| Tom Scioli | |
|---|---|
) Scioli in 2012 | |
| Born | Thomas Scioli c. 1977[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Gødland |
| http://www.tomscioli.com/ | |
Thomas Scioli is an American comic book artist and writer best known for working in a style similar to Jack Kirby.
Biography
Scioli was born in Philadelphia and moved to Pittsburgh after studying at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1990s.[1]
Scioli's epic sci-fi/fantasy series The Myth of 8-Opus won a 1999 Xeric Grant[2] and attracted mild industry attention, earning him a small part illustrating the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comic Magazine miniseries (2001) and ultimately higher-profile projects at Image Comics: the miniseries Freedom Force (2005)[3] and the super-sci-fi-opera epic Gødland (with writer Joe Casey).[4] Scioli has stated that Gødland is "the best thing out there right now" and that he can imagine staying with the book for the rest of his career.
Scioli has attracted some criticism for the similarity between his art and Jack Kirby's, but he is comfortable with his style:
I'm working in the Kirby tradition ... No one else's art does for me what Kirby's does. Everything else looks limp and flat by comparison. He found a new way of doing things. I want to follow his lead. I think he found a way of drawing that is the optimal way of drawing for sci-fi comic book epic storytelling. ... It doesn't need to be correct or accurate, just cool-looking.[5]
In 2013, Scioli announced he was leaving comics, but in 2018, he produced Go Bots for IDW.
Scioli was raised in Philadelphia and resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
- The Myth of 8-Opus
- Freedom Force (with Eric Dieter, Image Comics, January–June 2005)
- Gødland #1-37 (with writer Joe Casey, Image Comics, July 2005 – July 2012)
- Elephantmen #3 (artist, Image Comics, September 2006)
- "Space Smith" (script and art, in Next Issue Project #1, Image Comics, February 2008)
- "Teddy and the Yeti" (cover art, Wagon Wheel Comics, April 2010)
- Gobots (2019)
- Fantastic Four: Grand Design (writer and artist, Marvel Comics, December 2019)
Awards
- 2008: Nominated for "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" Eisner Award, for Gødland Celestial Edition Book One[6]
Notes
- ^ a b Thomas, Ian (March 17, 2016). "You Should Know: Tom Scioli". Pittsburgh. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Xerix Awards 1999
- ^ The Force Behind Freedom Force, Silver Age Soapbox, Comics Bulletin, December 1, 2004
- ^ CR Sunday Interview: Thomas Scioli, The Comics Reporter, June 8, 2008
- ^ Talking With Tom Scioli, Newsarama, September 1, 2005
- ^ 2008 Eisner Nominations Most Diverse Yet Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
References
- Tom Scioli at the Grand Comics Database
- Tom Scioli at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- Official website
- Scioli's home page, dedicated to 8-Opus
- Scioli's blog
Interviews
- Klaehn, Jeffery. Tom Scioli Interview: Gødland and 8-OPUS, POP, February 21, 2009
- Scioli's Myth of 8-Opus, Comicon.com, June 17, 2009