Michael Turner Documentary [2009]
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2013
- Michael Turner Documentary (USA 2009). 40 min.
This documentary is a non-profit student project.
I shot it when I was a student at the New York Film Academy (Universal Studios) in 2009.
This film is dedicated to all Michael Turner's fans.
All the people interviewed agreed to be part of this documentary.
The intention of the project was to remember a great artist that passed away in young age. There is no intention to offend anyone.
Directed and Edited by
Andrea Franchin
Produced by
Lorenzo Sterzi
With (in alphabetic order):
Grace Crick, Vince Hernandez, Jeph Loeb, Frank Mastromauro, Mark Roslan, Marc Silvestri, Peter Steigerwald
Director of photography: Angela Reid, Garrett Katz
Assistant camera: Tishaa Khosla, Victoria Lomax
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When he was sick he was at a convention and I pointed him out to my son. Mike was not drawing he was visiting with other creators. He saw my son and motioned him to come over to him. He drew him a Supergirl. Mike is awesome.
What did he die off ? ( don't mean to be rude but I'm a fan )
@@edwincasiano9174 Not sure if you were still looking for an answer but Michael Turner died of bone cancer at the age of 37.
@@titanjoc Jesus, that’s sad...
What a legend
I was saddened to hear about his death. I was living in San Diego in 2017 and happened to stick my head in a Comic Book store and struck a conversation with the owner. I had told him that I was huge into comic books back in the 90s as a teenager and that I had lost touch of comic books since I joined the military in early 2000. I remember telling him that back then I was more into the art than the stories and that my favorite artist was Micheal Turner and I had asked what he was currently working on or whether he was still in the business. He looked at me like his heart sank and shook his head and told me that he had died a while ago. I can't thank Michael Turner enough for having been a part of my childhood and the endless hours of enjoyment I had marveling at his art and creation. Rest in Peace.
here we are 2014 and i still miss seeing turner art on the selves!!!
+eracerxxx So true! Mr Turner like his fellow comic book artist; Mike Wieringo both are sorely missed as of today. Wish cancer and other illnesses didn't exist. Because these guys sadly died way to young!
There is always early 2000's box. Nisk!
He was an amazing artist. And a very inspiring person. God rest his soul.
Its now 2022 and I have to say, I miss his art work. What an amazing artist. Followed his work on the 1st Witch Blade and never looked back. Watching this brought out some memories of 2008. My dad passed away from cancer 4 months before Michael did. Get job on this documentary!
Man, I just teared up after watching this. Michael's art was the reason for me reading Witchblade
One of my favourite comicbook artists. Legendary covers and aork on Batman Superman
Im reading the first of six nyx limited series and Michael's picture popped up with some kind words that read "He wasn't bitten by a radioactive spider. Or struck by gamma rays. Or injected with the Super-Soldier serum. But he cares about everyone the way only a hero can. And he was the greatest pal you could ever hope for. His name is Michael Turner. The world is less special without him." My day was made better learning about his beautiful and adventurous soul. Thank you.
🙏 Thank You So Much Great Epic Characters Artist : Michael Turner ( 1971-2008 ) for your many inspirational drawings over the decades for the fans ... May Michael Turner be blessed to a Better World & Realm & be Reunited with His Loved Ones in due time & place ... 🙏🌷🌿🌎💜🕊
I saw Michael a few months before he passed and I knew something was wrong, but I wasn't in the loop and just assumed he wasn't feeling well. He treated me and my kids like number ones and although I'll never get to work with him, I hope I can work with coworkers at the company he founded with the same sort of respect.
He is still the best artist love his style of his work.
I was a fan of Michael Turner's when the first Witchblade comic came out, I was in the 7th grade. I had read Marvel comics a lot when I was younger and still did at the time but Michael Turner's art really touched me on a different level. It remember it was like hearing your all time favorite band for the first time when I first saw the way he drew. Many years later in the early 2000's, when Myspace was a thing and I was serving in the AF, I wrote to him a personal message. In the message I just told him that I was serving in the AF and I have been a fan since the beginning of his career and thought he was the best there was. I also told him how much I loved Fathom and how everyone was doing such a great job at Aspen Comics. The whole message was probably 4 paragraphs long. Not only did he read it but he wrote me an equally long message back telling me how grateful he was, how he was thankful for me being a fan for so long and also of all the fans in general and thanked me for serving. He also said he was going to print out my message and send it to the rest of the crew around the studio because he thought it was really nice and thought everyone would appreciate it. I wish I would have printed out his response at some point but now all I have is the memory. I always thought he was the best and still do and wish everyday he was still alive. He was so far ahead of the times with his art and can't even imagine the quality of stuff he'd put out now if he was still alive.
