Cully Hamner

Hamner at the New York Comic Convention 2012

Cully Hamner (born March 7, 1969 in Huntsville , Alabama ) is an American comic book artist and writer who is best known for his work on books such as Green Lantern : Mosaic , Blue Beetle , Black Lightning : Year One , Detective Comics . He is also the illustrator of the 2003 mini-series RED , which was adapted with the feature film RED - Älter, Härter, Besser ( 2010 ), as well as its sequel RED 2 ( 2013 ) each with Bruce Willis .

Career

Cully Hamner was born on March 7, 1969. He graduated from Albert P. Brewer High School in Somerville, Alabama . In 1992 a first comic was published: Green Lantern: Mosaic . Since then he has worked for various American comic publishers, including the series Blue Beetle and RED . He was also one of the founders of Gaijin Studios in Atlanta and worked as a creative consultant for 12 Gauge Comics , a publisher that published The Ride , Gun Candy , Body Bags and Occult Crimes Taskforce, among others .

Hamner was involved in Warren Ellis' series Down . He designed the current version of DC Comics ' Blue Beetle and worked on the series from 2006 to 2007, after the tenth issue he only contributed the cover illustrations. In 2009 his miniseries Black Lightning : Year One , created with author Jen Van Meter , appeared , which was nominated for two Glyph Awards . In 2010, RED was filmed by Summit Entertainment as RED - Older, Harder, Better , followed by the sequel RED 2 in 2013 .

In June 2009, DC Comics' monthly Detective Comics magazine began Hamner's series The Question . From 2011 he was involved in the New 52 called the restart of all DC Comics series by creating the first three editions of The Shade with the author James Dale Robinson .

bibliography

Comic series

The Shade Issues 1-3 (2011), with author James Dale Robinson
Detective Comics issues 854–865 (2009–2010), collaboration on the series The Question , with author Greg Rucka
Black Lightning : Year One Issues 1-6 (2009) with author Jen Van Meter
Blue Beetle issues 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10 (2006–2007) with authors Keith Giffen and John Rogers
Down Issues 2-4 (2005-2006), with author Warren Ellis for Top Cow
RED 3-series miniseries (2003-2004) with author Warren Ellis for WildStorm
Batman: Tense's 2-part miniseries (2003) starring Joe Casey for DC Comics
Uncanny X-Men Issue 400 (2001) with writer Joe Casey for Marvel Comics
The Titans Issue 14 (2000) with authors Brian K. Vaughan and Devin Grayson for DC Comics
Wonder Woman Issue 153 (2000) (finishes) with artist Georges Jeanty with writer Mark Millar for DC Comics
Green Lantern Secret Files (1999) with writer Ron Marz for DC Comics
Tom Strong Issue 3 (1999) with writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse for America's Best Comics
Daredevil issue 379 (1998) with author Scott Lobdell for Marvel Comics
Daredevil issue 376 (1998) with author Scott Lobdell for Marvel Comics
Uncanny X-Men Issue 352 (1998) with author Steven T. Seagle for Marvel Comics
Robin Issues 42, 46 (1997), (Layouts) with author Chuck Dixon for DC Comics
Penthouse Comix Issue 23 (1996) for General Media
Men's Adventure Comix Issue 3 (1996) for General Media
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty Issue 8 (1996) with author Mark Waid for Marvel Comics
Green Lantern Issue 58 (1995) with writer Ron Marz for DC Comics
Firearm (1994–1995) with author James Dale Robinson for Malibu Comics
Silver Surfer Issues 83 (1993) with writer Ron Marz for Marvel Comics
Green Lantern: Mosaic Issues 1–5, 7–10, 12, 13, and 15 (1992–1993) with author Gerard Jones for DC Comics

Comic anthologies and individual works

Red: Eyes Only (2010), written and illustrated by Hamner.
Metal Hurlant Anthology (2005), Pieces De Rechange ( Spare Parts ) with author Stuart Moore for Les Humanoides
Star Wars Tales Anthology (2005) Marked with author Rob Williams for Dark Horse Comics
Spider-Man Unlimited Anthology (2005), Amnesiac with author Petar Bridges for Marvel Comics
The Ride: 2 For The Road Anthology (2005), Big Plans written and illustrated by Hamner for 12 Gauge Comics
The Ride: Wheels Of Change Anthology (2004), Act One with writer Doug Wagner for 12 Gauge Comics
Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions Anthology (2002), Power Pack for Marvel Comics
WildStorm Summer Special Anthology (2001), Orbital with author Warren Ellis for WildStorm
Weird Western Tales Anthology # 4 (2001), Savaged, with author Bruce Jones for Vertigo
Young Justice : Sins of Youth Secret Files Anthology # 1 (2001) for DC Comics
Gen-Active Anthology # 5 (2001), Father's Day with author Jay Faerber for WildStorm
DCU 2000 Secret Files solo work (2000), Aliens in the DCU for DC Comics
X-Men Unlimited Anthology # 29 (2000), Tempered Steel written and illustrated for Marvel Comics
Authority Annual 2000 Solo work (2000) with author Joe Casey for WildStorm
X-Men: Millennial Visions Anthology (2000), Project: Cerebro-X for Marvel Comics
Superman Metropolis Secret Files Anthology (2000), Municipal Bonds with author Mark Schultz for DC Comics
DC One Million 80-Page Giant Anthology (1999), The Divided Self, with author Grant Morrison for DC Comics
Secret Origins 80-Page Giant Anthology (1998), Little Wing, with writer Chuck Dixon for DC Comics
Timeslip Collection Anthology (1998), Sub-Mariner for Marvel Comics
Superman Villain's Secret Files Anthology (1998), Your Power is His (Parasite) with author Roger Stern for Marvel Comics
Batman Chronicles Anthology # 9 (1997), (layouts) for DC Comics
Stormwatch Special Single Work # 2 (1995) with author Ron Marz for WildStorm / Image Comics

