Bret Blevins Explained

Birth Date:13 August 1960
Nationality:American
Pencil:y
Ink:y
Notable Works:The Bozz Chronicles
New Mutants
Sleepwalker
Awards:Emmy Awards, 1999
Website:http://www.bretblevins.com

Bret Blevins (sometimes spelled Brett Blevins) (born August 13, 1960)[1] is an American comics artist, animation storyboard artist, and painter. He is perhaps best known for his stint as the regular penciler of New Mutants for Marvel Comics.

Career

After cartooning for a local newspaper, Blevins became a professional comic book artist in the early 1980s.[2] During that time, Blevins drew Marvel Comics' adaptations of films such as The Dark Crystal, Krull, and The Last Starfighter.[3] Blevins was a guest artist on a number of titles before co-creating The Bozz Chronicles with writer David Michelinie, which was published under Marvel's creator-owned Epic Comics imprint.[4] Blevins' first regular work on a superhero comic was on the 1987 revival of Strange Tales which was an anthology that featured two ongoing features produced by two different creative teams — Cloak and Dagger drawn by Blevins, and Doctor Strange. That same year, Blevins became the regular artist on New Mutants and drew the majority of issues from #55 (Sept. 1987) to #85 (Jan. 1990). He drew the Sleepwalker series in 1991–1992. Blevins was to have drawn an adaptation of The Wolf Man for Dark Horse Comics in the early 1990s but the project was cancelled before completion.[5]

Blevins then began to work mainly for DC Comics, mainly on the series and various Batman one-shots and limited series. He was one of the main artists for the character during the "KnightsEnd" storyline.[6]

In 1996, Blevins moved into the field of television animation. He primarily drew storyboards for Warner Bros. produced cartoons such as , The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and the Justice League. In 1996, Blevins won two Emmy Awards for his storyboard contributions to some of those shows.[7] Blevins stopped regularly drawing storyboards in 2005. In 2018, Blevins collaborated with writer Joe Keatinge on the Stellar limited series published by Image Comics.[8]

With the July 13, 2022 publication date of The Phantom daily comic strip, Blevins began filling in as ghost artist while regular artist Mike Manley dealt with health issues.[9]

Bibliography

DC Comics

Disney Comics

Hamilton Comics

Image Comics

Marvel Comics

Epic Comics

Pacific Comics

Philomel Books

Valiant Comics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller. John Jackson. John Jackson Miller. Comics Industry Birthdays. Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. June 10, 2005. December 12, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays. February 18, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Bret Blevins. July 31, 2009. Lambiek Comiclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150922152416/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/blevins_bret.htm. September 22, 2015. live. mdy-all.
  3. Friedt. Stephan. Marvel at the Movies: The House of Ideas' Hollywood Adaptations of the 1970s and 1980s. Back Issue!. 89. 66–70. TwoMorrows Publishing. July 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina.
  4. Web site: The Bozz Chronicles. Alister. Davison. n.d.. Starburst. https://archive.today/20240528042907/https://www.webcitation.org/6qxVbgEPY?url=http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/comic-reviews/13152-the-bozz-chronicles-review. May 28, 2024. live. mdy-all.
  5. Weiss. Brett. Greatest Stories Never Told: The Wolf Man. Back Issue!. 46. 66–68. TwoMorrows Publishing. February 2011. Raleigh, North Carolina.
  6. Book: Manning, Matthew K.. Dougall. Alastair, ed.. 1990s. Batman: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley. 2014. London. 208. 978-1465424563. [Bruce] Wayne finally reclaimed his Batman costume and defeated Azrael in a climactic battle in the Batcave, ending this saga by writers Doug Moench, Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, Jo Duffy, and Dennis O'Neil and artists Mike Manley, Bret Blevins, Graham Nolan, Ron Wagner, Tom Grummett, Jim Balent, Ray Kryssing, and Barry Kitson..
  7. Web site: Bret Blevins. n.d.. Krolgallery.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090422040537/http://www.krolgallery.com/bretblevins. April 22, 2009. dead. mdy-all. December 17, 2008.
  8. Web site: Bret Blevins Returns To Co-Pilot Image's Stellar With Joe Keatinge. Lan. Pitts. May 29, 2018. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615012926/https://www.newsarama.com/40112-bret-blevins-returns-to-co-pilot-image-s-stellar-with-joe-keatinge.html. June 15, 2018. live. mdy-all. Bret Blevins returns to mainstream comic books this June in a sci-fi story about a bounty hunt gone wrong – based on an original idea by Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri..
  9. Web site: Bret Blevins Identified as Phantom Ghost Artist. D.D.. Gegg. June 14, 2022. June 15, 2022.

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