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| Name= Jason Badower |
| Name= Jason Badower |
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| Image= Jason Badower.JPG |
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| DOB=1975 |
| DOB=10 July 1975 |
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| birthplace=Melbourne, Australia |
| birthplace=Melbourne, Australia |
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| gender= male |
| gender= male |
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| title= Graphic novel artist<br />Graphic novel colorist |
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| title= Artist |
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| website=http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ |
| website=http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ |
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'''Jason Badower''' is a comic artist from Melbourne, Australia who has |
'''Jason Badower''' is a comic artist from Melbourne, Australia who has illustrated and colored several ''[[Heroes]]'' [[:Category:Graphic Novels|graphic novels]]. |
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==About== |
==About== |
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Jason is the illustrator of Top Cow's |
Jason is the illustrator of Top Cow's ''Zero G'', as well as ''Emperor'', ''Fisher: Cathexes'', Issue #3, and the photo-realistic ''Phase''. He also created the cover for the first issue (''The Beginning'') of [[David Wohl]]'s ''The Innocents'' series. In 2009, Jason's art was featured extensively on the crime mystery television show ''Castle'' (starring [[Stana Katic]]). Jason's art is frequently colored by [[Annette Kwok]]. |
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==Graphic Novels Created== |
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* ''[[Road Kill]]'' |
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* ''[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 4|War Buddies, Part 4]]'' |
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* ''[[War Buddies, Part 5]]'' |
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* ''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1]]'' |
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* ''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2]]'' |
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==Graphic Novels Colored== |
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* ''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1]]'' |
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* ''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2]]'' |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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* In 2004, Jason was nominated for four [[Wikipedia:Ledger Award|Ledger Awards]] for ''Killeroo Book 2''. |
* In 2004, Jason was nominated for four [[Wikipedia:Ledger Award|Ledger Awards]] for ''Killeroo Book 2''. |
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* Jason [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/2007/02/sylar-page-1.html says] he draws digitally with a [[Wikipedia:Wacom|Wacom]] tablet. |
* Jason [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/2007/02/sylar-page-1.html says] he draws digitally with a [[Wikipedia:Wacom|Wacom]] tablet. |
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* In an [http://media.podshow.com/media/6154/episodes/67167/3heroes-67167-06-22-2007_pshow_89126.mp3 interview], Jason Badower lists Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Adam Hughes (especially his linework), and Brian Bolland among his influences. |
* In an [http://media.podshow.com/media/6154/episodes/67167/3heroes-67167-06-22-2007_pshow_89126.mp3 interview], Jason Badower lists [[Jim Lee]], Frank Miller, Adam Hughes (especially his linework), and Brian Bolland among his influences. |
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* Jason is the first graphic novel artist to also color a graphic novel. |
* Jason is the first ''Heroes'' [[Portal:Graphic Novel Artists|graphic novel artist]] to also color a graphic novel. |
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==Galleries== |
==Galleries== |
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Image:Jason draws Jason.jpg|Jason drew himself as the man who makes out with [[Hana]] in a [[RGS|nightclub]]. (''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1]]'') |
Image:Jason draws Jason.jpg|Jason drew himself as the man who makes out with [[Hana]] in a [[RGS|nightclub]]. (''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1]]'') |
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Image:Jason Badower at SDCC07.jpg|At the 2007 San Diego [[Comic-Con]], Jason works on a sketch of [[Peter]]... |
Image:Jason Badower at SDCC07.jpg|At the 2007 San Diego [[Comic-Con]], Jason works on a sketch of [[Peter]]... |
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Image:Jason's emo Peter.jpg|...and shows off... |
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Image:Jason's grimacing Peter.jpg|...other completed versions. |
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Image:Jason's Ted.jpg|He also drew [[Ted]]... |
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Image:Jason's Niki.jpg|...[[Niki]]... |
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Image:Jason's Haitian.jpg|...[[the Haitian]]... |
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Image:Jason's pin-wearing Claire.jpg|...and [[Claire]]. |
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Image:Jason's Hiro, SDCC07.jpg|By far, Jason's most popular request was [[Hiro]]... |
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Image:Jason's profile of Hiro.jpg|...which he drew over... |
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Image:Jason's concentrating Hiro.jpg|...and over... |
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Image:Jason's goofy Hiro.jpg|...and over again... |
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Image:Jason's Hiro.jpg|He also drew this image of Hiro... |
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Image:Jason's Sylar.jpg|...Sylar... |
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Image:Jason's peter.JPG|...and Peter to give away to fans. |
Image:Jason's peter.JPG|...and Peter to give away to fans. |
