Sam Kieth

Infobox comics creator
name = Sam Kieth

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"Zero Girl"
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Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics writer and illustrator and film director, best known as the creator of "The Maxx" and "Zero Girl".

Biography

Comics

Kieth first came to prominence in 1983 as the inker of Matt Wagner's "Mage", his brushwork adding fluidity and texture to the broad strokes of Wagner's early work at Comico Comics. In 1989, he drew the first five issues of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series "The Sandman", but felt his style was unsuited to the book (specifically saying that he "felt like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles") and left, handing over to his former inker Mike Dringenberg.

He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' "Epicurus the Sage" and drew an "Aliens" miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating "The Maxx" in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, with Kieth's assistance, into an animated series for MTV. Since then, as a writer-artist, he has gone on to create "Friends of Maxx", "Zero Girl", "Four Women" and "Ojo".

"Ojo" will comprise the first and "My Inner Bimbo" the second, in a cycle of original comic book limited series published by Oni Press. Loosely connected, the cycle will concern the intertwined lives of people with each other and sometimes with a supernatural entity known as the Mysterious Trout. Kieth has stated that other characters from "The Maxx" series will appear in this cycle of stories. "My Inner Bimbo" #1 was published in April 2006. Issue #2 was delayed past its original release date; It was finally resolicited in "Previews" in 2007 and hit the store shelves in November 2007.

Kieth's most recent work also includes DC's "Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious", a two-issue prestige format mini-series that started in August 2007. The book is written and drawn by Kieth.

Kieth provided the cover art for pogo-punk band Groovie Ghoulies' 1997 single "Running with Bigfoot".

Other work

In 2000, he directed a teen-oriented direct to DVD production, "Take it to the Limit", about mountain climbing.

In Britain, he has contributed to "2000 AD"'s "Judge Dredd" and several covers for the "Nemesis the Warlock" reprint title.

Bibliography

Artist-writer

* "I Before E" (collection of Kieth's short stories)
* "Aliens: Earth War (written for Dark Horse by Mark Verheiden; later retitled "Female War)
* "Epicurus the Sage" (written by William Messner-Loebs)
* "Wolverine: Blood Hungry (collection of Marvel Comics Presents 85-92, written by Peter David)
* "The Maxx" (original series)
* "Friends of Maxx"
* "Legs" (original one-shot comic)
* "Zero Girl" (original series)
* ""
* "Four Women" (original series; graphic novel revised)
* "Wolverine/Hulk"
* "Scratch" (featuring Batman)
* "Ojo" (original series)
* "Batman: Secrets"
* "My Inner Bimbo" (original series)
* "Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious"

Co-writer only

* "Popbot" (original series illustrated by and co-written with Ashley Wood; features cameo by the Maxx)

Artist only

*"Mage" (inker)
*"Epicurus the Sage"
*"The Sandman" #1-5 (DC, 1989)
*"Marvel Comics Presents"
*"Judge Dredd: I Was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Priest Killer" (in "Judge Dredd Megazine" vol.1 #20, 1992)
*"Venom"
*"Peter Parker: Spider Man "

In addition, Kieth has done cover-art/illustrations for numerous titles, including:

*"Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters"
*"Nightmare on Elm Street"
*"Marvel Comics Presents"
*"Amazing Heroes"
*"Wizard"
*"Detective Comics"
*"Marvel Tales"
*"Zen: Intergalactic Ninja"
*"Cadillacs and Dinosaurs"
*"B-sides" (also known as "The Craptacular B-Sides")
*"Gay Comics"

References

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* [http://lambiek.net/artists/k/kieth_sam.htm Sam Kieth] at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=SAMK Sam Kieth] at 2000 AD online

External links

* (seems to be down as of July 2008)
* [http://www.kieth.nl/ The (almost) complete Sam Kieth checklist]
* [http://suicidegirls.com/words/Sam+Kieth/ Suicide Girls interview with Kieth]
* [http://www.batman-on-film.com/comics_batman-secrets_review_jett_2007.html Batman-On-Film.com's review of "BATMAN: SECRETS"]