Michael Turner
Birth name	April 21, 1971)
Born	Crossville, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Penciller; Inker; Writer; Publisher

Michael Turner (born April 21, 1971) is an American comic book artist born in Crossville, Tennessee and primarily known for his work on Witchblade, Black Panther, and Fathom. He is also the president of his own entertainment company Aspen MLT. Before you can upload images you will need to register an account Only use this if you hold the copyright on the image. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Crossville is a city in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Comic Book Artist is an American magazine primarily devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published between the 1960s and the present-day. ... Crossville is a city in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A melanistic black jaguar, or black panther The black panther is the common name for a black specimen (a melanistic variant) of any of several species of cats. ... Fathom Issue #0, character Aspen Matthews pictured Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. ... Aspen MLT is an up and coming entertainment company headed by superstar artist Michael Turner. ...

Biography

Michael Turner was discovered by Marc Silvestri at a convention, and hired by Silvestri's Top Cow Productions as an artist. He initially did background illustrations for Top Cow titles before co-creating Witchblade. In the summer of 1998 he debuted the creator-owned Fathom. He is currently working on his new series Soulfire. Marc Silvestri at a 2006 comic book convention. ... Top Cow Productions (TCP) is a partner studio of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. ... Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material, regardless of whether it is self-published or by a corporate publisher. ... A fathom is the name of a unit of length in the Imperial system (and the derived U.S. customary units). ... The cover to the Soulfire Beginnings Soulfire is a comic book produced by Aspen MLT that is one in a line of titles created by Michael Turner. ...

As well as an artist, Turner is an award-winning water skier, holds an instructor level red sash in martial arts, and is an avid video game player. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ...

In March 2000, Turner was diagnosed with cancer, specifically chondrosarcoma in the right pelvis. He was treated at UCLA Medical Center with surgery in which he lost his entire hip, 40% of his pelvis, and three pounds of bone. The surgery was followed by nine months of radiation therapy. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... A chondrosarcoma is a cancer of the cartilage. ... The pelvis (pl. ... UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... Varian Clinac 2100C Linear Accelerator Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy) is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells (not to be confused with radiology, the use of radiation in medical imaging and diagnosis). ...

Turner departed Top Cow in late 2002 to found his own comic book publishing company, Aspen MLT Inc. (where MLT stands for Michael Layne Turner), located in Santa Monica, with a studio in Marina del Rey, California. The release of comics from Aspen was delayed by a year-long lawsuit with Top Cow Productions over the rights to Fathom, and over the rights to the unreleased titles Soulfire (initially called Dragonfly) and Ekos, both of which Turner had begun development on before leaving Top Cow and before his diagnosis of cancer. Aspen and Top Cow settled the lawsuit out of court in 2003. Aspen MLT is an up and coming entertainment company headed by superstar artist Michael Turner. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Marina del Rey Marina del Rey (Spanish for Navy of the King, or Seacoast of the King) is a census-designated place seaside community located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. ... The cover to the Soulfire Beginnings Soulfire is a comic book produced by Aspen MLT that is one in a line of titles created by Michael Turner. ... Ekos is a comic in progress by creator Michael Turner and collaborator Geoff Johns. ...

In 2004 Turner contributed covers to various DC Comics titles, including The Flash and Identity Crisis. He also provided cover art and co-wrote the "Godfall" story arc that ran in the three main Superman titles in early 2004. He also illustrated the six-issue "Supergirl from Krypton" story arc in Superman/Batman. His creator-owned title Soulfire also began publication in 2004, and Fathom resumed publication in that year as well, though this time with Aspen MLT rather than Top Cow. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Flash. ... Identity Crisis #7, the conclusion. ... For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). ... Superman/Batman is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publishers two most popular characters: Superman and Batman. ... The cover to the Soulfire Beginnings Soulfire is a comic book produced by Aspen MLT that is one in a line of titles created by Michael Turner. ... Fathom Issue #0, character Aspen Matthews pictured Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. ...

On August 6, 2005, Marvel Comics announced the signing of Michael Turner to a work-for-hire deal for a 6-issue project and covers. This would turn out to be at least the variant covers for the miniseries Civil War and the new Wolverine ongoing series Wolverine: Origins. is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ...

In addition Turner has been announced as the artist on Ultimate Wolverine. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ...

Published comic-book interiors

• Codename: Stryke Force - #14 (Image 8/1995)
• Ballistic #1-3 (Top Cow). 3-issue solo miniseries of the female character of the Cyberforce series.
• Witchblade #1-8, 10-22 & 25 (Top Cow)
• Tomb Raider / Witchblade and Witchblade / Tomb Raider (Top Cow)
• Fathom (vol. 1) #0, 1/2, 1-14 (Top Cow)
• Superman / Batman #8-13 (DC Comics, 2004)
• Soulfire (Aspen Comics, 2004-)

Published comic-book covers for Marvel and DC

DC Comics

Variant incentive cover for Justice League of America #12, by Turner.

