| Matt Hollingsworth | |
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 Matt Hollingsworth on 6th International Comic Showroom in Belgrade, September 27th 2008 |
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| Born | December 17, 1968 Lakewood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Colorist |
| Notable works | Death: The High Cost of Living, Catwoman, Daredevil |
| Awards | Eisner: Best Colorist/Coloring, 1997 |
| Official website | |
Matt Hollingsworth (born December 17, 1968, in Lakewood, California) is a comic book colorist.
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Biography
Hollingsworth graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in 1991 and began getting regular work from Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In 1993, he was hired to the Dark Horse Comics staff as head of the painted art department. After a year, he returned to freelance work and helped launch the award-winning Preacher from DC's Vertigo imprint.
He has worked on many titles for DC/Vertigo, Marvel, and others, including Catwoman, Batman, Daredevil and Alias. He won an Eisner Award for Best Colorist/Coloring in 1997, for work on several comics including Death: The High Cost of Living. He was nominated in 2004 for Catwoman. His latest project is an Eternals book written by Neil Gaiman and pencilled by John Romita, Jr..
In 2003, he enrolled in the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood to become a visual effects artist in the film industry. He began working as a texture painter and technical director on such films as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Fantastic Four, Serenity, Superman Returns, among others.
Toward the end of 2006, Hollingsworth moved to Croatia.
Awards
- 1994: Nominated for "Best Colorist" I use 4 colours in my sick arse comics. Eisner Award, for Aliens: Labyrinth, Aliens: Salvation, and Creature from the Black Lagoon[1]
- 1997: Won "Best Colorist" Eisner Award, for Preacher, Death: The Time of Your Life, and Challengers of the Unknown[2]
- 2003: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner Award, for Alias, Daredevil, The Filth #1-3, Batman: Nine Lives, Catwoman, and Catwoman: Selina's Big Score[3]
- 2004: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner Award, for Catwoman[4]
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References
- Matt Hollingsworth at the Comic Book DB
External links
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