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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Alberta Writer Pens Joe Sinnott Bio
:: Posted by Bryan @ 1/15/2008 12:01:00 AM 80-year-old cartoonist and inker Joe Sinnot has a new biographer in the person of Red Deer, Alberta writer Tim Lasuita. Brush Strokes with Greatness profiles U.S. artitis Sinnott's long comic book career. Sinnott is perhaps most famous for the slick line he gave to Jack Kirby's pencils on the 1960s Fantastic Four comics. Sinnott also enjoyed a long run on Treasure Chest comics.
Lasuita was introduced to Sinnott while working on another project about Tom Gill, who drew The Lone Ranger for more than 20 years.
Sinnott, a student, had assisted Gill on his freelance work for nine months before striking out on his own. His enthusiasm, energy and magnetism during the interviews for Gill’s project left a lasting impression on Lasuita.
"Everybody has a favourite uncle — that’s Joe," he says. "He’s talented and humble, all at the same time."
Once his book on Gill was off to the publisher, Lasuita approached Sinnott about doing a book on his remarkable career. Sinnott, 80, jumped at Lasuita’s offer to leave something behind for his family.
Upon reflecting, he was amazed to discover just how much work he had done. Sinnott’s ledgers suggests he pencilled more than 2,700 pages for various romances for Charlton Comics alone, in addition to his copious output for Marvel.
"And that was after supper," he says.Labels: Alberta, comics history, U.S. superhero franchises
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