Edvin Biuković
| Edvin Biuković | |
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| Born | June 22, 1969 Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | December 5, 1999 (aged 30) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Grendel Tales Human Target |
| Awards | Eisner Awards 1995 (Promising Newcomer) |
Edvin Biuković (June 22, 1969 – December 5, 1999) was a Croatian comics artist.
Biography[]
Biuković made his debut in 1987 with the strip Dokaz published in the third issue of Croatian magazine Patak.[1] He spent several more years working on comic projects in Croatia and collaborated with his good friend Darko Macan on the pages of German magazine . Most of those stories were later translated to Croatian (and collected into one volume titled ),[2] as well as English (reprinted in various issues of Caliber's Negative Burn).
His big break came in 1994 when Dark Horse published Grendel Tales: Devils and Deaths, his another collaboration with Macan. The pair were subsequently asked back to do a four-issue sequel, Devil's Choices. In 1995, Biuković was nominated in the Best Penciller/Inker category and awarded the Russ Manning Best Newcomer Award in 1995.[3][4]
In December 1999, he died suddenly of a brain tumor in his hometown Zagreb, two weeks after it was initially diagnosed.[2][5] Edvin Biuković was thirty years old. Prior to his death, he was working on yet another project with Macan titled Silver Sun as well as a short story that was posthumously released in Vertigo's Weird War Tales Special.[6]
Many people have cited Biuković as their influence, including My Chemical Romance singer and comic book writer Gerard Way[7] (The Umbrella Academy, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys) as well as fellow Croatian artist Goran Sudžuka[8] (Outlaw Nation, Wonder Woman).
Bibliography[]
Interior comic work includes:
- Grendel Tales (with Darko Macan, Dark Horse):
- Devils and Deaths #1-2 (1994)
- Devil's Choices #1-4 (1995)
- Star Wars (Dark Horse):
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron #5-8 (with Michael Stackpole and Darko Macan, 1996)
- The Last Command #1-6 (with Mike Baron and Timothy Zahn, 1997–1998)
- Human Target #1-4 (with Peter Milligan, Vertigo, 1999)
- Strange Adventures vol. 2 #2: "Third Toe, Left Boot" (with Bruce Jones, anthology, Vertigo, 1999)
- Weird War Tales Special: "A Prayer to the Sun" (with Darko Macan, anthology one-shot, Vertigo, 2000)
Covers only[]
- Strange Adventures vol. 2 #3 (Vertigo, 2000)
- Flinch #10 (Vertigo, 2000)
References[]
- ^ "Dokaz". Edvin Biuković Fan Club. March 3, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Edvin "Eddy" Biuković". stripovi.com. October 17, 2009.
- ^ "Russ Manning Award: Previous Award Recipients". Comic-Con.org.
- ^ "1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library.
- ^ "Press Releases: Edvin Biukovic 1969–1999". Dark Horse.
- ^ Boivin, Jeff (February 4, 2000). "Face to Face with the Masters: Darko Macan and Rich Handley". TheForce.net.
- ^ Allie, Scott (August 14, 2006). "Gerard Way Interview: Umbrella Academy 8/14/06". Dark Horse.
- ^ Sudžuka, Goran (May 26, 2012). "My Five Most Influential Croatian Comic Book Artists". Comic Book Resources.
External links[]
- Edvin Biuković Fan Club on Facebook
- Edvin Biuković at the Grand Comics Database
- Edvin Biuković at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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