Mike Vosburg is an American

United States

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 comic book

Comic book

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 artist primarily known for his work on the Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (TV series)

Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...

TV series.

Biography

Mike Vosburg's comics career began in the 1960s, when as a teenager he started Masquerader, one of the first comic book fanzines. He began working in underground comics in the 1970s, with creations such as Split Screen, written by Tom Veitch

Tom Veitch

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. Later in the 1970s and 1980s, Vosburg contributed to horror titles by Western Publishing

Western Publishing

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 and Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics

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. His story "Mail Order Brides," published in Kitchen Sink Press

Kitchen Sink Press

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's Bizarre Sex #3, was in a similar horror/mystery vein.

Around this time, Vosburg also did various work for DC Comics

DC Comics

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 and Marvel Comics

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. He is probably best known for his work from that period on Savage She-Hulk

She-Hulk

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, Sisterhood of Steel

Sisterhood of Steel

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, and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)

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. He also worked on the Valiant Comics

Valiant Comics

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' titles Bloodshot

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and Archer & Armstrong

Archer & Armstrong

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.

From 1989-1996, for the TV series Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (TV series)

Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...

, Vosburg illustrated comic book covers designed to look like the original 1950s comics. Originally hired to do concept drawings for the wraparound sequence, Vosburg ended up storyboarding the title segment as well as illustrating almost every cover used in the show's 93 episodes (although at least one was by Shawn McManus

Shawn McManus

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, "The Man Who Was Death").

While Vosburg still does occasional comics work like covers and pinups, or his self-published Lori Lovecraft books, most of his time is currently devoted to television and film. He has done storyboarding work for such directors as John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer

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, Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

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, Allan Arkush

Allan Arkush

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, and Gilbert Adler

Gilbert Adler

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; on projects as diverse as David Mamet

David Mamet

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's The Water Engine, the Elian Gonzalez Story, Prince Charming, and Demon Knight.

Personal life

Born in California, Vosburg spent his first 37 years in Michigan. He married Anna Moon in 1984, and shortly thereafter moved back to California. They currently live in Tujunga, California.

External links

• Mike Vosburg online gallery
• Lori Lovecraft website
• Mike Vosburg at Lambiek
  Lambiek
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  's Comiclopedia