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Image:Jason's Noah.jpg|He also prepared a special diptych of [[Noah]]... |
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Image:Jason's Claire.jpg|...and [[Claire]]... |
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Image:Jason's running Claire.jpg|...and Claire again. |
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Image:Jason's fading Sylar.jpg|At the 2007 Armageddon Comic-Con, Jason drew [[Sylar]]. |
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Image:Sarmy by Badower.jpg|Jason donated this piece of art to [[Sarmy]] to benefit the Give Life Foundation. |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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===Graphic Novel Art and Comments=== |
===Graphic Novel Art and Comments=== |
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<center> |
<center> |
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{| |
{| width=75% |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Road Kill.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Road Kill|text=''Road Kill''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Road Kill.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Road Kill|text=''Road Kill''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=WBP4.jpg|link=Jason Badower/War Buddies, Part 4|text=''War Buddies, Part 4''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=WBP4.jpg|link=Jason Badower/War Buddies, Part 4|text=''War Buddies, Part 4''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=WBP5.jpg|link=Jason Badower/War Buddies, Part 5|text=''War Buddies, Part 5''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=WBP5.jpg|link=Jason Badower/War Buddies, Part 5|text=''War Buddies, Part 5''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=TDoHGP1.jpg|link=Jason Badower/The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1|text=''The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1''|width=135}} |
| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=TDoHGP1.jpg|link=Jason Badower/The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1|text=''The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=TDoHGP2.jpg|link=Jason Badower/The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2|text=''The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2''|width=135}} |
| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=TDoHGP2.jpg|link=Jason Badower/The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2|text=''The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Blackout, Part 1, portal.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Blackout, Part 1|text=''Blackout, Part 1''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Blackout, Part 2, portal.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Blackout, Part 2|text=''Blackout, Part 2''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Past Experience, portal.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Past Experience|text=''Past Experience''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Moonlight Serenade portal.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Moonlight Serenade|text=''Moonlight Serenade''|width=135|nonlinktext=<br>}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=R&B1.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Root and Branch, Part 1|text=''Root and Branch,<br>Part 1''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Root and Branch Part 2 portal.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Root and Branch, Part 2|text=''Root and Branch,<br>Part 2''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Root and Branch Part 3 portal.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Root and Branch, Part 3|text=''Root and Branch,<br>Part 3''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=Into the Wild, Part 1 bnw.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Into the Wild, Part 1|text=''Into the Wild, Part 1''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=ITW2 bnw.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Into the Wild, Part 2|text=''Into the Wild, Part 2''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=ITW3 bnw.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Into the Wild, Part 3|text=''Into the Wild, Part 3''|width=135}} |
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| {{PortalPlotPoints|image=SQS1.jpg|link=Jason Badower/Sum Quod Sum, Part 1|text=''Sum Quod Sum, Part 1''|width=135}} |
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</center> |
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===''Heroes'' [[Characters]] Portraits=== |
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Following are {{PAGENAME}}'s renditions of some ''Heroes'' characters: |
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Image:RoadKillCharlie.jpg|[[Charlie Andrews]] |
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Image:BadowerClaire.jpg|[[Claire Bennet]] |
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Image:DeathHRG.jpg|[[Noah Bennet]] |
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Image:Bob Coyote Sands Mugshot.jpg|[[Bob Bishop]] |
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Image:ElleSum.jpg|[[Elle Bishop]] |
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Image:JB-Danko.jpg|[[Danko]] |
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Image:NanaGN.jpg|[[Nana Dawson]] |
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Image:Charles Coyote Sands Mugshot.jpg|[[Charles Deveaux]] |
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Image:JBHanaGitelman.jpg|[[Hana Gitelman]] |
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Image:DeathDL.jpg|[[D.L. Hawkins]] |
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Image:Linderman Coyote Sands Mugshot.jpg|[[Daniel Linderman]] |
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Image:Daphne_at_Subway.jpg|[[Daphne Millbrook]] |
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Image:RachelGN.jpg|[[Rachel Mills]] |
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Image:BadowerHiro.jpg|[[Hiro Nakamura]] |
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Image:JB-Kaito.jpg|[[Kaito Nakamura]] |
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Image:PastKimiko.jpg|[[Kimiko Nakamura]] |
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Image:JB-Matt_Parkman.jpg|[[Matt Parkman]] |
