Mark Bodē

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Mark Bodē

Mark Vaughn Anthony Bodē (born February 18, 1963 in New York Utica ) is an American comic book artist , tattoo artist and graffiti artist . He is the son of the underground comix -Zeichners Vaughn Bode . In addition to the publication of his own work and his activity as a tattoo artist, he repeatedly creates new editions of his father's works and ensures that they are published so that Vaughn Bodē's works remain accessible to a wide audience. Mark Bodē has published various comic books and albums of his own, articles in comic magazines such as Heavy Metal and Epic Illustrated , and tattoo designs in a book and various magazines. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in North America, Europe and Australia.

Life

Early years

Mark was born to Vaughn Bodē and his wife Barbara. Mark began drawing as a three-year-old boy and it was clear to him early on that, like his father, he wanted to become an artist.

In 1972 the parents' marriage broke up. Mark subsequently grew up with his mother. During a stay with his father in 1975, he died in an autoerotic suicide accident. Twelve year old Mark was present when his uncle Vincent forcibly opened the bedroom door of Vaughn and found his lifeless body.

Bodē studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the College of Marin in California from 1981 to 1984, and animation at San Francisco State University from 1984 to 1985 .

Career

comics

After Vaughn Bodē's death in 1975, his estate, and with it the rights to his work, passed into the possession of his ex-wife Barbara Bodē (after another marriage, Barbara Fallon) and his son Mark. In the following years, Barbara made sure that Vaughn's art continued to be published. Mark later increasingly took on this task. Among other things, he edited and published a work edition by his father, which was published in 14 volumes by Fantagraphics Books from 1988 to 2001. In addition, Mark worked out various ideas from his father, some of which he had left behind only as concepts or sketches. For example, the story The Lizard of Oz , which was released as an album in 2004 , or the series Cobalt 60 , which is based on a ten-page short story by Vaughn Bodē.

As a child he was already coloring his father's comics, and Vaughn had a profound influence on Mark's own style. However, Mark also had a certain influence on his father's work, for example the character Frankenstein Lizard from the story Cheech Wizard Bogart a Pud goes back to an idea of ​​the young Mark.

Mark's first work appeared in 1978 in Cosmic Circus , a comic book that included work by Vaughn Bodē and Larry Todd, as well as a story by Mark Bodē and John Burnham , who also designed the cover. Shortly afterwards, Heavy Metal magazine commissioned Mark Bodē to colorize the story of Zook , which his father had drawn in the early 1970s. The colored version of Zooks appeared in Heavy Metal from January to April 1980 and this release can be seen as the beginning of Mark's career as a cartoonist.

With publications such as the Gyro Comics and the extremely successful series Miami Mice , Mark also managed to establish himself as an independent artist. Miami Mice is one of the best-selling black and white American comics ever. He drew several volumes in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird .

His greatest success is certainly the Cobalt 60 series . Vaughn Bodē had already created the character in 1959 and made some character sketches and a short story in 1968, but then did not pursue the concept any further. Mark Cobalt 60 worked out for Epic Illustrated with copywriter Larry Todd, who was a friend and colleague of his father's . The series appeared in the magazine published by Marvel Comics in 1984 and 1985 . The series has published seven volumes so far. On the initiative of Zack Snyder , who is a fan of the series, Universal Studios secured the rights to a film adaptation of Cobalt 60 in 2011 . A real film was planned to be directed by Snyder. So far the project has not been implemented.

graffiti

Although he was never active as a graffiti artist himself, Vaughn Bodē enjoyed a legendary reputation in the graffiti scene after early and influential artists such as Dondi , Zephyr and Mare139 appropriated his characters in the 1970s. This brought Mark into contact with the sprayer scene and he started spraying graffiti in 1986. He developed into an influential artist on the graffiti scene. Images of his work appear in magazines such as Graphotism and While You Were Sleeping , as well as in books on graffiti art, such as Spraycan Art by Henry Chalfant and James Prigoff . In Bridgeport, Connecticut, there were several graffiti festivals dedicated to Vaughn and Mark Bodē, such as Every Bode Get Up! 2002 and Lizard King Ball 2003. In addition to Mark, around 20 artists each took part in these meetings.

