James O' Barr the Crow
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James o' barr the crow Continue American graphic artist and comic James O'Barr in April 2016 Born (1960-01-01) January 1, 1960 (age 60)Detroit, Michigan, USA NationalityAmericarea (s)Writer, ArtistNotable works crowChildren1 James O'Barr (born January 1, 1960) is an American comic book artist, writer and graphic artist, best known as the creator of the Comic Book series Raven. The early life of O'Barr, an orphan, was brought up in the system of adoptive parents. Career in 1978, O'Barr enlisted in the Marine Corps. While in Germany, he illustrated combat aids for the military. Before entering the Marines, O'Barra's fiancee, Beverly, was killed by a drunk driver. Living in Berlin in 1981, O'Barr began working on his comic book The Crow as a means of dealing with his personal tragedy. O'Barr was inspired by a Detroit newspaper in connection with the $20 murder of a young couple in an engagement ring. In the film The Crow the main character Eric and his fiancee Shelley killed by a gang of criminals. Eric returns from the dead, guided by a supernatural crow to hunt his killers. After retiring from the Marine Corps, O'Barr continued his painting and illustration, as well as doing various odd jobs, including working in a Detroit body shop. Crow sat on the shelf for seven years, but finally he found a publisher with Gary Reed caliber Press. The first miniseries was published in 1989. Since then, The Crow has sold more than 750,000 copies worldwide. O'Barr's hope that his project would lead to a personal catharsis was not justified. During an interview in 1994, he said, I drew every page, it made me more self-destructive, if anything... There is pure anger on every page. In the 1990s, O'Barr was associated with the experimental metal band Trust Obey, which was briefly signed to Trent Reznor's Nothing label. (quote needed) Trust Obey released the album Fear and Bullets: Music to Accompany The Crow in 1993. The album was packed with a special edition of Crowe's graphic novel. Crow was adapted into a successful film of the same name in 1994, which was marred by the tragic death of its star, Brandon Lee, during filming. The film was a continuation of three sequels and a television series. After the success of The Crow, O'Barr began planning a post-apocalyptic graphic novel called Gothic. The series was based on The Wizard of Oz and featured Johnny from his story Frame 137 as the main character. In January 2013, Motionworks Entertainment released the Western comic O'Barre Sundown, which served as their debut comic book for the iPhone and iPad. He also announced his work on a comic book about the Korean War, focused on the efforts of three U.S. Marine Corps crews to hold on to Fox Hill during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, with a different artist drawing each Gun. In 2013, O'Barr was appointed consultant on a possible reboot The Crowe film franchise. Although he had previously opposed the project, O'Barr revealed his involvement in the reboot of The Crow in October 2014. He discussed the approach to adaptation and the efforts being made to respect the original film. Later, in November 2014, O'Barr appeared on Wizard World Tulsa Comic Con and stated that he had written the screenplay with screenwriter Cliff Dorfman. The personal lives of James O'Barr and Chiara Bautista at Lucca Comics and Games 2018 According to the mid-2000s, O'Barr lives in Dallas with his daughter. Bibliography Title Publishers Date Item Type Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Special #1 Pin-Up: Crow Fantagraphics Books 1990-06 Comic Andy: Brothers and Sisters #1 Back Cover Sabre's Edge 2001 Comic Anodyne Cover, 5 Plates (Crow) Blue Monkey Graphics 2005 Portfolio Ashes #4 Angelman 15 pages (inspired, w/ John Bergin), Wasp Baby (Morphine Dream #16) 4 pp. (w/John Bergin) Caliber Press 1990-08 Comic Book Ashes #5 Coyote 12 p. (w/John Bergin) Caliber Press 1990-10 Comic Book Beat to Pulp: Round 1 Cover Beat to Pulp 2010-10 Book (SC) Best of Northstar #1 <1> <2> <5> Spirit of Time Preview 3 p.m. Northstar/Arpad Publishing 1992-08 Comic Black Dominion Volume 1 Pin-Up: Krishna and Vox (Seitgeist) Anubis Press 1993-07 Comic Black Dominion Volume 1 (limited edition) Pin-Up-Up : Krishna and Vox (Spirit of Time) Anubis Press 1993-07 Comic Black Feathers Mag Seven Cover End Sounds 2010-11 Album Bone Saw #1 Editor (w/ John Bergin), Slave Cylinder 32 pp. (w/ Carolyn Bergin and Jeff Holland), German Cinema, Blurred 1 p. (w/ John Bergin), Recoil (Morphine Dream #21) 2 pages (w/ John Bergin) Tundra Publishing 1992 Original Comic Anthology (SC) Deady Reprints Here, Kitty from Deady the Terrible Teddy Vol. 2 Sirius Entertainment 2006-03 Collected cover #1, Atmosphere (Crow) 6 p. Caliber Press 1989-12 Comic Book Caliber Gifts No. 1 Rear Cover, Inertia (Crow) 