Introduction
Tim Sale (born May 1, 1956,) is an American Eisner Award-winning comic book artist. He is known for his collaborations with American film and television writer Jeph Loeb.
Early life
Tim Sale was born on May 1, 1956, in Ithaca, New York. He was raised in Seattle, Washington, after his family moved there when he was six years old.
Sale attended the University of Washington for two years before moving to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts, as well as the comics workshop run by artist John Buscema. He returned to Seattle before graduating from School of Visual Arts.
Career
Sale began doing art for the series Myth Adventures in 1983, and was soon working on Robert Asprin's Thieves' World.
In his professional career, Sale has frequently collaborated with screenwriter Jeph Loeb. The duo, credited in their comics as 'storytellers', produced popular work such as the "Year 1"-centered Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials, Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, as well as Superman for All Seasons and Catwoman: When in Rome, for which Sale took inspiration for his art from French/Italian fashion illustrator René Gruau.
At Marvel Comics, the team has produced the so-called "color" books such as Daredevil: Yellow, Spider-Man: Blue, and Hulk: Gray. A Captain America: Whitelimited series was announced in 2008 but only a #0 issue was published. The long-delayed project finally saw print in September 2015.
In 2007, Sale launched the Superman Confidential series with Canadian cartoonist Darwyn Cooke.
Sale worked on artwork for the television program Heroes, on which his frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb served as a writer and producer. Sale's artwork appeared in the show as the work of the precognitive artist Isaac Mendez, as well as other artists on the show. Eric Powell was hired as the colorist for Sale's work. Additionally, the font used throughout the show in the various captions and credits was created by Sale and was based on his handwriting style.
Awards
Sale won an Eisner Award in 1999 in the "Best Artist/Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team" category.
Personal life
Sale lives in the Seattle metropolitan area.