Tom Palmer (comics)
| Tom Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 13, 1942 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Inker, Colourist |
|
Notable works
|
Tomb of Dracula Star Wars The Avengers |
| Awards |
Alley Award, 1969 Inkwell Award for Favorite Finisher/Embellisher (2008) Inkwell Award for The Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award (2014) |
Tom Palmer Sr. (born July 13, 1942) is an American comic book artist best known as an inker for Marvel Comics.
Although Tom Palmer has done a small amount of penciling work (as well as some cover art and some coloring, the vast majority of his artistic output since the 1960s has been as a comic book inker. Reminiscing about how he came to be an inker, Palmer recounted:
I walk in the door and pencil [an] issue of Doctor Strange - first job I ever penciled. At the time, I thought I did a good job, but really it was a stinker. It wasn't up to par. I went back two weeks later to get the next issue, and they said, "No, we're getting someone else to pencil it; would you like to ink it?" I said "Sure!" I'd never inked anything before! But to this day, if someone asks, "Can you handle this new assignment?" I'll say "Sure!" I may not know how to tackle that specific assignment today, but by tomorrow or next week I will.
Especially noteworthy is Palmer's extensive work for Marvel Comics, including well-remembered runs paired with pencilers Neal Adams on The Avengers and Uncanny X-Men; Gene Colan, on titles such as Doctor Strange, Daredevil, and Tomb of Dracula; and John Buscema, on the The Avengers. He also inked the entire run of John Byrne's X-Men: The Hidden Years.
Palmer is widely considered the definitive inker for Gene Colan, whose use of grey textures made his pencils notoriously difficult to ink in a way that did them justice. While Colan has publishers never answered his requests to be paired with a specific inker. Palmer reasoned that, "I think the way we both worked in the business, we had a book to get out every month, bills to pay, and somehow we were put together as a team. We could have been forgotten and ignored, and we'd not be sitting here today. But somehow, I think, the fans have brought us to this point of recognition."
...
Wikipedia