| Shawn Martinbrough | |
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 Martinbrough in 2018 | |
| Born | c. 1972 (age 52–53) [1] New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Artist, Inker |
Notable works | Thief of Thieves Angeltown Detective Comics |
| Collaborators | John Paul Leon Robert Kirkman |
| Spouse(s) | Ayanna Ross (m. 2017) |
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Shawn C. Martinbrough is an American comic book artist. The long-time artist for Robert Kirkman's Thief of Thieves , Martinbrough is known for his film noir-influenced drawing style. [2]
Growing up in the Bronx, [1] Martinbrough's early influences included Alex Toth, Frank Miller, and David Mazzucchelli. [2]
Martinbrough graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 1989. [3] He then attended the School of Visual Arts. [4] Martinbrough got his first professional work — a painted illustration for Marvel Comics — while still a student at SVA. [2]
Early in his career, Martinbrough worked for minority-led publishing imprint Milestone Media, primarily as an inker. In 1993, he inked over John Paul Leon on early issues of the Milestone property Static . He followed that by inking virtually the entire run of DC/Milestone's Shadow Cabinet , again over Leon's pencils. Martinbrough and Leon teamed up again for DC's 1996 reboot of Challengers of the Unknown , with Martinbrough inking issues 1-9 (and inking covers through issue #17).
Martinbrough was given his first ongoing penciling duties starting with the DC Comics series The Creeper , in 1997–1998.
In 2000–2001, Martinbrough and writer Greg Rucka were the creative team of Detective Comics (starting with issue #742 [March 2000]). [5] During their run, they created the Sasha Bordeaux character in issue #751 (Dec. 2000), [6] as well as the villains Kyle Abbot and Able Crown. Rucka and Martinbrough's run was collected in Batman: New Gotham, Volumes 1 and 2.
Following his stint on Detective Comics, in 2002 Martinbrough signed on with Marvel Comics to illustrate writer Geoff Johns' four-issues limited series Morlocks .
In 2005, Martinbrough and writer Gary Phillips produced Angeltown , a five-issue limited series published by Vertigo Comics. The story is told in the blaxploitation idiom, with nods to the detective stories of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley. [7] In 2011, the series was reprinted by Moonstone Books as Angeltown: The Nate Hollis Investigations.
In 2007, Watson-Guptill Publications and The Nielsen Company published Martinbrough's How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling.
In 2009, Martinbrough teamed with writers Mike Benson and Adam Glass on the four-issue limited series Luke Cage Noir .
Since 2012, Martinbrough has been the artist of the monthly series Thief of Thieves , co-written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment. Kirkman chose Martinbrough because of his "cinematic flair" and ability to "portray characters realistically." [8]
In 2018, New York's Society of Illustrators held the exhibition "Shawn Martinbrough: Storyteller". [9]
In 2024, Martinbrough provided the art for Neil Gaiman and Marc Bernardin's multi-volume comic adaptation of Gaiman's novel, Anansi Boys . Published by Dark Horse Comics, the first volume of Anansi Boys will run for eight issues. [10]
Martinbrough and his wife Ayanna Ross were married in April 2017. [1] They live in Alexandria, Virginia. [2]
2010 Glyph Comics Awards Fan Award for Best Comic for Luke Cage Noir [11]
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