Ben Caldwellis an American artist known for his work in toy design, animation development, children's book illustration, and comic book illustration.
| Ben Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist,Artist |
Notable works | Prez,A-Force,Action! Cartooning,The Dare Detectives,All-Action Classics,Wednesday Comics: Wonder Woman |
Early life
editBen Caldwell graduated from theParsons School of Designfor Illustration, andEugene Lang Collegefor Ancient History.[citation needed]
Career
editMost of Caldwell's work has been forDC Comics,[1]Marvel Comics,[2]Sterling Books,andToyBiz(on projects includingThe Lord of the Rings,Spider-Man,X-Men,World Championship Wrestling,andHarry Potter).His comics cover work includesJustice League Unlimited,Red Sonja,Vampirella,All-Star Batman,John Carter of Mars/Mars Attacks,andSnagglepuss Chronicles.Caldwell's book and comic credits started withWonder Womanchildren's books and the initialStar Wars: Clone Warscomic. Later comic work includes many one-shot and supplementary stories such asThe Suicide Squad vs The Banana Splits,Superboy: Future's End, Justice League Unlimited, Convergence: Infinity Inc vs Jonah Hex, and random misadventures of Harley Quinn.
Ben Caldwell's most widely known work is the Action! Cartooning series of 'how-to' books and theAll-Action Classicscomics includingDracula,Tom Sawyer,The Odyssey,andThe Wonderful Wizard of Ozfor Sterling; script and art for an oversized (and polarizing[3])Wonder Womanstory for DC Comics'Wednesday Comicsseries; the award-winning[4]2015Prezreboot miniseries from DC Comics (w.Mark Russell), a 2016 run onA-Forcefor Marvel Comics (w.Kelly Thompson), and an as-yet untitledCarrie Kelleygraphic novel[5](w.Frank Miller).
Caldwell began his comics career with the creator-owned and award-losing[6]Dare Detectivescomic, which has been reprinted or rebooted at various times. "Dare" was inspired by his Eighth Grade algebra class, as a way to avoid Eighth Grade Algebra.
Personal life
editBen Caldwell lives in Pennsylvania with his family and large collection of Chinese murder mysteries.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^"Ben Caldwell".DC.2012-03-04.Retrieved2022-05-21.
- ^"Ben Caldwell".Marvel Entertainment.Retrieved2022-05-21.
- ^"Synopsis of Wonder Woman section of Wednesday Comics".www.carolastrickland.com.Retrieved2022-05-21.
- ^Johnston, Rich (2016-06-05)."Ben Caldwell Wins National Cartoonist Society Award For Prez".Bleeding Cool News And Rumors.Retrieved2022-05-21.
- ^Polo, Susana (2018-03-23)."Frank Miller to pen young adult graphic novel in Dark Knight Returns setting".Polygon.Retrieved2022-05-21.
- ^C. B. R. Staff (2005-05-22)."2005 Manning Award Nominees Announced".CBR.Retrieved2022-05-21.
External links
edit- Action! Cartooning(official site)
- https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Detectives-Snow-Pea-Plot/dp/1936393417
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