Michael Turner was a whiz with his pen. The young up and coming comic book artist's work had graced the covers of DC Comics "Superman/Batman" and "The Flash. " The artist died on June 27, 2008 from chondrosarcoma, a bone cancer.
Because of the cancer that
Turner fought since 2000 he drew the covers of comics instead of the sequential art within. His cover art often became collectible pieces according to Ryan Liebowitz.
"He was doing just the covers for the biggest and best projects -- 'Justice League' for DC or 'Civil War' for Marvel," Liebowitz said. "Fans would clamor for that."
When DC brought back Supergirl they turned to Turner to reimagine her.
His work will be seen in this week's release of the 500th issue of "Uncanny X-Men."
Turner became working in the medium in 1994 when Century City's Top cow Productions hired him after viewing his art at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego.
"Much of the success of 'Witchblade' had to do with Mike's artistic talent and his wish to create greatness. . . . He approached creativity without fear. That just showed on every page. He did wildly entertaining work," Marc Silvestri, chief executive of the publishing company said.
Born in 1971 Michael Layne Turner grew up in Crossville, Tenn. He was apre-med student at the University of Tennessee. One week prior to his graduation he moved to Aspen, Colorado and then to San Diego. In San Diego the young Turner taught martial arts.
He was a late comer to the comic book world not discovering the genre until living in San Diego. Once he discovered them though he was hooked.
Turner leaves behind his mother, Grace Crick, brother Jake Turner and his fiancee, Kelly Carmichael.
Comic Book Artist Michael Turner Dead At 37
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