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Dave Hoover

For the American football coach, seeDave Hoover (American football).

David Harold Hoover(May 14, 1955 – September 4, 2011) was anAmericancomics artistandanimator.He was most known for his art onDC Comics'The WanderersandStarman,andMarvel Comics'Captain America.

Dave Hoover
Born(1955-05-14)May 14, 1955
Berrysburg, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 4, 2011(2011-09-04)(aged 56)
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller,Inker
Notable works
Captain America
Starman
TheWanderers

Biography

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Early life

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Hoover received his B.S. in Media Arts and Animation from theArt Institute of Philadelphia;and his Associate of Specialized Technology in Visual Communication from theArt Institute of Pittsburgh.[1]

Career

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Animation

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Hoover started his career in animation, first as a layout artist forFilmation Studiosfrom 1977–1985, and during that time also worked for several other animation studios includingHanna-Barberaand Mihan Productions.[1]

Over his career as an animator, Hoover worked on such programs asFat Albert and the Cosby Kids,The Archie Show,Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle,The New Adventures of Flash Gordon,He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,She-Ra: Princess of Power,TheSuper Friends,The Smurfs,Men in Black: The Series,The Godzilla Power Hour,RoboCop: Alpha Commando,and many more.

Hoover worked on two animated feature films,Fire and Ice(1983), theFrank Frazetta-inspired movie; andStarchaser: The Legend of Orin(1985).

In 1997, Hoover worked as a freelance animator forColumbia/Tri StarChildren’s TV.[1]

Comics

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From 1987 to 1997,[2]Hoover worked in the comics industry. In addition to his stints onThe Wanderers,Starman,andCaptain America;Hoover worked onThe Amazing Spider-Man,Starman,ThePunisher,Tarzan,andTheInvaders.In 1995, he drew the first chapter of the "Planet of the Symbiotes"storyline which featuredSpider-ManandVenom.[3]

In 2003, he returned to the comics industry with hiscreator-ownedadultseriesWilde Knightwith co-creator/writerGary Petras;and in 2004 Hoover joinedEAdultComics's lineup of artists. Having established himself as agood girl artist,Hoover's first assignment for the online adult comics publisher wasJungle Love.

Hoover pencilled the interiors of the first threeCharmedcomics and its prequel which Zenescope began releasing in June 2010.

Teaching

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Hoover was part of the Digital Media faculty at theArt Institute of Philadelphiafrom 1999 until his death.[1][4]

Personal life

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Hoover died in September 2011 and was survived by Karen, his wife of 22 years.[5]

Bibliography

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Basement Comics

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Comico Comics

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Continuity Comics

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DC Comics

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First Comics

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Marvel Comics

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Media Arts - Faculty".Art Institute of Philadelphia.2008. Archived fromthe originalon October 10, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 10,2008.
  2. ^Dave Hooverat theGrand Comics Database
  3. ^Cowsill, Alan; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2012). "1990s".Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging.London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley.p. 218.ISBN978-0756692360.Writer David Michelinie and artist Dave Hoover were in charge for the first part of a story that continued across five 'Super Specials'.{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^Johnston, Rich (September 7, 2011)."Dave Hoover Passes".Bleeding Cool.Archivedfrom the original on June 1, 2012.
  5. ^"David H. Hoover Obituary".Obitsforlife.com. 2011. Archived fromthe originalon May 3, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 28,2013.
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