Tattoos

Since 1994 Bodē has also been active as a tattoo artist. His tattoos are featured in magazines such as Juxtapoz and Tabu Tattoo . In 2013 he published The Big Book of Bodē Tattoos , which contains over 400 of his tattoo designs.

Private life

Mark Bodē lives in San Francisco and works as a tattoo artist at Sacred Rose Tattoos in Berkeley . He is married and has a daughter.

Publications

comics

Mark Bodē's work has appeared in numerous magazines such as Penthouse , Hustler , Gauntlet and others, some of which he also designed the covers for. In addition, the following comics appeared:

Individual publications

  • Miami Mice # 1. Rip Off Press, San Francisco 1986.
  • Mark Bodē's Miami Mice # 2. Rip Off Press, San Francisco 1986.
  • Mark Bodē's Miami Mice # 3. Rip Off Press, San Francisco 1986.
  • Mark Bodē's Miami Mice # 4. Rip Off Press, San Francisco 1987.
  • with Larry Todd: Gyro Force. Rip Off Press, San Francisco 1987.
  • Gyrotropolis. Rip Off Press, San Francisco 1987.
  • GyroBotics. Rip Off Press, San Francisco 1988.
  • with Vaughn Bodē and Larry Todd: Cobalt 60 Starblaze Graphics. Virginia Beach 1988.
  • with Kevin Eastman: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 18. Mirage Studios, Northampton 1989.
  • with Kevin Eastman: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 32. Mirage Studios, Northampton 1989.
  • with Larry Todd: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Times Pipeline. Mirage Studios, Northampton 1992.
  • with Vaughn Bodē and Larry Todd: Cobalt 60 Book One. Tundra Publishing, Northampton 1992, ISBN 1-879450-35-6 .
  • with Larry Todd: Cobalt 60 Book Two. Tundra Publishing, Northampton 1992, ISBN 1-879450-36-6 .
  • with Larry Todd: Cobalt 60 Book Three. Tundra Publishing, Northampton 1992, ISBN 1-879450-37-2 .
  • with Larry Todd: Cobalt 60 Book Four. Tundra Publishing, Northampton 1992, ISBN 1-879450-38-0 .
  • The Lizard of Oz. Fantagraphics Books, Seattle 2004, ISBN 978-1-56097-595-3 .
  • Cheech Wizard goes to Berlin. Overkill, Berlin 2008.
  • Miami Mice - The Complete Collection. Golden Frog Press 2014, ISBN 978-1-4951-0724-5 .
  • Cobalt 60: The Rise of Lithium Pt. 1. Infzone Publications, Bristol 2015, ISBN 978-0-9931128-3-6 .
  • with Vaughn Bodē: Cheech Wizard's Book of Me. Fantagraphics Books, Seattle 2015, ISBN 978-1-60699-819-9 .
  • Cobalt 60 Episode Zero. Butler Digital, 2018, ISBN 978-0-692-07518-0 Augmented-Reality -Comic: If the individual pages are captured with a smartphone camera, 3D animations of the pages can be called up via an app.
  • Cobalt 60: The Death of Cobalt. Mark Bodē self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-1-79416-262-4 .

