Durwin Talon (born in London, Ontario) is a comics artist, illustrator, author and professor of illustration.
Early life and education Talon developed an interest in art at an early age. He received his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts (BFA) from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), then received his ISDP Master's Degree (MA) from Syracuse University in the United States. In 2007, he received the terminal degree of Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration from the University of Hartford.
Career Talon's first book, Panel Discussions from TwoMorrows Publishing, is an overview of techniques for developing sequential art. It has been described as "indispensable reading for anyone interested in the subject of sequential art."Review Silver Cullet Comic Books
His artwork has been featured on the covers of Batman, Skinwalker, and Queen & Country. A review of Skinwalker No. 3 commented that "[t]he covers by Durwin Talon are a wonderful blend of pastel and oil that prompt you into wishing we could read a whole book that looks like this."Review at Silver Bullet Comic Books Durwin painted all 8 covers of the Batman: Officer Down cross-series story arc, in 2001: (Batman #587, Robin #86, Batgirl #12, Birds of Prey #27, Catwoman #90, Nightwing #53, Detective Comics #754, Batman: Gotham Knights #13).
He worked on his own comic Bonds, and Beautiful Scars, in collaboration with Guin Thompson. The first two issues of Bonds were released by Image Comics in 2007 and issue No. 3 shipped and completed the series in 2009. Beautiful Scars is an original graphic novel being published by Archaia Studios Press, and will be released in March 2014.
Until August 2007, Talon was an associate professor, in the New Media Program at the School of Informatics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, before returning to the Illustration department at Savannah College of Art and Design. Currently, he is The Head Professor of Illustration at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mi, USA.
Bibliography
Books Panel Discussions: Design in Sequential Art Storytelling (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2002, reprinted July 2007, ) Comics Above Ground: How Sequential Art Affects Mainstream Media (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2004, )
Comics Bonds (Image Comics, August 2007) - Interior work Beautiful Scars (with Guin Thompson, Original graphic novel, Archaia Studios Press, March 2014, forthcoming) - Interior work Batman: Officer Down (DC Comics) - Cover work Queen & Country (Oni Press) - Cover work Skinwalker (Oni Press) - Cover work
See also Upper Deck White Wolf, Inc. Wizards of the Coast
References
External links
RPG Database profile , February 12, 2007 Profile site
Interviews CBR News: Durwin Talon "Bonds" with Comics , Comic Book Resources, July 11, 2007 Interview , Slushfactory, July 16, 2007 Announcing: Stories Take on New Meaning in Archaia’s “Beautiful Scars” Exclusive , Multiversity Comics, December 9, 2013