Glenn Lumsden Explained

Glenn Lumsden
Birth Date:1964
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Cartoonist, writer, artist, publisher, designer
Nationality:Australian
Genre:Adventure, Super Heroes, Pulp Fiction

Glenn Lumsden is an Australian comic book artist and writer.

Born in Sydney in 1964,[1] [2] he began self publishing in 1985 with David de Vries, Gary Chaloner and Tad Pietrzykowski under the Cyclone Comics imprint, working on The Southern Squadron and Dark Nebula.[1] [2]

Lumsden and de Vries entered the American market through First Comics, Nicotat and Malibu Graphics with The Southern Squadron.[1] [3] Together they have drawn a new look version of The Phantom for Marvel Comics,[1] [3] [4] have worked on [1] [5] and Star Trek comics for DC Comics[3] [4] [6] The Puppet Master for Eternity Comics[3] [4] and Planet of the Apes and Flesh Gordon for Malibu Comics.[3] [4]

Lumsden moved to South Australia where he founded the Barossa Studios with David Heinrich, Rod Tokely and David G. Williams,[2] [7] doing artwork for magazines like Picture, People, Ralph, The Australian Financial Review and The Bulletin.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Bonzer - Australian comics 1900s-1990s. Shiell, Annette. Elgua Media. 1998. Redhill, South Australia. 120 . 1-876308-12-5.
  2. Web site: Glenn Lumsden. Lambiek Comiclopedia. 12 January 2012. 10 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310121151/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lumsden_glenn.htm. live.
  3. Web site: Glenn Lumsden. The Comic Book Database. 12 January 2012. 5 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705131748/http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=2359. live.
  4. Web site: Glenn Lumsden. Grand Comics Database. 12 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Comics. Verve. 12 January 2012. 24 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324090604/http://ensemble.va.com.au/verve/vnu/comics.html. live.
  6. Web site: Comic Guys. George Negus Tonight. 3 May 2004. 12 January 2012. 6 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080606005554/http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1100206.htm. live.
  7. Web site: Glenn Lumsden. Design and Art Australia. Kerr. Joan. 2007. 12 January 2012. 15 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815132822/http://www.daao.org.au/bio/glenn-lumsden/#artist_biography. live.