Micheal Turner started his drawing career at Top Cow, but did not do actual drawings until later, and once he was asked to pencil some of the Witchblade series, his skill in drawing grew exponentially within a short period of time. It was not long until he came up with his own idea for a story, called Fathom, of a girl who has water powers and discovers chilling secrets about the "water people" and their hate for humans. His style for detail and woman did not go unnoticed, and he gained recognition throughout the comic world. His "not-so-secret secret-weapon" colorist Peter F. Steigerwald always added the magical touch to his illustrations with perfect color themes that brought it all to life.
After working many years at Top Cow, Michael Turner opened his own comic studio called Aspen MLT, migrating Fathom with him as well. He created new stories like Soulfire, and also took in a few other independent comic book projects. Many of the individuals he hired were young, fresh new artists, as well as some old friends from Top Cow, making for a really dynamic and quality driven team. During this time, Turner was also being asked to produce and work side projects with DC and Marvel, and was constantly asked to do covers for many other series, which instantly meant better sales for that issue.
Even though he is no longer with us, his beautiful work and dedication to the comic book industry remains, and I will always look up to him and his work as beautiful pieces of art and inspiration.
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