Bret Blevins (sometimes spelled Brett Blevins; born August 13, 1960)[1] is an Americancomics artist, animation storyboard artist, and painter.He is perhaps best known for his stint as the regular penciler of New Mutants for Marvel Comics.
Career
After cartooning for a local newspaper, Blevins became a professional comic book artist in the early 1980s.[2] During that time, Blevins drew Marvel Comics' adaptations of films such as The Dark Crystal, Krull, and The Last Starfighter.[3] Blevins was a guest artist on a number of titles[4]
That same year, Blevins became the regular artist on New Mutants and drew the majority of issues from #55 (Sept. 1987) to #85 (Jan. 1990).
He drew the Sleepwalker series in 1991–1992.[4] Blevins was to have drawn an adaptation of The Wolf Man for Dark Horse Comics in the early 1990s but the project was cancelled before completion.[6]
Blevins then began to work mainly for DC Comics, mainly on the Batman: Shadow of the Bat series and various Batmanone-shots and limited series.[4] He was one of the main artists for the character during the "KnightsEnd" storyline.[7]
In 1996, Blevins moved into the field of television animation. He primarily drew storyboards for Warner Bros. produced cartoons such as Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and the Justice League.[2] In 1996, Blevins won two Emmy Awards for his storyboard contributions to some of those shows.[8] Blevins stopped regularly drawing storyboards in 2005.In 2018, Blevins collaborated with writer Joe Keatinge on the Stellar limited series published by Image Comics.[9]
With the July 13, 2022 publication date of The Phantom daily comic strip, Blevins began filling in as ghost artist while regular artist Mike Manley dealt with health issues.[10]
Bibliography
DC Comics
Batman Annual #19 (1995)
Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat #1 (1995)
Batman Day Special Edition #1 (three pages) (2017)
Batman: Gotham Nights II #4 (1995)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50 (1993)
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16–18, 21–23, 25–33, 0, 50 (1993–1996)
Convergence Justice League International #2 (2015)
3.Stephan Friedt. Marvel at the Movies: The House of Ideas' Hollywood Adaptations of the 1970s and 1980s Back Issue!, TwoMorrows Publishing, July 2016^
