Tomm Coker
Encyclopedia
Tomm Coker, also known as Thomas L. Coker, is an American comic book
artist and film director/writer.
, Dark Horse Comics
, Marvel Comics
and DC Comics
. Throughout the 1990s he worked on such titles as Gen 13 Bootleg, Nightfall: The Black Chronicles
and Penthouse Comix.
After a short absence, he returned to comics in 2003, illustrating the popular Vertigo mini-series
Blood & Water
. This series also marked a stylistic change, in which his art evolved in a much more realistic direction.
His short film A Day Between premiered at the 2003 Sacramento International Film and Music Festival. His first feature length movie, Catacombs
, starring Shannyn Sossamon
and pop singer Pink
, was released in 2007.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist and film director/writer.
Career
Coker's career started in the early nineties drawing comic books for Image ComicsImage Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, 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...
, 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...
. Throughout the 1990s he worked on such titles as Gen 13 Bootleg, Nightfall: The Black Chronicles
Nightfall: The Black Chronicles
Nightfall: The Black Chronicles was a three-issue comic book mini-series, published by Wildstorm through their Homage Comics imprint from December 1999 until February 2000...
and Penthouse Comix.
After a short absence, he returned to comics in 2003, illustrating the popular Vertigo mini-series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
Blood & Water
Blood & Water
Blood & Water was a 2003 five-issue horror comic book limited series written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Tomm Coker, with covers by Brian Bolland...
. This series also marked a stylistic change, in which his art evolved in a much more realistic direction.
His short film A Day Between premiered at the 2003 Sacramento International Film and Music Festival. His first feature length movie, Catacombs
Catacombs (film)
Catacombs is a 2007 horror film starring singer Pink and Shannyn Sossamon. Set in the Paris Catacombs it is about a young woman trying to find her way out while being pursued by a killer. It is the first original movie from FEARnet, collaborating with Lions Gate Entertainment...
, starring Shannyn Sossamon
Shannyn Sossamon
Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon is an American actress. She starred in the film A Knight's Tale, which gained her wider fame and praise. She has since established herself in Hollywood after starring in several films such as 40 Days and 40 Nights, Wristcutters: A Love Story, and One Missed Call...
and pop singer Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
, was released in 2007.
Comics
- Nightfall: The Black ChroniclesNightfall: The Black ChroniclesNightfall: The Black Chronicles was a three-issue comic book mini-series, published by Wildstorm through their Homage Comics imprint from December 1999 until February 2000...
(with writer Ford Lytle Gillmore, Homage ComicsHomage ComicsHomage Comics was a comic book publishing imprint, a subdivision of Wildstorm. It was created in 1995 to focus more on writer-driven titles. As part of Wildstorm, it was acquired by DC Comics in 1998...
, 1999–2000) - Blood & WaterBlood & WaterBlood & Water was a 2003 five-issue horror comic book limited series written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Tomm Coker, with covers by Brian Bolland...
(with writer Judd WinickJudd WinickJudd Winick is an American comic book, comic strip and television writer/artist and former reality television personality...
, 5-issue mini-series, Vertigo, 2003) - Daredevil Noir (with writer Alexander IrvineAlexander C. IrvineAlexander C. Irvine is an American fantasist and science fiction writer. Many of his works have appeared under the simpler moniker "Alex Irvine."-Biography:Irvine was born on March 22, 1969...
, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 2009) - Audio Quest: A Captain LIGHTS Adventure (with writer LIGHTS)
External links
- Taking A Holloween Ride: Talking to Tomm Coker, NewsaramaNewsaramaNewsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews and essays about the American comic book industry.-History:Newsarama began in Summer 1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic-book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In these short messages. Doran shared...
, October 24, 2007