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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] comic" when he was "about seventeen"; it was "about a killer rabbit named Max the Hare".<ref name=WizardNo2>''[[Wizard: The Guide to Comics]]'' #2, October 1991; "Future Stars"; p. 121</ref> He came to prominence in 1984 as the [[inker]] of [[Matt Wagner]]'s ''[[Mage (comics)|Mage]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kieth_sam.htm|title= Sam Kieth|date= December 21, 2006|publisher= [[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140328150806/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kieth_sam.htm|archive-date= March 28, 2014|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> and a year later as the inker of ''[[Fish Police]]''.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Sam+Kieth|title= Sam Kieth}}</ref> In 1989, he penciled the first five issues (the "[[The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes|Preludes & Nocturnes]]" story arc)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/|title= Comics You Should Own – ''Sandman''|first= Greg|last= Burgas|date= January 7, 2013|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140410022316/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/|archive-date= April 10, 2014|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> of writer [[Neil Gaiman]]'s celebrated series ''[[The Sandman ( | Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] comic" when he was "about seventeen"; it was "about a killer rabbit named Max the Hare".<ref name=WizardNo2>''[[Wizard: The Guide to Comics]]'' #2, October 1991; "Future Stars"; p. 121</ref> He came to prominence in 1984 as the [[inker]] of [[Matt Wagner]]'s ''[[Mage (comics)|Mage]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kieth_sam.htm|title= Sam Kieth|date= December 21, 2006|publisher= [[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140328150806/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kieth_sam.htm|archive-date= March 28, 2014|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> and a year later as the inker of ''[[Fish Police]]''.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Sam+Kieth|title= Sam Kieth}}</ref> In 1989, he penciled the first five issues (the "[[The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes|Preludes & Nocturnes]]" story arc)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/|title= Comics You Should Own – ''Sandman''|first= Greg|last= Burgas|date= January 7, 2013|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140410022316/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/|archive-date= April 10, 2014|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> of writer [[Neil Gaiman]]'s celebrated series ''[[The Sandman (comic book)|The Sandman]]''<ref>{{cite book|last = Bender|first = Hy|title = The Sandman Companion|publisher = DC Comics|year = 1999|location= New York, New York | ||
|page = 37|isbn = 978-1563894657}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.| | |page = 37|isbn = 978-1563894657}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 238|quote = ''The Sandman'' saw a variety of artists grace its pages. Sam Kieth drew the first few issues, followed by Mike Dringenberg, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, and Shawn McManus, among others.}}</ref> and collaborated with [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] on a [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]] story in ''[[Secret Origins]] Special'' #1 (1989).<ref>{{cite book|last= Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last=Dougall|editor-first=Alastair|chapter= 1980s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2014|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 179|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= Writer Alan Grant and artist Sam Kieth tackled the Penguin's origin.}}</ref> He illustrated two volumes of writer [[William Messner-Loebs]]' ''[[Epicurus the Sage]]'', drew an ''[[Aliens (Dark Horse Comics publications)|Aliens]]'' [[miniseries]] for [[Dark Horse Comics]], and drew ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' vol. 2 #368,<ref name="GCD" /> which led to drawing numerous covers for ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]''. | ||
In 1993, Kieth left Marvel to create the original series ''[[The Maxx]]'' for fledgling publisher [[Image Comics]]. ''The Maxx'' ran 35 issues, all of which were plotted and illustrated by Kieth. William Messner-Loebs scripted #1–15 and [[Alan Moore]] wrote #21.<ref name="GCD" /> In 1995, ''The Maxx'' was adapted as part of [[MTV]]'s short-lived animation series ''[[MTV's Oddities]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Erickson |first=Hal |date=2005 |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |edition=2nd |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=568 |isbn=978-1476665993}}</ref> | In 1993, Kieth left Marvel to create the original series ''[[The Maxx]]'' for fledgling publisher [[Image Comics]]. ''The Maxx'' ran 35 issues, all of which were plotted and illustrated by Kieth. William Messner-Loebs scripted #1–15 and [[Alan Moore]] wrote #21.<ref name="GCD" /> In 1995, ''The Maxx'' was adapted as part of [[MTV]]'s short-lived animation series ''[[MTV's Oddities]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Erickson |first=Hal |date=2005 |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |edition=2nd |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=568 |isbn=978-1476665993}}</ref> | ||
