Aaron Sowd
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Aaron Sowd is an American
comic book creator
, writer and artist. Sowd began his comic book career as an inker for Top Cow, Marvel Comics
, and DC Comics
. He currently works as an illustrator and storyboard artist.
's Transformers, Ultimate Avengers II, Freddy vs. Jason
, Austin Powers in Goldmember
, and God of War
. As a conceptual designer, Sowd provided designs for Steven Soderbergh
and James Cameron
's Solaris
, as well as Human Nature
and Virus
.
In animation, Sowd has worked on the style guides for Titan A.E.
and Anastasia
for 20th Century Fox Animation
. Sowd's comic book credits include: 9-11
: September 11, 2001 Stories to Remember, Volume 2, Sowd's work has appeared in The New York Times
, People Magazine, Time Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter
, Playboy
, Gear
and PlayStation Magazine
.
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
comic book creator
Comic book creator
A comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S...
, writer and artist. Sowd began his comic book career as an inker for Top Cow, Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, and DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. He currently works as an illustrator and storyboard artist.
Biography
As a storyboard artist, Sowd has worked on Michael BayMichael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects...
's Transformers, Ultimate Avengers II, Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy vs. Jason is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Ronny Yu. The film is a crossover between the A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises...
, Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember is a 2002 American spy comedy film and the third installment of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. The movie was directed by Jay Roach, and co-written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers. Myers also plays the roles of Dr. Evil, Goldmember,...
, and God of War
God of War (video game)
God of War is an action adventure video game for the PlayStation 2 first released by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division in March 2005...
. As a conceptual designer, Sowd provided designs for Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director. He is best known for directing commercial Hollywood films like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and the remake of Ocean's Eleven, but he has also directed smaller less...
and James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
's Solaris
Solaris (2002 film)
Solaris is a 2002 science fiction film and psychological drama directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone...
, as well as Human Nature
Human Nature (film)
Human Nature is a 2001 American comedy film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. The film stars Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto and Patricia Arquette...
and Virus
Virus (1999 film)
Virus is a 1999 science fiction-horror film directed by visual effects artist John Bruno and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland...
.
In animation, Sowd has worked on the style guides for Titan A.E.
Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. is an American animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman released in 2000. The title refers to the spacecraft that is central to the plot, with A.E. meaning "After Earth."...
and Anastasia
Anastasia (1997 film)
Anastasia is a 1997 American animated musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It was the first feature film to be released by Fox Animation Studios....
for 20th Century Fox Animation
20th Century Fox Animation
20th Century Fox Animation is the animation division of film studio 20th Century Fox.-Fox Animation Studios:Before 20th Century Fox started its animation division in 1997, 20th Century Fox released its first six animated films, such as Wizards, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure , Fire and Ice...
. Sowd's comic book credits include: 9-11
9-11 (comics)
9-11 comics emerged following the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and cartoonists turned to art to express their grief and support...
: September 11, 2001 Stories to Remember, Volume 2, Sowd's work has appeared in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, People Magazine, Time Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, Gear
Gear (magazine)
Gear was an English language lad's mag published by Bob Guccione, Jr. in the United Kingdom devoted chiefly to revealing pictorials of popular singers, B-movie actresses, and models, along with articles on gadgets, cars, fashion, guy tales of sex, and sports.Gear debuted in September 1998, with...
and PlayStation Magazine
PlayStation Magazine
This is the page related to the Italian video game magazine. PlayStation Magazine is also the former name of PlayStation: The Official MagazinePlayStation Magazine, also known by the acronym PSM, is an Italian video game magazine specializing in all Sony video game consoles and handheld gaming...
.
Writer, Artist
- KomikwerksKomikwerksKomikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle.The website, Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001...
Volume 1 (Paperback, 2003) - Komikwerks Presents: Nuts & Bolts (Paperback, 2004)
- Komikwerks Presents: Rockets & Robots (Paperback, 2005)
- Komikwerks Presents: Thrills & Chills (Paperback, 2005)
- Hero Happy HourHero Happy HourHero Happy Hour is an American comic book co-created by writer Dan Taylor and artist Chris Fason. Like The Tick and, less satirically, Watchmen it takes place in a universe of vaguely familiar costumed crime fighters...
Super Special #1 (Paperback, 2005)
Inker
- 9-119-11 (comics)9-11 comics emerged following the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and cartoonists turned to art to express their grief and support...
: September 11, 2001 Stories to Remember Volume 2 (DC Comics, 2002) - BatmanBatman (comic book)Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940...
#595, 596 (DC Comics) - Batman: Harley QuinnHarley QuinnHarley Quinn was first introduced as a villain on September 11, 1992, in the animated series Batman: The Animated Series, later adapted into DC Comics' Batman comic books. As suggested by her name , she is clad in the manner of a traditional harlequin jester...
#1 (DC Comics) - X-MenX-MenThe X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
# 76 (Marvel Comics) - Uncanny X-MenUncanny X-MenUncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...
#356-357, 360, 362, 365 (Marvel Comics) - NightwingNightwingNightwing is a name that has been used by several fictional characters in the DC Comics Universe. It was conceived as a Kryptonian analogue to the character of Batman, with Nightwing's frequent partner Flamebird based on Robin...
: The Target #1 (DC Comics) - Detective ComicsDetective ComicsDetective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...
