Kerry Gammill

Kerry Gammill
Born (1954-04-26) April 26, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller
Notable works
Marvel Team-Up
Power Man and Iron Fist
Superman vol. 2
http://www.KerryGammill.com

Kerry Gammill (born April 26, 1954)[1] is an American artist who has worked in the fields of comic books, special effects, storyboards, and character designs. As a comic book artist, he is best known for his work on Power Man and Iron Fist for Marvel Comics and Superman for DC Comics.

Early life

Gammill grew up as a fan of the comics of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the work of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Buscema, Gene Colan, and Jim Steranko.[2]

Career

Kerry Gammill began working for Marvel Comics with his first published work, a Spider-Man/Daredevil story titled "A Fluttering of Wings Most Foul", appearing in Marvel Team-Up #73 (Sept. 1978).[3] During his time in the comics industry, he illustrated such series as Power Man and Iron Fist, Superman vol. 2, and Action Comics. He collaborated with writer J. M. DeMatteis on the creation of Frog-Man in Marvel Team-Up #121 (Sept. 1982)[4] and featured the character in a storyline in Marvel Fanfare #32 (May 1987).[5] Gammill co-created such other characters as Ariel, White Rabbit, Chance, Leila Davis, and Draaga. He drew the first two issues of the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man limited series in 1991[6] and in the following year, was one of the artists on the debut issue of Team Titans.[7]

Power Girl #1 (June 1988). Cover art by Kerry Gammill and inker Dick Giordano

After leaving comics, Gammill became a special effects concept artist, character designer, and storyboard artist for movies, TV shows, and the gaming industry.[8] Projects he worked on include Virus, Species II, Phantoms, The Outer Limits, and Tremors: The Series.[9]

In 2001, Vanguard Productions published Kerry Gammill's Drawing Monsters and Heroes for Comics and Film,[10] a how-to book containing art from Gammill's comics, kids' promotions, and creature design for movies and TV. Gammill later co-authored another book for Vanguard on the art of Basil Gogos.[11] In 2020, Gammill served as art director on Legendary Comics' adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 Dracula novel, which used the likeness of Bela Lugosi, the lead actor in the 1931 film from Universal Pictures.[12] Four years later, Gammill worked on a similar project, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff which adapted the 1818 novel into comics and used the likeness of Boris Karloff, the lead actor in the 1931 film produced by Universal Pictures.[13][14]

Personal life

Gammill has been married to Susan Gammill since 1975. They have three children, a son, Jeff, born in 1980,[15] another son, Steve, born in 1983 and a daughter, Kathryn born in 1992. He also has three grandchildren, Piper, Brielle and Madelyn. Gammill lives in Fort Worth, Texas.[9]

Bibliography

Absolute Comics

Adhesive Comics

DC Comics

IDW Publishing

  • The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #24 (text article) (2018)

Legendary Comics

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi GN (2020)
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff GN (2024)

Marvel Comics

Nate Butler Studio, Inc.

  • Aida-Zee #1 (1990)

The S. F. C. A.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sacks, Jason (April 24, 2011). "Kerry Gammill: Having Fun in the Monsterverse". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Kerry Gammill at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2012). "1980s". In Gilbert, Laura (ed.). Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 130. ISBN 978-0756692360. Written by J. M. DeMatteis and drawn by Kerry Gammill...Spidey and the Torch...met a new hero - Frog-Man.
  5. ^ Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 161: "J. M. DeMatteis and penciller and co-plotter Kerry Gammill took Spider-Man on one of his weirdest adventures - battling the Yellow Claw with Captain America and Frog-Man."
  6. ^ Cowsill, Alan "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 192: "Spider-Man's bad guys took center stage as writer Danny Fingeroth and artists Al Milgrom and Kerry Gammill showed the world from the villains' point of view."
  7. ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1990s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The team...started with a bang, offering five first issues, that each contained a different origin story for every team member. Marv Wolfman supplied the scripts for each issue while the art was handled by Kevin Maguire, Gabriel Morrissette, Adam Hughes, Michael Netzer, Kerry Gammill, and Phil Jimenez.
  8. ^ "Kerry Gammill". Lambiek Comiclopedia. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Firstley, Ashley-Crystal (January 17, 2012). "Kerry Gammill". Discover Denton. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014.
  10. ^ Gammill, Kerry (2001). Drawing Monsters & Heroes for Film & Comics. Vanguard Productions. pp. 112. ISBN 978-1887591164.
  11. ^ Gammill, Kerry; Spurlock, J. David (2006). Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos. Vanguard Productions. p. 168. ISBN 978-1887591713.
  12. ^ Evangelista, Chris (August 13, 2020). "Bela Lugosi is Dracula Again in New Comic Arriving This October". /Film. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Legendary Comics will release a new comic adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula with the Count drawn to resemble Lugosi exactly, with cooperation from the Lugosi family. The adaptation of Stoker's novel comes from Robert Napton, with art by El Garing and Kerry Gammill serving as art director.
  13. ^ Ezekwe, Nnamdi (October 24, 2024). "Excusive: Legendary Comics Unveils Trailer For New Frankenstein Graphic Novel". CBR.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2024. Legendary Comics collaborated with Sara Karloff of Karloff Enterprises to produce the graphic novel that brings 'Shelley and Karloff together for the first time in a faithful adaptation of the novel starring the iconic actor in the lead role of the fully reimagined monster.' Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff features the artistic talents of Kerry Gammill and El Garing, the team behind Legendary Comics' award-winning Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi, which debuted four years ago.
  14. ^ T, Amber (November 13, 2024). "Legendary Comics' Frankenstein Comes With An All-New Karloff Creature Design". Fangoria. Archived from the original on November 17, 2024. A reunion of the award-winning creative team of Kerry Gammill and El Garing (the RONDO Award-winning Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi), this adaptation of Shelley's 1818 novel brings to life Boris Karloff's iconic performance, and introduces an all-new original design of Karloff as the creature.
  15. ^ Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins," Power Man and Iron Fist #71 (July 1981).
Preceded by Power Man and Iron Fist artist
1980–1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Marvel Team-Up artist
1982–1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Superman vol. 2 artist
1988–1989 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Action Comics artist
(with George Pérez)
1989–1990 		Succeeded by