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Tim Sale (artist)
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Tim Sale is an American Eisner Award
-winning comic book artist
. He is primarily known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb
.
, but spent most of his early life in Seattle, Washington. (He moved there with his family at age six.) He attended the University of Washington
for two years before moving to New York
to attend the School of Visual Arts
, as well as the comics workshop run by artist John Buscema
. Before he graduated from SVA, Sale returned to Seattle.
and Diana Schutz (who were then creating and working for Comico Comics
) and Barbara Randall of DC Comics
at the San Diego Comicon, Sale's career began in earnest.
The body of Sale's comics work has been with collaborator Jeph Loeb
. The duo, credited in their comics as 'storytellers', produced popular work such as Batman: The Long Halloween
, Batman: Dark Victory
, and the so-called 'color' books for Marvel Comics
starring characters such as Spider-Man
, Daredevil
, and Hulk
.
Tim Sale worked on artwork for the television
program Heroes
. His artwork appeared in the show as the work
of the precognitive
artist
Isaac Mendez
as well as other artists on the show. Mendez's work in the 9th Wonders!
comic book on the show was also the work of Sale. Additionally, the font
used throughout the show in the various captions and credits was created by Sale and was based on his handwriting style. Sale's frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb
was a writer and producer on the show.
Tim Sale has two dogs, Hotspur and Shelby. Sale is a lifelong soccer fan.
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
-winning comic book artist
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...
. He is primarily known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost, writer for the films Commando and Teen Wolf and was a writer and Co-Executive Producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its...
.
Early life
Tim Sale was born on May 1, 1956 in Ithaca, New YorkIthaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, but spent most of his early life in Seattle, Washington. (He moved there with his family at age six.) He attended the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
for two years before moving to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to attend the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
, as well as the comics workshop run by artist John Buscema
John Buscema
John Buscema, born Giovanni Natale Buscema , was an American comic-book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate...
. Before he graduated from SVA, Sale returned to Seattle.
Career
Tim began doing art for the series Myth Adventures in 1983, and was soon working on Thieves' World. After meeting Matt WagnerMatt Wagner
Matt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel.-Career:...
and Diana Schutz (who were then creating and working for Comico Comics
Comico Comics
Comico: The Comic Company was an American comic book publisher, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Its best-known comics include the Robotech adaptations, the Jonny Quest continuation written by co-creator Doug Wildey, and Matt Wagner's Mage: The Hero Discovered and Grendel...
) and Barbara Randall of 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...
at the San Diego Comicon, Sale's career began in earnest.
The body of Sale's comics work has been with collaborator Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost, writer for the films Commando and Teen Wolf and was a writer and Co-Executive Producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its...
. The duo, credited in their comics as 'storytellers', produced popular work such as Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Long Halloween is a 13-issue comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1996 and 1997. It was inspired by the three Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials by the same creative team...
, Batman: Dark Victory
Batman: Dark Victory
Batman: Dark Victory is a 14-part comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale. The series is a sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween and was originally published from 1999 to 2000 by DC Comics. The series takes place primarily during the third/fourth year of Batman's career...
, and the so-called 'color' books 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...
starring characters such as Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
, Daredevil
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
, and Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
.
Tim Sale worked on artwork for the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
program Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
. His artwork appeared in the show as the work
Artwork of Isaac Mendez
Isaac Mendez is a fictional character from the American television show Heroes with the ability to paint future events during precognitive trances. Isaac's artwork, which appears on the show and its graphic novels, are shown to be accurate predictions of future events.Comic book artist Tim Sale...
of the precognitive
Precognition
In parapsychology, precognition , also called future sight, and second sight, is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Isaac Mendez
Isaac Mendez
Isaac Méndez was a fictional character in the NBC drama Heroes. Portrayed by Santiago Cabrera, he had the ability to paint the future.-Genesis:...
as well as other artists on the show. Mendez's work in the 9th Wonders!
9th Wonders!
9th Wonders! is a metafictional comic-book series in the NBC drama Heroes. In the show, it is written, illustrated, and self-published by Isaac Mendez. In reality, Mendez's artwork is provided by comic-book illustrator Tim Sale.- History :...
comic book on the show was also the work of Sale. Additionally, the font
Font
In typography, a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface...
used throughout the show in the various captions and credits was created by Sale and was based on his handwriting style. Sale's frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost, writer for the films Commando and Teen Wolf and was a writer and Co-Executive Producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its...
was a writer and producer on the show.
Tim Sale has two dogs, Hotspur and Shelby. Sale is a lifelong soccer fan.
Selected works
- Billi 99Billi 99Billi 99 is a four-issue comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1991, which was later reprinted in 2002. It was written by Sarah Byam and illustrated by Tim Sale. It is among Tim Sale's earliest published work....
(with Sarah ByamSarah Byam-Biography:During the 1990s Byam wrote a variety of comic books for different publishers. This writing includes the series Mode Extreme and Black Canary. She also wrote individual stories for Elfquest, What If, Glyph and other publications....
) - GrendelGrendel (comics)Grendel is a long-running series of comic books originally created by American author Matt Wagner. First published by Comico, Wagner has now moved his character to Dark Horse. Originally a noir comic in the style of European titles such as Diabolik, it has evolved into, in Wagner's words, a study...
(with Matt WagnerMatt WagnerMatt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel.-Career:...
) - DeathblowDeathblowDeathblow is a fictional character in the . He first appears in Darker Image #1 was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.-Fictional character biography:...
(with Jim LeeJim LeeJim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men...
and Brandon ChoiBrandon ChoiBrandon Choi is an American comic book writer best known as one of the co-creators of the series Gen¹³ which enjoyed high popularity in the middle and late 1990s. He also wrote several other titles for Wildstorm Comics.-Biography:...