# 746, 747 (DC Comics) - Batman: No Man's LandBatman: No Man's Land"No Man’s Land" is an American comic book crossover storyline that ran for the whole of 1999 through the Batman comic book titles published by DC Comics....
Secret Files #1 (DC Comics) - BatgirlBatgirlBatgirl is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, frequently depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman...
#11 (DC Comics) - Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight #116 (DC Comics)
- The Batman Chronicles #14, 17, 20 (DC Comics)
- Batman/ToymanToymanThe Toyman is the name of three comic book supervillains and one adolescent superhero in the DC Comics universe. They mostly appear in Superman stories. The first Toyman appeared in Action Comics #64 . His real name is Winslow Schott.The Toyman uses toy-based or toy-themed devices and gimmicks in...
#4 (DC Comics) - Batman: No Man's Land Volume I (DC Comics, Trade Paperback)
- Relative HeroesRelative HeroesRelative Heroes was a limited comic book series published by DC Comics in six issues, from March 2000 through October 2000. It revolved around a family of orphaned children who become superheroes. The team first appears in Relative Heroes #1 , by Devin K. Grayson and Yvel Guichet.- History :After...
#1-6 (DC Comics) - M-Rex #1, 2, Preview Edition (Image Comics)
- Alpha FlightAlpha FlightAlpha Flight is a fictional superhero team published by Marvel Comics, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. Created by John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 ....
(vol. 2) #10, 12, 16 (Marvel Comics) - All Star ComicsAll Star ComicsAll Star Comics is a 1940s comic book series from All-American Publications, one of the early companies that merged with National Periodical Publications to form the modern-day DC Comics. With the exception of the first two issues, All Star Comics primarily told stories about the adventures of the...
80-Page Giant #1 (DC Comics) - The FlashThe Flash (comic book)The Flash is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The character's first incarnation, Jay Garrick, first appeared in Flash Comics #1...
# 151 (DC Comics) - Flash Secret Files #3 (DC Comics)
- BallisticBallistic (comics)Ballistic is a fictional superhero from the Image Comics comic book series Cyberforce. Created by Marc Silvestri, she first appeared in 1991.-Publication history:...
/WolverineWolverine (comics)Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
#1 (Marvel/Image Comics) - CybladeCybladeCyblade is the name of a fictional character from Top Cow Productions. She is a member of Cyberforce.-Publication history:After her initial appearances in other comics, Cyblade was one of two properties to win the first Pilot Season in 2007, meaning Cyblade would appear in her own eponymous...
/Ghost Rider #1 (Marvel/Image Comics) - WitchbladeWitchbladeWitchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
/Elektra #1 (Marvel/Image Comics) - Star Trek/X-MenStar Trek/X-MenStar Trek/X-Men is a one-shot comic book crossover, written by Scott Lobdell and published in 1996.-Publication history:Produced by Marvel Comics as part of its short-lived Paramount Comics imprint, the book chronicles the first encounter between Captain James T...
#1 (Marvel/IParamount Comics) - Medieval Spawn/Witchblade #3 (Image Comics)
- Weapon ZeroWeapon ZeroWeapon Zero is a science fiction/superhero comic book series created by Joe Benitez and Marc Silvestri. It was published by Top Cow Productions in the 1990s. The production changed hands after issue #4.-Publication history:...
(limited series) #T-2, T-1 (Image Comics) - Weapon ZeroWeapon ZeroWeapon Zero is a science fiction/superhero comic book series created by Joe Benitez and Marc Silvestri. It was published by Top Cow Productions in the 1990s. The production changed hands after issue #4.-Publication history:...
(regular series) #0, 1-8 (Image Comics) - VelocityVelocity (comics)Velocity, is an Image Comics/Top Cow Productions character from the comic series Cyberforce, created by Marc Silvestri in 1992. She is one of, if not the main character in the Cyberforce series, and often serves as the reader’s guide or eyes through the story arcs...
(limited series) # 1-3 (Image Comics) - Cyberforce Sourcebook # 1, 2 (Image Comics)
- CyberforceCyberforceCyberforce is an Image Comics super-hero team created by artist Marc Silvestri and writer Eric Silvestri in 1992. Silvestri would begin performing both the plotting and pencilling chores, but the series was subsequently drawn by other artists, including David Finch...
Annual #1 (Image, 1995) - Witchblade #1/2 (Image Comics/Diamond Exclusive)
- Ripclaw (Wizard special edition) #1/2 (Image, 1995)
- Killrazor #1 (Image Comics)
- Ballistic #3 (Image Comics)
- Cyberforce Origins: Cyblade #1 (Image Comics)
- Ballistic Studios Swimsuit Special #1 (Image Comics)
- Ballistic Studios Lingerie Special #1 (Image Comics)
- Codename: Strykeforce # 8 (Image Comics)
- ShadowHawkShadowhawkShadowHawk is a fictional comic book vigilante anti-hero created by Jim Valentino.He was first introduced in the Malibu Sun free promotional magazine in May of 1992...
# 13, 14 (Image Comics) - RobotechRobotech (comics)Robotech comics first officially appeared in print in 1985, though Comico published the first issue of its license from Harmony Gold USA under the Macross name....
: Return to Macross #10 (Eternity Comics)
External links
- MasterMinds official website
- MasterMinds comic at Komikwerks.com
- Famous Frames portfolio