Tim Bradstreet
Encyclopedia
Timothy "Tim" Bradstreet (born February 16, 1967, in Cheverly, Maryland
), is an artist and illustrator, best known for his work on comic books (covers and interiors), book covers, movie posters, roleplaying games and trading cards.
Bradstreet’s work on White Wolf
’s Vampire: The Masquerade
garnered him much critical praise. This, in turn, led to the addition of many major comic book publishers to his clientele. He has since drawn for scores of comics-related projects including Dark Horse's
Hard Looks and Another Chance to Get It Right (with author Andrew Vachss
), Star Wars
, Clive Barker
’s Age of Desire, Marvel
's The Punisher
and Blade
, and Vertigo’s Gangland, Unknown Soldier, Human Target
, and Hellblazer
.
Bradstreet's work has also extended to games of many types. His work on role-playing games has included GDW
’s Twilight 2000
and FASA’s Shadowrun
. He has involved in art design for the Activision's
Vampire: Bloodlines video game. He illustrated cards in Last Unicorn Games
' CCG
Heresy: Kingdom Come
.
Bradstreet was awarded the 1996 Best Artist award by the International Horror Guild
. He was nominated for the 2005 Art award for the International Horror Guild for his Hellblazer covers. Bradstreet has also been nominated for the 2002 Best Cover Artist Eisner Award
for his Hellblazer covers.
In 2000, he joined director Guillermo del Toro
as a conceptual artist helping work on the visual design for the film Blade II
. In 2003, Bradstreet worked on a number of movie posters for the Marvel
/Lions Gate
film, The Punisher
as well as the cover for The Punisher: Countdown mini-comic that was packaged with the original DVD release. In 2006 Bradstreet provided artwork for a black and white stop motion animated scene set in Kuwait
for the extended cut DVD. Bradstreet has also done posters for the films - Punisher: War Zone
, Dark Country, Give 'Em Hell, Malone
and I Melt with You
.
Bradstreet was also the regular cover artist for two books, Marvel’s The Punisher and Vertigo/DC’s
Hellblazer. He has created over 70 covers for both books in the past five years.
In 2006, the British
heavy metal
band Iron Maiden
used Bradstreet's design for the cover of their album A Matter of Life and Death
.
Cheverly, Maryland
Cheverly is a town in central Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., United States. The town was founded in 1918 and it was incorporated in 1931. Cheverly had 6,433 residents as of the 2000 Census....
), is an artist and illustrator, best known for his work on comic books (covers and interiors), book covers, movie posters, roleplaying games and trading cards.
Career
Bradstreet entered the comic book industry in 1990, working with industry legend Tim Truman on Dragon Chiang.Bradstreet’s work on White Wolf
White Wolf
White Wolf is a publisher of role-playing games, notably the World of Darkness.White Wolf may also refer to:*White Wolf , a location in Yosemite National Park*White Wolf , a Canadian heavy metal band...
’s Vampire: The Masquerade
Vampire: The Masquerade
Vampire: The Masquerade is a role-playing game. Created by Mark Rein·Hagen, it was the first of White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness role-playing games, based on the Storyteller System and centered around vampires in a modern gothic-punk world....
garnered him much critical praise. This, in turn, led to the addition of many major comic book publishers to his clientele. He has since drawn for scores of comics-related projects including Dark Horse's
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
Hard Looks and Another Chance to Get It Right (with author Andrew Vachss
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Henry Vachss is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths...
), Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, Clive Barker
Clive Barker
Clive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
’s Age of Desire, Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
's The Punisher
Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...
and Blade
Blade (comics)
Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...
, and Vertigo’s Gangland, Unknown Soldier, Human Target
Human Target
The Human Target is the name of two fictional comic book characters that have appeared in books published by DC Comics. The first is Fred Venable, who appears in Detective Comics #201 , by Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff....
, and Hellblazer
Hellblazer
Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
.
Bradstreet's work has also extended to games of many types. His work on role-playing games has included GDW
Game Designers' Workshop
Game Designers' Workshop was a wargame and role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996. Many of their games are now carried by other publishers.-History:Game Designers' Workshop was originally established June 22, 1973...
’s Twilight 2000
Twilight 2000
Twilight 2000 is a role-playing game set in the aftermath of World War III . The premise is that the United States/NATO and the Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact have fought a lengthy conventional war, followed by a nuclear war with all its consequences...
and FASA’s Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Shadowrun is a role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror, and detective fiction.The original game has spawned...
