Paul Gulacy

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Paul Gulacy
Gulacy in 1999
Born (1953-08-15) August 15, 1953 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller
AwardsInkpot Award 1981
Haxtur Award 1997
gulacy.com

Paul Gulacy (

martial-arts and espionage series Master of Kung Fu
.

Biography

Early life and career

Paul Gulacy was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and as a teen was inspired by art of Jim Steranko on Marvel Comics' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.[4] He went on to study at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.[5] Fellow Youngstown resident Val Mayerik, a Marvel artist, introduced him to another local Marvel artist, Dan Adkins of East Liverpool, Ohio, for whom Gulacy would work as an assistant, and who suggested Gulacy prepare a six-page sample for Marvel.[5][6] "He sent it to an editor named Roy Thomas", Gulacy recalled, "and two weeks later I got the phone call telling me I was hired."[5]

Gulacy's initial work as a Marvel freelancer was

cover-dated Feb. 1974), written by Mike Friedrich and inked by Jack Abel. Following this came an inking assignment, over penciler Bob Brown on the superhero comic Daredevil #108 (March 1974). At some unspecified point during this time, Gulacy did a small amount of artwork for the pornographic magazine Hustler, explaining that comics artist Jim Steranko, whom he had met through Adkins,[4] had turned down what Gulacy called "a couple of jobs" and suggested Gulacy instead. "I did them. They offered me more and a lot of money, but I turned them down. ... I consider it a skeleton in my closet."[6]

In 1974, Gulacy began work on the character with which he became most associated, the philosophical

British intelligence to bring down his father's labyrinthine plans for global domination. With some exceptions, the writer–penciler team would continue through a serialized arc to issue #50 (March 1977), culminating with the apparent death of Fu Manchu.[7] Comics historian Les Daniels observed that, "Ingenious writing by Doug Moench and energetic art by Paul Gulacy brought Master of Kung Fu new life."[8] In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Moench and Gulacy's work on Master of Kung-Fu sixth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels".[9]

In the later 1970s, Gulacy took on occasional other assignments, including the covers of the science fiction film adaptation

Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species, with writer Don McGregor, in the comics-magazine Heavy Metal vol. 2, #2 (June 1978; mislabeled "vol. 3, #2" in indicia).[10]

Graphic-novel pioneer

graphic novels
. Cover art by Gulacy.

With writer

ISBN 0-913035-59-9) with a new Gulacy cover. A 20th-anniversary edition was published by Image Comics in 1998, and a 30th anniversary edition by Desperado Publishing
in 2009.

1980s

In 1979 and 1980, Gulacy drew several horror/science fiction/fantasy stories for Warren Publishing's black-and-white comics magazines Eerie, Vampirella, and Warren Presents; some were reprinted in Eclipse Comics Nightmares #1–2 in 1985. Gulacy also drew the cover and the six-page story "Libido", written by his Master of Kung Fu colleague Doug Moench, in the comics magazine Epic Illustrated #3 (Fall 1980).[7]

Along with the covers for independent publisher

Femforce Special before reteaming with Moench on the four-issue, creator-owned Epic Comics miniseries Six from Sirius (July–October 1984) and its four-issue sequel, Six from Sirius II (December 1985–March 1986).[7]

Through the remainder of the decade, he drew primarily for Eclipse (the company's revival of the 1940s series Airboy and a new spin-off, Valkyrie) and Dark Horse Comics. Gulacy also began working for DC Comics with Batman #393–394 (March–April 1986), and the six-issue miniseries Slash Maraud (November 1987–April 1988), co-created with Moench. The two also collaborated on a series of eight-page chapters starring the superhero Coldblood which ran in the biweekly omnibus Marvel Comics Presents #26–35 (August–November 1989).[7]

Later career

During the 1990s, Gulacy worked primarily on Batman and such science fiction movie properties as Terminator, Predator, and Star Wars, and co-created the Valiant Comics crime series Grackle.[7]

