Tom King
- January 4, 2024
- Comic Book Artist
Quick Facts
Full Name | Tom King |
Occupation | Comic Book Artist |
Date Of Birth | Jul 15, 1978(1978-07-15) |
Age | 46 |
Birthplace | United States |
Country | United States |
Horoscope | Cancer |
Tom King Biography
Name | Tom King |
Birthday | Jul 15 |
Birth Year | 1978 |
Place Of Birth | United States |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
Spouse | Colleen King |
Tom King is one of the most popular and richest Comic Book Artist who was born on July 15, 1978 in United States, United States. Comic book artist who received a Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for Vision Vol. 1: Little Worse Than A Man in 2017. He has written for both Marvel and DC Comics.
He and comic book artist Skottie Young were both born in 1978.
King primarily grew up in Southern California. His mother worked for the film industry which inspired his love of storytelling. He interned at both DC and Marvel Comics during the late 1990s. He studied both philosophy and history at Columbia University, graduating in 2000. He identifies as “half-Jewish, half- midwestern”.
A Once Crowded Sky, King’s debut superhero novel with comics pages illustrated by Tom Fowler, was published in July 10, 2012 by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, to positive reception.
His mother worked in the entertainment industry. He and his wife have three children.
Tom King Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Comic Book Artist |
House | Living in own house. |
Tom King is one of the richest Comic Book Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom King 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He graduated from Colombia University in 2000 where he studied both philosophy and history.
He joined the CIA counterterrorism unit after September 11. He stayed there for seven years until he quit to write his novel A Once Crowded Sky.
Tom King (born July 15, 1978) is an American author, comic book writer, and ex-CIA officer. He is best known for writing the novel A Once Crowded Sky, The Vision for Marvel Comics, The Sheriff of Babylon for the DC Comics imprint Vertigo, and Batman and Mister Miracle for DC Comics.
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Who is Tom King Dating?
According to our records, Tom King married to Colleen King. As of December 1, 2023, Tom King’s is not dating anyone.
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A relaunch of classic DC Comics series The Omega Men was published in June 2015 by King and debut artist Barnaby Bagenda, as part of the publisher’s relaunch DC You. The series follows a group of rebels fighting an oppressive galactic empire, and feature White Lantern Kyle Rayner. The Omega Men, created in 1981, are DC’s cosmic equivalent to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, though significantly more obscure. King’s and Bagenda’s use of the nine-panel grid, popularized by Alan Moore’s and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, has been praised by reviewers.
Facts & Trivia
Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Comic Book Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom King celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.
DC Comics announced in February 2016 that King had signed an exclusivity deal with the publisher, which would see him writing exclusively for DC and Vertigo. King revealed via his Twitter account that he would stay on The Vision as writer through issue 12, finishing the story arc he had planned from the beginning.
What did Tom King do in the CIA?
King spent seven years as a counterterrorism operations officer for the CIA before quitting to write his debut novel, A Once Crowded Sky, after the birth of his first child.
Who took over Batman from Tom King?
Tynion is the comics creator who took over Batman after Tom King was fired with #87 and managed to turn his fill-in job into the main gig after DC fired publisher Dan Didio and cancelled 5G, took Batman to new sales heights, replicated the success of Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men Krakoan books across the rest of the Batman …
Is Tom King still writing Batman?
Tom King always meant for his run on Batman to go for 100 issues when he took on the series beginning in 2016. However, that number actually came out to 85 with 3 annual issues over the course of his run. At that time, James Tynion IV took over writing duties at the start of 2020 with Batman #86.
What is Thomas King best known for?
Thomas King, pseudonym Hartley GoodWeather, (born April 24, 1943, Roseville, California, U.S.), novelist, short-story writer, essayist, screenwriter, and photographer who is a Member of the Order of Canada and was nominated for the Governor General’s Awards.
Who created Batman?
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