Marc Hempel

Marc Hempel (born May 25, 1957)[1] is an American cartoonist/comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman with Neil Gaiman.

Marc Hempel
Marc Hempel's Tug & Buster
Born (1957-05-25) May 25, 1957
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Illustrator
Notable works
Gregory
The Sandman: The Kindly Ones
Tug & Buster
AwardsInkpot Award 1992

Biography

Writer and artist Marc Hempel grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and now lives in Baltimore. He received a B.F.A. in Painting from Northern Illinois University in 1980.[2] He and Mark Wheatley co-created the titles Breathtaker and Mars. In 1994–1995, he collaborated with Neil Gaiman on the climactic story arc "The Kindly Ones" in The Sandman.[3][4] Hempel's own creations Gregory[5] and Tug & Buster were nominated for several industry awards,[6] and his humor anthology Naked Brain was named "Best Comic Book" in the Baltimore City Paper's "Best of Baltimore 2003" issue.[7] His art has also appeared in Marvel Fanfare, Epic Illustrated, Heavy Metal, Jonny Quest, Tarzan the Warrior, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, Flinch, My Faith in Frankie, The Dreaming, Lucifer, and Disney Adventures.[8]

Original art from The Sandman and Breathtaker was included in an exhibition entitled "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel," which originated at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.[9] Breck Eisner will direct the upcoming Hollywood film adaptation of Blood of the Innocent, a comic book series Hempel co-created with Rickey Shanklin and Wheatley. Inferno Entertainment has acquired underlying rights to the series and is funding development and production of the feature, which is being co-produced with Circle of Confusion.[10]

Hempel has created advertising art for print and television as well as character design for HBO Animation. He has produced CD art for the Nashville band Swamp Rat, drawn an episode of the online strip Munden's Bar for ComicMix.com, illustrated a 21–page Escapist story for Dark Horse Comics, and contributed to both Mad and Nickelodeon Magazine.

Awards

Marc Hempel received an Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic-Con in 1992.[11]

Bibliography

Apple Comics

  • Blood of Dracula #1–2, 11 (1987–1989)

Art & Soul

  • Tug & Buster #1–7 (1995–1998)

Comico Comics

  • Jonny Quest #3, 10, 14–15, 17–18, 20, 22, 24–31 (1987–1988)

DC Comics

Fantagraphics Books

  • Anything Goes! #1 (1986)
  • Honk #1–3 (1986–1987)

First Comics

  • Mars #1–12 (1984–1985)

HM Communications

Insight Studios Group

  • Naked Brain #1–3 (2002)

Malibu Comics

Marvel Comics

WaRP Graphics

References
  1. Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  2. "Marc Hempel". Lambiek Comiclopedia. March 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  3. Bender, Hy (1999). The Sandman Companion. New York, New York: DC Comics. pp. 269–270. ISBN 978-1563894657.
  4. Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013). "Comics You Should Own – Sandman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014.
  5. "1990 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.
  6. "1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017.
  7. "Best Comic Book". Baltimore City Paper. September 17, 2003. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007.
  8. Marc Hempel at the Grand Comics Database
  9. "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel". Norman Rockwell Museum. 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014.
  10. McNary, Dave (March 24, 2011). "Inferno funding Blood of the Innocent". Variety. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014.
  11. "Inkpot Awards". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2015. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015.
Preceded by
Gary Amaro		 The Sandman penciller
1994–1995		 Succeeded by
Michael Zulli
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