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'''''Jacen Burrows''''' is a [[San Diego]] born [[United States|American]] [[artist]] best known for his work on various [[comic books]] from [[Avatar Press]]. He graduated from the [[Savannah College of Art and Design]] in 1996 with a degree in [[Sequential Art]]. He has worked with several comic companies over the years including [[Caliber Press]] and London Night Studios, and is currently working under an exclusive contract with [[Avatar Press]]. Since working with Avatar he has worked with several of comics most prominent names including [[Alan Moore]], [[Warren Ellis]] and [[Garth Ennis]].
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'''Jacen Burrows''' (born September 11, 1972) is an American [[comic book artist]] best known for his work on various books from [[Avatar Press]] and [[Marvel Comics]].


==Career==
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His comic work includes [[Alan Moore's The Courtyard|The Courtyard]], ''Dark Blue'', ''Scars'', and ''303''. Outside of comics he has done illustration work for several video game and role playing game companies, including work on [[Rockstar Games]]'s [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]'s [[Dungeons & Dragons]].
Burrows graduated from [[Savannah College of Art and Design]] in 1996 with a degree in [[Sequential Art]] and [[Illustration]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/LondonSuperComicConvention/photos/a.207175932668911/576464552406712/?type=3|title=London Super Comic Convention|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>


He started his career providing illustrations for [[role-playing game]]s such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and [[Star Wars role-playing games|''Star Wars'']].<ref name=":0" />
He cites influences as varied as [[Matt Wagner]] and [[Tim Truman]] to [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and [[David Lynch]].


He broke into comics working as a cover artist for Avatar Press titles such as ''Snowman: Dead and Dying'', ''Threshold'', ''Quantum Mechanics'' and ''Secrets of the Ravening'', for which he also did interior work.<ref name=":0" /> In 1998 he pencilled the ''King Zombie'' series for [[Caliber Press]].<ref name=":0" />
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==Selected Bibliography==
*''Dark Blue'' (2000) written by Warren Ellis.
*''Bad World'' (2001) written by Warren Ellis.
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*[[Transmetropolitan|Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City]] (2001) written by Warren Ellis.
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*[[Ultimate Spider-Man|Ultimate Spider-Man Special #1]] written by [[Brian Michael Bendis]].
*''Scars'' (2002-2003) written by Warren Ellis.
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*''Alan Moore's Magic Words'' (2002) written by Alan Moore, adapted by Antony Johnston.
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*[[Alan Moore's The Courtyard]] (2003) written by Alan Moore, adapted by Antony Johnston.
*''Alan Moore's The Courtyard Companion'' (2004)
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*''303'' (2004 - 2005) written by Garth Ennis.


In 2000 he started collaborating with writer [[Warren Ellis]] on several titles for Avatar Press including ''From the Desk of Warren Ellis'', ''Dark Blue'', ''Scars'', ''[[Bad World]]'' and ''[[Bad Signal]].'' For Avatar Press he also illustrated several adaptations of [[Alan Moore]]'s prose, such as ''[[Alan Moore's Magic Words|Magic Words]]'', ''[[Writing For Comics|Writing for Comics]]'' and the [[H. P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft]] homages ''[[Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths]]'' and ''[[Alan Moore's The Courtyard|The Courtyard]]''. The latter led to him being noticed by [[Alan Moore]] himself. The two of them later expanded the saga which had begun in ''The Courtyard'' in the series ''[[Neonomicon]]'' and ''[[Providence (Avatar Press)|Providence]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://factsprovidence.wordpress.com/moore-lovecraft-comics-annotation-index/pickmans-apprentice-an-appreciation-of-jacen-burrows/|title=Pickman's Apprentice: An Appreciation of Jacen Burrows|date=2016-01-19|website=Facts in the Case of Alan Moore's Providence|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>
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==External Links==

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[http://www.jacenburrows.com/ http://www.jacenburrows.com/]
In 2003 Burrows collaborated with writer [[Garth Ennis]] for the first time pencilling the war comic ''[[303 (comics)|303]]''. They collaborated again in 2007 on the critically acclaimed ''[[Chronicles of Wormwood]]''<ref name=":1" /> and the following year on the cult classic [[Crossed (comics)|''Crossed'']].<ref name=":2" /> Burrows went back to the ''Crossed'' universe for the anthology series ''[[Crossed: Badlands]]'', illustrating two arcs written by Ennis and [[David Lapham]] and providing several covers.

