Mark Wheatley (comics)

American cartoonist

Mark Wheatley

Born|  (1954-05-27) May 27, 1954 (age 70)
Nationality| American
Area(s)| Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Publisher, Colourist

Notable works

| Breathtaker, Mars, Blood of the Innocent
Awards| Inkpot Award, 1992
Speakeasy Award,
Mucker Award

Mark Wheatley (born May 27, 1954)[1] is an American illustrator, writer, editor, and publisher in the comic book field. Wheatley's comic book and pulp creations include Breathtaker, Mars, and Blood of the Innocent, all illustrated with his frequent collaborator Marc Hempel. Wheatley has written books, comic books, and television shows, and his illustrations have appeared in magazines, books, comic books, and games.

## Biography

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Wheatley came from the world of fandom, having published fanzines in the early 1970s.

### Insight Studios

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In 1978, Wheatley founded the Baltimore-based Insight Studios as a design, illustration, and art production studio; he was joined by Marc Hempel in 1980. Since then, Insight has expanded into publishing and has become home for many notable creators, including Frank Cho.

Wheatley has worked as an editor and art director for a number of publishers, and is the inventor of color production technology for comics.[citation needed]

## Film and television

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Breck Eisner is set to direct the upcoming Hollywood film adaptation of Blood of the Innocent, a comic book series Wheatley co-created with Rickey Shanklin and Marc Hempel. Inferno Entertainment has acquired underlying rights to the series and is funding development and production of the feature, which is being co-produced with Circle of Confusion.[2]

## Awards

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Wheatley has won the Inkpot, Speakeasy, and Mucker awards,[3] and has been nominated for the Harvey and Ignatz awards.

## Bibliography

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### Writer

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* Mars (First Comics, 1984–1985)
* Blood of the Innocent (WaRP Graphics, 1985)
* Breathtaker (DC Comics, 1990)
* Black Hood (DC/Impact Comics, 1991–1992)
* Radical Dreamer (Black Ball Comics, 1994; Mark's Giant Economy Size Comics!, 1995)
* Argus (DC Comics, 1995)
* Titanic Tales (Insight Studios, 1998)
* Jimgrim and the Devil at Ludd (Insight Studios, 1999)
* Hammer of the Gods (co-written with Michael Avon Oeming; Insight Studios, 2001)
* Frankenstein Mobster (Image Comics, 2003)

### Artist

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* Be An Interplanetary Spy (Byron Preiss Visual Publications/Bantam Books)
* Find the Kirillian (1983; story by Seth McEvoy; art by Marc Hempel and Wheatley)
* The Galactic Pirate (1983; story by McEvoy; art by Hempel and Wheatley)
* Robot World (1983; story by McEvoy; art by Hempel and Wheatley)
* Monsters of Doorna (1983; story by McEvoy; art by Hempel and Wheatley)
* Jonny Quest (Comico, 1986–1988)
* Blood of Dracula (Apple Comics, 1987–1988; also editor, 1987–1991)
* 9/11: Emergency Relief (Alternative Comics, 2002)
* 1001 Nights of Snowfall (DC/Vertgo, 2006)

## Notes

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1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
2. ^ McNary, Dave (March 24, 2011). "Inferno funding 'Blood of the Innocent'". Variety.com.
3. ^ Given by The Chicago Muckers Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, a chapter of the international fan organization the Burroughs Bibliophiles.

## References

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* Mark Wheatley at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
* Wheatley bio at Lambiek's Comiclopedia

## External links

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* Wheatley interview at Ugo

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Inkpot Award (1990s)

1990|

* Karen Berger
* Bob Burden
* Tom DeFalco
* William Gaines
* Jim Henson
* Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier
* Grant Morrison
* Bob Overstreet
* Mary Reynante
* Bob Schreck
* Ken Steacy
* Rick Sternbach
* Charles Vess

1991|

* Alicia Austin
* Clive Barker
* Dan Barry
* Dan DeCarlo
* Creig Flessel
* Neil Gaiman
* Ted "Dr. Seuss" Geisel
* Keith Giffen
* George Gladir
* Joe Haldeman
* Lynn Johnston
* Carol Kalish
* Don Maitz
* Sheldon Moldoff
* Steve Oliff
* Julie Roloff
* Stan Sakai

1992|

* Carina Burns-Chenelle
* Bob Chapman
* Francis Ford Coppola
* Robin Doig
* Alan Grant
* Bill Griffith
* Ray Harryhausen
* Marc Hempel
* Jim Lee
* Milo Manara
* Scott McCloud
* Todd McFarlane
* Rowena Morrill
* Diane Noomin
* Louise Simonson
* Dick Sprang
* Vernor Vinge
* Mark Wheatley

1993|

* Jim Aparo
* Gary Carter
* Phil Foglio
* Robert Goodwin
* Ferd Johnson
* Don Martin
* Dave McKean
* Clydene Nee
* Paul Norris
* Paul Power
* P. Craig Russell
* Mark Schultz
* Vincent Sullivan
* Michael Whelan
* Roger Zelazny

1994|

* Mike Carlin
* Paul Chadwick
* Al Feldstein
* Stan Goldberg
* Roberta Gregory
* Chad Grothkopf
* Jerry Ordway
* Bud Plant
* Mike Richardson
* John Romita, Jr.
* Richard Rowell
* Lucius Shepard
* Mickey Spillane
* J. Michael Straczynski
* Rumiko Takahashi

1995|

* Roger Corman
* Greg Hildebrandt (Brothers Hildebrandt)
* Tim Hildebrandt (Brothers Hildebrandt)
* Ryoichi Ikegami
* Irv Novick
* Joe Sinnott

1996|

* Donna Barr
* Mort Drucker
* Joe Giella
* Jim Mooney
* Kurt Schaffenberger
* François Schuiten
* David Siegel

1997|

* Dick Ayers
* Steve Bissette
* Terry Brooks
* Bob Haney
* Russ Heath
* Carol Lay
* Michael Moorcock
* Janice Tobias
* George Tuska

1998|

* John Broome
* Eddie Campbell
* Nick Cardy
* David Glanzer
* Fred Guardineer
* Lorenzo Mattotti
* Paul S. Newman
* John Severin
* Joe Simon
* Naoko Takeuchi
* Mark Yturralde

1999|

* Tom Batiuk
* Chuck Cuidera
* Samuel R. Delany
* Arnold Drake
* Sam Glanzman
* Larry Gonick
* Irwin Hasen
* Sue Lord

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