Thank you for this.. He revolutionized how pencil drawings can be used as finished, ready to color peaces of art. Ink is a great way to make things pop, but he proved that clean pencil drawings are perfect too..
I am BAFFLED. Never really read comics yet learned to draw like...it was second nature to him. That's wild.
Very excellent video. I was actually just sitting here thinking about Mike wondering if anyone ever did any video of him and stumbled across this documentary. It was quite a tremendous shock to see the memorial piece I penciled featured in this at 37:30.
I only met Michael a couple times, yet meeting him left a huge impact on my abilities. With his trademark smile he seemed genuinely happy to see his influence in my artwork and encouraged me to continue down that path. The last time I saw him, he showed me how to draw a quick sketch, and talked to me about his thought process.
I'll always be grateful that he took the time out of his busy schedule to teach me in our few meetings. He was a great inspiration to me, and my biggest regret is that I never got the chance to work with him.
Michael Turner is one of the reasons I am going to school for Media arts & Animation. He's one of my greatest inspirations in art, and my Fathom collection is ever growing.
R.I.P. You left your mark, and in the end that is really all that matters.
Still remember reading the news fresh of the web in '08.
Hit me hard, because he was one of the first artists that got me into comics with: Campbel, Ramos, Madureira, Silvestri, McFarlane, Lee.
I had no clue he was sick, I had every Witchblade and spinoff. RIP.
Love Michael Turner! He's one of my favorite artists. Thanks for keeping his memory alive!
2019 and I still use his art as my stronger motivation.
Same.
I'm so glad i found this documentary.
I've been a huge fan of his work since day one and he was a major inspiration for me. He was reaching that level of stardom not seen since the Image guys especially McFarlane, Lee and Liefeld.
He was the face of comic book art in the 2000s. Sadly we were robbed of many years of his beautiful work but we are lucky to still have his amazing library to look back at.
He is truly missed.
Never met him but i miss him. Biggest inspiration. RIP.
Thank you so much for this mate, long life M.Turner. One of the greatest of all time.
We were blessed to see a change in the comics world, from being a nerdy thing to be the absolute mega culture that it is now,
and Mike was one of the propeller to that change.
I grew in a similiar manner to him ironically, when it comes to inspiration from video games. I used to love his work as a boy.
Thank you for this video. I grew up reading comics, fan of witchblade and fathom. But my heart will always be wity Michael Turner.
I met Mike in Seattle at a convention...must have been 2006 or so. He signed a few copies of Fathom for me. We chatted about scuba diving. Guy was super cool. He is missed !
Amazing documentary. Priceless. Thank you so much for creating this. Michael was my hero. He still IS my hero.
Such a very good friend and person himself..................I met him in 2008 at SDCC. WE miss you buddy.
Fuck me. I just found out he passed by this video. A long time ago I sold all my comics except a darkness/witchblade compilation and a fathom book. His art was amazing. I never got to meet him but his art and stories spoke to me. I'm so sad. Rip Michael.
I had no idea he passed away. That's really a genuine tragedy :(
This is an amazing student film. Good job!
Shows your love and respect for comic books Andrea,
I discovered Michael Turners art when I started reading DC comics in the early 2000s. I loved his style on Superman/Batman series.
Wizard magazine died as well, I cant belive it... that was such a big part of my childhood and now its gone too....to me Wizard was a link to Mike, Madureira, Ramos, Silvestri, Jim lee, Campbelle, etc.. the Image era... I guess everything has an end, but I like to think that maybe the magazine can comeback because I heard the con´s are still very much alive! I hope that one day I will see another top 10 next to the comics prize guide in a new Wizard!
Yup, I remember the small classes they would have within them. I collected all of Michael Turner's posters from the Wizard magzines.
This is a pretty solid student film. Thanks for this. I miss his amazing covers.
Turner mastered the beauty of the female form. I fell in love with Witchblade and Fathom instantly which led to purchases of other comics he worked on. I remember the excitement to get the next comic, the next variant, and the intensity of his work.
2019, still can't be replaced
R.I.P Michael Turner: You were my favorite comic book artist in the 90s.
Its a shame such a wonderful person died!!! this men should have lived a 1000 years!!! this guy made my childhood magical... full of wonders and fantasies!!!!
the worlds and charaters were just blasting my head!!! I will never never forget witchblade, fathom!!! soulfire was incredible!!!!!!!!!!! my hero!!!!! RIP Michael Turner! my idea of succes!!!!
Yeah... it was a great experience 'cause they all are great people!
After the interview I felt like I knew him a little! Great guy!!
