Terry Austin (comics)

Terry Kevin Austin (born August 23, 1952) is an American comic book creator working primarily as an inker.

Early life and career

Austin grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Wayne State University. Austin came to prominence in 1976–1977, inking Marshall Rogers' pencils on a celebrated run of Batman stories for DC Comics' Detective Comics collaborating with writer Steve Englehart. During this same period, Austin inked Michael Netzer (Nasser) on DC's Martian Manhunter in Adventure Comics and Green Arrow/Black Canary in World's Finest Comics, as well as Al Milgrom on Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel. He later teamed with Rogers again on Marvel's Doctor Strange.

thumb|left|300px|Austin's inks on [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne's pencils, from Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan. 1981), p. 12.]]

X-Men

In 1977, Austin and penciler John Byrne became the new art team on Uncanny X-Men. With writer Chris Claremont they produced a series of stories — particularly "The Dark Phoenix Saga" — which elevated the title into the top-selling American comic book. Austin was given the Eagle Award for Favourite Inker three times during this period.

Post-X-Men

Austin left Uncanny X-Men in 1981 and has since worked on a variety of titles for both Marvel and DC, including Doctor Strange (over Paul Smith and Dan Green pencils), Superman vol. 2 (over Byrne), Justice League (over Kevin Maguire) and Green Lantern (over Darryl Banks). Superman #400 (Oct. 1984), and Batman #400 (Oct. 1986). He was the regular inker of DC's Superman Adventures for nearly six years, from 1996–2002. His inking work since 2002 has included over fifteen years of inking the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series for Archie Comics, which he continued until the series was cancelled in 2017. and Rob Liefeld.

Writing and penciling

Austin has also worked as a writer, primarily for Marvel's X-Men titles and a run on Cloak and Dagger.

His rare penciling jobs can be seen on the covers of Uncanny X-Men #123, #142 and Annual #3 (with Frank Miller), as well as his self-published book, Austin Art: 60 Pages of Drawings by Terry Austin (2003).

Personal life

Austin resides near Poughkeepsie, New York, where he plays volleyball and gets together often with fellow comics veteran Fred Hembeck. Austin's affection for the comic strip character Popeye is well-established,

Awards

Austin's work has gained him frequent and notable recognition over the years, including multiple Eagle Awards for best inker, an Inkpot Award, multiple Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Inker, and the Inkwell Awards 2008 "Favorite Inker (Retro) Award" and the 2009 "Joe Sinnott Award".

Bibliography

Aardvark-Vanaheim

Cerebus Jam #1 (1985)

Atlas/Seaboard Comics

Phoenix #3 (1975)

Archie Comics

Sonic the Hedgehog (2002–2017)

Dark Horse Comics

Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1995–1996)

DC Comics

Action Comics #682 (1992)
Adventure Comics #449–451 (1977)
Adventures in the DC Universe Annual #1 (1997)
All-New Collectors' Edition #C–56 (Superman vs. Muhammad Ali) (background inks) (1978)
All-Star Western vol. 3 #7 (2012)
Armageddon: Inferno #3–4 (1992)
Batman #400, 500 (1986–1993)
Batman and Robin Adventures Annual #1 (1996)
The Batman Chronicles #1–2 (1995)
Batman Family #12 (1977)
Batman: Dark Detective #1–6 (2005)
Batman: Gotham Adventures #51 (2002)
Batman: Gotham Knights #21 (2001)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #11–15 (1990–1991)
Big Book of Hoaxes (1996)
Big Book of Little Criminals (1996)
Big Book of Urban Legends (1994)
The Brave and the Bold #166 (Batman and Black Canary) (1980)
Camelot 3000 #7–12 (1983–1985)
Captain Atom #51 (1991)
Cartoon Network Presents #17 (1999)
DC Challenge #10 (1986)
DC Retroactive: Green Lantern – The '90s #1 (2011)
DC Special Series #10 (1978)
Detective Comics #450–451, 463–468, 471–476 (1975–1978)
Doom Patrol vol. 4 #13–14 (2005)
The Flash #233–234, 243, 245–246 (1975–1977) (Green Lantern back-up stories)
Green Lantern vol. 2 #93–94, 171, Annual #3 (1977–1987)
Green Lantern vol. 3 #65, 85, 88–89, 91–95, 97–100, 102, 104, 106–114, 117 (1995–1999)
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #4, 7 (1993)
Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (2000)
Guy Gardner Annual #2 (1996)
Guy Gardner: Warrior #31 (1995)
Heroes Against Hunger #1 (1986)
Impulse #88–89 (2002)
Justice League #1, 60 (1987–1992)
Justice League of America #200 (1982)
Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Byrne Creating Robin #1 (2002)
Kobra #3 (1976)
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual vol. 4 #4 (1993)
Mister Miracle vol. 3 #5–6 (1996)
Mystery in Space #112 (1980)
Orion #13–14 (2001)
Secret Origins vol. 2 #6 (1986)
Showcase '93 #9–10 (1993)
Showcase '95 #4 (1995)
Spirit #17, 19 (2008)
Superman #400, Annual #9 (1983–1984)
Superman vol. 2 #1–3, Annual #3 (1987–1991)
Superman Adventures #1–19, 21–31, 33–56, 58–66 (1996–2002)
Superman: The Man of Steel #49 (1995)
Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (1996)
Titans #25 (2001)
Weird War Tales #51–52 (1977)
Who's Who in Star Trek #2 (1987)
Who's Who in the DC Universe #9–14 (1991)
Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1993 #1–2 (1992–1993)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2–8, 15–16, 22, 25 (1985–1987)
Who's Who: Update '87 #3 (1987)
World's Finest Comics #244–246 (1977)
Young Justice: Our Worlds at War #1 (2001)

DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics

Batman Versus Predator II: Bloodmatch #1–4 (1994–1995)

DC Comics and Marvel Comics

Amazon #1 (1996)
Green Lantern / Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances #1 (1995)
Silver Surfer / Superman #1 (1996)

Image Comics

Savage Dragon #3 (1993)
WildC.A.T.s #23 (1995)

Malibu Comics

Hardcase #15 (1994)
Mantra #7 (1994)
Ultraforce #5 (1995)

Marvel Comics

Adventures of Captain America #2–4 (1991–1992)
The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #2–3 (1994)
Alien Legion #1–5 (1984)
Alpha Flight #17, 47 (1984–1987)
Amazing Adventure #1 (1988)
The Amazing Spider-Man #248, 335, 337, Annual #13 (1979–1990)
The Avengers #184 (1979)
Cloak and Dagger #1-4 (1983)
Doctor Strange vol. 2 #48–60, 66, 68, 70, 73 (1981–1985)
Epic Illustrated #15–20, 26–34 (1982–1986)
Fantastic Four #286 (1986)
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #1–2 (1983)
New Mutants #41–42, 53–61, 64–66, Special Edition #1 (1986–1988)
Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (1982)
Marvel Treasury Edition #28 (Superman and Spider-Man) (background inks) (1981)
Uncanny X-Men #108–109, 111–117, 119–143, 186, 237, 294–296, 316, Annual #3, 7, 9, 10, 13 (as writer) (1977–1994)