Paul Pope
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'''Paul Pope''' (born [[September 25]] [[1970]]) is an [[United States|American]] alternative [[Comic book creator|comic book artist]]. Influenced by [[Ray Bradbury]] and [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], Pope's stories evoke poignant, under-explored aspects of [[youth culture]]. Pope describes his own influences (listed in his book ''P-City Parade'') as [[Daniel Torres (comics)|Daniel Torres]], [[Bruno Premiani]], [[Jack Kirby]], [[Alex Toth]], [[Tony Salmons]], [[Hugo Pratt]], [[Silvio Cadelo]], [[Vittorio Giardino]], and [[Hergé]].
==Life and Work==
Pope introduced ''[[THB (comics)|THB]]'' in [[1995]], the same year he began work for [[Kodansha]], Japan's best-known [[manga]] publisher. Pope eventually developed the [[manga]] ''[[Supertrouble]]'' for Kodansha, which mined the "cutie-pie" girl adventure vein that ''THB'' exists in. Pope has self-published some of his work, with ''[[One-Trick Ripoff]]'' coming from [[Dark Horse Comics]] and ''[[Heavy Liquid (comics)|Heavy Liquid]]'' and ''[[100% (comics)|100%]]'' published under [[DC Comics]]' [[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]] imprint.
Pope's work combines the precision and romance of the European artists he studies with the energy and page design of the manga tradition. His storytelling narratives continue to mature with well-paced, deftly-shaded combinations of science fiction, hardboiled crime stories and the [[Romeo and Juliet]] archetype. Pope's two protagonist types are the silent, lanky outsider male of ''One-Trick Ripoff'', ''Escapo'' and ''Heavy Liquid'', or the resourceful, aggressive, humorous young teenage girls of ''THB''.
In 2006, Pope received an [[Eisner Award]] for Best Short Story for his work, "Teenage Sidekick", published in ''[[Solo (comics)|Solo]]'' #3.
In 2007, Pope won two additional Eisners, Best Writer/Artist and Best Limited Series, for his [[Batman]] [[mini-series]], ''[[Batman: Year 100]]''. Discussing the story, which is set in [[2039]], one hundred years after the first appearance of the caped crusader, Pope said: "I wanted to present a new take on Batman, who is without a doubt a mythic figure in our pop-psyche. My Batman is not only totally [[science fiction]], he's also a very physical [[superhero]]: he bleeds, he sweats, he eats. He's someone born into an over-arching [[police state]]; someone with the body of [[David Beckham]], the brain of [[Nikola Tesla|Tesla]], and the wealth of [[Howard Hughes]]... pretending to be [[Nosferatu]]." The story, colored by [[José Villarrubia]], was originally presented in a four-part prestige format in 2006. DC Comics later published a [[trade paperback]] collecting ''Batman: Year 100'' in early [[2007]]. The trade also includes Pope's [[The Berlin Batman|"Berlin Batman"]] story from ''[[Batman Chronicles|The Batman Chronicles]]'' No. 11. "Berlin Batman" involves a version of Batman who lives in the German [[Weimar Republic]] on the eve of [[World War II]]. The Weimar Batman helps keep the papers of [[Austrian School]] economist [[Ludwig von Mises]] from falling into [[Nazi]] hands. Both Batman stories in the collection reflect implicit [[libertarian]] themes that often appear in Pope's work.<ref>Cantor, Paul A., "Holy Praxeology, Batman." ''The Free Market'', Vol. 16, No. 3, March 1998.[http://www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=91&sortorder=articledate]</ref> He also wrote one of the comics for [[Toonami]]'s website. <ref> [http://www.toonamifan.com/toonamidemarco.html] </ref>
Aside from comics, in the fall of 2006 Pope worked with Italian clothing company [[Diesel]] on a big store installation during their fall fashion week campaign, and a screenprint series based on their 'Chelsea Hotel' campaign as a 51st birthday present to Diesel's founder, Renzo Rosso.
Pope's first art book titled ''[[Pulphope: The Art of Paul Pope]]'' came out in June 2007. A collection of his most representative work, the 224 page hardcover was published by [[AdHouse Books]]. Pope has also announced the pending publication of two original graphic novels, ''[[Battling Boy]]'' from [[First Second Books]], and ''[[La Chica Bionica]]'' from French publisher [[Dargaud]].
Born in [[Philadelphia]], Pope grew up in [[Bowling Green, Ohio]], with stops in [[Columbus, Ohio]], [[San Francisco]], and [[Toronto]] in-between; Pope now lives and works in [[New York City]].
==Bibliography==
===Books===
* ''Spider-man's Tangled Web'' #15, 2002, Marvel Comics.
* ''100%'', 2002-2004, (as miniseries, 1-5), [[Vertigo/DC Comics]]; 2005, collected graphic novel, Vertigo ISBN 1401203493.
* ''Solo'' #3, 2005, [[DC Comics]].
