Dwayne Turner facts for kids

Dwayne Turner is a super talented American artist who draws amazing pictures for comic books, movies, and video games! He's known for his cool art in many popular stories.

Becoming a Comic Artist

Dwayne Turner started his professional art journey in the late 1980s. At that time, he was still a student at the famous School of Visual Arts. This is where many artists learn their skills.

His first big break was at Marvel Comics. He worked on exciting titles like Avengers Spotlight and Transformers. Imagine drawing giant robots and superheroes!

Drawing for DC Comics

Dwayne also drew for DC Comics. In 1988, he penciled a special comic series called Power of the Atom. Later, he teamed up with writer Marcus McLaurin and inker Chris Ivy. Together, they drew most of the first 12 issues of Marvel's Cage comic. This was between 1992 and 1993.

In 1995, Dwayne helped create a brand-new comic series for DC Comics. It was called Sovereign Seven. He worked on this with the famous writer Chris Claremont.

Creating New Characters

Dwayne Turner didn't just draw existing heroes. He also helped create some cool new characters!

• In 1992, he co-created James Lucas for Marvel Comics. He worked with writer Marcus McLaurin on this character.
• A year later, in 1993, he helped create Hulk 2099 for Marvel Comics. This was with writer Gerard Jones.
• For DC Comics, he co-created Orpheus in 2001. He worked with writer Alex Simmons on this hero.
• In 2003, he helped create another DC Comics character, Traci Thirteen. He worked with writer Joe Kelly on her.

Working on Spawn and The Authority

Dwayne Turner also worked on many Spawn comic books. These were created by Todd McFarlane. Dwayne had a long run drawing the spin-off series Curse of the Spawn. He worked on this series from 1996 to 1999.

Later, from 2003 to 2004, he was the main artist for volume 2 of Wildstorm's The Authority.

Art in Movies and Video Games

In 2006, Dwayne Turner decided to try something new. He left the world of comic books to work in movies and video games!

He became a storyboard illustrator for films. This means he draws pictures that show how each scene in a movie will look. His movie credits include:

• Tron: Legacy
• Oblivion
• The Jungle Book

He also used his amazing art skills in the video game world. He has worked on some very popular game series, such as:

• The Halo games
• The God of War games
• Gears of War

Dwayne Turner's art has brought many exciting stories to life, whether in comics, movies, or video games!