Among the many titles Gulacy has drawn are the

Turok, Dinosaur Hunter; Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: Crimson Empire; and Penthouse Comix's Omni Comix.[7]

In 2002, he combined his interest in science fiction and spy stories in DC Comics' S.C.I. Spy, and that same year returned to his signature character with his and Doug Moench's six-issue Marvel miniseries Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu (November 2002 – April 2003). Other Marvel work includes collaborations with writer Marc Guggenheim on the four-issue miniseries Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk (March–June 2007) and with writer Cary Bates on True Believers.[7][13]

Personal life

As of 1989, Gulacy lived in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Valerie and their infant daughter Paige.[6] In December 2008, he married wife Nanci.[14] As of 2014 they remained married.[15]

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Comic books (interior pencil art) includes:

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

  • Batman #393–394 (with Doug Moench, 1986)
  • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #11–15, 137–141 (with Doug Moench, 1990–2001)
  • Batman: Outlaws (with Doug Moench, 2000)
  • Batman vs. Predator
    II: Bloodmatch     #1–4 (with Doug Moench, 1995)
  • Catwoman vol. 3 #25–40 (with Ed Brubaker, 2004–2005)
  • Green Lantern: Dragon Lord (with Doug Moench, 2001)
  • JSA Classified #10–13 (with Stuart Moore
    , 2006)
  • Jonah Hex vol. 2 #12 (with Justin Gray/Jimmy Palmiotti, 2006)
  • Slash Maraud #1–6 (with Doug Moench, 1987–1988)

America's Best Comics

Vertigo

  • Sci-Spy #1–6 (mini-series) (writer/artist, with co-author Doug Moench, 2002)

WildStorm

Eclipse Comics

Marvel Comics

Epic Comics

  • Six from Sirius #1–4 (with Doug Moench, 1984)
  • Six from Sirius II #1–4 (with Doug Moench, 1986)

Books and compilations

  • Spies, Vixens, and Masters of Kung Fu: The Art of Paul Gulacy edited by Michael Kronenberg and
    ISBN 978-1-887591-74-4

References

  1. ^ MASTER OF KUNG FU. The comic art inspired the hit movie. Four industry vets explain.
  2. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Paul Gulacy". Lambiek Comiclopedia. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Gulacy in Cooke, Jon B. (February 2000). "A Master of Comics Art: Artist Paul Gulacy and His Early Days at Marvel". Comic Book Artist. No. 7. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. I never had seen anything like that before—it just flipped me out. This was the '60s, and these were experimental times.
  5. ^
    The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original
    on September 3, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Mattsson, Steve (February 15, 1989). "Paul Gulacy". No. 159. Amazing Heroes via Paul Gulacy official site. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Paul Gulacy at the Grand Comics Database
  8. ISBN 978-0-8109-3821-2
    .
  9. ^ Sacks, Jason (September 6, 2010). "Top 10 1970s Marvels". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  10. ^ Heavy Metal Magazine #v3#02 at the Grand Comics Database
  11. ISBN 978-1465424563. Doug Moench scripted the next five-issue installment in this flashback series with the help of artist Paul Gulacy. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  12. ^ Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 281: "Writer Devin Grayson and artist Paul Gulacy told a tale of Batman versus the threat of Ra's al Ghul."
  13. ^ Richards, Dave (July 21, 2008). "Keep 'Em Honest: Bates on True Believers". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  14. ^ "Friends, Romans and fellow geeks". Paul Gulacy official website. April 19, 2009. Archived from the original on January 26, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2016. .. my new wife Nanci that I married back in December.
  15. ^ "What's up, everybody?". Paul Gulacy official website. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  16. ^
    Eagle Awards. Archived from the original
    on April 4, 2012.
  17. ^ "Eagle Awards 1979". Eagle Awards. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.
  18. ^ "Inkpot Award Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
  19. ^ "1988 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
  20. ^ a b "1997 Haxtur Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
  21. ^ "1999 Haxtur Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
  22. ^ "2003 Haxtur Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
  23. ^ "Inkwell Awards 2016 Winners". Inkwell Awards. n.d. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016.

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