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* ''Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams'' #1 (2018) | * ''Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams'' #1 (2018) | ||
* ''Batman: Through the Looking Glass'' HC (2012) | * ''Batman: Through the Looking Glass'' HC (2012) | ||
* ''[[Harley Quinn (comic book)|Harley Quinn]]'' | * ''[[Harley Quinn (comic book)|Harley Quinn]]'' vol. 2 #0 (2014) | ||
* ''[[House of Mystery (Vertigo)|House of Mystery]]'' | * ''[[House of Mystery (Vertigo)|House of Mystery]]'' vol. 2 #23 (2010) | ||
* ''[[Infinity, Inc.]]'' #49 (inker) (1988) | * ''[[Infinity, Inc.]]'' #49 (inker) (1988) | ||
* ''[[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo: Highway to Hell]]'' #1–2 (2010) | * ''[[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo: Highway to Hell]]'' #1–2 (2010) | ||
* ''[[Manhunter (comics)|Manhunter]]'' #1–3, 12 (inker) (1988–1989) | * ''[[Manhunter (comics)|Manhunter]]'' #1–3, 12 (inker) (1988–1989) | ||
* ''[[The Sandman ( | * ''[[The Sandman (comic book)|The Sandman]]'' vol. 2 #1–5 (1989) | ||
* ''Scratch'' #1–5 (writer/artist) (2004) | * ''Scratch'' #1–5 (writer/artist) (2004) | ||
* ''[[Secret Origins]] Special'' #1 (1989) | * ''[[Secret Origins]] Special'' #1 (1989) | ||
* ''[[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents]]'' | * ''[[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents]]'' vol. 2 #4 (2012) | ||
====Piranha Press==== | ====Piranha Press==== | ||
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* ''[[Clive Barker]]'s [[Hellraiser (franchise)|Hellraiser]]'' #12 (1992) | * ''[[Clive Barker]]'s [[Hellraiser (franchise)|Hellraiser]]'' #12 (1992) | ||
* ''[[Freddy Krueger]]'s [[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)|A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'' #2 (back cover pin-up) (1989) | * ''[[Freddy Krueger]]'s [[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)|A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'' #2 (back cover pin-up) (1989) | ||
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' | * ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' vol. 2 #368 (artist) (1990) | ||
* ''[[Marvel Age]]'' #105 (cover art and interview with reprinted art) (1991) | * ''[[Marvel Age]]'' #105 (cover art and interview with reprinted art) (1991) | ||
* ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #85–92, 100, 117–122 (cover and art); #94–99 and 101–111 (cover only) (1991–1993) | * ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #85–92, 100, 117–122 (cover and art); #94–99 and 101–111 (cover only) (1991–1993) | ||
* ''[[Peter Parker: Spider-Man]]'' | * ''[[Peter Parker: Spider-Man]]'' vol. 2 #56–57 (2003) | ||
* ''The Savage Hulk'' #1 (1996) | * ''The Savage Hulk'' #1 (1996) | ||
* ''Wolverine/Hulk'' #1–4 (writer/artist) (2002) | * ''Wolverine/Hulk'' #1–4 (writer/artist) (2002) | ||
* ''[[X-Men Unlimited]]'' | * ''[[X-Men Unlimited]]'' vol. 2 #9 (2005) | ||
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* {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id= 852|title= Sam Kieth}} | * {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id= 852|title= Sam Kieth}} | ||
* {{IMDb name|id= 0452663|name= Sam Kieth}} | * {{IMDb name|id= 0452663|name= Sam Kieth}} | ||
* [ | * [https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=94 Sam Kieth] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics | ||
* [http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/ | * [http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namk13.htm#N638 Sam Kieth] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 26 November 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963)[1] is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl.
Career
Comics
Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about seventeen"; it was "about a killer rabbit named Max the Hare".[2] He came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage,[3] and a year later as the inker of Fish Police.[4] In 1989, he penciled the first five issues (the "Preludes & Nocturnes" story arc)[5] of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman[6][7] and collaborated with Alan Grant on a Penguin story in Secret Origins Special #1 (1989).[8] He illustrated two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage, drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, and drew The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #368,[4] which led to drawing numerous covers for Marvel Comics Presents.
