Ben Caldwell (cartoonist)
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| Ben Caldwell | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
Notable works | Prez, A-Force, Action! Cartooning, The Dare Detectives, All-Action Classics, Wednesday Comics: Wonder Woman |
Ben Caldwell is an American artist known for his work in toy design, animation development, children's book illustration, and comic book illustration.
Early life[edit]
Ben Caldwell graduated from the Parsons School of Design for Illustration, and Eugene Lang College for Ancient History.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Most of Caldwell's work has been for DC Comics,[1] Marvel Comics,[2] Sterling Books, and ToyBiz (on projects including The Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man, X-Men, World Championship Wrestling, and Harry Potter). His comics cover work includes Justice League Unlimited, Red Sonja, Vampirella, All-Star Batman, John Carter of Mars/Mars Attacks, and Snagglepuss Chronicles. Caldwell's book and comic credits started with Wonder Woman children's books and the initial Star Wars: Clone Wars comic. Later comic work includes many one-shot and supplementary stories such as The Suicide Squad vs The Banana Splits, Superboy: Future's End, Justice League Unlimited, Convergence: Infinity Inc vs Jonah Hex, and random misadventures of Harley Quinn.
Ben Caldwell's most widely known work is the Action! Cartooning series of 'how-to' books and the All-Action Classics comics including Dracula, Tom Sawyer, The Odyssey, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for Sterling; script and art for an oversized (and polarizing[3]) Wonder Woman story for DC Comics' Wednesday Comics series; the award-winning[4] 2015 Prez reboot miniseries from DC Comics (w. Mark Russell), a 2016 run on A-Force for Marvel Comics (w. Kelly Thompson), and an as-yet untitled Carrie Kelley graphic novel[5] (w. Frank Miller).
Caldwell began his comics career with the creator-owned and award-losing[6] Dare Detectives comic, which has been reprinted or rebooted at various times. "Dare" was inspired by his Eighth Grade algebra class, as a way to avoid Eighth Grade Algebra.
Personal life[edit]
Ben Caldwell lives in Pennsylvania with his family and large collection of Chinese murder mysteries.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ben Caldwell". DC. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "Ben Caldwell". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "Synopsis of Wonder Woman section of Wednesday Comics". www.carolastrickland.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (2016-06-05). "Ben Caldwell Wins National Cartoonist Society Award For Prez". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Polo, Susana (2018-03-23). "Frank Miller to pen young adult graphic novel in Dark Knight Returns setting". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ C. B. R. Staff (2005-05-22). "2005 Manning Award Nominees Announced". CBR. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
External links[edit]
- Action! Cartooning (official site)
- https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Detectives-Snow-Pea-Plot/dp/1936393417
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