Nationality American Area(s) Penciller, Inker | Name Tim Sale Role Artist | |
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Born May 1, 1956 (age 67)
Ithaca, New York ( 1956-05-01 ) Education School of Visual Arts, University of Washington Books Absolute Batman: Dark Vict, The Long Halloween, Solo: The Deluxe Edition, Dark Victory, Tim Sale: Black and White Similar People Jeph Loeb, Darwyn Cooke, Brian Azzarello, Mike Allred, Howard Chaykin | ||
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Tim Sale (born May 1, 1956) is an American Eisner Award-winning comics artist. He is primarily known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb.
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Early life
Tim Sale was born on May 1, 1956 in Ithaca, New York, but spent most of his early life in Seattle, Washington, having moved there with his family at age six. He attended the University of Washington for two years before moving to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts, as well as the comics workshop run by artist John Buscema. Before he graduated from SVA, Sale returned to Seattle.
Career
Tim Sale began doing art for the series MythAdventures in 1983, and was soon working on Thieves' World.
The body of Sale's comics work has been with collaborator Jeph Loeb. The duo, credited in their comics as 'storytellers', produced popular work such as the "Year 1"-centered Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials, Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, as well as Superman for All Seasons and Catwoman: When in Rome. At Marvel Comics, the team has produced the so-called "color" books such as Daredevil: Yellow, Spider-Man: Blue, and Hulk: Gray. A Captain America: White limited series was announced in 2008 but only a #0 issue was published. The long-delayed project finally saw print in September 2015.
With Darwyn Cooke, Sale launched the Superman Confidential series in 2007.
Tim Sale worked on artwork for the television program Heroes, on which Sale's frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb served as a writer and producer. Sale's artwork appeared in the show as the work of the precognitive artist Isaac Mendez, as well as other artists on the show. Eric Powell was hired as the colorist for Sale's work. Additionally, the font used throughout the show in the various captions and credits was created by Sale and was based on his handwriting style.
Awards
Tim Sale won an Eisner Award in 1999 in the "Best Artist/Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team" category.
