Ben Dunn

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Ben Dunn
Born (1964-04-17) April 17, 1964 (age 59)
Taiwan
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Artist, Publisher
Notable works
 Antarctic Press
Ninja High School
Warrior Nun Areala
Marvel Mangaverse
Awards Inkpot Award (2016) [1]
www.patreon.com/bendunn

Ben Dunn (born April 17, 1964) [2] is an American comic book artist and publisher.

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Biography

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]

In 1984 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]

In 2003, 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]

Personal life

Dunn lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with his wife and two children.

Bibliography

Comics work includes: [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Inkpot Award
  2. ↑ Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays", Comics Buyer's Guide , June 10, 2005. Accessed February 1, 2011. WebCitation archive
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Klaw, Rick. "Comic Book Heroes: San Antonio Brothers Keep Antarctic Press Thriving Long Enough For One of Its Creations to Land a Netflix Show", San Antonio Current (Feb 28, 2019).
  4. ↑ Stout, Nathan. "Interview with artist Ben Dunn", According to Whim (April 26, 2013).
  5. ↑ "A-Scanner-Darkly - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  6. ↑ "God's Silver Soldiers - Art Greenhaw, The Light Crust Doughboys - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tales of Nazareth: Boyhood of Jesus (feat. Art Greenhaw & Eli) by Truthmonger Comics Group". iTunes. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Mesquite Grammy Winner Turns Comic Book Author". Cw33.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ben Dunn of Antarctic Press Proposes a Comics Publisher Coalition - the CICP". Bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Antarctic Press Creator List". Antarctic-press.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  11. ↑ NINJA HIGH SCHOOL 176 pg01
  12. ↑ NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #176 pg32
  13. ↑ To my Patreon Supporters
  14. ↑ NINJA HIGH SCHOOL Kickstarter 5 UP!
  15. ↑ MESSERSCHMITT short story in the HEN HOUSE
  16. ↑ VALHALLA 1 in the HEN HOUSE
  17. ↑ VALHALLA continues at the HEN HOUSE!
  18. ↑ Dunn, Ben (20 February 2019). "How to Draw Manga #26". Antarctic Press. Retrieved 20 February 2019– via Amazon.
  19. ↑ Rare STELLAR LOSERS story in SECRET SITE
  20. ↑ Jul 31, 2016 at 2:36 PM
  21. ↑ Game of Geeks
  22. ↑ "God's Silver Soldiers I Official Website". Godssilversoldiers.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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