Dale Eaglesham is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like Conan, Punisher, Green Lantern, Villains United, Justice Society of America and Fantastic Four. In 2008, the Shuster Awards selected him as Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist of the year.
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| Area(s) | Penciller |
Notable works | Fantastic Four Green Lantern, vol. 3 JSA, vol. 3 Villains United |
| Awards | 2008 Shuster Awards: Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist of the year Wizard Fan Appreciation Awards for Villains United: Best Miniseries and Best Special |
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Career
editEaglesham has worked with DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, and CrossGen, among others. He worked exclusively for DC Comics[1] for several years, before returning to Marvel in early 2009.[2] There, his high-profile work includes pencilling Fantastic Four[3] and Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier. He also worked on Incredible Hulk for a three-issue arc with writer Greg Pak.[4]
On February 15, 2011, Marvel announced that it was bringing back Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight, with writers Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak as the writing team, and Eaglesham on pencils. Speaking about the project, the Canadian artist said "I'm pretty excited to build a Canadian superteam into a force in the mainstream...there's a lot of depth to these characters and a lot of potential. If there's anything different in my approach at all, it'll be an authenticity to the locales because this is where I live."[5]
One feature of Eaglesham's work for the first two years of his return to Marvel was that his projects were uninked, in other words colored and shot directly from his finished pencils.[6] His work on Fantastic Four and Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier also earned him the nickname "The Evolutionary Jack Kirby," referring to Eaglesham's ability to keep his art fresh and innovative while paying homage to classic comic book art.[7][8][9]
Previous work for DC Comics included the Villains United series, which was written by Gail Simone. He is also known for his work inaugurating Batman: Gotham Knights, as well as his two-year run on Green Lantern, which included the landmark issue #150 featuring Jim Lee's new Kyle Rayner costume. He wrapped up his award-winning run on Justice Society of America in December 2008, with his final issue released in April 2009.[10]
Awards
edit2008 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist (for Justice Society of America #2-4, 6-7, 9-11[11])
Bibliography
editAcclaim
edit- Eternal Warrior #45-46 (1995)
- Eternal Warrior: Digital Alchemy (1997)
- Killer Instinct Special #1 (1996)
- X-O Manowar #66 (1996)
DC
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- 52 #14, 25 (among other artists) (2006)
- Batgirl #12 (2001)
- Batman #564, 574 (1999–2000)
- Batman 80-Page Giant #3 (2000)
- Batman Chronicles #18 (1999)
- Batman: Gotham Knights #1-2, 5 (2000)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, 126 (1999–2000)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84, 92 (1999)
- Detective Comics #731, 741 (1999–2000)
- Firestorm, vol. 3, #11 (2005)
- Green Lantern, vol. 3, #136, 138, 141, 143-145, 147, 149-151, 153-156, 158-161 (2001–03)
- Green Lantern: Our Worlds At War #1 (2001)
- Hawkman, vol. 4, #38 (2005)
- H.E.R.O. #15-22 (2004–05)
- JLA, vol. 3, 80-Page Giant #3 (2000)
- JSA, #81 (2006)
- Justice Society of America, vol. 3, #1-4, 6-7, 9-12, 14 (full art); #15, 18 (among other artists) (2007–08)
- The Kamandi Challenge (limited series) #1 (2017)
- Legion of Superheroes, vol. 4, #11 (2005)
- President Luthor: Secret Files and Origins #1 (2001)
- Superman #649 (among other artists) (2006); Annual #9 (full art) (1997)
- Shazam!, vol. 3, #1, #3 (2018-2019)
- Teen Titans, vol. 5, Annual #1 (among other artists) (2006)
- Villains United, miniseries, #1-2, 4-6 (2005)
- Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
Marvel
edit- Alpha Flight, miniseries, #1-8 (2011-2012)
- Amazing Spider-Man #591 (among other artists) (2009)
- Amazing Spider-Man: Extra!, miniseries, #3 (among other artists) (2009)
- Captain America #600 (2009)
- Captain America, vol. 3, #6-7 (1998)
- Conan the King #53 (1989)
- Excalibur #122, 124-125 (1998)
- Fantastic Four #570-572, 575-578 (2009–2010)
- Guardians of the Galaxy #42, 43 (1993)
- Hulk #53-57 (2012)
- Incredible Hulk #623-625 (2011)
- Iron Man, vol. 7, #9-12 (2013)
- 2099 A.D. Genesis #1 (1996)
- Punisher Annual #6 (1993)
- Punisher Back-to-School Special #2 (1993)
- Punisher Holiday Special #3 (1993)
- Punisher War Zone Annual #2 (1994)
- Punisher: Year One, miniseries, #1-4 (1994–95)
- Savage Sword of Conan (King Kull) #145, 149, 152, 157, 185, 215 (1988–93)
- Silver Surfer, vol. 2, Annual #4, 6 (1991–93)
- Steve Rogers: Super Soldier, miniseries, #1-4 (2010)
- Uncanny X-Men #19 (2012)
- What If? #200 (2011)
- What If?, vol. 2, #30, 45 (1991–93)
Other publishers
edit- Dark Horse Presents #56-58, 60-61, 63-64 (Dark Horse, 1991–92)
- Sigil #36-38, 40-42 (CrossGen, 2003–04)
Notes
edit- ^ Eaglesham, Kramer Sign DC Exclusives (press release), Newsarama, November 18, 2005
- ^ NYCC '09 - Dale Eaglesham on His Marvel Exclusive, Newsarama, February 8, 2009
- ^ http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6808[permanent dead link]
- ^ Eaglesham Smashes Onto "Incredible Hulk", Comic Book Resources, November 12, 2010
- ^ Marvel's Next Big Thing: Alpha Flight, Comic Book Resources, February 15, 2011
- ^ State of the Art: DALE EAGLESHAM's FF Innovation, Newsarama, August 5, 2009
- ^ David's Stack Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Multiversity Comics, July 8, 2010
- ^ Multiversity Comics Presents: Dale Eaglesham Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, Multiversity Comics, December 2, 2010
- ^ 2010 in Review: Best Mini-Series Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Multiversity Comics, December 23, 2010
- ^ Zawisza, Doug (April 29, 2009). "Justice Society of America #26". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ 2008 Nominees and Winners Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. The Joe Shuster Awards. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
References
edit- Dale Eaglesham at the Grand Comics Database
- Dale Eaglesham at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Dale Eaglesham[permanent dead link] at the Big Comic Book DataBase
External links
editInterviews
edit- Talking JSA with Dale Eaglesham, Newsarama, April 30, 2007
- Transcript of press conference with Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham about Justice Society of America #1
- Dale Eaglesham: At Home With the JSA, Newsarama, September 19, 2005
- Dc-Kingdom interview with Dale Eaglesham about Justice Society of America