* ''[[Batman: Year 100]]'', 2006 (as miniseries, 1-4), DC Comics; 2007, collected graphic novel, DC Comics, ISBN 1401211925.
* ''Heavy Liquid'', 2001, Vertigo/DC Comics, ISBN 1563896354.
* ''Escapo'', 1999, Horse Press: softcover ISBN 1882402146; hardcover ISBN 1882402162,
* ''The One-Trick Rip-Off'', 1997, [[Dark Horse Comics]], ISBN 1569712441.
* ''[[THB (comics)|THB]]''
* ''[[Sin Titulo]]''
* ''[[The Ballad of Doctor Richardson]]''
===Anthologies===
Short comic stories appeared in the books:
* ''Negative Burn'' #12, (1994, Caliber)
* ''Negative Burn'' #18, ''My Rottenest Christmas Ever!'' 5 page story (1994, Caliber)
* ''Negative Burn'' #20, (1994, Caliber)
* ''Negative Burn'' #22, (1994, Caliber)
* ''Negative Burn'' #23, (1994, Caliber)
* ''Negative Burn'' #24, (1995, Caliber)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #100-0, ''Pistachio'' 2 page story (1995, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #100-2, ''Pistachio'' story (1995, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #100-5, ''Pan-Fried Girl'' story (1995, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #101, (1995, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #102, (1995, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #103, (1995, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #104, (1995, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #105, (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #106, (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #107, ''Humiliation and Debasement'' (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #108, (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #109, (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #110, 8 page story (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #111, ''The One Trick Rip-Off'' 8 page story (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' #112, ''The One Trick Rip-Off'' story (1996, Dark Horse)
* ''Vertigo: Winter's Edge'' #1, ''Tell Me'' 12 page story (1998, Vertigo Comics)
* ''The Batman Chronicles'' #11, ''[[The Berlin Batman]]'' 18 page story (1998, DC Comics)
* ''Dark Horse Presents'' Annual 1997, ''Four Cats'' 8 page story (1998, Dark Horse)
* ''Vertigo: Winter's Edge'' #2, ''New Century Tension'' 2 page story (1999, Vertigo Comics)
* ''Bone'' #36, 3 page story (1999, Cartoon Books)
* ''Weird War Tales'' Special, ''Mind Field'' 8 page story (2000, DC Comics)
* ''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #3, ''Broken Nose'' 8 page story (2000, DC Comics)
* ''Non'' 5, ''Airplanes'' 3 page story (2001, Red Ink)
* ''Michael Neno's Reactionary Tales '' #1, - 1 page introduction, "The Ballad of Michael Neno" (2001, M.R. Neno Productions)
* ''Captain America: Red, White & Blue'', ''Faces'' 8 page story (2002, Marvel Comics)
* ''Rosetta'' 2, (2004, Alternative Comics)
* ''Project: Superior'', (2005, AdHouse Books)
* ''Fantastic Four '' #543, 45th Anniversary Issue - 12 page story (2007, Marvel Comics)
===Illustrations===
* ''Strange Attractors'' #6, pin-up (1994, RetroGrafix)
* ''Cerebus'' #189, promo (1994, Aardvark-Vanaheim)
* ''Kabuki Gallery'' #1, pin-up (1995, Caliber)
* ''Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre'' #10, pin-up (1996, Exhibit A Press)
* ''JLA Gallery'', pin-up (1997, DC Comics)
* ''100 Bullets'' #26, pin-up (2001, Vertigo Comics)
* ''Heroes'' #1, pin-up (2001, Marvel Comics)
* ''9-11 - The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories To Remember'' #2, pin-up (2002, DC Comics)
* ''The Preposterous Voyages of Ironhide Tom'', ''House Is Where Your Heart Is'' pin-up (2006, AdHouse Books)
==Awards & Recognition==
* 2007 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series: "Batman: Year 100"
* 2007 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist: "Batman: Year 100"
* 2006 Eisner Award for Best Short Story: ''Teenaged Sidekick'' in ''Solo'' #3 (DC Comics)
* 2000 Friends of Lulu' 'Lulu of the Year' Nomination
==References==
; Sources consulted
*[http://tci.homestead.com/HeavyLiquid.html Heavy Liquid review and artwork]
*[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.02/pope.html February 2006 ''Wired'' interview]
*[http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/episodes/comic_geek_speak-115.php Comic Geek Speak Podcast Interview (December 2005)]
*[http://members.aol.com/podium1/pope.html Interview by The Podium]
*[http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=1001 2002 Interview by Keith Giles]
*[http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/05/18/heroic-little-sisters/ Paul Pope interview with Lost At E Minor]
* Interview in ''The Comics Journal'' #191 & 192
; Endnotes
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==External links==
*[http://www.paulpope.com/ The Paul Pope homepage] (requires JavaScript for navigation)
*[http://pulphope.blogspot.com/ Paul Pope's Blog]
*[http://www.batman-on-film.com/comics_year100_review_jett_2007.html Batman-On-Film.com] BOF's review of "BATMAN: YEAR 100"
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