Michael T. Gilbert

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Michael T. Gilbert
BornMichael Terry Gilbert
(1951-05-07) May 7, 1951 (age 72)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Letterer, Colourist
Notable works
Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster
AwardsInkpot Award (2014)[1]
http://www.michaeltgilbert.com

Michael Terry Gilbert (born May 7, 1951) is an

artist and writer who has worked for both mainstream and underground
comic book companies.

Education

Gilbert attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, graduating in 1973.

Writing career

Early work

Gilbert's first comic stories were printed in 1973 in his self-published underground, New Paltz Comix. He began drawing for several

Elric series with P. Craig Russell, a Pacific Comics adaptation of the Michael Moorcock
sword and sorcery novels.

Mr. Monster

Gilbert is most well known for his full-color series called Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster, about a monster fighter. It was published by Eclipse Comics, based on an earlier character created by Fred Kelly from a Canadian comic book, Triumph Comics #51 (April 1946). Mr. Monster was published throughout the 1980s and on, with new stories appearing in 2016 and on. Also graphic novel collections and special issues also devoted to reprints of American horror comics of the 1950s. Gilbert also writes a column discussing these comics called Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, beginning in writer/editor Roy Thomas' fanzine Alter Ego (originally as part of the magazine Comic Book Artist).[3] Mr. Monster was later published by Dark Horse Comics.[2]

Other works

Gilbert contributed to the Spirit Jam, where dozens of notable artists combined on one new The Spirit story, including Eisner himself. Gilbert has also worked on Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor[4] and Heavy Metal.[5]

He has worked for the two major comic companies, Marvel and DC, producing an issue of

Legends of the Dark Knight, which reflects on sixty years of Batman adventures.[2][6]

Awards

Gilbert was presented with the Inkpot Award at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con.

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

Interviews

  • Douresseau, LJ (2004). Interview with Michael T. Gilbert
  • Weiland, Jonah (June 9, 2004). "Michael T. Gilbert Chats With The Irrepressible Mr. Monster". Comic Book Resources.
  • Will Scott Interviews Michael T. Gilbert in Sequential Highway August 15, 2012

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