Anina Bennett
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RECENT PROJECTS
FRANK READE: Adventures in the Age of Invention
Wrote an illustrated coffee-table book re-imagining dime novel hero Frank Reade and his steampunk adventures (Abrams 2012).

BOILERPLATE: History's Mechanical Marvel
Wrote an illustrated coffee-table book about a Victorian robot that gets involved in historical events circa 1893-1918 (Abrams 2009).

Wrote a third Heartbreakers Superdigest book, HEARTBREAKERS MEET BOILERPLATE.

COMICS WRITING CREDITS

Co-plotted, scripted, lettered, designed, and edited Heartbreakers Superdigest and Heartbreakers Superdigest: Year Ten, two 104-page bookshelf comics published by Image Comics.

Scripted stories for The Big Book of Bad, from Paradox Press.

"Doctored" Gary Martin’s manuscript for The Art of Comic-Book Inking, from Dark Horse.

Co-plotted and scripted four-issue Heartbreakers miniseries, published by Dark Horse.

Co-plotted and scripted Heartbreakers stories in DHP #35-37, DHP #50-52, DHP Fifth Anniversary Special, The Best of DHP, DHP #100-1, and Gay Comics #23 & #25. Co-created Heartbreakers with husband Paul Guinan.

Co-plotted and scripted "Aliens: Advent/Terminus" (DHP #41-42, reprinted in DHP: Aliens).

Co-scripted Barb Wire #9.

COMICS EDITING CREDITS
Nexus, Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor, Classic Star Wars, Too Much Coffee Man, Grimjack, Lone Wolf and Cub, Aliens, RoboCop, The Blue Witch of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, Cud Comics, San Diego Comic-Con Comic, The Foot Soldiers, Oktane, The Blue Lily, Whisper, Sable, Meta-4, and more.
Plus dozens of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck stories for European publication.

FAVORITE GUEST SHOTS

Appeared as GrimJack in a pinup for GrimJack #75.
Killed on page 2 of Punisher #52.
Ripped in half by an Alien in DHP #41.

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MORE ABOUT PAUL
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Paul Guinan
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PAUL'S PORTFOLIO
PAUL'S CAREER

RECENT PROJECTS
FRANK READE: Adventures in the Age of Invention
Co-wrote and illustrated a coffee-table book re-imagining dime novel hero Frank Reade and his steampunk adventures (Abrams 2012).

BOILERPLATE: History's Mechanical Marvel
Created, co-wrote, and illustrated a coffee-table book about a Victorian robot that gets involved in historical events circa 1893-1918 (Abrams 2009).

HEARTBREAKERS MEET BOILERPLATE
Plotted and illustrated a team-up graphic novel, nominated for a 2006 EISNER AWARD in the Best Painter category.

COMIC BOOK CREDITS

HEARTBREAKERS--YEAR TEN — co-plot and art (1999).

HEARTBREAKERS SUPERDIGEST— co-plot and art (1998).

HEARTBREAKERS BUST OUT! — co-plot and art (1997; reprints early Heartbreakers stories).

DC Comics
CHRONOS #1-11 — co-creator and pencils.

JUSTICE LEAGUE Elseworlds Annual ’94 — inks over Evan Dorkin.

THE BIG BOOK OF... series (Paradox Press):

CONSPIRACIES
— art for "CIA Links"; FREAKS — art for "Lady Olga"; HOAXES — art for "A Fit of Presidential Pique"; THUGS — art for "The Rich Men’s Coachmens C
."

Dark Horse Comics
HEARTBREAKERS miniseries #1-4 — co-plot and art.

"Heartbreakers" stories in DHP #35-37, #50-52, and Fifth Anniversary Special — co-plot, pencils, inks (DHP #50 episode reprinted in The Best of DHP). In DHP #100-1 — layouts, inks, co-pencils. Co-created Heartbreakers with Anina Bennett.

THE TERMINATOR: TEMPEST miniseries — inks.

HARD LOOKS #4 — layouts and inks.

URBAN LEGENDS — pencils and inks for "Li’l Paul & Li’l Sung."

"Aliens: Advent/Terminus" in DHP #41-42 — plot, pencils, inks (reprinted in DHP: ALIENS).

ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES #1-2, #5 — layouts, inks; #4 — layouts only; #3 — plot, layouts, inks; #7 — plot, script, layouts, inks.

GHOST #3 — pencils and inks for 3-page Color dream sequence.

First Comics
GRIMJACK #21-27 — inks over Tom Sutton; #72 — pencils and inks.

DYNAMO JOE #4-11, "Cargonauts" backups — pencils, co-creator.

SABLE: RETURN OF THE HUNTER #5 — inks over Denys Cowan.

WHISPER #11 — inks over Norm Breyfogle.

LONE WOLF AND CUB #1-20 — retouched/redrew art for first U.S. translation of ANY manga.

Other Comics Projects
CBLDF's LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011 — illustrated Boilerplate story.
80-page
PHANTOM graphic novel — art.
DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH — a History Channel one-shot promo comic. Edited, cover art, interior layouts, inside front and back covers.
GAY COMICS #23 — cover art, co-plot, pencils, inks for Heartbreakers story.
PUNISHER #52 — pencils.
A NIGHT IN A MOORISH HAREM, Volume One (NBM) — pencils and inks for "Marooned."

Pinups
Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Specials 1991-93.
GrimjackSan Diego Comic-Con Comics #1.
1993-2011 SanDiego Comic-Con program books.
1995-99 WonderCon program books.

Magazine covers and other illos

Lead background artist on the cartoon series
STRIPPERELLA

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