REST IN PEACE POWER PARADISE MICHAEL TURNER!!! You inspired me a lot...! You are still one of the best artists ever!!!
i learned so much from Michael Turner when i was learning how to draw. There's no telling how many others he impacted in his short life. thank you for making this!
michael turner is a legend . his work is the main reason i started doing tattoo patterns and later doing tattoos myself . he was one of the sickest artists ive seen in along time his art got me back into comics there was a gap there prolly 5 years were i didnt read comics it was from late jr to right after high school. but when witchblade came out i got back into it . it was a very sad day when i heard he passed away .but i to think god . wanted mike to rebuild heaven . because he was that awesome . so thank you michael turner for some of the most amazing artwork ever .
I just found out he died. Very surprised, he was such a big force in comics and very popular. Nice tribute, especially his mom's interview.
Damn shame. I'm glad I got to see his run in comics. God bless him.
To this day, there isn't anything close to his art. He mixed sexy, cool, and new all in one package. And he told a great story doing it!
One of my favorite comics I own is Batman Superman Supergirl. I think they made a movie on it too. It was fairly faithful to the writing, but didn't have his unique artistic charm.
Edit: it's the one 30 mins in. There we go lol
I also met him once shortly before his diagnosis was made public. Signed a bunch of comics and took a picture with him. He was goofing around, making jokes when people were taking pictures with him or of him drawing. He was incredibly fast at drawing, I though it was amazing how quickly he was able to draw his characters.
This was during his big tour with Fathom, Witchblade, and I think Tomb Raider. Pretty sad, I really enjoyed his work and he was too young to get cancer.
A documentary of probably my favorite comic artist. I have waited a long time.
Back in the mid 90s, we had a lot of IMAGE/TOP COW guys hitting up the smaller conventions in the SF Bay Area and he was one of them. It's like this documentary showed, guy was always smiling and always glad to meet his fans. I'm delighted to have met him and had some of my books signed. Wish I had him do a sketch though. This world is not fair. So many good people die young.
A great documentary. I can't believe his mom is so beautiful. He left an amazing mark on comics doing things his own way.
I remember going to his memorial at Comic Con.. it was a really sad time... I wish he was still here drawing... great guy and great artist..
No one draws Batman like Michael Turner. Second to none when it comes to drawing Batman.
Thanks! I'm glad you like it... Mike was a great artist!
When Mike showed up on the Ballistic limited series, everybody took notice REAL quick at my comic book shop- it was like where the hell did this guy come from? It was like Lee and Silvestri had a smart ass kid brother that knew how to hit all the right buttons- you could tell he was pouring his heart into it. Silvestri hit the nail on the head, you could tell Mike was learning FAST. Not only did he learn while in the studio, but also make the artwork his own, that shows TRUE talent. He was a huge influence on me while I was finishing up in college and I just wanted to say "Thank You."
Time well spent. Thank you so much.
I was so impressed by Michael's mom. I have always said that one should not outlive their children, but she comport herself with such strength and grace. So sorry for your loss.
Did not know that he had passed away! Truly great artist.
loved his work, really nostalgic for me makes me think of high school reading tomb raider and witchblade. i missed out on fathom at the time but started reading it from the begining a few years ago, really great stuff. it interesting how much the way he draws womens faces look sorta like his mum. such a big loss wouldve been amazing to see what he wouldve done if he was still here
Bringing back so many memories making this documentary! Such a great job Andrea!!!! So proud of how well you put this together. Still remember watching this in the movie theater with everyone at film school. So good ❤🫶🏻👌🏼
Legend and forever a great inspiration
Crazy to me still that this man has passed. I remember when this happened. I lost my mother a year later to pancreatic cancer. What a horrible hand to be dealt. I remember being so into his art when he hit the scene. That wizard Witchblade special drew me right in. Glade to still have all his work.
I saw RIP Michael Turner on another video and I was like, what? No. Goddamn.
So amazing. Teared up at the end. RIP Mike.
RIP Michael Turner
Rest in peace Michael Turner. The legend.
michael turner.. I miss your artwork...still number 1
Wow, why am I just seeing this now? Thank you for this. Nice ocean noise "Ocean Bowels"? BG.
the last thing I bought that Michael Turner Drew was the couple issues he did of X-Men it was amazing
Michael Turner was an inspiration, dude was an achiever, I hate he didnt stay at top cow, but a dude like that has to be the boss not a worker
I love and adore Michael s gorgeous,breathtaking art,his beautiful crisp clear lines.his art is what dreams are made on & more importantly what a lovely man and being.thank you for everything sir.
Michael Turner...rest in peace.
Best artist ever. No doubt. Such a great loss.
Michael turner really just got started as a major comic artist. I honestly think he could’ve been the next Jim lee
By far my favorite artist. I went to a comic con in 2007 and he was there and i didn't have time to spend in the four hour line to get a picture and autograph and i told myself next year i would go. I went that next year and we found out at the event that he had passed away and man that took the loud noise of a convention down to a silence with grown men in tears. He battled a lot and never gave up hope and I know heaven is filled with his art. His wonder woman with the black backdrop and holding up her lasso and the storm image from black panther cover are two of my favorite art pieces of all times.
