Philip Tan
Philip Tan (born 1978) is a comic book writer/artist best known for his work on Spawn, Uncanny X-Men and Iron Man.
Philip Tan
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- Born
- 1978
- Birthplace
- Manila, Philippines
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Fields
- comic
- Education
- University of Santo Tomas
- Languages
- English
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 1978 • Birthplace — Manila, Philippines • Artist — y • Penciller — y • Inker — y • Notable Works — The Avengers
Documentary record
Philip Tan, recorded as an artist and comics author, was born in 1978. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Career
Career
Tan graduated at the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture. Tan was the penciller of Final Crisis: Revelations as well as the "Agent Orange" Green Lantern story arc, which started in Green Lantern #39 and ran through issue 42. Following Agent Orange he will be penciling the second three issue arc of Grant Morrison's Batman and Robin series with issue 6 being his last. Tan has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. In 2011 Tan was the artist on Hawkman, which was part of DC Comics' company-wide title relaunch, The New 52. In 2016, Philip Tan worked on the new Suicide Squad Rebirth series co-drawing with Jim Lee. In 2022, Philip Tan began work on Ronin Book 2 (with Frank Miller and Daniel Henriquez).
Covers
Covers
• Uncanny X-Men #422-434 (2003–2004) • Spawn #150-162 (2005–2007) • Green Lantern (Vol.4) #39C/0913 & #40-42 • Outsiders (2010) #26-29 • Ronin Book 2 (Nov 2022-Current) (with Frank Miller and Daniel Henriquez)
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Philip Tan: The Spawning Ground , Comics Bulletin, November 21, 2005
- 2.Spawn , Spawn Milestones
- 3.Philip Tan on Final Crisis: Revelations , Newsarama, April 17, 2008
- 4.Painting It Orange: Philip Tan on the Orange Lanterns, Newsarama, December 19, 2008
- 5.FIRST LOOK: Orange Lanterns by Philip Tan, Newsarama, December 21, 2008
- 6.Philip Tan: Three More Orange Lanterns, Newsarama, January 15, 2009
- 7.Dan Phillips. Grant Morrison's New Batman and Robin.
- 8.Artist Philip Tan on the Changes to the DCnU HawkmanNewsarama, 26 October 2011
- 9.'Suicide Squad': Creators of DC's New Comic Tease the "New Member That No One Would Expect". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 August 2016.
- 10.Frank Miller Presents RONIN: Book II. Frank Miller Presents.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Iron Man, vol. 3, #79-82 (with John Jackson Miller, Marvel Comics, 2004)
- Batman and Robin #4-6 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2009)
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