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'''Gary Gianni''' is an [[ |
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⚫ | '''Gary Gianni''' (born 1954) is an [[Americans|American]] [[comics]] artist best known for his eight years illustrating the syndicated newspaper comic ''[[Prince Valiant]]''. |
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==Biography== |
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Gianni graduated from the [[Chicago Academy of Fine Arts]] in 1976 |
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⚫ | After Gianni graduated from the [[Chicago Academy of Fine Arts]] in 1976, he worked for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' as an [[illustrator]] and network television news as a [[courtroom sketch]] artist. |
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He also illustrated numerous magazines, children's books and paperbacks and made his comic book debut in 1990, with illustrated adaptations of ''The Tales of [[O. Henry]]'' and ''[[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]]'' for the [[Classics Illustrated]] series. |
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He went on to work for [[Dark Horse Comics]], contributing such titles as ''[[Indiana Jones]] and The Shrine Of The Sea Devil'' and ''[[The Shadow]]''. |
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He illustrated numerous magazines, children's books and paperbacks. His comic book debut was in 1990 with adaptations of ''The Tales of [[O. Henry]]'' and ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]]'' for the ''[[Classics Illustrated]]'' series. He went on to work for [[Dark Horse Comics]], where he contributed to ''[[Indiana Jones]] and the Shrine of the Sea Devil'' and ''[[The Shadow]]''. After [[John Cullen Murphy]] retired from ''Prince Valiant'' in 2004, Gianni began drawing the strip, continuing until March 25, 2012, when [[Thomas Yeates]] became the strip's illustrator on April 1, 2012. |
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⚫ | As an illustrator he illustrated Wandering Star Press's ''Savage Tales of [[Solomon Kane]]'' (1998) and ''[[Bran Mak Morn]]: The Last King'' (2001) by [[Robert E. Howard]], ''[[Gentlemen of the Road]]'' by [[Michael Chabon]] (2007), and ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]],'' a prequel to [[George R.R. Martin]]'s ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series. |
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⚫ | Gianni won the 1997 Best Short Story [[Eisner Award]] for his collaborating with [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]] on ''Heroes'' in [[DC Comics]]' ''[[Batman: Black & White]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} |
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Gianni took over the newspaper comic ''Prince Valiant'' after the retirement of [[John Cullen Murphy]] in 2004. |
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* {{cite book|last=Howard|first=Robert E.|title=The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXiWzLY3OLsC&pg=PA407|access-date=December 8, 2013|date=June 29, 2004|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=9780345478511|page=407}} |
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Gary Gianni | |
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Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Chicago, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Prince Valiant The MonsterMen |
Awards | Inkpot Award (2012)[1] |
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Gary Gianni (born 1954) is an American comics artist best known for his eight years illustrating the syndicated newspaper comic Prince Valiant.
After Gianni graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1976, he worked for the Chicago Tribune as an illustrator and network television news as a courtroom sketch artist.
He illustrated numerous magazines, children's books and paperbacks. His comic book debut was in 1990 with adaptations of The Tales of O. Henry and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for the Classics Illustrated series. He went on to work for Dark Horse Comics, where he contributed to Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil and The Shadow. After John Cullen Murphy retired from Prince Valiant in 2004, Gianni began drawing the strip, continuing until March 25, 2012, when Thomas Yeates became the strip's illustrator on April 1, 2012.
As an illustrator he illustrated Wandering Star Press's Savage Tales of Solomon Kane (1998) and Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (2001) by Robert E. Howard, Gentlemen of the RoadbyMichael Chabon (2007), and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a prequel to George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Gianni won the 1997 Best Short Story Eisner Award for his collaborating with Archie GoodwinonHeroesinDC Comics' Batman: Black & White.[citation needed]
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