In 2017 he started working for Marvel Comics, penciling [[Max Bemis]]' run on ''[[Moon Knight]]'' and reuniting once again with Garth Ennis on the ''[[Punisher]]: Soviet'' mini-series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/1678/jacen-burrows|title=Jacen Burrows|website=leagueofcomicgeeks.com|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He will also illustrate ''Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar'', which will be the first [[Warhammer (game)|Warhammer]] comic published by Marvel.<ref name="Hoffer">{{cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=June 25, 2020 |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-warhammer-40000-comic-gillen-burrows/|title=Marvel Announces Warhammer 40,000 Comic by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows|publisher=ComicBook.com |access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>

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Outside of comics he has done illustration work for several video game companies, including work on [[Rockstar Games]]'s ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' and other computer games.<ref name=":0" />

== Influences ==
Burrows' influences range from 80s indie creators like [[Matt Wagner]], [[Tim Truman]] and [[Mike Baron]], to European artists such as [[Hergé]] and [[Moebius (comics)|Moebius]], and [[mangaka]] like [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama]] and [[Osamu Tezuka]]. Outside of comics, directors [[Stanley Kubrick]], [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and [[David Lynch]] informed his work the most.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.avatarpress.com/scars/burrowsint.htm|title=Untitled Document|website=www.avatarpress.com|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>

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==Bibliography==
*''[[Dark Blue (comics)|Dark Blue]]'' (with [[Warren Ellis]], [[Avatar Press]], [[2000 in comics|2000]])
*''[[Bad World]]'' #1-3 (with Warren Ellis, Avatar Press, [[2001 in comics|2001]])
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*''[[Transmetropolitan]]'': Filth of the City (with Warren Ellis, [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]], 2001)
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*''[[Ultimate Spider-Man|Ultimate Spider-Man Special]]'' #1 (with [[Brian Michael Bendis]], Marvel Comics)
*''[[Scars (comics)|Scars]]'' #1-6 (with Warren Ellis, Avatar Press, 2002-03)
*''[[Alan Moore's Magic Words]]'' (written by [[Alan Moore]], adapted by [[Art Brooks]], Avatar Press, 2002)
*''[[Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths]]'' #2 (with Alan Moore, Avatar Press, 2003)
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*''[[Alan Moore's The Courtyard]]'' #1-2 (written by Alan Moore, adapted by [[Antony Johnston]], Avatar Press, 2003)
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*''[[Alan Moore's The Courtyard|Alan Moore's The Courtyard Companion]]'' (written by Alan Moore, adapted by Antony Johnston, Avatar Press, [[2004 in comics|2004]])
*''[[303 (comics)|303]]'' #1-6 (with [[Garth Ennis]], Avatar Press, 2004-05)
*''[[Chronicles of Wormwood]]'' #1-6 (with Garth Ennis, Avatar Press, 2007)<ref name=":1">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=8517 Burrowing In: Burrows talks "Chronicles of Wormwood"], [[Comic Book Resources]], November 7, 2006</ref>
*''[[Crossed (comics)|Crossed]]'' #0-9 (with Garth Ennis, Avatar Press, 2008-10){{dead link|date=November 2012}}<ref name=philly>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=158880 "WW Philly: The Avatar Panel"]. [[Newsarama]]. June 1, 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212221016/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=158880 |date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=":2">Furey, Emmett (June 12, 2008). [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16780 "Double-Crossed: Ennis & Burrows talk 'Crossed'"]. [[Comic Book Resources]].</ref>
*''[[Neonomicon]]'' #1-4 (written by [[Alan Moore]], Avatar Press, 2010-2011)<ref name=philly/>
*''[[Crossed (comics)|Crossed: Badlands]]'' #0, 1-2, 4, 11 (with Garth Ennis, Avatar Press, 2011-12)
* [[Providence (comic)|''Providence'']] #1-12 (written by [[Alan Moore]], Avatar Press, 2015-2016)<ref>{{cite web |first= |url=http://www.avatarpress.com/2015/02/alan-moores-providence-revealed/ |title=Alan Moore's Providence Revealed |publisher=[[Avatar Press]] |date=18 February 2015 |access-date=24 February 2016 }}</ref>
*''[[Moon Knight]]'' #188-193, 197-198, 200 (written by [[Max Bemis]], Marvel, 2017-18)
*''[[The Punisher|Punisher: Soviet]]'' #1-6 (written by Garth Ennis, Marvel, 2019-20)
*''[[Pepper Potts|2020 Rescue]]'' #1-2 (written by Dana Schwartz, Marvel, 2020)
*''Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar'' #1-5 (written by [[Kieron Gillen]], Marvel, 2020)<ref name="Hoffer"/>
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*''The Ribbon Queen'' #1-8 (written by Garth Ennis, AWA, 2023-24)
*''[[The Punisher|Get Fury]]'' #1-5 (written by Garth Ennis, Marvel, 2024)

