and Robin Riggs, Marvel, 1994)
- X-Men No. 35 (pencils, with Fabian Nicieza and inks by Robin Riggs, Marvel, 1994)
- "The Double" (with J. M. DeMatteis and inks by Robin Riggs, Marvel Comics, October 1994) in:
- Web of Spider-Man #117
- The Amazing Spider-Man #394
- Spider-Man #51
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #217
- Finn: "Origins of Finn" (with Pat Mills, in 2000 AD #924–927, 1995)
- Incredible Hulk #425–432 (with Peter David and inks by Robin Riggs, Marvel Comics, 1995)
- Satanika (with various artists, Marvel Comics, 1995)
- Spider-Man: The Jackal Files (with various artists, Marvel Comics, 1995)
- "The Space Between Good and Evil" (with Alan Grant, in Batman Chronicles No. 2, DC Comics, 1995)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat No. 42 (with Alan Grant, DC Comics, 1995)
- ISBN 1-885730-44-6)
- Spider-Man: The Lost Years No. 0 (with J. M. DeMatteis, Marvel Comics, 1996, reprinting the four-part supplemental story originally in Web of Spider-Man #117, The Amazing Spider-Man #394, Spider-Man #51, and The Spectacular Spider-Man #217)
- Death Dealer #2–3 (with Glenn Danzig, 4-issue mini-series, Verotik, 1996–1997
- Man-Thing #1–8 (with J. M. DeMatteis, Marvel Comics, 1997–1998)
- "So Near" (with Marv Wolfman, in Shadows and Light (vol. 2) No. 2, Marvel Comics, 1998)
- "Destroyer of Worlds"/"The End of All Things! " (with J. M. DeMatteis, in Strange Tales #1–2, Marvel Comics, 1998)
- Spawn: The Dark Ages #1–14 (with Brian Holguin, Image Comics, 1999–2000)
- Peter Parker Spider-Man Annual '99 (with J. M. DeMatteis, Marvel Comics, 1999)
- Magik (with co-authors Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning, 4-issue mini-series. Marvel Comics, 2000–2001)
- Superman Where Is Thy Sting? (with J. M. DeMatteis, graphic novel, DC Comics, 2001)
- JLA: Riddle of the Beast (with Alan Grant, DC Comics, 2001)
- ISBN 1-905437-80-3)
- ISBN 1-4012-0274-8)
- ISBN 1-4012-0292-6)[16]
- "Top Cow, 2004, collected in Vampirella/Witchblade Trilogy, 88 pages ISBN, 0910692904)
- "Winter Rose" (script and art, in Vampirella Comics Magazine No. 10, 2005)
- Firestorm No. 7 (pencils, with Dan Jolley, and inks by Andy Lanning, DC Comics, 2005)
- ):
- "Fucking Savages" (art, with writer Steve Niles, in Event Horizon #1–2)
- "Machivarius Point: Avatar" (script, as Roger M. Cormack, with art by Edmund Bagwell, in Event Horizon #1–2)
- "The True Adventures of Jed Lightsear, Space Pirate!" (script, as Ralph Raims, with art by Edmund Bagwell, in Event Horizon #1–2)
- "Necromachia" (script, with art by Lee Carter, in Event Horizon #1–2)[17]
- "Dustbowl" (script, as Roger M. Cormack, with art by Rob Randle, in Event Horizon #2)
- "Lap of the Gods" (script and art, in Event Horizon #2)
- "On The Way to the Front" (with ISBN 0-330-43418-7)
- "Red Sonja: One More Day" (with Justin Gray/Jimmy Palmiotti, one-shot, Dynamite Entertainment, 2006)
- Vertigo, 2006–2008):
- Akedah (collects Testament #1–5, July 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1063-5)[18]
- West of Eden (collects Testament #6–10, January 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1201-8)[19]
- Babel (collects Testament #11–16, November 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1496-7)[20]
- Exodus (collects Testament ##17–22, August 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1811-3)[21]
- Akedah (collects Testament #1–5, July 2006,
- ISBN 1-4012-1844-X)[22]
- Four Feet From a Rat (with Mother):
- "The Crane Gods" (in Four Feet From a Rat No. 1, March 2008)
- "A Pocketful of Posies" (in Four Feet From a Rat No. 2, July 2008)[23]
- Wildstorm, December 2008 -ongoing)
- "Captain Stone is Missing..." with Christina McCormack, Madefire, July 2012 -ongoing
- "MONO: The Old Curiosity Shop" with artist Ben Wolstenholme, Madefire, July 2012 -ongoing
- "Sherlock Holmes: The Greek Interpreter" by Arthur Conan Doyle with inker Bill Sienkiewicz, Madefire, July 2013 – ongoing
- "Wonder Woman, Rebirth - The Lies" (DC comics) #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,15 With writer Gregg Rucka, and colourist Laura Martin.
