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Tribute To Michael Turner
Michael Turner was a pre-medicine student at the University of Tennessee. Shortly before graduating, he moved to Aspen, Colorado, then to San Diego California, where he taught martial arts. It was in San Diego that he developed an interest in comics.
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, having also worked on his new series Soulfire. As well as an artist, Turner was an award-winning water skier, held an instructor level red sash in martial arts, and was an avid video game player. In March 2000, Turner was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a form of cancer, in the right pelvis. He was treated at UCLA Medical Center with surgery in which he lost a hip, 40% of his pelvis, and three pounds of bone. The surgery was followed by nine months of radiation therapy.
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.
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.
On August 6, 2005, Marvel Comics announced the signing of Michael Turner to a work-for-hire deal for a six-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. In addition Turner had been announced as the artist on Ultimate Wolverine.
He created online comic adaptations for the NBC television series "Heroes".
Death and tribute
Turner died June 27, 2008 at the Santa Monica Hospital in California, of complications from bone cancer. He is survived by his mother Grace Crick, his brother Jake Turner, and his fiancee Kelly Carmichael. Fathom (vol. 3) #1, which was published on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, featured a tribute to Turner in the form of a stylized blue ribbon in the upper right hand corner of its cover, and its first page was a memorial to him, including a photograph of him at his drawing board.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/206351806/Tribute_to_Michael_Turner__2008___Minutemen-Y2K_.cbrMichael Turner was a pre-medicine student at the University of Tennessee. Shortly before graduating, he moved to Aspen, Colorado, then to San Diego California, where he taught martial arts. It was in San Diego that he developed an interest in comics.
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, having also worked on his new series Soulfire. As well as an artist, Turner was an award-winning water skier, held an instructor level red sash in martial arts, and was an avid video game player. In March 2000, Turner was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a form of cancer, in the right pelvis. He was treated at UCLA Medical Center with surgery in which he lost a hip, 40% of his pelvis, and three pounds of bone. The surgery was followed by nine months of radiation therapy.
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.
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.
On August 6, 2005, Marvel Comics announced the signing of Michael Turner to a work-for-hire deal for a six-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. In addition Turner had been announced as the artist on Ultimate Wolverine.
He created online comic adaptations for the NBC television series "Heroes".
Death and tribute
Turner died June 27, 2008 at the Santa Monica Hospital in California, of complications from bone cancer. He is survived by his mother Grace Crick, his brother Jake Turner, and his fiancee Kelly Carmichael. Fathom (vol. 3) #1, which was published on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, featured a tribute to Turner in the form of a stylized blue ribbon in the upper right hand corner of its cover, and its first page was a memorial to him, including a photograph of him at his drawing board.
You know what I take back whatever resevations I had with the Black Panther reboot, this dude hudlin really listened to all the criticism from the last run, he knocked this shit out
Black Panther # 2
I always thought one of his bodyguards was going to be the Female Black Panther. But from this issue it looks like you have to be a part of the royal family.
My question is are they going to turn Emma and Sub-Marina totally evil now?
Because it looks like Namor set his boy Black Panther up.
I really liked this issue. Between this and War of Kings it's getting brutal out there for super powered heads of state.
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much appreciatedI figured i'd post a few past Gladiator appearances for whomever gives a shit.
Its always been like that, only the royal family can take sacred herb which grants them the panther's abilities without dying, its poison to everyone else. killmonger tried eating that shit and ended up comatose BP had to keep his ass in stasis
but being royalty doesnt automatically grant you the tittle of black panther, so what happens if they cant find a new panther?
I think they've always prepared for that, every member of the royal family gets special training even before they take the herb,this is to make sure there's always someone worthy to take the title.
when tchalla's father got killed he was still a kid so his uncle took over
here's some scans tchalla challenges his uncle for the title( he hadnt taken the herb at this point but is already highly trained)
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7139/challa1za.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5527/challa27bt.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9349/challa39ik.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9804/challa45md.jpg
every other person who tried challenging for the title got sonned pretty bsdly
Deadpool 8
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http://rapidshare.com/files/206597034/Deadpool_v3_008__2009___SpacemanSpiff-DCP_.cbr
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I figured i'd post a few past Gladiator appearances for whomever gives a shit.
Fantastic Four v1 #339 (Thor vs. Gladiator) *for a brief moment*
http://rapidshare.com/files/2469549/Fantastic_Four_V1_339.cbr
Uncanny X-Men v1 #107 (X-Men vs. Imperial Guard) *1st appearance of the Imperial Guard*
http://rapidshare.com/files/135964269/Uncanny_X-Men_107__1977___QA_.cbr
Fantastic Four v1 #249 (Fantastic Four vs. Gladiator)
http://rapidshare.com/files/2468338/Fantastic_Four_V1_249.cbr
Fantastic Four v1 #250 (FF vs. Gladiator vs. X-Factor vs. Skrulls vs. Spidey vs. Capt. America)
http://rapidshare.com/files/2468339/Fantastic_Four_V1_250.cbr
The Incredible Hulk Annual 1997 (Hulk vs. Gladiator)
http://rapidshare.com/files/20962498/The_Incredible_Hulk_Annual_1997.cbr
much thanx for these gladiator issues.
Directors Cut of issues 1-2 for those who missed it.
http://rapidshare.com/files/99745215/Ultimate_Wolverine_vs._Hulk__Directors_Cut.zip
Thanks man been lookin for this.
But it seemed like The family assumed that Storm would take up the title before she suggested his sister(?).
How would that happen?
Preciate the drop fam.
Deadpool 8
Code:http://rapidshare.com/files/206597034/Deadpool_v3_008__2009___SpacemanSpiff-DCP_.cbr
good looks
Some of those Gladiator links didn'r work for me so i'm dropping them again in case anybody else had problems.
http://rapidshare.com/files/2469549/Fantastic_Four_V1_339.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/2468338/Fantastic_Four_V1_249.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/2468339/Fantastic_Four_V1_250.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/2469549/Fantastic_Four_V1_339.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/2468338/Fantastic_Four_V1_249.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/2468339/Fantastic_Four_V1_250.cbr
Thanks for the drop - This will be the last Marvel Comic I read.
Sombody posted a while back all of the AMAZING SPIDERMAN issues in .zip format. I've been sifting through the 200+ pages of this topic and can't find the page its on. Can somebody help me out please?
This is a big request for me!
This is a big request for me!
No account is needed. What error do you get ?
Ultimates V2 01-13 *Complete* *repost*
My ninja!!! was lookin for this to throw on my Iphone
Just read the Latest Naruto Spoilers:
Hinata still lives...
Hinata still lives...
I believe you are looking for this thread
http://www.bgol.us/board/showthread.php?t=360403
Click on his username and go to threads he started. He posted some other comic issue collections as well....Wolverine and some others.
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