William Messner-Loebs (b. 1949)
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Biography:
Creator of Wolverine MacAlistaire (in Journey and Journey: Wardrums series).
Additional biography:
Amazing Heroes (Fantagraphics, 1981 series) #103 (September 15, 1986); #129 (November 15, 1987).
"Support from friends helps turn things around for artist" by Kurt Anthony Krug, The Saginaw News via Mlive.com blog on http://blog.mlive.com/lcn/2008/11/support_from_friends_helps_tur.html (November 21, 2008, retrieved February 18, 2018).
Comic strip syndication:
Batman daily and Sunday (Creators Syndicate), 1990-1991 (writer).
Child Rearin' on the Frontier, The New Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire, cartoon and other cartoons for the Livingston Parent Journal (Livingston County, Michigan) monthly magazine, circa 2008 - circa 2012.
Notes:
Secondary Bails' entry:
http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=LOEBS%2c+BILL
Name:
- William Messner-Loebs
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Type: Changed Name
Given name: William Family name: Messner-Loebs
Other Names:
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W. Francis Loeb Jr.
Type: Common Alternative Name
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Bill Loebs
Type: Common Alternative Name
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William Loebs
Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: William Family name: Loebs -
William F. Loebs
Type: Common Alternative Name
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William Francis Loebs
Type: Common Alternative Name
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William Francis Loebs Jr.
Type: Name at Birth
Given name: William Francis Jr. Family name: Loebs -
William Messner Loebs
Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: William Family name: Messner Loebs -
Bill Messner-Loebs
Type: Common Alternative Name
Signatures:
- Bill Loebs [generic]
- W Messner-Loebs [generic]
- William Messner-Loebs [generic]
- Wm Francis Loebs Jr. [generic]
- Wm Messner-Loebs [generic]
Relations:
Art Influences:
William Messner-Loebs (b. 1949) stated influences by:Non Comics Works:
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Publication Title: Comics Journal (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1988
Employer Name : Fantagraphics
Work Title: William Messner-Loebs Sketchbook
Notes: Sketchbook art. -
Publication Title: digital magazine (other) - Role: employee
Employer Name : Fantasticon Productions
Notes: Wrote reviews, interviews, and articles for Fantasticon Productions digital magazine. In charge of cable and television departments of the company. -
Publication Title: HPL Supplement (magazine) - Role: writer - Year: 1973
Employer Name : Meade and Penny Frierson
Work Title: Why the Night Gaunts Tickle
Notes: Wrote under W. Francis Loeb, Jr., "Why the Night Gaunts Tickle" for HPL Supplement #2, July 1973. -
Publication Title: The Flash (television) - Role: - Years: 1990 - 1991
Employer Name : Pet Fly Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Notes: Consultant for The Flash Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) TV show (1990-1991) for Pet Fly Productions, Warner Bros. Television. -
Publication Title: Those Guys in Detroit (radio) - Role: owner - Years: 1973 - 1981
Employer Name : self-created
Notes: Radio production company, he wrote 57 second mysteries for the telephone. Bails lists the radio show as being called "Three Guys in Detroit" from 1982.
