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John Lindley Byrne is an American comic-book writer and artist

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BirthdayJuly 6, 1950
NationalityAmerican
FamousWriters, Artists, Comic Book Writer
SpousesAndrea Braun Byrne
Known asJohn Lindley Byrne
ChildrensKieron Dwyer
Universities
  • Alberta College of Art and Design
Birth PlaceWest Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom
ReligionAtheism
Height180
GenderMale
FatherFrank
MotherNelsie
Net Worth$159 Million as of May 27,2017
Sun SignCancer
Born inWest Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Famous asComic-book Writer & Artist

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Who is John Byrne?

John Lindley Byrne is an American comic-book writer and artist who is considered a master of story-telling and an excellent artist of comic-book characters. His writing and drawing career in the world of comic books spans almost four decades and is still going strong. He has created a large number of comic book characters himself and has helped old and new masters to create more of them. He has worked with several comic-book publishers in America which included two of the greatest publishers. He has worked for these companies at different points during his career and every time he has come out with something new which has caught the imagination of his readers. He has resurrected some of the most favorite comic superheroes to their old status when the fans had lost interest in them. He was attracted to the world of comic characters through the shows presented on TV as a six year old. He was inspired by the character of the superheroes and was greatly influenced by story-telling styles adopted by Neil Adams and Jack Kirby who are acknowledged as the greatest in the world of comics.

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Childhood & Early Life

John Byrne was born in Walsall, England, on July 6, 1950. His father was Frank Byrne and his mother was Nelsie Byrne. His parents immigrated to Canada when he was eight.

He joined the ‘Alberta College of Art and Design’, Calgary, Canada, in 1970 where he created his first comic character ‘Gay Guy’ for the college newspaper. He also published his first comic book ‘ACA Comix’ here. He left the college in 1973 before completing graduation.

Career

In early 1974 he started his comic-book career with a Marvel Comics promotional publication ‘Fan Art Gallery’.

Later in August 1974, he drew black-and-white illustrations for a two-page story written by Al Hewetson of a horror magazine ‘Nightmare’ from ‘Skywald Publications’.

He made his debut in 1975 in color comics as a freelancer with Charlton Comics with the ‘Rog-2000’ series.

He worked for the series ‘Emergency’, ‘Space: 1999’ and ‘Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch’.

With Joe Gill he created a science fiction comic called ‘Doomsday 1’ around this time.

He joined Chris Claremont to start the ‘X-Men” series in 1977 for Marvel Comics.

He did the penciling job for ‘The Avengers’ written by David Michelinie till March1979.

In early 1980 he did the penciling job for miniseries ‘The Untold Legend of the Batman’ for the first time for DC Comics.

He next penciled for ‘Captain America’ written by Roger Stern from July 1980 to March 1981.

From July 1981 to October 1986 he produced his best in the ‘Fantastic Four’ series and created the characters ‘She Hulk’ and the ‘Invisible Woman’.

He started work on the superhero team of ‘Alpha Flight’ in 1983 in which he created the gay character ‘Northstar’. The same year he became the co-writer and penciled ‘The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones’.

In 1985 he wrote and drew for five issues of the ‘Incredible Hulk’.

In 1986, he was asked by DC Comics to write something new for the next ‘Superman’ series. He worked on a six-issue mini-series titled ‘The Man of Steel’ from July 1986 to September 1986.

He worked on another six-issue mini-series ‘Legends’ for DC Universe from November 1986 to May 1987.

In January 1987 he wrote the story and drew for the first and second monthly issues of the new ‘Superman’. He worked on most of the ‘Superman’ titles for the next two years from 1986 to 1988.

He returned to Marvel Comics in 1989 and worked on the ‘West Coast Avengers’.

In 1989 he wrote and drew a new series called ‘The Sensational She-Hulk’.

He started a new series called ‘Namor, the Sub-Mariner’ in April 1990.

He started writing for ‘Iron Man’ from July 1990 to February 1992.

He returned to DC Comics to write the story and draw for another ‘Superman’ series in 1994.

From 1995 to 1998 he wrote and drew the ‘Wonder Woman’ series for DC Comics.

He started writing and drawing for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ in late 1998 and penciled for the series from 1999 to 2000.

From 1999 to 2001 he also wrote and drew some more titles of ‘X-Men’ for Marvel Comics.

In early 2003, Byrne worked on the ‘Funky Winkerbean’ comic strip.

During the first decade of the new millennium he worked on the ‘JLA’ series for DC Comics and on a ‘Superman’ series from 2005 to 2006.

He started working for IDW publishers in March 2008 on the superhero ‘FX’ and later on the ‘Star Trek’ series.

He worked on the ‘Angel’ series in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

He worked on the ‘Jurassic Park’ in 2011, revived ‘Next Men’ series during 2010 and 2011.

He worked on the ‘Trio’ miniseries in 2012 and ‘The High Ways’ and ‘Doomsday 1’ in 2013.

Major Works

The ‘Golden Age’ brought back by the series ‘The Fantastic Four’ is supposed to be John Byrne’s greatest achievement.

His second achievement was the recreation of DC Comic’s flagship character ‘Superman’.

