Ben Dunn | |
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Born | (1964-04-17) April 17, 1964 (age 60) Taiwan |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Artist, Publisher |
Notable works | Antarctic Press Ninja High School Warrior Nun Areala Marvel Mangaverse |
Awards | Inkpot Award (2016) |
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Ben Dunn (born April 17, 1964) is an American comic book artist and publisher.
Biography
Dunn was born in Taiwan, and grew up in Taiwan, Kentucky, and San Antonio, Texas, where he graduated from Central Catholic Marianist High School. It was in Taiwan that he was first exposed to Japanese manga.
In 1984 he co-founded Antarctic Press, an American comic book company specializing in manga-style (Amerimanga) titles. His most notable creations for Antarctic are the comic book series Ninja High School and Warrior Nun Areala.
In 2003, Dunn sold his portion of Antarctic Press to start his own development company, Sentai Studios. After a couple of years he closed Sentai and returned to Antarctic.
Dunn was one of the primary artists involved in the short-lived Marvel Mangaverse project. He also worked as an animator for the science-fiction film A Scanner Darkly.
In 2016, Art Greenhaw began creating, editing and writing faith-based visual novels and comic books, starting with the book series God's Silver Soldiers, also known as Silver Soldiers: The Comic and followed by Tales of Nazareth: The Boyhood of Jesus. The comic books, under the imprint of Truthmonger Comics Group Publishing, have achieved acclaim for their action-oriented innovation in illustrations by Dunn, as well as their storylines, and they have been covered in the media by TV channels, newspapers, and faith-based, nationally syndicated radio.
In 2019, Dunn created the Coalition of Independent Comic Publishers.
Personal life
Dunn lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with his wife and two children.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
- 1986–2007, 2017-? Ninja High School (Eternity Comics, Antarctic Press)
- 2017 (#176) (self-published?)
- 2017-? (2017 series, #177-?) (Antarctic Press)
- 2016?-2017? Ninja High School Textbook (self-published?)
- 1987 Dynamo Joe (First Comics)—fill-in art
- 1987–1988 Swords of Texas (Eclipse Comics)
- 1989 Messerschmitt (2017 release at Hen House via Pintrest)
- 1989–1990 Mighty Tiny (Antarctic)
- Unknown Year "Tiger-X"
- 1990 - "Tiger-X: The Adventure Continues!" (Eternity Comics)
- 1989–1991 Captain Harlock (Eternity)
- 1994–2005 Warrior Nun Areala (Antarctic)
- 1997 Robotech (Antarctic)
- 1998-2016? Valhalla
- 1988 series
- 2016-? (2016 series) (Hen House via Pintrest)
- 2002 Marvel Mangaverse (Marvel Comics)
- 2003 The Agents (Image Comics)
- 2004 How to Draw Manga (Antarctic)
- 2004–2005 Heaven Sent (Antarctic)
- 2011 How to Draw Steampunk (Antarctic)
- 2016-? Stellar Losers (Patreon Secret Site via Pintrest)
- 2016-? Silver Cross (Patreon Secret Site via Pintrest)
- 2017-03-17 Game of Geeks (self-published via Patreon)
- 2017 God's Silver Soldiers (aka Silver Soldiers: The Comic) (Nordskog Publishing)—backup stories: Tales of Nazareth: The Boyhood of Jesus
References
- Inkpot Award
- Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays", Comics Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005. Accessed February 1, 2011. WebCitation archive
- ^ Klaw, Rick. "Comic Book Heroes: San Antonio Brothers Keep Antarctic Press Thriving Long Enough For One of Its Creations to Land a Netflix Show", San Antonio Current (Feb 28, 2019).
- Stout, Nathan. "Interview with artist Ben Dunn", According to Whim (April 26, 2013).
- "A-Scanner-Darkly - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- "God's Silver Soldiers - Art Greenhaw, The Light Crust Doughboys - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Tales of Nazareth: Boyhood of Jesus (feat. Art Greenhaw & Eli) by Truthmonger Comics Group". iTunes. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Mesquite Grammy Winner Turns Comic Book Author". Cw33.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "Ben Dunn of Antarctic Press Proposes a Comics Publisher Coalition - the CICP". Bleedingcool.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- "Antarctic Press Creator List". Antarctic-press.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- NINJA HIGH SCHOOL 176 pg01
- NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #176 pg32
- To my Patreon Supporters
- NINJA HIGH SCHOOL Kickstarter 5 UP!
- MESSERSCHMITT short story in the HEN HOUSE
- VALHALLA 1 in the HEN HOUSE
- VALHALLA continues at the HEN HOUSE!
- Dunn, Ben (20 February 2019). "How to Draw Manga #26". Antarctic Press. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via Amazon.
- Rare STELLAR LOSERS story in SECRET SITE
- Jul 31, 2016 at 2:36 PM
- Game of Geeks
- "God's Silver Soldiers I Official Website". Godssilversoldiers.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
External links
- Antarctic Press website
- Ben Dunn at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Ben Dunn at the Grand Comics Database
- Ben Dunn interview part 1
- Ben Dunn interview part 2
- Interview with Ben Dunn on the Department of Nerdly Affairs Podcast
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