Nationality American Name Scott Kolins | Education The Kubert School | |
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Notable works Star Wars: The Essential Guide9-11 (comics) #2The Freak Show of The Thing 2002The Flash 2001-2003 Awards 2003 nominee of the Wizard Fan Awards 'Favorite Breakout Talent' Books Flash, Dc Universe - Legacies, Final Crisis, Solomon Grundy Similar People Geoff Johns, Chuck Dixon, Michael Avon Oeming, Joe Kubert, Marc Guggenheim | ||
Hawkeye sketch by scott kolins nycc 2012
Scott Kolins is an American illustrator, writer, and creator of multiple different superhero and science fiction comic books. His main credits are as a penciler but he is an established inker as well as colorist and has some credits as a writer.
Contents
- Hawkeye sketch by scott kolins nycc 2012
- Montreal comic con 2015 scott kolins kevin briones
- Early life
- Career
- Style and approach
- Characters created
- Personal life
- References
Montreal comic con 2015 scott kolins kevin briones
Early life
Kolins' interest in drawing and comics began at age 10 as an avid comic book reader in the late 1970s. He studied at The Joe Kubert School in Dover, New Jersey for two years, beginning in 1991.
Kolins cites Barry Windsor-Smith, Michael Golden, Jack Kirby, Mike Mignola, and Frank Miller as influences. "These five are the core artists who teach me something almost every day when I look at their work and 'listen' to their 'storytelling voices'. They each have a pronounced style of conveying a story. Something about how they do it works for me and informs me on how I want to do it." The day Jack Kirby died, he took his (namesake) dog for a walk because, "It felt like something huge had ended." Other artists Kolins names as influences include Frank Frazetta, Bill Watterson, Alphonse Mucha, Patrick Nagel, Bev Doolittle, J.W. Waterhouse and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
Career
In the 1980s, he worked under Dennis Jensen, and then under Kim DeMulder and Bart Sears. After studying at the Kubert school, Kolins got a job with Valiant Comics. He was then hired as a Romita Raider (in house art corrections under John Romita Sr.) at Marvel Comics. Kolins announced his departure from Marvel in 2007, and that he had been talking to Geoff Johns about a future project.
Style and approach
Most of Kolins' credits are as penciller, following the modern tradition of "tight penciling." Since his work on The Flash, he has a tendency to do fewer shadows and less varying of line-weight. This results, in part, in shifting some of the responsibility of the page content from the penciller to the inker or colorist (fewer lines and definition by line and more by color contrasts.) This tends to make the art very "clean." The whole pattern of emphasis has been the subject of discussion.
In addition to his penciling and inking work, Kolins has studied comic book coloring. Each comic book has its own particular qualities and Kolins seeks some nuanced approach in his art to each comic book. He has worked over two dozen different titles, and sometimes does variation according to the demands of the story and the history of the character.
Scott Kolins was a 2003 nominee of the Wizard Fan Awards 'Favorite Breakout Talent' for his work on The Flash and rave reviews from fans.
Characters created
Kolins is also credited with the creation (or co-creation) of several comic book characters, including Peek-a-Boo, Iron Maniac Gear, Tar Pit and others.
Personal life
Kolins lives with his family in Austin, Texas.