. He has involved in art design for the Activision's
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
Vampire: Bloodlines video game. He illustrated cards in Last Unicorn Games
Last Unicorn Games
Last Unicorn Games was a games publisher that was eventually absorbed by Wizards of the Coast.Last Unicorn developed the collectible card games Dune and Heresy: Kingdom Come as well as the 2000 role-playing game Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium...
' CCG
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
Heresy: Kingdom Come
Heresy: Kingdom Come
Heresy: Kingdom Come was a collectible card game developed and published by Last Unicorn Games in 1995. The game was based around religion-themed fantasy in a cyberpunk setting.-Publication history:...
.
Bradstreet was awarded the 1996 Best Artist award by the International Horror Guild
International Horror Guild
The International Horror Guild was created in 1995 as a way to recognize the achievements of those who create in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy. The IHG presented the International Horror Guild Award. Nancy A. Collins, the founder of the award, felt there was a need for an award granted by...
. He was nominated for the 2005 Art award for the International Horror Guild for his Hellblazer covers. Bradstreet has also been nominated for the 2002 Best Cover Artist Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for his Hellblazer covers.
In 2000, he joined director Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
as a conceptual artist helping work on the visual design for the film Blade II
Blade II
Blade II is a 2002 superhero vampire film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the sequel of the Blade film series. It was written by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the previous film...
. In 2003, Bradstreet worked on a number of movie posters for the Marvel
Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC , formerly Marvel Enterprises and Toy Biz, Inc., is an American entertainment company formed from the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. and Toy Biz, Inc....
/Lions Gate
Lions Gate Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a North American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California...
film, The Punisher
The Punisher (2004 film)
The Punisher is a 2004 American comic book action film, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Thomas Jane as the antihero Frank Castle / The Punisher and John Travolta as the villain Howard Saint, a money launderer who orders the death of Castle's entire family...
as well as the cover for The Punisher: Countdown mini-comic that was packaged with the original DVD release. In 2006 Bradstreet provided artwork for a black and white stop motion animated scene set in Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
for the extended cut DVD. Bradstreet has also done posters for the films - Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 comic book action film directed by Lexi Alexander; based on the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante/anti-hero the Punisher. It is the third film to depict the Marvel character Frank Castle...
, Dark Country, Give 'Em Hell, Malone
Give 'em Hell, Malone
Give 'Em Hell, Malone is a 2009 crime film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames and Elsa Pataky.-Plot:An ex-private eye turned gun for hire named Malone is hired to retrieve a suitcase from a building full of armed mobsters, but a violent shootout ensues and Malone is...
and I Melt with You
I Melt with You (film)
I Melt with You is a 2011 American thriller film directed by Mark Pellington. It completed filming in September 2010. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011.-Plot:...
.
Bradstreet was also the regular cover artist for two books, Marvel’s The Punisher and Vertigo/DC’s
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
Hellblazer. He has created over 70 covers for both books in the past five years.
In 2006, the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
used Bradstreet's design for the cover of their album A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (album)
A Matter of Life and Death is the fourteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and Finland, and 28 August worldwide, excluding the United States, Canada and Japan on 5 September 2006....
.
Interiors
- Dragon Chiang (1991) one-shot (inker)
- HawkworldHawkworldHawkworld is a comic book series that was published by DC Comics. The initial story line was published as a three-issue mini-series and then, based on the high sales and interest level generated by this limited series, launched as an ongoing monthly book...
(1993) #30-32 (inker) - Aliens: Music of the Spears (1994) #1-4 (inker)
- Barb Wire: Ace of Spades (1996) #1-4 (inker)
- John Constantine, HellblazerHellblazerHellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
(1999) #141 (penciller, inker) - Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire (2003) #1-3 (inker)
- Bad PlanetBad PlanetBad Planet is an American six-issue comic book limited series by Thomas Jane and Steve Niles that started in 2005. It was one of the first comics produced under the writers' own Raw Studios imprint for Image Comics....
(2005-2008) #1-6 (inker) - Black PantherBlack Panther (comics)The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52...
(2006) #16 (inker) - Clive Barker's Age of Desire (2009) OGN (penciller, inker)
- Robert E. Howard’s Savage Sword (2010) #1 (penciller, inker)
Covers
- Aliens: Music of the Spears (1994) #1-4
- Unknown Soldier (1997) #1-4
- TransmetropolitanTransmetropolitanTransmetropolitan is a cyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by DC Comics. The series was originally part of the short-lived DC Comics imprint Helix, but upon the end of the book's first year the series was moved to the Vertigo imprint as DC...
(1997) #37-39 - Gangland (1998) #1
- Human TargetHuman Target (Vertigo)Human Target is an espionage-related comic series written by Peter Milligan and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. The series was based on the Human Target character created in 1972 by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino...