Contributions to anthologies and magazines

  • 1978 Zalone 1. In: The Best of Cosmic Circus. (Cosmic Brain Trust, Berkeley.) With John Burnham.
  • 1980 Zooks. In: Heavy Metal. (January, March, April 1980). (HM Communications, Easthampton.) Written and drawn by Vaughn Bodē, colored by Mark Bodē.
  • 1983 The Yellow Hat. In: Epic Illustrated. # 19 (Marvel Comics, New York.)
  • 1984 Cheech Wizard is the greatest smartest wizard who ever lived. In: Epic Illustrated. # 23 (Marvel Comics, New York.)
  • 1984 Gee, Cheech Wizard, I is real glad I'm your assistant. In: Epic Illustrated. # 23 (Marvel Comics, New York.)
  • 1984 Oh, Cheech Wizard, I can't find tha mushrooms you want me to pick. In: Epic Illustrated. # 23 (Marvel Comics, New York.)
  • 1984 Once upon a time at 2:30 in the afternoon. In: Epic Illustrated. # 23 (Marvel Comics, New York.)
  • 1984–1985 Cobalt 60. In: Epic Illustrated # 27–31 (Marvel Comics, New York.)
  • 1985 Snickers That's Entertainment. In: Epic Illustrated. # 33 (Marvel Comics, New York.)
  • 1987 Battle of the Sexes. In: Rip Off Comix # 16. (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.)
  • 1987 Turtle Troop. In: Grunts # 1. (Mirage Studios, Northampton.)
  • 1989 Machines: Big Serious Survey of Advanced Mechanical Moving Mechanisms. In: Fire Sale (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.)
  • 1989 alien sex. In: Fire Sale (Rip Off Press, San Francisco.)
  • 1990 Cherry Does Zara Tungi. In: Cherry # 9. (Last Gasp, San Francisco.)
  • 1990 Rebel Without a Hardon. In: Cherry # 10. (Last Gasp, San Francisco.)
  • 1991 The Codex of Good Head. In: Cherry # 12. (Last Gasp, San Francisco.)
  • 1991 I'm thinking of wonderful creative excitements ... In: Tundra Mini Comic # 1. (Tundra Publishing, Northampton.)
  • 1991 I Have A Dream. In: Taboo Especial (Spiderbaby Grafix & Publications.)
  • 1994 Ninjara vs. Mondo Dog Catcher. In: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Giant Size Special # 8. (Archie Comics, Mamaroneck.)
  • 1994 E = MC Zip Lock. In: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Giant Size Special # 11. (Archie Comics, Mamaroneck.)
  • 1994: Russian Girl with Red Star. In: Heavy Metal Special Editions: Pin Up. (Metal Mammoth Inc., Easthampton.)
  • 1995 Cobalt 60: Da 'Dust Devil. In: Heavy Metal Special Editions: Overdrive. (Metal Mammoth Inc., Easthampton.)
  • 1995 Young Genetically-Altered Samurai Lizards. In: Cherry # 17. (Kitchen Sink Press, Northampton.)
  • 1995 The Story of Chicken Licken. In: Negative Burn # 21. (Caliber Comics.)
  • 1996 The Moorish Lady's Story. In: A Night in a Moorish Harem # 1. (NBM, New York)
  • 1999 The Codex of Strange Body Piercing. In: Cherry # 21. (Cherry Comics, Albuquerque.)
  • 2000 I Think I'm Going to Vomit. In: Cherry # 22. (Cherry Comics, Albuquerque.)
  • 2007 The Lone Lizard: Hang Um 'When They're High. In: Heavy Metal. (September 2007). (Metal Mammoth Inc., Easthampton.)