Pin-ups and covers

The Shade # 1–3 (2011), various covers

Red: Eyes Only single cover (2010), for WildStorm

Red , four episodes, for WildStorm

Black Lightning : Year One Miniseries (2009) # 1-6 covers

Blue Beetle # 1–2, 10, 13–24 covers

RED miniseries (2003-2004), cover

Batman: Tenses Miniseries (2003), cover

Transmetropolitan: I Hate it Here Anthology (2000)

Day of Judgment Secret Files Anthology (1999), Profile: The Phantom Stranger

Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files Anthology (1999), Ferro

Superman Secret Files Anthology (1999), Gog Pin-Up

Legion: Secret Files Anthology (1998), Ultra Boy Pin-Up

Legion of Super-Heroes # 100, Pin-Up

Daredevil # 376-379 (1998), cover

Robin # 42-51 (1997-1998), regular cover artist

JLA Gallery (1997), untitled pin-up

The Foot Soldiers (1996), untitled pin-up

Batman Chronicles Gallery # 1 (1996), Gaijin jam pin-up

WildStorm Ultimate Sports # 1 (1996), untitled pin-up

Sovereign Seven Plus 1 (1996), untitled pin-up

Shi: Senryaku # 3 (1995), untitled pin-up

Grendel Warchild TPB (1995), untitled pin-up

WildC.ATs Adventures Sourcebook # 1 (1995), untitled pin-up

Hawkman Annual # 2 (1995), Golden-age Hawkman Pin-Up

Team Youngblood # 12 (1995), untitled pin-up

Homage Studios Swimsuit Special # 1 (1994), untitled pin-up

Amazing Heroes Spoof Swimsuit Special # 1 (1993), untitled pin-up

Web links

Interviews

Getting DOWN with Cully Hamner , Comics Bulletin, September 2, 2005
Who's That Bug? Hamner on Blue Beetle ( Memento from December 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (cached), Newsarama, December 7, 2005
Cully Hamner , The Outhouse, April 19, 2006
Cully Hamner Signs DC Exclusive , Newsarama, March 24, 2009
Cully Hamner: Giving The Question a Fresh Look , Newsarama, March 30, 2009

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Cully Hamner. Good Reads, accessed July 25, 2013 .
↑ ^a ^b Cully Hamner. Lambiek Comiclopedia, accessed July 25, 2013 .
↑ Chris Welch: 'Red' movie based on comic book by Huntsville native Cully Hamner. October 8, 2010, accessed May 8, 2015 .
↑ Christopher Irving: Blue Beetle Companion: His Many Lives From 1939 to Today . TwoMorrows Publishing , Raleigh, 2007. ISBN 1-893905-70-5
↑ David Pepose: 2010 Glyph Awards Announced. (No longer available online.) Newsarama on February 17, 2010, archived from the original on February 21, 2010 ; Retrieved July 25, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Borys Kit: RED Aims For Green Light. The Hollywood Reporter , June 11, 2008, accessed May 8, 2015 .
↑ Borys Kit: Summit Pulls the Trigger on 'RED' Sequel. The Hollywood Reporter , November 17, 2011, accessed January 18, 2011 .
^ Cully Hamner Signs DC Exclusive. Newsarama, March 24, 2009, accessed May 8, 2015 .
↑ EXCLUSIVE: Robinson's 'Shade' Debut, More October Solicits. Comic Book Resources , July 12, 2011, accessed May 8, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hamner, Cully
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American comic book artist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Huntsville , Alabama

[GoodReads-1] Cully Hamner. Good Reads, accessed July 25, 2013 .

[Lambiek-2] Cully Hamner. Lambiek Comiclopedia, accessed July 25, 2013 .

[3] Chris Welch: 'Red' movie based on comic book by Huntsville native Cully Hamner. October 8, 2010, accessed May 8, 2015 .

[4] Christopher Irving: Blue Beetle Companion: His Many Lives From 1939 to Today . TwoMorrows Publishing , Raleigh, 2007. ISBN 1-893905-70-5

[5] David Pepose: 2010 Glyph Awards Announced. (No longer available online.) Newsarama on February 17, 2010, archived from the original on February 21, 2010 ; Retrieved July 25, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[6] Borys Kit: RED Aims For Green Light. The Hollywood Reporter , June 11, 2008, accessed May 8, 2015 .

[7] Borys Kit: Summit Pulls the Trigger on 'RED' Sequel. The Hollywood Reporter , November 17, 2011, accessed January 18, 2011 .

[8] Cully Hamner Signs DC Exclusive. Newsarama, March 24, 2009, accessed May 8, 2015 .

[9] EXCLUSIVE: Robinson's 'Shade' Debut, More October Solicits. Comic Book Resources , July 12, 2011, accessed May 8, 2015 .