Awards & Achievements

John Byrne has received many awards including the ‘Favorite Comic Book Artist Eagle Awards’ in 1978 and 1979 and the ‘Inkpot Award’ in 1980.

He was inducted into the ‘Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame’ in 2008 and the ‘Will Eisner Hall of Fame’ in 2015.

Personal Life & Legacy

He was married to actress and photographer Andrea Braun Byrne for 15 years.

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John Byrne biography timelines

  • // 6th Jul 1950
    John Byrne was born in Walsall, England, on July 6, 1950. His father was Frank Byrne and his mother was Nelsie Byrne. His parents immigrated to Canada when he was eight.
  • // 1970 To 1973
    He joined the ‘Alberta College of Art and Design’, Calgary, Canada, in 1970 where he created his first comic character ‘Gay Guy’ for the college newspaper. He also published his first comic book ‘ACA Comix’ here. He left the college in 1973 before completing graduation.
  • // 1974
    In early 1974 he started his comic-book career with a Marvel Comics promotional publication ‘Fan Art Gallery’.
  • // Aug 1974
    Later in August 1974, he drew black-and-white illustrations for a two-page story written by Al Hewetson of a horror magazine ‘Nightmare’ from ‘Skywald Publications’.
  • // 1975 To 2000
    He made his debut in 1975 in color comics as a freelancer with Charlton Comics with the ‘Rog-2000’ series.
  • // 1977
    He joined Chris Claremont to start the ‘X-Men” series in 1977 for Marvel Comics.
  • // 1979
    He did the penciling job for ‘The Avengers’ written by David Michelinie till March1979.
  • // 1980
    In early 1980 he did the penciling job for miniseries ‘The Untold Legend of the Batman’ for the first time for DC Comics.
  • // Jul 1980 To Mar 1981
    He next penciled for ‘Captain America’ written by Roger Stern from July 1980 to March 1981.
  • // Jul 1981 To Oct 1986
    From July 1981 to October 1986 he produced his best in the ‘Fantastic Four’ series and created the characters ‘She Hulk’ and the ‘Invisible Woman’.
  • // 1983
    He started work on the superhero team of ‘Alpha Flight’ in 1983 in which he created the gay character ‘Northstar’. The same year he became the co-writer and penciled ‘The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones’.
  • // 1985
    In 1985 he wrote and drew for five issues of the ‘Incredible Hulk’.
  • // Nov 1986 To May 1987
    He worked on another six-issue mini-series ‘Legends’ for DC Universe from November 1986 to May 1987.
  • // 1989
    He returned to Marvel Comics in 1989 and worked on the ‘West Coast Avengers’.
  • // 1989
    In 1989 he wrote and drew a new series called ‘The Sensational She-Hulk’.
  • // Apr 1990
    He started a new series called ‘Namor, the Sub-Mariner’ in April 1990.
  • // Jul 1990 To Feb 1992
    He started writing for ‘Iron Man’ from July 1990 to February 1992.
  • // 1994
    He returned to DC Comics to write the story and draw for another ‘Superman’ series in 1994.
  • // 1995 To 1998
    From 1995 to 1998 he wrote and drew the ‘Wonder Woman’ series for DC Comics.
  • // 1999
    He worked for the series ‘Emergency’, ‘Space: 1999’ and ‘Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch’.
  • // 1999 To 2001
    From 1999 to 2001 he also wrote and drew some more titles of ‘X-Men’ for Marvel Comics.
  • // 2003
    In early 2003, Byrne worked on the ‘Funky Winkerbean’ comic strip.
  • // 2005 To 2006
    During the first decade of the new millennium he worked on the ‘JLA’ series for DC Comics and on a ‘Superman’ series from 2005 to 2006.
  • // 2008 To 2015
    He was inducted into the ‘Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame’ in 2008 and the ‘Will Eisner Hall of Fame’ in 2015.
  • // Mar 2008
    He started working for IDW publishers in March 2008 on the superhero ‘FX’ and later on the ‘Star Trek’ series.
  • // 2012 To 2013
    He worked on the ‘Trio’ miniseries in 2012 and ‘The High Ways’ and ‘Doomsday 1’ in 2013.

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John Byrne's FAQ

  • What is John Byrne birthday?

    John Byrne was born at 1950-07-06

  • Where is John Byrne's birth place?

    John Byrne was born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom

  • What is John Byrne nationalities?

    John Byrne's nationalities is American

  • Who is John Byrne spouses?

    John Byrne's spouses is Andrea Braun Byrne

  • Who is John Byrne childrens?

    John Byrne's childrens is Kieron Dwyer

  • What was John Byrne universities?

    John Byrne studied at Alberta College of Art and Design

  • What is John Byrne's religion?

    John Byrne's religion is Atheism

  • How tall is John Byrne?

    John Byrne's height is 180

  • Who is John Byrne's father?

    John Byrne's father is Frank

  • Who is John Byrne's mother?

    John Byrne's mother is Nelsie

  • What is John Byrne's sun sign?

    John Byrne is Cancer

  • How famous is John Byrne?

    John Byrne is famouse as Comic-book Writer & Artist