Brian Bolland (b. 1951)

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Name:

Brian Bolland Type: Name at Birth
Given name: Brian Family name: Bolland

Other Names:

1. Bolland Type: None
   
2. B. Bolland Type: Common Alternative Name
   
3. Eric Phillips Type: Pen Name
   
4. Брайън Боланд Type: Name at Birth
   

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Schools:

1. Central School of Art [London, U.K.] ? to ?

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Signatures:

1. BJB [generic]
2. Boland [generic]
3. Bolland [generic]
4. BOLLAND (letters jumbled) [generic]
5. BOLLAND [capital letters]
6. BOLLAND [Large B, Reversed N]
7. Bolland [right N]
8. Bollo [generic]
9. BRIAN [generic]
10. BRIAN BOLLAND
11. Brian Bolland [generic]

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Awards:

1. 1982: Inkpot Award - [no name]
2. 1985: Premios Haxtur (Haxtur Awards) - Best Drawing
3. 1989: Eisner Award - Best Artist
4. 1989: Harvey Award - Best Artist or Penciller
5. 1989: Premios Haxtur (Haxtur Awards) - Best Drawing
6. 1989: Sproing Award - Beste utenlandske tegneserie
7. 1992: Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum Awards - Best Achievement by a Cover Artist
8. 1992: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Cover Artist
9. 1992: Eisner Award - Best Cover Artist
10. 1993: Eisner Award - Best Cover Artist
11. 1993: Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum Awards - Best Achievement by a Cover Artist
12. 1993: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Cover Artist
13. 1994: Eisner Award - Best Cover Artist
14. 1999: Eisner Award - Best Cover Artist
15. 1999: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Cover Artist
16. 2001: Eisner Award - Best Cover Artist
17. 2001: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Cover Artist
18. 2023: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices

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Awards for Issues:

1. 1988: Squiddy Award - Favorite Graphic Novel
   Batman: The Killing Joke (1988 series) [First Printing]
2. 1989: Harvey Award - Best Story or Single Issue
   Batman: The Killing Joke (1988 series) [First Printing]
3. 1989: Harvey Award - Best Graphic Album
   Batman: The Killing Joke (1988 series) [First Printing]
4. 1989: Eisner Award - Best Graphic Album
   Batman: The Killing Joke (1988 series) [First Printing]
5. 2007: Eisner Award - Best Anthology
   Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006 series)

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Art Influences:

Influences by Brian Bolland (b. 1951) were stated by:

1. Jason Badower (b. 1975)
2. Travis Charest (b. 1969)
3. Glenn Fabry (b. 1961)
4. Gary Martin (b. 1956)
5. Mark McKenna (b. 1957)
6. Scott Pentzer (b. 1965)
7. Rodney Ramos (b. 1966)
8. Ty Templeton (b. 1962)
9. Ethan Van Sciver (b. 1974)

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Non Comics Works:

1. Publication Title: 24 Original Hits (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1975
   Employer Name : Atlantic
   Notes: Cover artwork for The Drifters' ‎album "24 Original Hits".

2. Publication Title: Ace in the Hole (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1990
   Employer Name : Titan Books
   Notes: Cover artwork for Stephen Leigh's, Victor Milán's Walton Simons', Melinda M. Snodgrass', and Walter Jon Williams' book.

3. Publication Title: Aces Abroad (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1990
   Employer Name : Titan Books
   Notes: Cover artwork for the book edited by George R. R. Martin.

4. Publication Title: Appointment with F.E.A.R. (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1985
   Employer Name : Puffin
   Notes: Cover artwork for Steve Jackson's book.

5. Publication Title: Batman Unmasked (television) - Role: assistant - Year: 2008
   Employer Name : Prometheus Entertainment
   Notes: Art contributor to Steven Smith's TV documentary.

6. Publication Title: Batman: The Killing Joke (movie) - Role: artist - Year: 2016
   Employer Name : Warner Bros. Animation
   Notes: Sam Liu's movie animation was based in the graphic novel illustrated by Brian Bolland.

7. Publication Title: Beautiful Happiness (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1988
   Employer Name : Sounds and Shigaku Limited
   Notes: Cover Artwork for Sounds And Shigaku Limited's compilation.

8. Publication Title: Down & Dirty (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1990
   Employer Name : Titan Books
   Notes: Cover artwork for the book edited by George R. R. Martin.

9. Publication Title: Foundation, #52 Summer 1991 (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1991
   Employer Name : Polytechnic of East London
   Notes: Cover artwork for the magazine edited by Colin Greenland, Edward James, and Ian Watson.

10. Publication Title: Freak Show (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1994
    Employer Name : Euro Ralph
    Notes: Illustrations for the Residents' album.

11. Publication Title: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (movie) - Role: actor - Year: 2014
    Notes: Participation as himself on Paul Goodwin's documentary.

12. Publication Title: Jokers Wild (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1989
    Employer Name : Titan Books
    Notes: Cover artwork for the book edited by Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper, George R. R. Martin, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner, Walton Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass.

13. Publication Title: Journey Planet, March 2018 (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 2018
    Notes: interior artwork for the magazine edited by James Bacon, Michael Carroll, and Chris Garcia.

14. Publication Title: Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (movie) - Role: actor - Year: 2005
    Employer Name : New Wave Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment
    Notes: Participation as himself on Constantine Nasr's short documentary.

15. Publication Title: Mega City Masters: 35 Years of Judge Dredd (movie) - Role: actor - Year: 2013
    Notes: Participation as himself on the short movie.

16. Publication Title: Mutants in Mega-City One (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1985
    Employer Name : Zarjazz
    Notes: Cover Artwork for the Fink Brothers's album.

17. Publication Title: Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (movie) - Role: assistant - Year: 2010
    Employer Name : DC Entertainment
    Notes: art contributor for Mac Carter's documentary.

18. Publication Title: She Makes Comics (movie) - Role: set designer - Year: 2014
    Notes: participation on Marisa Stotter's documentary.

19. Publication Title: Tales from the Forbidden Planet (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1987
    Employer Name : Titan Books
    Notes: Cover and interior artwork for the book edited by Roz Kaveney.

20. Publication Title: The Music of DC Comics: Volume 2 (other) - Role: artist - Year: 2016
    Employer Name : DC
    Notes: Illustration for the music album.

21. Publication Title: Wild Cards (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1989
    Employer Name : Titan Books
    Notes: Cover artwork for the book edited by George R. R. Martin.

22. Publication Title: Wild Cards II: Aces High (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1989
    Employer Name : Titan Books
    Notes: Cover artwork for the book edited by George R. R. Martin.