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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[4] before co-creating The Bozz Chronicles with writer David Michelinie, which was published under Marvel's creator-owned Epic Comics imprint.[5] Blevins' first regular work on a superhero comic was on the 1987 revival of Strange Tales[4] 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.[4] 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.[6]
Blevins then began to work mainly for DC Comics, mainly on the Batman: Shadow of the Bat series and various Batman one-shots and limited series.[4] He was one of the main artists for the character during the "KnightsEnd" storyline.[7]
In 1996, Blevins moved into the field of television animation. He primarily drew storyboards for Warner Bros. produced cartoons such as Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and the Justice League.[2] In 1996, Blevins won two Emmy Awards for his storyboard contributions to some of those shows.[8] Blevins stopped regularly drawing storyboards in 2005. In 2018, Blevins collaborated with writer Joe Keatinge on the Stellar limited series published by Image Comics.[9]
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.[10]
Bibliography
DC Comics
- Batman Annual #19 (1995)
- Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat #1 (1995)
- Batman Day Special Edition #1 (three pages) (2017)
- Batman: Gotham Nights II #4 (1995)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50 (1993)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16–18, 21–23, 25–33, 0, 50 (1993–1996)
- Convergence Justice League International #2 (2015)
- Harley Quinn vol. 3 #2–3, 8, 10, 13, 17–25, 32–33 (2016–2018)
- Harley Quinn: Harley Loves Joker #1–2 (2018)
- Harley Quinn: Road Trip Special #1 (2015)
- Shade #3 (1997)
- Starman Annual #1 (1996)
- Supergirl Plus #1 (1997)
- Superman #660 (2007)
- Superman Adventures #5, 21, 39, 41 (1997–2000)
- Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice #3–4 (1996)
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #8–9 (1985)
Disney Comics
- Disney Adventures Comic Zone #Winter 2004, #Winter 2005 (2004–2005)
Hamilton Comics
- Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 Cover Art (1994)
Image Comics
- Stellar #1–6 (2018)
Marvel Comics
- Cloak and Dagger vol. 2 #10 (1987)
- Conan #7 (1996)
- The Destroyer #8 (1990)
- Doctor Strange vol. 2 #70 (1985)
- Excalibur #28 (1990)
- Ghost Rider #32–37 (1992–1993)
- Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men #1 (1985)
- The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #310 (1985)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade #1–4 (1989)
- Marvel Comics Presents #106 (1992)
- Marvel Fanfare #56–58 (Shanna the She-Devil) (1991)
- Marvel Graphic Novel: The Inhumans (1988)
- Marvel Super Special #24 (The Dark Crystal); #28 (Krull); #31 (The Last Starfighter) (1983–1984)
- Marvel Team-Up #149 (1985)
- Marvel Universe #5 (1998)
- New Mutants #49, 55, 57–61, 64–69, 71–74, 79–80, 82–83; 85 (inker), Summer Special #1 (1987–1990)
- Nightmask #1 (1986)
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2, 4, 6–7, 11–12 (1983)
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #8–10 (1986)
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #7 (1989)
- The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior #1–2 (1983)
- Sleepwalker #1–3, 5–11, 13–17, 25 (1991–1993)
- Solomon Kane #1–3 (1985–1986)
- Star Wars #89 (1984)
- Strange Tales vol. 2 #1–10 (1987–1988)
- Thor #371–372 (1986)
- Uncanny X-Men #211, 219, Annual #7 (1984–1987)
Epic Comics
- Akira #38 (1996)
- The Bozz Chronicles #1–6 (1985–1986)
- Clive Barker's Nightbreed #6–7 (1990–1991)
- Heavy Hitters Annual #1 (1993)
- The Shadowline Saga Critical Mass #5 (1990)
- The Trouble with Girls: Night of the Lizard #1–4 (1993)
Pacific Comics
- Twisted Tales #3 (1983)
Philomel Books
- Redwall: The Graphic Novel (2007)
Valiant Comics
- Ninjak #20 (1995)
References
External links
- Template:Comicbookdb
- Bret Blevins at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Bret Blevins at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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