Gary Chaloner
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Gary Chaloner is an Australian comic book artist and writer. Born in Sydney in 1963, he began self publishing in 1985 with David de Vries, Glenn Lumsden and Tad Pietrzykowski under the Cyclone Comics
imprint. He has collaborated with Ashley Wood
, Ben Templesmith
, Kurt Busiek
, Stephen Jewell and Tim Byrd. He is the writer/artist of Will Eisner's John Law
, Red Kelso, The Jackaroo, Flash Damingo, Morton Stone: Undertaker (with Ashley Wood
and Ben Templesmith
) and "Planet of the Apes: Urchak's Folly
" (with Dillon Naylor
and Greg Gates
). He has also worked for Marvel Comics
, DC Comics
and Dark Horse Comics
in the United States
.
In 2002, he worked with Will Eisner
to develop new stories featuring the Eisner creations John Law
, Lady Luck
and Mr. Mystic
. These stories were first published online and then were published in 2004 by IDW Publishing
. He is still producing new stories for this project.
In 2005, he inaugurated the Ledger Awards
, Australian comic book awards that 'acknowledge excellence and achievement in Australian comic arts and publishing'.
His current project is a web comic of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's comedy western character, Breckinridge Elkins.
He currently resides in Tasmania, Australia.
Cyclone!
Cyclone! was an Australian superhero anthology comic book originally published in 1985.The title featured four ongoing stories:* The Dark Nebula a cosmic superhero by Tad Pietrzykowski...
imprint. He has collaborated with Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director....
, Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, which is credited with pioneering a new format for commercial comics, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve...
, Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers.-Early life:...
, Stephen Jewell and Tim Byrd. He is the writer/artist of Will Eisner's John Law
John Law (comics)
John Law is a fictional character created by writer-artist Will Eisner in 1948. Law is an eyepatched, pipe smoking Crossroads Police Department detective, who, with his shoeshine boy sidekick Nubbin, is featured in several adventures planned for a new comic series...
, Red Kelso, The Jackaroo, Flash Damingo, Morton Stone: Undertaker (with Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director....
and Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, which is credited with pioneering a new format for commercial comics, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve...
) and "Planet of the Apes: Urchak's Folly
Planet of the Apes (comic book)
Planet of the Apes comics are tie-ins to the Planet of the Apes universe. They have been released by several publishers over the years and include tie-ins and spin-offs.-Japanese comics :...
" (with Dillon Naylor
Dillon Naylor
Dillon Naylor is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and toy designer. He is the creator of the comic strip Batrisha the Vampire Girl, which appeared for six years in the children's magazine K-Zone and was the basis for two children's books...
and Greg Gates
Greg Gates
Gregory "Greg" Crozier Gates is an American rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was born in Montclair, New Jersey....
). He has also worked for 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...
, 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...
and Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In 2002, he worked with Will Eisner
Will Eisner
William Erwin "Will" Eisner was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an...
to develop new stories featuring the Eisner creations John Law
John Law (comics)
John Law is a fictional character created by writer-artist Will Eisner in 1948. Law is an eyepatched, pipe smoking Crossroads Police Department detective, who, with his shoeshine boy sidekick Nubbin, is featured in several adventures planned for a new comic series...
, Lady Luck
Lady Luck (comics)
Lady Luck is a fictional, American comic-strip and comic book crime fighter and adventuress created and designed in 1940 by Will Eisner with artist Chuck Mazoujian . Through 1946, she starred in a namesake, four-page weekly feature published in a Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert colloquially...
and Mr. Mystic
Mr. Mystic
Mr. Mystic is comics series featuring a magician crime-fighter, created by Will Eisner and initially drawn by Bob Powell. The strip featured in four-page backup feature a Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert, known colloquially as "The Spirit Section"...
. These stories were first published online and then were published in 2004 by IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
. He is still producing new stories for this project.
In 2005, he inaugurated the Ledger Awards
Ledger Awards
The Ledger Awards have been organised to 'acknowledge excellence in Australian comic art and publishing.' Named after pioneering Australian cartoonist Peter Ledger , the awards were first held in 2005 to help promote and focus attention on Australian creators and their projects, both in Australia...
, Australian comic book awards that 'acknowledge excellence and achievement in Australian comic arts and publishing'.
His current project is a web comic of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's comedy western character, Breckinridge Elkins.
He currently resides in Tasmania, Australia.