Anthony Fowler Jr.

Anthony Fowler Jr.

@afowlerart.com

Freelance inker/illustrator @ DC & IDW. Batman, Milestone, New Gods, DC Power, Cyborg, Star Trek, Firefly.

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Allow me to reintroduce myself. I'm Anthony Fowler Jr., an award-nominated and multi-talented comic book inker, illustrator, writer, and speaker. I've worked on some of the most well-known properties in media, including Batman, Star Trek, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Milestone Media and many, many more.

Allow me to reintroduce myself. I'm Anthony Fowler Jr., an award-nominated and multi-talented comic book inker, illustrator, writer, and speaker. I've worked on some of the most well-known properties in media, including Batman, Star Trek, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Milestone Media and many, many more.

Despite the diminishing prospects for inking as a profession in the comics business, I continue to ascend and expand my profile and resume. I'm passionate about my creative efforts, and I hope that you enjoy my work.

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the funniest thing about the "we don't trust the media" people is that they will trust literally anyone else. like, if you have an image and text, they'll buy it. shaking keys at babies type logic.

I don’t trust the mainstream media, but I feel like the primary alternate model, getting the news from the posts of a 14 year-old Romanian schizophrenic shitposter named “G00n3R the Swamp Pervert,” is not necessarily a superior alternative.

I consider myself as a lifelong student--especially of comics--so whenever I'm asked to do a lecture, panel, or workshop, I feel really unqualified. In unrelated news, I'll be holding three panels at Florida Supercon this year

⚫⚪Black & White or 🎨Color? I got these samples back of some new premium prints with spot-raised UV ink over my ink lines. There's also metallic silver ink on Diana's sword, breastplate and tiara. What do you think? Shout out to Dean at Googleplex Collectibles for these beautiful prints!

One of the highlights of my weekend at Emerald City Comic Con was selling my inks of Denys Cowan's amazing Absolute Wonder Woman Annual #1 cover. I can't express enough how much I appreciate the opportunity to work with Denys. Now if he could ink *me* on something I could die happy. (Yeah, right!)🤣

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As TOS Trekkies/Trekkers, today's THREADS OF DESTINY one-shot from Stephanie Williams, Gregory Maldonado, Anthony Fowler Jr & Charlie Kirchoff was a thrilling treat, supplying a magical meta Nichelle Nichols moment & delivering an episode we should have gotten in 1966. #NCBD

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IDW posted a preview of next week's Uhura comic, so now I can show you that I stuck the Gold Key logo on there and actually got to keep it.

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I appreciate all the opportunities I've been afforded in this industry. Truly. I'm incredibly grateful. But--and I say this carefully and with all due respect--PLEASE don't just hire me for/during Black History Month.

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And let me stress this: I WANT to work on Black characters. I WANT to contribute to as much positive Black representation as I can. It isn't--and shouldn't be--an either/or proposition to work on either regular titles or so-called "Black books".

I appreciate all the opportunities I've been afforded in this industry. Truly. I'm incredibly grateful. But--and I say this carefully and with all due respect--PLEASE don't just hire me for/during Black History Month.

Representation is important: it's a big part of why I'm here. I love working on Black characters and books, and I figure I'll be doing so for the rest of my career. But there's nothing that limits me from working on ANY title. My skill set works no matter what you throw at me.

UPDATE: shop.afowlerart.com is up, just in time for Black Friday! Just prints and stickers for now, but I'll have some online exclusives coming soon. Also if you're participating in the boycott, I'd love to have your support! #blackfriday #blackfridaydeals #Boycott #blackownedbusiness #blackout

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In a broader sense, it's my job to make the penciler look good. If I'm doing my job right I'm invisible; I help to bring harmony to the art. If I'm doing too much it's like someone singing out of tune.

The only validation I look for is the approval of my collaborators, colleagues and those who appreciate the craft. So whether I'm working with Greg Maldonado, Daimon Hampton Charles Stewart III, Denys Cowan, Sean Hill or anyone else, I try to let them sing the lead while I hold down the melody.

The inker's role is to finalize the line art before it goes to color. I help to separate fore/middle/background and add textures, shadows, and line weights to the existing art to both make coloring easier and enhance the comic book aesthetic.

Soft skills like time management, customer service, communication, conflict resolution, etc. are still applicable in your comics career. Timeliness is essential even if you don't punch a clock, and customer service/effective communication is helpful even if you don't deal directly with the public.

YEEEEAAAAHHHH THE SOLICITS ARE OUT!!! I'm honored that I had the opportunity to ink the LEGENDARY Denys Cowan in The New Gods #11 for DC! Can't wait for y'all to see it!!! #dccomics #newgods #inks #inker #inking

Had to get one of these made. Shout out to Stitch-N-Print Joliet for this awesome patch! I'm honored to be a part of this proud legacy, and I will do whatever I can to carry the spirit of Milestone Media forward.✊🏿 #milestone #milestonemedia #static #staticshock #icon #hardware #bloodsyndicate

So technically, the Heartless do have hearts but no bodies, and Nobodies have bodies, but lack hearts. I can't imagine why people think the lore of the series is confusing. #KingdomHearts

Saw the pencils for this and decided to take a crack at it. Hope I did them justice. Sample of Absolute Batman #12, Pencils by Denys Cowan. Traditional inks on Bristol board. #ink #inking #inks #comics #batman #absolutebatman #dccomics

It's not because I don't think I produce professional work (I do), that I'm not good enough (I am), or that I'm one of the worst artists out there (I'm not). It's because I'm reaching for a higher level of competence and mastery. I see the gulf between myself and the work I study and respect.

If no one else tells you this, allow me: the satisfaction of being skilled enough to get professional level work is fleeting and unfulfilling. To put it in simpler terms, there's a difference between *good enough* and *good*.

Not to throw shade on how anyone else operates, but I wouldn't feel right launching a Kickstarter for my book before at least 75% of the comic is done. #comics #crowdfunding #kickstarter

This is a reminder not to take histrionic, knee-jerk reactions to superhero films seriously. Especially if it hasn't come out yet. Wait until you can see the film and watch it for yourself. If you don't like it, don't watch it--but more importantly, let others have a chance to judge for themselves.