Others

  • 2013 The Big Book of Bodē Tattoos (Last Gasp, San Francisco.) ISBN 978-0-86719-779-2 Contains mostly drawings and tattoo designs by Mark Bodē, but also some works by his father Vaughn.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2000 Picturing the Modern Amazon . Museum of Contemporary Art, New York.
  • 2005 Tribute to Vaughn Bodē . Vaughn Bodē, Vincent Bodē, Mark Bodē. Oaklandish, Oakland.
  • 2006 The Bodē Tribute Berlin . 103 Club, Berlin.
  • 2008 Cheech Wizard goes to Berlin . Berghain Club, Berlin.
  • 2009 The Bodē Broad Exhibition . Double Punch, San Francisco.
  • 2009 Unfurling: This Land . Mark Bodē, Isabel Rucker, Mike Dingle. Somart Gallery, San Francisco.
  • 2010 Wizards, Lizards and Broads. 1AM Gallery, San Francisco.
  • 2012 Metalmorphosis . Mark Bodē and Metal Man Ed. 1AM Gallery, San Francisco.
  • 2012 Da Bodē in Amsterdam . ArTicks Gallery, Amsterdam.
  • 2012 Bodē in Oz . House of Bricks, Melbourne.
  • 2012 Bodē in Oz . China Heights, Sidney.
  • 2013 El Mundo de los Bodē . Montana Gallery, Barcelona.
  • 2013 Junkwaffel . Mark Bodē and Cheo. Hangfire Gallery, London.
  • 2014 The Masked Lizard Rides Again . Aerosol Warfare Gallery, Houston.
  • 2015 Le Monde Erotique de Mark Bode et Vaughn . Adda Gallery, Paris.
  • 2016 Wizards, Lizards and Broads . Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Angela Frucci: Following a Wiz to a Far-Out Oz; A Son Completes the Legacy Of an Underground Cartoonist. New York Times, May 31, 2004, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Bob Levin: Vaughn Bodé - See My Light Come Shining In: The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 5. Fantagraphic Books, Seattle, 2005. Online on the homepage of Mark Bodé.
  3. ↑ Mark Bodē's Facebook page. Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Mark Bode Biography. on the homepage of Mark Bodē, accessed on April 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e Vincent Pompetti: Mark Bode Interview. Lectrics Magazine, January 25, 2011, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  6. ^ Andreja Velimirović: Mark Bode Biography. Widewalls Magazine, December 2, 2014, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Vaughn Bode, Mark Bode, Larry Todd: Cobalt 60 . No. 1 . Tundra Publishing, Northampton 1991, pp. 3, 6-20 .
  8. ^ Cobalt 60 Movie. Movie Insider, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b c Reyhan Harmanci: In finishing comics, a Son Completes a Legacy. New York Times, July 1, 2010, accessed April 23, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Henry Chalfant, James Prigoff: Spraycan Art . Thames and Hudson, London 1987, ISBN 0-500-27469-X (English).
  11. ↑ Art Crimes: Bridgeport 4. Art Crimes - The Writing on the Wall, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Art Crimes: Lizard King Ball 2003. Art Crimes - The Writing on the Wall, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Our Artists: Mark Bode. Sacret Rose Tattoos homepage, accessed April 23, 2019 .
  14. ^ Artist Bio - Mark Bodé on the Fantagraphics Books homepage. Archived from the original , accessed April 24, 2019.
  15. ↑ a b Events Archive. on the homepage of Mark Bodé, accessed on April 23, 2019 (English).
  16. ↑ Cheech Wizard goes to Berlin. Reality Check Berlin, May 11, 2008, accessed on April 24, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Events. on the homepage of Mark Bodé, accessed on April 24, 2019 (English).
  18. ↑ On The Road: Following Isabel Rucker's 'Unfurling'. 7x7, November 25, 2011, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Maya: New Exhibition: METALMORPHOSIS featuring Mark Bode and Metal Man Ed! Acclaim Magazine, August 17, 2012, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  20. ^ Mark Bode brings his art to Amsterdam. PRLog Press Release Distribution, May 15, 2012, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  21. ↑ a b Chris Rudge: Bode In Oz: Mark Bode's Cartoon Concert. Concrete Playground, February 12, 2012, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  22. ↑ El mundo de los Bode. Montana Gallery Barcelona, accessed April 24, 2019 (Spanish).
  23. ↑ Junkwaffel ft. Mark Bodé and Cheo. Hangfire Gallery, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  24. ^ The Masked Lizard Rides Again. Fresh Arts, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  25. ↑ Le Monde Erotique de Mark Bode et Vaughn Comics pour Grafftis. Nobulo, accessed April 24, 2019 (French).
  26. ^ Lorenzo Pereira: Mark Bode Art Show - Wizards, Lizards and Broads. Widewalls Magazine, June 19, 2016, accessed April 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Bodē, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bodē, Mark Vaughn Anthony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comic book artist, graffiti artist, tattoo artist
DATE OF BIRTH 18th February 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Utica , New York , USA