Terry Austin (comics)

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox comics creator Terry Kevin Austin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (born August 23, 1952)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is an American comic book creator working primarily as an inker.

Early life and career

Austin grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Wayne State University.<ref name="CBA" /> He started inking comics as an assistant to Dick Giordano and Neal Adams, doing "Crusty Bunker" work for Adams' Continuity Associates.<ref name="CBA" /><ref name=bails>Theakston, Greg and Nowlan, Kevin, et al., at Template:Cite book</ref> Austin came to prominence in 1976–1977, inking Marshall Rogers' pencils on a celebrated run of Batman stories for DC Comics' Detective Comics collaborating with writer Steve Englehart.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> During this same period, Austin inked Michael Netzer (Nasser) on DC's Martian Manhunter in Adventure Comics and Green Arrow/Black Canary in World's Finest Comics, as well as Al Milgrom on Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel. He later teamed with Rogers again on Marvel's Doctor Strange.<ref name="GCD">Template:Gcdb</ref>

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Austin's inks on John Byrne's pencils, from Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan. 1981), p. 12.

X-Men

In 1977, Austin and penciler John Byrne became the new art team on Uncanny X-Men. With writer Chris Claremont they produced a series of stories — particularly "The Dark Phoenix Saga" — which elevated the title into the top-selling American comic book.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Austin was given the Eagle Award for Favourite Inker three times during this period.

Post-X-Men

Austin left Uncanny X-Men in 1981 and has since worked on a variety of titles for both Marvel and DC, including Doctor Strange (over Paul Smith and Dan Green pencils), Superman vol. 2 (over Byrne), Justice League (over Kevin Maguire) and Green Lantern (over Darryl Banks).<ref name="GCD" /> Austin contributed to several anniversary issues for DC including Justice League of America #200 (March 1982),<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Superman #400 (Oct. 1984),<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> and Batman #400 (Oct. 1986).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> He was the regular inker of DC's Superman Adventures for nearly six years, from 1996–2002. His inking work since 2002 has included over fifteen years of inking the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series for Archie Comics, which he continued until the series was cancelled in 2017.<ref name="GCD" />

Inking style and influence

Austin's inking — especially in the period of the 1970s and early 1980s — is notable for its smooth, precise rendering; and extremely detailed backgrounds, making his embellishing work easily identifiable. His style has been highly influential on a subsequent generation of inkers including Al Gordon, Andy Lanning, Scott Williams,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Rob Liefeld.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Writing and penciling

Austin has also worked as a writer, primarily for Marvel's X-Men titles and a run on Cloak and Dagger.<ref name="GCD" /> Austin wrote and inked the Dark Horse Comics' adaptation of Splinter of the Mind's Eye published in 1995.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

His rare penciling jobs can be seen on the covers of Uncanny X-Men #123, #142 and Annual #3 (with Frank Miller), as well as his self-published book, Austin Art: 60 Pages of Drawings by Terry Austin (2003).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Austin resides near Poughkeepsie, New York, where he plays volleyball and gets together often with fellow comics veteran Fred Hembeck.Template:Cn Austin's affection for the comic strip character Popeye is well-established,<ref name=Profile /> and over the years Austin has included drawings of Popeye in various published comics as "Easter eggs" for sharp-eyed readers. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Awards

Austin's work has gained him frequent and notable recognition over the years, including multiple Eagle Awards for best inker,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> an Inkpot Award,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> multiple Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Inker,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and the Inkwell Awards 2008 "Favorite Inker (Retro) Award"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the 2009 "Joe Sinnott Award".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Bibliography

Aardvark-Vanaheim

Atlas/Seaboard Comics

  • Phoenix #3 (1975)

Archie Comics

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

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DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics and Marvel Comics

  • Amazon #1 (1996)
  • Green Lantern / Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances #1 (1995)
  • Silver Surfer / Superman #1 (1996)

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Image Comics

Malibu Comics

Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

  • Austin Art: 60 Pages of Drawings by Terry Austin (self-published, 2003)

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