Stephen Baskerville
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Stephen Baskervillewas an artist for Marvel Comics, often paired as an inker with pencilerAndrew Wildman.His work is notable for a focus on the capturing the reflection of light, a useful artistic interest to have when one's job is drawing moving metal boxes.
He started with Marvel UK in 1987, doing pencils and inks on titles likeTransformers,Thundercats,andGhostbustersamong other licensed work until 1996.
When fellow BritSimon Furmantook over the writing forTransformersfrom 1990-1991, Baskerville made the transition with other Marvel UK artists who worked with Furman, such asGeoff Seniorand frequent collaboratorAndrew Wildman.The early 90s found him inking on Marvel titles likeG.I. JoeandWeb ofSpider-Man,as well as Epic Comics'Sleeze Brothersand DC's adaptation ofHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.By 1994, he was working onSpider-Man 2099and Malibu Ultraverse'sNight Man.By the late nineties he was again working for Marvel UK on the titleThomas and Friends,right through Marvel UK's transition to Panini Comics. In2000AD he was inking for Egmont's2000AD.
Panini would bring Baskerville full circle in 2002 when he collaborated with Wildman on the final issue ofTransformers Armada.
Currently, Baskerville does concept art for video game development working on such licenses asBarbieandSpongeBob Squarepants,and lighter fare likeReservoir Dogs.
He has also published a webcomic about a dominatrix detective in a bowler hat who beats up doormen with awesome high top fade haircuts.
Baskerville returned to inking Wildman's work forIDW Publishing'sRegeneration Oneseries,[1]then stuck around to inkGuido Guidi's work inDrift - Empire of Stone.
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Ink work
- The Transformers
- Marvel UK #118, #145, #150, #152-153, #198-199, #268, #271, #274,Annual 1990
- Marvel US #71-74, #76-80
- G.I. Joe#138-139
- Transformers: Generation 2#2
- "Ground Zero"
- "The Balance of Power"
- PaniniArmada#9
- The Transformers: Regeneration One(all issues)
- The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone(all issues)
References
External links
- Stephen Baskerville on Carbonmade
- US Marvel Works of Stephen Baskerville Listed in the Unofficial Marvel Creators Handbook
Interviews
- August 2012—Auto Assembly(withSimon Furman,Andrew Wildman,John-Paul BoveandJason Cardy)
- August 2013—Auto Assembly(withSimon Furman,Andrew Wildman,John-Paul Bove,Jason Cardy,andGeoff Senior)
- August 2014—Auto Assembly(withSimon Furman,Andrew Wildman,John-Paul Bove,andJason Cardy)
