John Totleben
| John Totleben | |
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| Born | John Thomas Totleben February 16, 1958 Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
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Notable works
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Miracleman Swamp Thing 1963 |
| Awards | Inkpot Award 2004 |
John Thomas Totleben (born February 16, 1958 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator working mostly in comic books.
After studying art at Tech Memorial in Erie, Totleben attended The Kubert School for one year. He then spent several years working for comics editor Harry "A" Chesler, producing illustrations for the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; these never saw print. His first published work appeared in Heavy Metal in January 1979.
His first success in American comics, and still his best-known work, was as the inker of pencilled art by Stephen R. Bissette for the DC Comics title Swamp Thing, when the series was being written and reinvented by Alan Moore; Totleben and Bissette joined the series in 1983 shortly before Moore. Totleben's style was unusual for the time, and is still distinctive among U.S. comics artists, for its fluid layouts and heavily detailed rendering using a combination of stippling and hatching. He also painted covers for the series in oils and acrylic, and continues to be a popular cover painter. Totleben inked the story in Swamp Thing #37 (June 1985) which introduced the John Constantine character.
Beginning in 1988, Bissette and Totleben co-created and edited the horror anthology Taboo. It showcased a wide range of writers and artists, from mainstream to semi-underground, and is best known as the original venue for the acclaimed graphic novel From Hell.
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