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==Trivia== |
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* Comicraft was brought on to do ''[[Heroes]]'' work because John Roshell of [[Comicraft]] knows two producers: [[Jeph Loeb]] is a professional client, and [[Jesse Alexander]] is a personal friend. In fact, Jeph and Jesse argued over whose "guy" would be better for the job, until they realized that they were talking about the same guy. [http://www.balloontales.com/interviews/heroes/index.html] |
* Comicraft was brought on to do ''[[Heroes]]'' work because John Roshell of [[Comicraft]] knows two producers: [[Jeph Loeb]] is a professional client, and [[Jesse Alexander]] is a personal friend. In fact, Jeph and Jesse argued over whose "guy" would be better for the job, until they realized that they were talking about the same guy. [http://www.balloontales.com/interviews/heroes/index.html] |
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* JG helped create [[9thwonders.com]]. |
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* In 2008, JG was [[awards|nominated]] for an Eisner Award for his work on the ''Heroes'' [[graphic novel collection]]. |
* In 2008, JG was [[awards|nominated]] for an Eisner Award for his work on the ''Heroes'' [[graphic novel collection]]. |
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Revision as of 20:03, 21 August 2008
| JG Roshell | |
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| About | |
| Also known as | John Roshell Mr. Fontastic |
| Title | Letterer & Designer |
| Date of birth | 5 April 1970 |
| Origin | California, USA |
| Gender |  |
| Website | |
| comicbookdb profile | |
JG Roshell, of Comicraft, is a comic book letterer.
About
JG Roshell has lettered a number of graphic novels, most notably numerous issues of Astro City. Some of his other work can be seen in KISS: Psycho Circus, Doctor Strange: The Flight of Bones, The Sentry, Wolverine: Origin, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Hulk: Gray, Danger Girl, Southland Tales, and Elephantmen.
In addition to lettering, JG has also created hundreds of fonts and typefaces. He is considered a pioneer in the use of the computer to letter comics. Additionally, he designs logos, trade paperback/hardcover collections (including the Heroes graphic novel collection), and creates and maintains the Active Images Network of websites.
Trivia
- Comicraft was brought on to do Heroes work because John Roshell of Comicraft knows two producers: Jeph Loeb is a professional client, and Jesse Alexander is a personal friend. In fact, Jeph and Jesse argued over whose "guy" would be better for the job, until they realized that they were talking about the same guy. [1]
- JG helped create 9thwonders.com.
- In 2008, JG was nominated for an Eisner Award for his work on the Heroes graphic novel collection.
External Links
- Comicraft
- Active Images Network
- Image Comics
- Heroes fonts by Comicraft
- John Roshell's fonts at MyFonts.com
- Interview with John "JG" Roshell about lettering Heroes comics, 5/2007
- Interview with JG Roshell at 9thwonders.com, 7/26/2007: Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3
- Interview with JG Roshell at Heroes Wiki, 6/21/2008
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| Other GN Crew |
Jim Campbell • Gene Ha • Jim Lee • Greg Porretta • Nanci Quesada • JG Roshell • Alex Ross • Tim Sale • Dave Stewart | ||||
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See Also: Series Crew • Reborn Crew • Graphic Novel Artists • Graphic Novel Colorists • Graphic Novel Writers • Webisodes Crew • Evolutions Crew • Countdown Crew • Cast | |||||