Tom Lyle

Thomas " Tom" Lyle ( born November 2, 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American cartoonist and author.

Life and work

Lyle began working as a professional cartoonist in the 1980s. He could from 1989 recorded with the drawings for the lyrics written by Roger Stern sci-fi series Starman, which was published until 1991 when DC Comics His first major success.

Between 1991 and 1993 Lyle recorded a total of three mini-series, which focuses on solo adventures of Robin, the young wizard of the superhero character Batman stood. Author of these three miniseries - Robin ( five issues ), Robin II: Joker's Wild ( four issues), Robin III: Cry of the Huntress ( six issues) - was the author of Chuck Dixon, with the Lyle to 1991-1992 for nine more Batman Comics got together ( Detective Comics # 644-649 and Batman # 464-466 ).

Together with the author Mark Waid Lyle worked from 1991 to 1992 almost two years at the at Impac Comics ( a former imprint of DC) published fantasy cartoon The Comet, for Lyle also was active as a co-author for the first time.

The mid 1990s moved Lyle to Marvel Comics, where he led the popular series Spider -Man took on, along with Howard Mackie, has always been one of the most commercially successful series in the publishing program of Marvel. Together with the author John Ostrander designed Lyle in the following few issues of the series The Punisher and - for the first time acting as the sole author - some issues of the title Warlock.

Lyle currently working on the comic Chickasaw Adventures and gives seminars in art drawing at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

• Cartoonist
• Americans
• Born in 1953
• Man