Thomas Scioli is an American

United States

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 comic book artist

Comic Book Artist

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 and writer best known for working in a style similar to Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....

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Biography

Scioli's epic

Epic poetry

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 sci-fi/fantasy

Fantasy

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 series The Myth of 8-Opus won a 1999 Xeric Grant and attracted mild industry attention, earning him a small part illustrating the Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

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: World's Greatest Comic Magazine miniseries (2001) and ultimately higher-profile projects at Image Comics

Image Comics

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: the miniseries Freedom Force (2005) and the ongoing super-sci-fi-opera epic Gødland

Gødland

Gødland is an American comic book series by Joe Casey and Tom Scioli, published by Image Comics since 2005.-Publication history:The series was conceived as both a homage to and a revival of the Cosmic Superhero Epic as told by many great comic writers of the 1970s like Steve Engelhart, Jim Starlin...

(with writer Joe Casey

Joe Casey

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). Scioli has stated that Gødland is "the best thing out there right now" and that he can imagine staying with the book for the rest of his career.

Scioli has attracted some criticism for the similarity between his art and Jack Kirby's, but he is comfortable with his style:
Scioli plans to collaborate with cartoonist Scott Mills for a new book called Zombie Kamikaze.

Scioli was raised in Philadelphia and resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Awards

• 2008: Nominated for "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" Eisner Award
  Eisner Award
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  , for Gødland Celestial Edition Book One

External links

• Scioli's home page, dedicated to 8-Opus
• Scioli's blog

Interviews

• Klaehn, Jeffery. Tom Scioli Interview: Gødland and 8-OPUS, POP, February 21, 2009
• Scioli's Myth of 8-Opus, Comicon.com, June 17, 2009