The Art of Top Cow: Legacy - by Marc Silvestri & Matt Hawkins & Phil Smith (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The Art of Top Cow: Legacy brings together the past and present, showing the artistic evolution of the studio in a coffee table-style book featuring editorial commentary to guide collectors of exceptional comics' art through the history of each series and sure to bring fans of fine artwork from the world of comics together.

The ultimate gift for comics fans, The Art of Top Cow: Legacy showcases a stunning collection of artwork spanning Top Cow's over thirty-year history.

Featuring pieces from Top Cow creator Marc Silvestri as well as the beloved Michael Turner with breathtaking works by superstar artist Stjepan Sejic, his wife Linda Sejic as well as comics-industry legends like David Finch, Joe Benitez, Ed Benes, Brett Booth, J. Scott Campbell as well as a new wave of artists linking the past to the present in the form of Ed Benes, Giuseppe Cafaro, Willi Roberts, Andrea Mutti, Rosa Ekedal, Pat Boutin and more.

About the Author

Marc Silvestri made history as one of the founding partners of Image comics in 1992. Creator, businessman, savant, writer, teacher, artist... these are only a few of the words that one would associate with Marc. His characters, artwork, and creations have made billions of dollars for Marvel Comics as well as his own company, Top Cow Productions, that he founded in 1992, as a partner of Image Comics. He is well known for his work on iconic Marvel titles such as The X-Men, Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk. As CEO of Top Cow Productions, his mandate was specific; produce the next generation of heroes and do it different than everyone else. Marc masterminded the Top Cow Universe through properties like Cyber Force, Witchblade, and The Darkness. When Hollywood started its love affair with comic book characters in the mid-1990s Marc helped position Top Cow as a vital production company in film and television. In addition to comic books, Marc has acted as Executive Producer in a variety of other media including the Witchblade television series and anime series, the Wanted feature film, the A-Team feature film, and two successful video games based off of The Darkness. Marc's much anticipated Batman/Joker team up book for DC comics will no doubt showcase his ongoing commitment to innovate and strive to always evolve as a creator and artist.

A veteran of the initial Image Comics launch, Matt started his career in comic book publishing in 1993 and has been working with Image as a creator, writer and executive for over 20 years. President/COO of Top Cow since 1998, Matt has created and written over 30 new franchises for Top Cow and Image including Think Tank, The Tithe, Necromancer, VICE, Lady Pendragon, Aphrodite IX, Tales of Honor as well as handling the company's business affairs.

Michael Layne Turner was an American comics artist known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.

Stjepan Sejic is a Croatian artist known for works like WITCHBLADE, APHRODITE IX, and the smash-hit BDSM romance comic SUNSTONE.

Linda Sejic is based in Croatia, and often writes or draws works for Top Cow Productions.

David Mack is a writer, artist, director, and designer. Mack earned an Emmy Award nomination for the Jessica Jones Netflix opening titles. He is also the New York Times best-selling author and artist of Kabuki, writer of Marvel's Daredevil, creator of Echo (now making her screen debut in the new Marvel Hawkeye series & starring in her own Echo tv series on Disney+).

David Finch is a Canadian-born comic book artist who got his start working for Top Cow Productions.

After a lengthy stint on Cyberforce following series creator and studio founder Marc Silvestri, Finch went on to co-create Ascension with Matt "Batt" Banning. He would later work on the first three issues of Aphrodite IX with David Wohl.

In 2003, Finch returned to comics for a year-long arc on Ultimate X-Men with writer Brian Michael Bendis. Following that stint, the duo moved on to Avengers, where they destroyed Marvel's premiere superhero team only to relaunch it as The New Avengers featuring a radically different cast.

Finch is currently working on the new Moon Knight series together with novelist Charlie Huston.