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Image:Angela Coyote Sands Mugshot.jpg|[[Angela Petrelli]] |
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Image:DeathNathan.jpg|[[Nathan Petrelli]] |
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Image:BadowerPeter.jpg|[[Peter Petrelli]] |
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Image:ClaudeSum.jpg|[[Claude Raines]] |
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Image:JB-West.jpg|[[West Rosen]] |
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Image:DeathMicah.jpg|[[Micah Sanders]] |
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Image:DeathNiki.jpg|[[Niki Sanders]] |
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Image:DeathTed.jpg|[[Ted Sprague]] |
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Image:Tracymiddle.jpg|[[Tracy Strauss]] |
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Image:Gn_mohinder.jpg|[[Mohinder Suresh]] |
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Image:Gn_sylar.jpg|[[Sylar]] |
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</gallery> |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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* [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ Jason's weblog] |
* [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ Jason's weblog] |
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* [http://www.melbournepixel.com/issue/01/i01a05_jason.html Interview with {{PAGENAME}}] by MelbournePixel.com, Jan 2005 |
* [http://www.melbournepixel.com/issue/01/i01a05_jason.html Interview with {{PAGENAME}}] by MelbournePixel.com, Jan 2005 |
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* [http://media.podshow.com/media/6154/episodes/67167/3heroes-67167-06-22-2007_pshow_89126.mp3 3 Heroes Podcast interview with Jason Badower], |
* [http://media.podshow.com/media/6154/episodes/67167/3heroes-67167-06-22-2007_pshow_89126.mp3 3 Heroes Podcast interview with Jason Badower], 6/23/07 |
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* [http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-47762/TS-41736.mp3 3 Heroes Podcast interview with Jason Badower (Part 2)], 8/26/07 |
* [http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-47762/TS-41736.mp3 3 Heroes Podcast interview with Jason Badower (Part 2)], 8/26/07 |
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* [[Interview:Blackout|Interview with Jason Badower]] and [[Mark Sable]] at Heroes Wiki, 9/11/07 |
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* [[Interview:Root and Branch|Interview with Jason Badower]], [[Oliver Grigsby]], and [[Zach Craley]] at Heroes Wiki, 7/24/08 |
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* Interview with Jason Badower (Parts [http://www.housepetrelli.com/default.asp?Display=29 1], [http://www.housepetrelli.com/default.asp?Display=31 2], [http://www.housepetrelli.com/default.asp?Display=45 3]) at House Petrelli, 10/6/08 |
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[[Category:Graphic Novel Crew |
[[Category:Graphic Novel Crew]] |
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[[Category:Galleries |
[[Category:Galleries]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 19 October 2015
| Jason Badower | |
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| About | |
| Title | Graphic novel artist Graphic novel colorist |
| Date of birth | 10 July 1975 |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Gender |  |
| Website | |
| comicbookdb profile | |
Jason Badower is a comic artist from Melbourne, Australia who has illustrated and colored several Heroes graphic novels.
About
Jason is the illustrator of Top Cow's Zero G, as well as Emperor, Fisher: Cathexes, Issue #3, and the photo-realistic Phase. He also created the cover for the first issue (The Beginning) of David Wohl's The Innocents series. In 2009, Jason's art was featured extensively on the crime mystery television show Castle (starring Stana Katic). Jason's art is frequently colored by Annette Kwok.
Notes
- According to his blog, Jason was hired by NBC on a Saturday afternoon, and created Road Kill by the following Friday.
- Jason originally was told that the War Buddies series was going to be illustrated by one artist. When he happened to email Frank Mastromauro of Aspen Comics, he was informed that the original artist had backed out. Jason was offered the job immediately.
Trivia
- According to his blogger profile, Jason is also a personal trainer and martial artist, and owns two personal training studios in Australia.
- In 2004, Jason was nominated for four Ledger Awards for Killeroo Book 2.
- Jason says he draws digitally with a Wacom tablet.
- In an interview, Jason Badower lists Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Adam Hughes (especially his linework), and Brian Bolland among his influences.
- Jason is the first Heroes graphic novel artist to also color a graphic novel.
Galleries
Heroes-Related Works
-
Jason used this image of Sylar to announce his first gig with Heroes. -
Jason drew himself as the man who makes out with Hana in a nightclub. (The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1) -
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...and shows off... -
...other completed versions. -
He also drew Ted... -
...Niki... -
...the Haitian... -
...and Claire. -
By far, Jason's most popular request was Hiro... -
...which he drew over... -
...and over... -
...and over again... -
...including this version, which he sketched for a the winner of one of his competitions. -
He also drew this image of Hiro... -
...Sylar... -
...and Peter to give away to fans. -
He also prepared a special diptych of Noah... -
...and Claire... -
...and Claire again. -
At the 2007 Armageddon Comic-Con, Jason drew Sylar. -
Jason donated this piece of art to Sarmy to benefit the Give Life Foundation.
Graphic Novel Art and Comments
Heroes Characters Portraits
Following are Jason Badower's renditions of some Heroes characters:
External Links
- Jason's weblog
- Interview with Jason Badower by MelbournePixel.com, Jan 2005
- 3 Heroes Podcast interview with Jason Badower, 6/23/07
- 3 Heroes Podcast interview with Jason Badower (Part 2), 8/26/07
- Interview with Jason Badower and Mark Sable at Heroes Wiki, 9/11/07
- Interview with Jason Badower, Oliver Grigsby, and Zach Craley at Heroes Wiki, 7/24/08
- Interview with Jason Badower (Parts 1, 2, 3) at House Petrelli, 10/6/08