Shiflett Brothers
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The Shiflett Brothers are Texas
based sculptors working in the comic book and gaming industries.
". The pair are most well known for their work on Marvel character statues including The Incredible Hulk, Thanos, Wolverine, Black Panther, and The Juggernaut all produced by Bowen Designs.
Other notable work includes The Earth X Captain America statue co-sculpted with creator Alex Ross
. Matt Wagner's "Grendel Prime" and David Mack's "Kabuki" porcelain statues were also sculpted by the brothers.
The brothers have been included in two Spectrum Art books, collecting that specific year's best fantasy art. They won the Spectrum Silver Dimensional Award for their work on the "Draco" from Dragonheart
porcelain statue from Moore Creations. The pair has garnered praise from painter Alex Ross
as well as Special Effects guru Richard Taylor of the Weta Workshop
.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
based sculptors working in the comic book and gaming industries.
Life and career
Brandon (born December 19, 1968)and Jarrod (born August 7, 1972) Shiflett began their sculpting careers working on the character maquettes for the video game "Oddworld: Abe's OddyseeOddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a multi-award–winning platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console, DOS and Microsoft Windows in North America, Australia and Europe...
". The pair are most well known for their work on Marvel character statues including The Incredible Hulk, Thanos, Wolverine, Black Panther, and The Juggernaut all produced by Bowen Designs.
Other notable work includes The Earth X Captain America statue co-sculpted with creator Alex Ross
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross is an American comic book painter, illustrator, and plotter. He is praised for his realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters. Since the 1990s he has done work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an...
. Matt Wagner's "Grendel Prime" and David Mack's "Kabuki" porcelain statues were also sculpted by the brothers.
The brothers have been included in two Spectrum Art books, collecting that specific year's best fantasy art. They won the Spectrum Silver Dimensional Award for their work on the "Draco" from Dragonheart
Dragonheart
Dragonheart is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen. It stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, and the voice of Sean Connery. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and various other awards in 1996 and 1997...
porcelain statue from Moore Creations. The pair has garnered praise from painter Alex Ross
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross is an American comic book painter, illustrator, and plotter. He is praised for his realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters. Since the 1990s he has done work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an...
as well as Special Effects guru Richard Taylor of the Weta Workshop
Weta Workshop
Weta Workshop is a special effects and prop company based in Miramar, New Zealand, producing effects for television and film.Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger as RT Effects, Weta Workshop has produced creatures and makeup effects for the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys...
.
Commercial Pieces
- The Incredible Hulk
- ThanosThanosThanos is a fictional character that appears in comic books and other media published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Iron Man #55 and was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin....
- WolverineWolverine (comics)Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
- Black PantherBlack pantherA black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...
- The Juggernaut
- Earth XEarth XEarth X is a 1999 comic book limited series written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon and published by Marvel Comics. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series features a dystopian future version of the Marvel Universe....
Captain AmericaCaptain AmericaCaptain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
(co-sculpted with creator Alex RossAlex RossNelson Alexander "Alex" Ross is an American comic book painter, illustrator, and plotter. He is praised for his realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters. Since the 1990s he has done work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an...
) - Grendel Prime
- KabukiKabukiis classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
- Cremator
- Draco
- Frank FrazettaFrank FrazettaFrank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media...
's Jaguar God