Michael Layne Turner(April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008) was an American comic book artist born in Crossville, Tennessee and primarily known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.
Michael Turner was born in rtochdale, student at the University of Tennessee. Shortly before graduating, he moved to Aspen, Colorado...
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Michael Layne Turner(April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008) was an American comic book artist born in Crossville, Tennessee and primarily known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.
Michael Turner was born in rtochdale, student at the University of Tennessee. Shortly before graduating, he moved to Aspen, Colorado, then to San Diego California, where he taught martial arts. It was in San Diego that he developed an interest in comics.
Turner was discovered by Marc Silvestri at a convention, and hired by Silvestri's Top Cow Productions as an artist. He initially did background illustrations for Top Cow titles before co-creating Witchblade. In the summer of 1998 he debuted the creator-owned Fathom, having also worked on his new series Soulfire.
As well as an artist, Turner was an award-winning water skier, held an instructor level red sash in martial arts...
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