- "Wonder Woman: Rebirth - The Truth" (DC comics) #15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 With writer Greg Rucka and colourist Laura Martin.
- "Justice League: Metal tie-in" #32 with writer Rob Venditti
- "The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman" six-issue limited series and hardback collected edition from DC comics. Writer and artist.
- "The Green Lantern - Season 1" #1 - 12 with writer Grant Morrison and colorist Steve Oliff.
- "Green Lantern: Blackstars" #1-3 with Grant Morrison and colorist Steve Oliff.
- "The Green Lantern Season Two" #1-12 with Grant Morrison and colorist Steve Oliff(#1-2, 4-9).
- Batman: Reptilian #1-6 (with Garth Ennis, 2021)
Role-playing games
- Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of (2016, Modiphius Entertainment, inner pages illustrations by Liam Sharp, among others)
Advertising
- Diet Coke advert for Mother (London) Advertising Ltd. Super woman art with Duffy and two other models superimposed used on billboards in European campaign.
Project managed and contributed to design of Rubberduckzilla, plus provided ATL art for 96 sheet poster campaign for Oasis drink, cover art for comic in ad, plus art for animation in BG on TV: http://rubberduckzilla.com/
Books
- Sharpenings: the Art of Liam Sharp (artbook, 2004)
- God Killers: Machivarius Point and Other Tales http://machivariuspoint.weebly.com/ (novel, 2008, ISBN 0-9549998-6-X)
- God Killers: Machivarius Point and Other Tales" second edition, including two new stories and map (novel, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9549998-8-9)
- Paradise Rex Press, Inc. https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/andrew-wilmingots-paradise-rex-press-inc-hardcover-by-liam-sharp-3445-p.asp (novella, 2015, EDITIONS
Unsigned Jacketed Hardcover -
Film and television
Design work for television and film include:
- Lost in Space, production design
- Batman Beyond, character design
- Small Soldiers, production design
Notes
- ^ Death's Head II at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- ^ Who You Gonna Call?: Liam Sharp on 'The Possessed', Comic Book Resources, 19 June 2003
- ^ a b Liam Sharp Launches Mam Tor & Event Horison Archived 15 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, 14 December 2004
- ^ Sci-Fi London Award Archived 11 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Crossing The Pond: Liam Sharp talks "Testament," "Red Sonja" and "Event Horizon", Comic Book Resources, 7 October 2005
- ^ Liam Sharp on Testament Archived 15 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, 3 August 2008
- ^ Liam Sharp & Mike Marts talk Lord Havok Archived 16 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, 16 October 2007
- ^ Ortega & Sharp on Gears of War Comic, Newsarama, 24 July 2008
- ^ Sharp's Exclusive Gears of War Comic News Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Comicon, 11 August 2008
- ^ Four Feet From a Rat Archived 18 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mam Tor & Mother Take Time Out With 'Four Feet From a Rat' Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, 24 March 2008
- ^ Liam Sharp on His DC Exclusive, Newsarama, 9 September 2008
- ^ God Killers Archived 15 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Mam Tor
- ^ a b "Kapow! '11: Comic History Rewritten On The IGN Stage". IGN. 14 April 2011
- ^ "Guinness World Records at Kapow! Comic Con" Archived 15 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Guinness World Records. 9 April 2011
- ^ The Possessed trade details at DC Comics.com
- ^ Necromachia, Mam Tor
- ^ Testament: Akedah trade details at DC Comics.com
- ^ Testament: West of Eden trade details at DC Comics.com
- ^ Testament: Babel trade details at DC Comics.com
- ^ Testament: Exodus trade details at DC Comics.com
- ^ Countdown Presents: Lord Havok and The Extremists trade details at DC Comics.com
- ^ Four Feet From a Rat #2, Mam Tor
References
- Interrogation: "Critical Mass" (interview conducted by Michael Molcher, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 248, 2006)
- Liam Sharp at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Liam Sharp at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- Liam Sharp at 2000 AD online
- Liam Sharp and Liam Roger McCormack-Sharp at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
External links
- Official website of Mam Tor Publishing
- Message boards for Liam Sharp and 'God Killers'
- Liam Sharp at DeviantArt
- Liam Sharp at ComicSpace
- Liam Sharp at IMDb
- Liam Sharp profile on Goodreads
Interviews
- An Interview With One Sharp Artist: Liam Sharp!, The Comic Fanatic, February 2004
- Pixelsurgeon interview: Liam Sharp at Pixelsurgeon, October 2005 and a follow-up
- Interview with Liam Sharp, SFFWorld, November 2005
- Valhalla Comic’s (Mug O’ Mead) Interviews Industry Pro: Liam Sharpe (cached), May 2007
- Erth Chronicles interview, August 2007
- The Razor’s Edge: An Interview with Liam Sharp, Earth's Mightiest, May 2008
- 10 Questions With.... Liam Sharp at Comic Avalanche