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'''Michael Terry Gilbert''' (born 1951) is an [[People of the United States|American]] [[comic book]] [[Comic book creator|artist and writer]] who has worked for both mainstream and [[underground comix|underground]] comic book companies. |
'''Michael Terry Gilbert''' (born 1951) is an [[People of the United States|American]] [[comic book]] [[Comic book creator|artist and writer]] who has worked for both mainstream and [[underground comix|underground]] comic book companies. |
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==Biography== |
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'''Michael T. Gilbert''' was born on May 7, 1951 and attended the [[State University of New York]]. He graduated from SUNY at [[New Paltz, New York|New Paltz]] in 1973, and had his first comic stories printed that same year (in his self-published underground, ''New Paltz Comix''.) He began drawing for several [[Star Reach]] and [[Kitchen Sink (publisher)|Kitchen Sink]] titles; a mix of underground comix (''Slow Death'', ''Bizarre Sex'', ''[[American Splendor]]'' by [[Harvey Pekar]]) and ground-level comics such as ''Star*Reach'' and ''Quack!''. He also did script and artwork on Aardvark's ''Strange Brew'', ''Tiny Terror Tales'' and ''Wraith'' (a parody of the famous [[Will Eisner]] character [[The Spirit]]. |
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He worked on the celebrated ''[[Elric (comics)|Elric]]'' series with [[P. Craig Russell]], and is best known as the creator of ''[[Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster|Mr. Monster]]'', which has been published by [[Pacific Comics]], [[Eclipse Comics]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]] since 1984. The character, Doc Stern was originally created by the Canadian illustrator Fred Kelly for a "Canadian white" comic book in 1947. Gilbert saw an old copy of this comic as a child and never forgot it. The now defunct publisher had left the character in the public domain, and Gilbert revamped it considerably into a new, wilder character, Mr. Monster, a monster fighter, with exciting graphics and storylines that treaded a fine line between horror and humour. On June 19.2004, Gilbert drove himself up to Toronto, Ontario for a comic convention where the Joe Shuster Awards (given each year to Canadian comic book artists and cartoonists), was honouring surviving artists of the Canadian Whites. Gilbert met Fred Kelly for the first and only time that day, and presented him with a royalty cheque for the use of his creation, though legally, no such monies were due or expected by Kelly. Fred Kelly had left comics and become a real estate salesman at least 50 years earlier. By then in a wheelchair, the octagenarian Kelly was very grateful and appreciative of the gesture. He died only a year or so after that. |
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Gilbert has also worked on ''Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor'', ''Heavy Metal'', ''Legends of the Dark Knight'', ''Marvel Double-Shot'' (featuring [[Doctor Strange|Dr. Strange]]) and in 2000 wrote and illustrated a Superman graphic novel, ''Mann & Superman''. In recent years he has written or drawn characters as diverse as [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Mickey Mouse]]. He has been a scriptwriter for [[Disney]] comics since 1990, as has his wife Janet Gilbert. He has written and drawn ''Batman: [[Legends of the Dark Knight]]'', which reflects, in a very creative way, on sixty years of Batman adventures. |
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==Bibliography== |
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Comics work includes: |
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* ''[[A1 (comics)|A1]]'' ([[Atomeka Press]]) |
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* ''Airboy'' ([[Eclipse Comics]]) |
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* ''Airboy/Mr. Monster Special'' (Eclipse Comics) |
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* ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' ([[DC Comics]]) |
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* ''[[Blast! (comics)|Blast!]]'' ([[John Brown Publishing]]) |
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* ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'' ([[Dark Horse Comics]]) |
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* ''Doc Stearn... Mr. Monster'' (Eclipse Comics) |
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* ''[[Elric (comics)|Elric]]'' ([[Pacific Comics]]) |
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* ''Imagine'' ([[Star*Reach]]) |
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* ''Quack'' (Star*Reach) |
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* ''[[Walt Disney's Comics and Stories]]'' (Gladstone) |
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===Interviews=== |
===Interviews=== |
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[[Category:State University of New York at New Paltz alumni]] |
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Revision as of 06:25, 12 November 2012
| Michael T. Gilbert | |
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| Born | Michael Terry Gilbert May 7, 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Letterer, Colourist |
Notable works | Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster |
| http://www.michaeltgilbert.com | |
Michael Terry Gilbert (born 1951) is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked for both mainstream and underground comic book companies.
Interviews
 | This section includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (March 2010) |
- 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.
Notes
References
- Michael T. Gilbert at the Grand Comics Database
- Michael T. Gilbert at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Michael T. Gilbert at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- Michael T. Gilbert at Inducks
External links
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