Paul Pope

Paul Pope (b. 1972) is a United States alternative comic book artist. Influenced by Ray Bradbury and William S. Burroughs, Pope's stories evoke poignant, under-explored aspects of youth culture. Pope describes his own influences (listed in his book P City Parade) as Daniel Torres, Bruno Premiani, Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Tony Salmons, Hugo Pratt, Silvio Cadelo, Vittorio Giardino, and Hergé.

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1972 - United States - Comic book - Ray Bradbury - William S. Burroughs - Youth culture - Daniel Torres - Bruno Premiani - Jack Kirby - Alex Toth - Tony Salmons - Hugo Pratt - Silvio Cadelo - Vittorio Giardino - Hergé

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Pope introduced THB (see bibliography) in 1995, the same year he began work for Kodansha, Japan's best-known manga publisher. Pope eventually developed the manga "Supertrouble" for Kodansha, which mined the "cutie-pie" girl adventure vein that THB exists in. Pope has self-published some of his work, with "One-Trick Ripoff" coming from Dark Horse Comics and Heavy Liquid and 100% published under DC Comics' "Vertigo" imprint.

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1995 - Kodansha - Manga - Dark Horse Comics - DC Comics - "Vertigo"

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Pope's work combines the precision and romance of the European artists he studies with the energy and page design of the manga tradition. His storytelling narratives continue to mature with well-paced, deftly-shaded combinations of science fiction, hardboiled crime stories and the Romeo and Juliet archetype. Pope's two primary protagonist types are the silent, lanky outsider male of "One-Trick Ripoff", "Escapo" and Heavy Liquid, or the resourceful, aggressive, humorous young teenage girls of THB (with its numerous short publications).

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Born in Philadelphia, Pope grew up in Bowling Green, Ohio, with stops in Columbus, Ohio, San Francisco, and Toronto in-between, Pope now lives and works in New York City.

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Philadelphia - Bowling Green, Ohio - Columbus, Ohio - San Francisco - Toronto - New York City

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