8 p., Io, Part 1: Silo 12 pages (as Barbed Wire Halo Studios) Caliber Press 1989-01 Comic Book Calibre Gifts No. 2 Cover, Skinner (Gideon) 8 pages (sick only, w/ Gary Reed (as Kyle Garrett)) Caliber Press 1989-03 Comic Book Calibre Presents No. 3 Cover (as Barbed Halo Studios), Io Part 2: Fleshette 8 p. (as Barbed Wire Halo Studios) Caliber Press 1989-05 Comic Book Caliber Gifts No. 5 Cover, Old World 6 p.m. Only, w/Mark K. Perry and Guy Davis) Caliber Press 1989-07 Comic Book Caliber Presents #15 Sketchbook 8 pages, Crow #5 preview 9 p. Caliber Press 1990-09 Comic Book Choke Vol. 2 Cover (w/ James Widmark), Reprints Was Baby from the Ashes #4 Anubis Press 1993-08 Comic Choke Vol. 2 (limited edition) Reprints Wasp Baby from The Ashes #4 Anubis Press 1993-08 Comic Book Cobalt 60 Book 3 Pin-Up: Cobalt 60 Tundra Publishing1992-05 Magazine Comic Shop News Winter Preview Cover Comic Shop News 1990 Crow Bulletin - Special Edition, Cover, Prints Of Crow #1-4, Crow Volume 3, Inertia from Caliber Gifts #1, Atmosphere of The Christmas Caliber, and Additional Material. (Note: Revised and expanded, including 30 all-new pages and a new author's introduction) Gallery Books 2011 Collected by Ed. (SC) Crow, Cover, Back Cover, Seal #1-4 Reprints, Crow Vol. 3, Inertia from caliber Gifts #1, atmosphere of the Christmas caliber, as well as additional material. (Note: 1,500 copies of THES, some with Slipcase and CD) Graphitti Samples 1993 Collected Ed. (HC) Crow, Cover, Back Cover, Seal Prints #1-4, Crow Vol. 3, Inertia from caliber Gifts #1, atmosphere of the Christmas caliber, as well as additional material. Kitchen Sink Press 1993 Collected Ed. (SC) Crow, Cover, Back Cover, Seal #1-4 Reprints, Crow Vol. 3, Inertia from caliber Gifts #1, atmosphere of the Christmas caliber, as well as additional material. (Note: Later Print Kitchen Sink Press collected the edition, but with the slogan Now the main film added to the cover) Kitchen Sink Press 1994 Collected Ed. (SC) Crow, Cover, Back Cover, Seal #1-4 Reprints, Crow Vol. 3, Inertia from caliber Gifts #1, atmosphere of the Christmas caliber, as well as additional material. Pocket Books 2002 Collected by Ed. (SC) Crow, #0: Cycle of Destroyed Life Cover, Crow 6 pages, October-Breath of God: Crow II 2 pages, Shadowplay 1 p., She smiles in pain and glory 1 page, Spine Snake 1 p., Three Dreams from the Book of Dreams 3 pages Kitchen Sink Press 1998-12 Comics Crow, cover #1, Pain 32 pages Kalibr Press 1989-02 Comics Crow, Cover #2, Fear 32 p. Caliber Press 1989-03 Comic Book Crow, Cover #3, Irony 32 p. Caliber Press 1989-08 Crow Comics, The #4 of the cover, Despair 32 pages Kalibr Press 1989 Comics Crow, Volume 1: Pain and Fear Cover, Back Cover, Prints of Crow #1-2 Tundra Publishing 1992-01 Comics Crow , Volume 2: Irony and Despair Cover, Back Cover, Prints Of The Raven #3-4 Tundra Publishing 1992-03 Comics Crow Volume 3: Death Cover, Cover, Death 64 pages (Note: It Would Be a Crow #5 If Published by Caliber) Tundra Publishing 1992-05 Comic Book Crow: Dead Time, The Back Cover, History, Crow Reprints: Dead Time 1-3 Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1997-01 Collected Ed. (SC) Crow: Dead Time, #1 Cover, History Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1996-01 Raven Comics: Dead Time, #2 Cover, History Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1996-02 Comics Crow: Dead Time: Dead: Dead Time, cover #3, History Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1996-03 Comics Crow: Flesh and Blood, Back Cover, Crow Reprints: Flesh and Blood 1-3 Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1998-02 Collected Ed. (SC) Flesh and Blood, BSV reprints of the original covers, Crow Reprints: Flesh and Blood 1-3 Dark Horse Comics 2004 Collected Ed. (SC) Crow: Flesh and Blood, #1 Cover Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1996-05 Comics Raven: Flesh and Blood, #2 Cover Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1996-06 Comics Crow: Flesh and Blood, #3 Cover Kitchen Sink Press / Top Dollar Comics 1996-07 Comic Crow Magazine, #1 Interview 3 p. Todd McFarlane Productions / Top Dollar Comics 2000-03 magazine Crow Portfolio, Cover, 6 plates (Note: 2500 copies S'N) Tundra Publishing 1993 Portfolio Crow / Razor: Kill the Pain, #1 Cover London Night Studios / Top Dollar Comics 1998-04 Comics Crow / Razor: Kill the Pain, #2 Cover London Night Studios / Top Dollar Comics 1998-05 Comic Book Crowe / Razor : Kill the Pain, #3 Cover London Night Studios / Top Dollar Comics 1998-07 Comics Crow / Razor: Night Mask, BVV Reprints original covers London Night Studios / Top Dollar Comics 1999-02 magazine Crow : Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams, Cover, Editor (w/ Ed Kramer), Spooky, Codeine and the Dead Man 8 pages, The Real Thing 8 pages (only sick, w/Andrew Wachs), Jesus Christ Wrists 1 page, Hellbent 20 pages (only bad, w/A.