In 1993, Kieth left Marvel to create the original series The Maxx for fledgling publisher Image Comics. The Maxx ran 35 issues, all of which were plotted and illustrated by Kieth. William Messner-Loebs scripted #1–15 and Alan Moore wrote #21.[4] In 1995, The Maxx was adapted as part of MTV's short-lived animation series MTV's Oddities.[9]
After taking a break from comics to pursue other interests, Kieth created the series Zero Girl for DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint in 2001.[10] He followed that with the drama Four Women later that year[11] and Zero Girl: Full Circle in 2003.[12] In August 2004, he launched the Scratch series featuring a teenage werewolf.[13]
Kieth then wrote and drew the five-issue series Batman: Secrets, featuring the Joker, and Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious, a two-issue miniseries starting in August 2007. This was followed by 2009's Lobo: Highway to Hell, written by Scott Ian of the band Anthrax, and the painted story "Ghosts", which appeared in Batman Confidential #40–43. In 2010, Kieth wrote and illustrated the original hardcover graphic novel Arkham Asylum: Madness, which spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, reaching number five in the category of "Hardcover Graphic Books".[14]
Ojo comprises the first, and My Inner Bimbo the second, in a cycle of original limited series or graphic novels published by Oni Press, which he dubbed "The Trout-a-Verse". The cycle concerned the intertwined lives of Annie (Ojo),[15] Lo (My Inner Bimbo),[4] Dana, Nola, Otto, and others all connected by an encounter with an urban legend known as the Magic Trout.[16]
In the UK, he has contributed to 2000 AD's Judge Dredd and provided several covers for the Nemesis the Warlock reprint title. In 2011, Kieth began drawing IDW Publishing's 30 Days of Night series.[4] IDW released the 48-page The Sam Kieth Sketchbooks: Vol. 1, followed by a second volume in August 2010.[17]
Other media
In addition to co-producing The Maxx animated series for MTV, Kieth co-wrote "No Smoking", the pilot to Cow and Chicken (created by his cousin, David Feiss),Template:Sfn and directed the film Take It to the Limit (2000) for Roger Corman's Concorde-New Horizons.[18]
Awards
Sam Kieth received an Inkpot Award at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013.[19]
Bibliography
AfterShock Comics
- Eleanor & the Egret (2017)
Comico Comics
- Primer #5 (writer/artist) (first published art) (1983)
- Justice Machine #11 (inker) (1987)
- Mage #10–15 (inker) (1985–1986)
Dark Horse Comics
- Aliens: Earth War #1–4 (1990)
DC Comics
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- Arkham Asylum: Madness HC (writer/artist) (2010)
- Batman Confidential #40–43 (writer/artist) (2010)
- Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious #1–2 (writer/artist) (2007)
- Batman: Secrets #1–5 (writer/artist) (2006)
- Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #1 (2018)
- Batman: Through the Looking Glass HC (2012)
- Harley Quinn vol. 2 #0 (2014)
- House of Mystery vol. 2 #23 (2010)
- Infinity, Inc. #49 (inker) (1988)
- Lobo: Highway to Hell #1–2 (2010)
- Manhunter #1–3, 12 (inker) (1988–1989)
- The Sandman vol. 2 #1–5 (1989)
- Scratch #1–5 (writer/artist) (2004)
- Secret Origins Special #1 (1989)
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents vol. 2 #4 (2012)
Piranha Press
- Epicurus the Sage #1–2 (1989–1991)
- Fast Forward #3 (1993)
WildStorm
- Epicurus the Sage TPB (2003)
- Four Women #1–5 (writer/artist) (2001–2002)
- Zero Girl #1–5 (writer/artist) (2001)
- Zero Girl: Full Circle #1–5 (writer/artist) (2003)
Eclipse Comics
- Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #6–8 (1987)
Fantagraphics Books
- Critters #7, 11–12, 23 (writer/artist) (1986–1987), #21 (cover art) (1988)
Fishwrap Productions
- Fish Police #1 (inker and pin-up) (1985)
Image Comics
- Darker Image #1 (plotter/artist) (1993)
- Friends of Maxx #1–3 (1996–1997)
- The Maxx #1–35 (plotter/artist) (1993–1998)
- Sam Stories: Legs (writer/artist) (1999)
Marvel Comics
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- Clive Barker's Hellraiser #12 (1992)
- Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare On Elm Street #2 (back cover pin-up) (1989)
- The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #368 (artist) (1990)
- Marvel Age #105 (cover art and interview with reprinted art) (1991)
- Marvel Comics Presents #85–92, 100, 117–122 (cover and art); #94–99 and 101–111 (cover only) (1991–1993)
- Peter Parker: Spider-Man vol. 2 #56–57 (2003)
- The Savage Hulk #1 (1996)
- Wolverine/Hulk #1–4 (writer/artist) (2002)
- X-Men Unlimited vol. 2 #9 (2005)
Oni Press
- Ojo #1–5 (2004–2005)
- My Inner Bimbo #1–5 (2006–2008)
References
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- ↑ Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 299: "Writer and artist Sam Kieth's tale of teenage alienation was both surreal and touching."
- ↑ Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 301: "Writer/artist Sam Kieth's work had always been slightly edgier than most...This was especially true on Four Women."
- ↑ Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 308: "The follow-up to writer and artist Sam Kieth's cult classic was set fifteen years after the events of the 2001 series."
- ↑ Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 313: "Writer and artist Sam Kieth presented a new hero for the DC Universe in the form of Scratch, a misunderstood teenage werewolf."
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External links
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- Sam Kieth at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Sam Kieth at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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