Great documentary! Thanks for telling this story!
Michael Turner's style was so unique and special!
Michael Turner is one of my inspirations. Thank you for this.
Great video, man!, thanks a lot for all thos information, I love Turner's artwork, it just touch me in someway... R.I.P. MLT
Na, no está chido jajaja
I really enjoyed Michael Turner's work. Great Stuff.
Mike will remain my favorite artist for his work in the first twent-two copies of The Withchblade. His artwork is unlike any other. I like Marc Silvistri's The Darkness, but Mike took drawing to a whole new level in his designs of the female body.
My god his mothers last words brought me to tears. This guy is my idol and I never say that about anyone.
Rest in peace, maestro. You shall not be forgotten. :(
What an amazing human being , the world lost a good one and heaven gained a better one. ~RIP Michael your probably drawing angels up there.
Michael turner was a early inspiration of mine i didn't realize that until i started reading comic book in high school at the age of thirteen
"THE BEST" Comic book artist of all time He'll be forever remembered . R.I.P. Michael Turner.
They recently added a lot Turner's stuff including Fathom and SoulFire to Comixology unlimited. wonderful trip down memory lane.
Seria genial que tuviera subtitulo. Hermoso homenaje !
Miss you Michael :'(
the comic industry lost a great beacon of light whne he passed there will never be another like Michael Turner his art changed the world
MT was super nice to me when I was an intern at top cow.
That's funny cuz I still use his art as my own benchmark as an artist he was truly the best RIP MT
Fantastic movie. Thanks for making and posting this. A lot of guys from that era get 'slammed' for their flashy art styles but they made art people wanted to see and wanted to buy from the first wave of Image guys to the next gen like Mike Turner, J Scott Campbell, Joe Madureira, Humberto Ramos. I've got a ton of comics in my collection and whilst I enjoy the work being put out today, particularly by Image, I frequently re-read books and collections by guys like Mike Turner. RIP.
I wish I had the opportunity to meet him before his passing. He seemed like a great man.
Shit I wasn't trying to cry tonight. So young! What the HECK
ONE OF THE GREAT ONES OF OUR TIME OR ANY OTHER TIME,RIP
Sounds like a beautiful human being. RIP
one of my comic idols, Rest in Peace
I agree Robert!! Thanks for watching!
I feel so bad. I had no idea he had passed.
A great story about a great person. I wish they touched on Shrugged though. It's one of my favorite comic stories overall.
CHOREI MUITO QUANDO ELE MORREU!
Big fan of Michael T. Was one of the best drawing the female body.
the world lost a true great when Michael Turner died what's the real shame is that a lot of people don't know who he is he's mostly known in the comics industry
What a loss I miss his talent..
I've had the opportunity to meet Michael twice (once in 2006 and in 2008 just shortly before he died) and he couldn't have been a nicer guy. I just wish I said something more to show my appreciation for his beautiful artwork.
As for this documentary, it's well-shot with great footage but I do have a few qualms with it. Mainly, the lack of a narration to explain in more detail some of the more important aspects such as Michael's artwork and his attention to detail. Also, it would've helped more to see actual footage of Michael talking rather than just a bunch of still photos. I would love to see footage of Michael and the guys brainstorming ideas or even an artwork tutorial from him. Plus there are many things that are glossed over so quickly such as the Aspen/Top Cow situation.
It probably woulda been too expensive to edit additional footage like that, but had this documentary been shot and edited like a VH1 Behind The Music episode, the narrative flow would be much smoother. I'm not saying it's bad, but this coulda been great.
+Martin Vamp
Hey Martin, I'm very sorry if I didn't answer earlier but I check RUclips from time to time and for some reasons I didn't see your comment before.
First of all I must say that I know the film is not great but you have to consider that I shot it in film school and I had about 1 month to make it from pre-production (counting the time to contact as many people as possible) to delivery. After the delivery I took some time to re-edit it with more calm, aside from that, the school program in the following months was so busy that I didn’t have time to schedule more interviews (even if originally I planned many more, but I coudn’t arrange them in such short time).
Watching the documentary today I know it could be improved, but like many other filmmakers (not master George Lucas:-) I’d like to keep it like it is because I think it represent a picture of my ability as non-professional student in 2009 and also a picture of how all the talented people interviewed were at that time.
Also, like I said to someone else, as a Michael turner fan, this documentary was a wonderful experience with amazing people, and this film with his pros and cons is a great memory of it.
I know many people would disagree with my opinion.
Coming to the missing footage of Michael, you’re right, but unfortunately there wasn’t any (recently someone posted an interview of Michael, but nobody that I know had it at the time).
Thanks for your comment:-)