==Notes==
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==References==
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*{{official website|http://www.jacenburrows.com}}
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 20 June 2024

Jacen Burrows
Burrows at the 2012 New York Comic Con.
Born (1972-09-11) September 11, 1972 (age 52)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Area(s)Artist
Notable works
Providence, Neonomicon, Crossed

Jacen Burrows (born September 11, 1972) is an American comic book artist best known for his work on various books from Avatar Press and Marvel Comics.

Career

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Burrows graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996 with a degree in Sequential Art and Illustration.[1]

He started his career providing illustrations for role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Star Wars.[1]

He broke into comics working as a cover artist for Avatar Press titles such as Snowman: Dead and Dying, Threshold, Quantum Mechanics and Secrets of the Ravening, for which he also did interior work.[1] In 1998 he pencilled the King Zombie series for Caliber Press.[1]

In 2000 he started collaborating with writer Warren Ellis on several titles for Avatar Press including From the Desk of Warren Ellis, Dark Blue, Scars, Bad World and Bad Signal. For Avatar Press he also illustrated several adaptations of Alan Moore's prose, such as Magic Words, Writing for Comics and the Lovecraft homages Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths and The Courtyard. The latter led to him being noticed by Alan Moore himself. The two of them later expanded the saga which had begun in The Courtyard in the series Neonomicon and Providence.[2]

In 2003 Burrows collaborated with writer Garth Ennis for the first time pencilling the war comic 303. They collaborated again in 2007 on the critically acclaimed Chronicles of Wormwood[3] and the following year on the cult classic Crossed.[4] Burrows went back to the Crossed universe for the anthology series Crossed: Badlands, illustrating two arcs written by Ennis and David Lapham and providing several covers.

In 2017 he started working for Marvel Comics, penciling Max Bemis' run on Moon Knight and reuniting once again with Garth Ennis on the Punisher: Soviet mini-series.[5] He will also illustrate Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar, which will be the first Warhammer comic published by Marvel.[6]

Outside of comics he has done illustration work for several video game companies, including work on Rockstar Games's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and other computer games.[1]

Influences

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Burrows' influences range from 80s indie creators like Matt Wagner, Tim Truman and Mike Baron, to European artists such as Hergé and Moebius, and mangaka like Mitsuteru Yokoyama and Osamu Tezuka. Outside of comics, directors Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch informed his work the most.[7]

Bibliography

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e "London Super Comic Convention". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. ^ "Pickman's Apprentice: An Appreciation of Jacen Burrows". Facts in the Case of Alan Moore's Providence. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. ^ a b Burrowing In: Burrows talks "Chronicles of Wormwood", Comic Book Resources, November 7, 2006
  4. ^ a b Furey, Emmett (June 12, 2008). "Double-Crossed: Ennis & Burrows talk 'Crossed'". Comic Book Resources.
  5. ^ "Jacen Burrows". leagueofcomicgeeks.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. ^ a b Hoffer, Christian (June 25, 2020). "Marvel Announces Warhammer 40,000 Comic by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows". ComicBook.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Untitled Document". www.avatarpress.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  8. ^ a b "WW Philly: The Avatar Panel". Newsarama. June 1, 2008 Archived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Alan Moore's Providence Revealed". Avatar Press. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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