Michael Avon Oeming

Michael Avon Oeming

Michael Avon Oeming
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Powers
The Mice Templar
The Cross Bronx
http://www.michaeloeming.com

Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer.

Career

Oeming is a fan of ancient mythology, having written or drawn several projects centering on the Norse gods. He frequently collaborates with long-time friend Bryan J. L. Glass, and with Brian Michael Bendis. He is part of the M.O.B. crew of comic book creators, along with David Mack, Brian Bendis and Daniel Berman.

His 1998 comic book Bulletproof Monk was made into a film of the same name.

The previous mentioned collaborations are The Mice Templar from Image Comics, which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass,[1] and Powers from Icon Comics which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include Rapture, on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma,[2] and The Victories, both for Dark Horse Comics.

As of 2010, he is employed as a staff member of Valve Software, working on Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 webcomics.

Personal life

Oeming has a son, Ethan and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, fellow writer/artist Taki Soma.[3]

Bibliography

Writing

Art

Awards

Eagle Awards in 2006 for favorite writer/artist of the Cross Bronx.

Nominations

Notes

  1. The M I C E T E M P L A R//Oeming-Glass
  2. Piccione, Sebastian (July 11, 2008). Michael Avon Oeming Interview. Fanboy Buzz.
  3. Behrens, Web (April 1, 2011). "Superheroic sisters". Time Out Chicago.
  4. Avon Oeming, Michael. "Mac Update comic". Valve Software. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  5. Avon Oeming, Michael. "Loose Canon". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  6. "Loose Canon". Valve Corporation. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  7. Avon Oeming, Michael. "The Sacrifice". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  8. 1 2 "2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved October 19, 2012. Eagle Awards in 2006 for favorite writer/artist of the Cross Bronx.

References

External links

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Interviews

Preceded by
Dan Jurgens
Thor writer
2004
(with Daniel Berman)
Succeeded by
J. Michael Straczynski
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