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Jerry Bingham

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Jerry Bingham
BornGerald Joseph Bingham Jr.
(1953-06-25) June 25, 1953 (age 71)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Area(s)Penciller
Notable works
Batman: Son of the Demon
Marvel Team-Up
AwardsKirby Award, 1984
Golden Apple Award, 1987
Emmy Award, 1998–1999
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Gerald Joseph Bingham Jr.[1] (born June 25, 1953,[2] in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist who has worked in the fields of comic books, commercial illustration, and design. He is known for his artwork on Marvel Team-Up and the DC Comics graphic novel Batman: Son of the Demon.

Biography

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Given his first break by veteran comics artist Dan Adkins,[3] Bingham's first published comics work was a Green Arrow backup story in World's Finest Comics #251 (June–July 1978).[4] From there, Bingham drew comics for Marvel Comics, First Comics, TSR, Malibu Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Heavy Metal, and others. He drew the Batman: Son of the Demon graphic novel in 1987, which introduced a character later revealed to be Damian Wayne.[5] This graphic novel reputedly "restored DC Comics to first place in sales after fifteen years."[6]

Leaving comics in the late 1990s, Bingham moved to the West Coast, where he did production art for the movies, designing props, special effects and monster make-up. He contributed design work for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, shopping centers, Universal Studios, and the Hollywood Christmas Parade. In addition, Bingham has illustrated paperback, game, and magazine covers.

Education

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Bingham attended the American Academy of Art, the Scottsdale Artists School, the California Art Institute, and UCLA.

Awards

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Bibliography

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DC Comics

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First Comics

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  • Beowulf graphic novel (1984)
  • Warp! #10–15, 17–18 (1984)

HM Communications, Inc.

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Marvel Comics

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Epic Comics

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  • Onyx Overlord #1–4 (1992–1993)

Malibu Comics

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bails, Jerry (October 18, 2006). "Bingham, Jerry". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  3. ^ Best, Daniel (2005). "Jerry Bingham". AdelaideComicsandBooks.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2013. Dan [Adkins] lived in New Jersey, so I went over and visited, and he let me stay on his couch for a couple of weeks and he set up a second drawing board. I sat at the board and he told me what I was doing wrong and helped me work up a whole new bunch of samples. At the end of the two weeks he took me into New York and introduced me to Archie Goodwin, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel at the time. Archie, possibly the best and nicest boss ever in comics, gave me my first job.
  4. ^ Jerry Bingham at the Grand Comics Database
  5. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. In an over-sized hardcover graphic novel one-shot, writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jerry Bingham introduced a monumental new character into the life of the Dark Knight - Damian Wayne. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Mike W. Barr". FantasticFiction. 2012. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "1985 Jack Kirby Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
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Preceded by Black Panther artist
1979 		Succeeded by
Denys Cowan
(in 1988)
Preceded by Batman Confidential artist
2011 		Succeeded by
n/a
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