Gerald Joseph Bingham Jr.[1] (born June 25, 1953,[2] in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist who has worked in the fields of comic books, commercial illustration, and design. He is known for his artwork on Marvel Team-Up and the DC Comics graphic novel Batman: Son of the Demon.
Jerry Bingham | |
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Born | Gerald Joseph Bingham Jr. June 25, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Area(s) | Penciller |
Notable works | Batman: Son of the Demon Marvel Team-Up |
Awards | Kirby Award, 1984 Golden Apple Award, 1987 Emmy Award, 1998–1999 |
http://www.JerryBingham.com |
Biography
editGiven his first break by veteran comics artist Dan Adkins,[3] Bingham's first published comics work was a Green Arrow backup story in World's Finest Comics #251 (June–July 1978).[4] From there, Bingham drew comics for Marvel Comics, First Comics, TSR, Malibu Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Heavy Metal, and others. He drew the Batman: Son of the Demon graphic novel in 1987, which introduced a character later revealed to be Damian Wayne.[5] This graphic novel reputedly "restored DC Comics to first place in sales after fifteen years."[6]
Leaving comics in the late 1990s, Bingham moved to the West Coast, where he did production art for the movies, designing props, special effects and monster make-up. He contributed design work for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, shopping centers, Universal Studios, and the Hollywood Christmas Parade. In addition, Bingham has illustrated paperback, game, and magazine covers.
Education
editBingham attended the American Academy of Art, the Scottsdale Artists School, the California Art Institute, and UCLA.
Awards
edit- Jack Kirby Award, 1984 – Best Graphic Album: Beowulf[7]
- Golden Apple Award, 1987 – Best Graphic Novel: Batman: Son of the Demon[1]
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, 1999 – Background Designer (animation): Todd McFarlane's Spawn
Bibliography
editDC Comics
edit- Alien Nation #1 (movie adaptation)(1988)
- Army at War #1 (1978)
- Batman Confidential #50–54 (2011)
- Batman: In Darkest Knight #1 (1994)
- Batman: Son of the Demon graphic novel (1987)
- DC Retroactive: Batman - The '80s #1 (2011)
- Ghosts #72 (1979)
- G.I. Combat #211 (1978)
- Hawkman vol. 3 #27 (1995)
- House of Mystery #270, 274 (1979)
- Mystery in Space #112 (1980)
- Outsiders #13 (1986)
- Secret Origins vol. 2 #3 (Captain Marvel) (1986)
- Secrets of Haunted House #33 (1981)
- Time Warp #5 (1980)
- The Warlord #103 (1986)
- Weird War Tales #70 (1978)
- Who's Who in the DC Universe #16 (1992)
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5, 7, 19–20, 23 (1985–1987)
- World's Finest Comics #251 (Green Arrow) (1978)
First Comics
edit- Beowulf graphic novel (1984)
- Warp! #10–15, 17–18 (1984)
HM Communications, Inc.
edit- Heavy Metal #v7#3, #v7#7 (1983)
Marvel Comics
edit- The Amazing Spider-Man #366–367 (1992)
- Black Panther #13–15 (1979)
- Captain America #246 (1980)
- Iron Man #131–135, Annual #5 (1980–1982)
- Marvel Premiere #51–53 (1979–1980)
- Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #3 (Captain Marvel) (1990)
- Marvel Team-Up #99, 101, 103–104 (1980–1981)
- Marvel Two-in-One #61–63, 66, 76 (1980–1981)
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 (1993)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #13–14 (1993–1994)
- Spider-Man Unlimited #1 (1993)
- Spider-Woman #27 (1980)
- Web of Spider-Man Annual #10 (1994)
- What If #27 (1981)
- X-Factor #113 (1995)
Epic Comics
edit- Onyx Overlord #1–4 (1992–1993)
Malibu Comics
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bails, Jerry (October 18, 2006). "Bingham, Jerry". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013.
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Best, Daniel (2005). "Jerry Bingham". AdelaideComicsandBooks.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
Dan [Adkins] lived in New Jersey, so I went over and visited, and he let me stay on his couch for a couple of weeks and he set up a second drawing board. I sat at the board and he told me what I was doing wrong and helped me work up a whole new bunch of samples. At the end of the two weeks he took me into New York and introduced me to Archie Goodwin, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel at the time. Archie, possibly the best and nicest boss ever in comics, gave me my first job.
- ^ Jerry Bingham at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
In an over-sized hardcover graphic novel one-shot, writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jerry Bingham introduced a monumental new character into the life of the Dark Knight - Damian Wayne.
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- ^ "1985 Jack Kirby Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jerry Bingham at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Jerry Bingham at IMDb
- Jerry Bingham at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Jerry Bingham at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators