| Ben Dunn | |
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| Born | (1964-04-17) April 17, 1964 (age 60) Taiwan |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist, Publisher |
Notable works | Antarctic Press Ninja High School Warrior Nun Areala Marvel Mangaverse |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (2016)[1] |
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Ben Dunn (born April 17, 1964)[2] is an American comic book artist and publisher.
Dunn was born in Taiwan, and grew up in Taiwan,[3] Kentucky, and San Antonio, Texas, where he graduated from Central Catholic Marianist High School.[3] It was in Taiwan that he was first exposed to Japanese manga.[3]
In1984 he co-founded Antarctic Press,[3] an American comic book company specializing in manga-style (Amerimanga) titles. His most notable creations for Antarctic are the comic book series Ninja High School and Warrior Nun Areala.[3]
In2003, Dunn sold his portion of Antarctic Press to start his own development company, Sentai Studios. After a couple of years he closed Sentai and returned to Antarctic.[4]
Dunn was one of the primary artists involved in the short-lived Marvel Mangaverse project. He also worked as an animator for the science-fiction film A Scanner Darkly.[5]
In 2016, Art Greenhaw began creating, editing and writing faith-based visual novels and comic books, starting with the book series God's Silver Soldiers,[6] also known as Silver Soldiers: The Comic and followed by Tales of Nazareth: The Boyhood of Jesus.[7] The comic books, under the imprint of Truthmonger Comics Group Publishing, have achieved acclaim for their action-oriented innovation in illustrations by Dunn, as well as their storylines, and they have been covered in the media by TV channels, newspapers, and faith-based, nationally syndicated radio.[8]
In 2019, Dunn created the Coalition of Independent Comic Publishers.[9]
Dunn lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with his wife and two children.
Comics work includes:[10]
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