) - Challengers of the UnknownChallengers of the UnknownThe Challengers of the Unknown is a group of fictional characters in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, or co-created with Dave Wood , this quartet of adventurers explored science fictional and apparent paranormal occurrences and faced fantastic menaces.Scripts for the first...
Vol. 2 (with Jeph LoebJeph LoebJoseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost, writer for the films Commando and Teen Wolf and was a writer and Co-Executive Producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its...
) - Batman: Haunted KnightBatman: Haunted KnightBatman: Haunted Knight is an anthology trade paperback published by DC Comics in 1996. It reprinted three one shot specials from the previous three years. Each of the stories were written by Jeph Loeb and featured art by Tim Sale.-Plot:...
(with Jeph Loeb) - Batman: The Long HalloweenBatman: The Long HalloweenBatman: The Long Halloween is a 13-issue comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1996 and 1997. It was inspired by the three Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials by the same creative team...
(with Jeph Loeb) - Batman: Dark VictoryBatman: Dark VictoryBatman: Dark Victory is a 14-part comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale. The series is a sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween and was originally published from 1999 to 2000 by DC Comics. The series takes place primarily during the third/fourth year of Batman's career...
(with Jeph Loeb) - Catwoman: When in RomeCatwoman: When in RomeCatwoman: When in Rome is a DC Comics six-issue miniseries written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale. Sale took inspiration for his art from Rene Gruau, French/Italian fashion illustrator....
(with Jeph Loeb) - Superman For All SeasonsSuperman For All SeasonsSuperman for All Seasons was a 4-issue comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale, and was originally published by DC Comics in 1998. This was made hot off the heels from their previous success, Batman: The Long Halloween, and as that Batman-story dealt with holidays as the...
(with Jeph Loeb) - Wolverine & Gambit: Victims (with Jeph Loeb)
- Daredevil: Yellow (with Jeph Loeb)
- Spider-Man: BlueSpider-Man: BlueSpider-Man: Blue is a comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. It ran for a total of six issues and has been reprinted in trade paperback form...
(with Jeph Loeb) - Hulk: Gray (with Jeph Loeb)
- Captain America: White (with Jeph Loeb)
- Solo [issue 1] (with Jeph Loeb, Brian Azzarello, Darwyn Cooke, and Diana Schutz)
- Superman ConfidentialSuperman ConfidentialSuperman Confidential was a monthly comic book series from DC Comics. The series debuted November 1, 2006, and was canceled in April 2008 after 14 issues.Superman Confidential featured Superman stories set in the early years of the character’s career...
[aka "Superman: Kryptonite"] (with Darwyn CookeDarwyn CookeDarwyn Cooke is an Eisner Award-winning comic book writer, artist, cartoonist and animator, best known for his work on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter.-Career:...
)
Published short stories
- Grendel: Black, White & Red #1 (Dark Horse, 1998). 8-page short story with writer Matt Wagner.
- Robert E. Howard's Myth Maker (1999). One-shot drawn by several pencillers like John Bolton (also cover artist of the issue), Richard CorbenRichard CorbenRichard Corben is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in Heavy Metal magazine...
or Kelley Jones. Tim Sale drew several pages, with script by Roy Thomas. - Vampirella: Rebirth #1 (Harris Comics, 1999). 8-page short story with writer Jeph Loeb, and variant cover.
- 9-11 Vol. 2 (DC Comics). Short story with writer Jeph Loeb.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayers TPB (Dark Horse, February 2002). Cover and short story (12 pages) written by Joss Whedon, about a female medieval vampire hunter.
- JSA: All Stars #2 (DC Comics, 2003). 6-page back up story about the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl, with writer Jeph Loeb.
- Tales of The Batman: Tim Sale HC/TPB (DC Comics, 2008). 240-page collection of Batman tales drawn by Tim Sale early in his career with writers Darwyn Cooke, Alan Grant, James Robinson, and Kelley Puckett.
Published comic-book covers
- The Foot Soldiers #3 (Dark Horse, 1996)
- Adventures of Superman #57, Batgirl #21, Detective Comics #763, Harley Quinn #13, JSA #29 & The Spectre #10 (DC Comics, coverdate: December 2001). All the issues were part of the crossover Last Laugh.
- Flinch #5 (DC/Vertigo, 1999)
- El Diablo #1-4 (DC/Vertigo, 2001)
- Queen & Country #1-4 (Oni Press, 2001)
- Detective Comics #777-796 (DC Comics, coverdate: feb/2003-sep/2004)
- Batgirl #69-73
Other
- Tim Sale: Black And White Hardcover (Active Images, 2004); Revised and Expanded Edition (Image Comics, 2008). An art and career retrospective of Tim Sale. By Richard Starkings and John 'JG' Roshell, with Tim Sale.
External links
- Tim Sale's official website
- Tim Sale at Lambiek.net
- Tim Sale Batman Gallery
- Chronology of Sale's collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb
- Tim Sale's work on Marvel.com
- Tim Sale Interview at Adelaide Comics
- Tim Sale Interview at BATMAN-ON-FILM.COM
- Tim Sale Interview at LEGIONSOFGOTHAM.ORG
- Tim Sale Interview at CBR
- Tim Sale Interview at Mania
- Sale's KCRW Guest DJ Set
- Malcolm, Kevin. "Emerald City ComiCon 2010 Part 3"; Backroom Comics PodcastBackroom Comics PodcastThe Backroom Comics Podcast is a weekly video podcast and audio podcast focused on comics. It is hosted by Kevin Malcolm, Greg Upton, Pete Greenberg and Jason Doctor. The first episode was released on March 20, 2009...
, March 2010