• Teen Titans #1 variant cover (DC Comics, July/2003). Two covers were published for this issue in a 50/50 split. The Turner cover was also later used for the first trade paperback of the series, and was the more sought after cover of the issue upon release. This is reflected at ComicsPriceGuide.com, where the Turner cover is worth $5 more than the Mike McKone cover. [1]
• Action Comics #812-813, Adventures of Superman #625-626 & Superman #202-203 (DC Comics, January-February/2004). 6-part story arc "Godfall" running for two months in the three main series of Superman, with covers and script (co-written with Joe Kelly) of Turner. The art (pencils, inks and colors) of the six issues were handled by other artists of Aspen MLT.
• Superman #205 (DC Comics, 2004). Variant cover for the second issue of the For Tomorrow story arc in this series. Jim Lee, the story's artist, also drew one variant cover for an issue of the Turner story arc in Superman/Batman (in addition to his duties as regular artist for the Supergirl story).
• Identity Crisis #1-7 (DC Comics, 2004). Turner drew all covers for this series.
• The Flash #207-211 (DC Comics, 2004). Turner drew five covers for this series written by Geoff Johns, who also works in a creator-owned project with him, the series Ekos.
• Wildstorm Winter Special (DC/Wildstorm, November/2004). Cover with the characters Zealot, Apollo, Midnighter, Jack Hawksmoor and Deathblow.
• Supergirl (DC Comics, 2005). Turner drew variant covers for the first issue of this new series, featuring the Kara Zor-El Supergirl's return to continuity in his Superman/Batman story arc.
• Justice League of America #0-12 (DC Comics, 2006-2007). Turner drew various covers, shifting between regular and variants, for the first thirteen issues of the series.
• Superman/Batman #8-13,26 (DC Comics, 2004/2006). Turner drew a first and second print for #8 as well as a variant for #8. He drew one of two covers for #10, the other being drawn by Jim Lee. He drew two covers for #13. He drew both covers for #26, the issue dedicated to the passing of Jeph Loeb's son Sam.

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Marvel Comics

Cover of Wolverine: Origins #1, by Turner.

• Wolverine: Origins #1 variant cover (Marvel Comics, 2006). The "regular" cover of this issue was done by Joe Quesada.
• Civil War #1-7 (Marvel Comics, 2006-2007). Each issue of the miniseries has three covers, one "regular cover" by series penciller Steve McNiven, one "variant cover" by Turner, and one "sketch variant cover" by Turner.
• Civil War #1 "Aspen Comics exclusive variant cover" (Marvel Comics 2006). Turner also did another cover featuring Iron Man, Captain America, and Wolverine printed as an Aspen Exclusive Variant, much like Civil War: X-Men #1.
• Black Panther #18, & Ms. Marvel #1 (Marvel, 2006). Turner drew variant covers for these two comic-books, that had both regular covers drawn by Frank Cho.
• Ultimate X-Men #75 (Marvel Comics, 2006) To introducc Ultimate Cable in 2006, Marvel commissioned Turner to to the cover for the first book of the story line.
• Incredible Hulk #100 (Marvel Comics, 2006) Turner drew a "green hulk" variant as well as a "gray hulk" variant for this issue.
• Onslaught Reborn #1 (Marvel Comics, 2006) Turner drew a "B" cover with Rob Liefeld drawing the "A" cover for this issue.
• Black Panther #23 (Marvel Comics, 2006) Currently Turner is working on covers for the Black Panther tie in to the Civil War, starting with #23
• Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #1-5 (Marvel Comics, 2007) Turner drew the variant covers for this entire series in a 50/50 split with the various artists of the individual issues.
• Ultimate Wolverine Turner will Pencil the covers and Interior art for this series, written by Jeph Loeb
• Sub-Mariner1 and 5 Turner draws the regular cover for these issues.

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References

• Jim McLauchlin, "Up From the Depths", Wizard Magazine #112
• "Playin' It Cool", interview with Michael Turner, Wizard Magazine #115
• FAQ and Bio at Aspen MLT Inc. official site

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External links

• Aspen MLT Inc., official webite
• [2], YahooGroup
• [3], GoogleGroup
• [4], MSN Group
• Michael Turner's Civil War covers
• ABCovers fansite
• The Bastet, fansite
• Chimera Comic Books, site selling Turner's work