Robert "Bob" Hall (October 16, 1944)[1] is an American comics artist and writer as well as a playwright and theatre director. He is the co-creator of the West Coast Avengers for Marvel Comics and has worked on such series as Armed and Dangerous and Shadowman, which he both drew and wrote for Valiant Comics.
| Bob Hall | |
|---|---|
 Bob Hall in 2023 | |
| Born | Robert Hall October 16, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Editor |
Notable works | Shadowman West Coast Avengers |
| http://www.bobhall.com | |
Biography
editEducation
editHall studied theater at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and earned a bachelor's and master's degree there.[2] Moving to New York in the early 1970s, he took courses at John Buscema's school of comic art and The New School.[3]
Comics
editHall began working in the comics industry in 1974 and drew horror stories for Charlton Comics.[4] He soon moved to Marvel Comics and drew The Champions[5] and Super-Villain Team-Up.[6] Hall and writer Chris Claremont collaborated on Marvel Team-Up #74 (October 1978) which featured Spider-Man meeting the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live[7][8] Hall briefly worked as an editor for Marvel from 1978 to 1979[9] under Jim Shooter. Hall later joined Shooter as a writer and penciler at Valiant Comics.
Theatre
editHall was co-founder of the New Rude Mechanicals, a New York City-based off-off-Broadway theatre company.[10]
In the late 1970s, he co-wrote the script and co-created the set designs for the stage play The Passion of Dracula,[11] which ran for two years off-Broadway in New York City, as well as in London.[10] The Passion of Dracula also screened on Showtime.[10]
Hall is the artistic director of the Flatwater Shakespeare Company of Lincoln, Nebraska, an organization he founded.[10] Previously, he was artistic director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre[10] for six years, and in 2008 was artistic director of Lincoln's Haymarket Theatre.[10]
Personal life
editHall resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.[10] He has previously lived in England and Ireland.[3]
Bibliography
editDC Comics
edit- Batman #559 (1998)
- Batman: DOA #1 (1999)
- Batman: I, Joker #1 (1998)
- Batman: Joker Time #1–3 (2000)
- Chase #5 (1998)
- House of Mystery #296 (1981)
- Weird War Tales #100, 103, 108–109 (1981–1982)
Marvel Comics
edit- The Amazing Spider-Man #222, 237, 286 (1981–1987)
- The Avengers #213–214, 217, 219–221, 251–254, 280, 301, Annual #16 (1981–1989)
- Avengers Spotlight #37 (1990)
- Bizarre Adventures #33 (1982)
- Captain America: The Movie Special #1 (1992)
- Champions #8–10, 16 (1976–1977)
- Daredevil #154 (1978)
- Darkman #1 (1990)
- Defenders #62, 64–66 (1978)
- Fantastic Four Annual #12 (1977)
- Human Fly #13–15 (1978)
- Ka-Zar #23–24 (1983)
- Marvel Graphic Novel #27: "Emperor Doom" (1987)
- Marvel Team-Up #74, 126 (1978–1983)
- Marvel Two-in-One #44, 99 (1978–1983)
- New Mutants #92 (1990)
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #3, 5, 13, 18–20 (1986–1988)
- Power Man and Iron Fist #53–54 (1978)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #21–25, 74, 124–125 (1978–1987)
- Psi-Force #7, 9, 11–12, 14 (1987)
- Squadron Supreme #1–5, 8 (1985–1986)
- Super-Villain Team-Up #10–12, 14 (1977)
- Thor #330–331, 394, Annual #10–11 (1982–1988)
- West Coast Avengers #1–4 (1984 mini-series)
- What If #34, 43 (1982–1984)
Valiant Comics
edit- Armed and Dangerous #1–4 (1996)
- Armed and Dangerous Hell's Slaughterhouse #1–4 (1996–1997)
- Shadowman #0, 10–12, 14-16, 19, 22, 26–43 (1993–1995)
References
edit- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Hall, Bob (2009). "Comics Work". BobHall.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "Bob Hall". Lambiek Comiclopedia. December 23, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Bob Hall at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Walker, Karen (July 2013). "'We'll Keep on Fighting 'Til the End': The Story of the Champions". Back Issue! (65). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 20–23.
- ^ Carson, Lex (August 2013). "Bring Together the Bad Guys: Super-Villain Team-Up". Back Issue! (66). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 40–41.
- ^ Aushenker, Michael (August 2013). "That Other Spider-Man Title...Marvel Team-Up Offered an Alternative Spidey Experience". Back Issue! (66). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 20–22.
- ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2012). "1970s". Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 104. ISBN 978-0756692360.
The web-slinger found himself sharing the stage with a cast who had dressed as super-heroes to attack the [Silver] Samurai's gang in this quirky tale written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Bob Hall.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bob Hall (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ a b c d e f g Hall, Bob (2009). "Theatre Work". BobHall.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ "Bullpen Bulletins" Marvel Team-Up #69 (May 1978).
External links
edit- Official website
- Bob Hall at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Bob Hall at Comicvine
- Bob Hall at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Bob Hall at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
- Bob Hall at the Internet Off-Broadway Database