(1999) #1-4 - John Constantine, Hellblazer (1999-2006) #134-143, #146-215
- The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank (2000-2001) #1-12
- JLA: Black Baptism (2001) #1-4
- Action ComicsAction ComicsAction Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
(2001) #775 - The Punisher (2001-2004) #1-37
- BladeBlade (comics)Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...
(2002) #1-6 - Dial M for Monster: A Collection of Cal McDonald Mystery StoriesCriminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald MysteryCriminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery is a comic book series starring Cal McDonald, an antihero American comic book character created in 1990 by Steve Niles . The character's adventures have been published by Dark Horse Comics and later IDW Publishing.Cal himself is akin to John Constantine, a...
(2003) novel - The PunisherThe Punisher: Frank CastleThe Punisher: Frank Castle is a comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics, featuring vigilante anti-hero, the Punisher....
(2004-2008) #1-60 - The Punisher: The Cell (2005) one-shot
- Bad Planet (2005-2008) #4
- Jonah HexJonah HexJonah Woodson Hex is a Western comic book antihero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga and published by DC Comics. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is horribly scarred on the right side. Despite his poor reputation and personality, Hex is bound by a personal...
(2006) #5 - The Punisher: The Tyger (2006) one-shot
- Black Panther (2006) #16
- Criminal Macabre: Two Red Eyes (2006-2007) #1-4
- Sandman Mystery Theatre: Sleep of ReasonSandman Mystery TheatreSandman Mystery Theatre is a comic book series published by Vertigo, the mature-readers imprint of DC Comics. It ran for 70 issues between 1993 and 1999 and retells the adventures of the Sandman, a vigilante whose main weapon is a gun that fires sleeping gas, originally created by DC in the Golden...
(2007) #1-5 - 28 Days Later: The Aftermath28 Days Later: The Aftermath28 Days Later: The Aftermath is a graphic novel, as a continuation of the hit film 28 Days Later, written by Steve Niles and distributed by Fox Atomic Comics. It was released on April 3, 2007....
(2007) TPB - Supernatural: Origins (2007) #1
- Criminal Macabre: My Demon Baby (2007-2008) #1-4
- Scalped (2008) #18-20
- Wolverine: Flies to a Spider (2008) one-shot
- Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666 (2008-2009) #1-4
- The Spirit: The New Adventures (2009) #6
- 28 Days Later28 Days Later (comics)28 Days Later is a comic book series published by BOOM! Studios, written by Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by Declan Shalvey and Alejandro Aragon....
(2009) #1-8 - The Punisher: Naked Kill (2009) one-shot
- Clive Barker's Age of Desire (2009) OGN
- Luke Cage Noir (2009-2010) #1-4
- Punisher Noir (2009-2010) #1-4
- The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2010) #1
- Motel Hell (2010) #1-2
- Punisher MAX: Get Castle (2010) one-shot
- Punisher MAX: Hot Rods of Death (2010) one-shot
- Punisher MAX: Tiny Ugly World (2010) one-shot
- Internecine (2010) novel
- Iron Siege (2010-2011) #1-3
- Bullseye: Perfect Game (2011) #1-2
- Iron Man: The Rapture (2011) #1-4
- Jennifer Blood (2011) #1-ongoing
- Hellraiser (2011) #1-8
- Star Trek (2011) #1-ongoing
External links
- The Online World of Timothy Bradstreet - official blog
- Tim Bradstreet at Marvel.com
- Tim Bradstreet at Pen & Paper RPG database lists much of Bradstreet's work in the role-playing gameRole-playing gameA role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
industry
Interviews
- Giles, Keith. Tim Bradstreet talks 'Batman/Deathblow,' other projects, Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
. August 1, 2001 - Borsellino, Mary. "Illustrating nightmares". Sequential Tart. April 1
- Ekstrom, Steve. Tim Bradstreet, Two Decades - Part 1, the Early Years, NewsaramaNewsaramaNewsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews and essays about the American comic book industry.-History:Newsarama began in Summer 1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic-book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In these short messages. Doran shared...
. September 22, 2008 - Ekstrom, Steve. Tim Bradstreet - 20 Years, Part 2: Starting as an Artist. Newsarama. September 24, 2008
- Ekstrom, Steve. Tim Bradstreet - 20 Years, Part 3 - Photo Realism. Newsarama. September 25, 2008
- Ekstrom, Steve. Tim Bradstreet - 20 Years, Part 4 - The "Fiasco in Philly". Newsarama. September 26, 2008
- Ekstrom, Steve. Tim Bradstreet - 20 Years, Part 5 - Meeting The Punisher. Newsarama. September 30, 2008