Timothy Truman est un écrivain et artiste américain reconnu pour ses contributions aux bandes dessinées, notamment dans les genres western et pulp. Il s'est fait connaître grâce à sa collaboration avec John Ostrander sur "Grimjack", une série emblématique de l'archétype des comics d'action "sombres et brutaux". L'œuvre de Truman s'étend à des titres marquants comme "Scout", "Scout: War Shaman" et sa réinvention de "Jonah Hex" avec Joe R. Lansdale, mêlant thèmes horrifiques et western. Sa polyvalence se manifeste également dans des projets tels que "Hawkworld" pour DC Comics et "Turok: Dinosaur Hunter" pour Valiant Comics.
Son écriture se distingue par ses influences pulp et son souci méticuleux de l'exactitude historique, particulièrement visible dans ses romans graphiques "Simon Girty, Renegade" et "Tecumseh!". Le premier corrige les représentations romancées de la vie frontalière, tandis que le second a ravivé l'intérêt pour le chef shawnee grâce à son adaptation d'une production du West Virginia Outdoor Theater. Son engagement envers l'authenticité se reflète aussi dans son art, où il veille à une représentation fidèle des armes et décors de l'époque. Truman a également contribué à des franchises comme "Star Wars" et "Conan", reprenant cette dernière série après Kurt Busiek en 2006.
Au-delà de son travail créatif, Truman enseigne au Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, transmettant son savoir-faire aux artistes en herbe. Sa carrière s'étend sur des décennies, marquée par un engagement envers des récits qui touchent autant le grand public que les publics de niche. Qu'il réinvente des personnages classiques ou crée des histoires originales, l'influence de Truman sur l'industrie de la bande dessinée demeure significative.
Romans graphiques
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Time Beavers
1985
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Hawkworld
1989
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JLA - Gatekeeper
2002
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Hotspur
2016
King Conan Books (with Robert E. Howard)
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The Phoenix on the Sword (By: Robert E. Howard)
1932
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The Scarlet Citadel
2012
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The Conqueror
2014
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Wolves Beyond the Border
2016
Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters Books (with Mark Schultz)
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The Bounty Hunters
2000
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Scoundrel's Wages (By: Mark Schultz)
2015
The Legend Of GrimJack
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The Legend of Grimjack, Volume 1
2005
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The Legend of GrimJack, Volume 2
2005
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GrimJack: Killer Instinct
2005
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The Legend of GrimJack, Volume 5
2006
The Spider Books
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Blood Dance
1991
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Wings of the Night
1992
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Legion of Vermin
1992
Wilderness The True Story of Simon Girty The Renegade Books
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The Borderland
1989
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Bloody Ground
1990
Timothy Truman's Scout Books
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Scout: The Four Monsters
1970
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Scout - The Adventure Continues - Special Issue
1986
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Scout Handbook: An atlas to survival in New America : maps, histories, weapsons, tactical equipment, character dossiers
1987
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The Four Monsters
1988
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War Shaman
1988
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Scout "Mount Fire"
1989
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Dragon Chiang
1991
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Volume 1
2006
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Volume 2
2008
Conan Chronicles Epic Collection Books (with Roy Thomas, with Kurt Busiek, with Fred Van Lente, with Cullen Bunn)
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Out Of The Darksome Hills ( By: Kurt Busiek)
2019
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The Heart Of Yag-Kosha ( By: Kurt Busiek)
2019
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Return To Cimmeria
2019
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The Battle Of Shamla Pass
2020
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Horrors Beneath The Stones (By: Roy Thomas)
2020
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Shadows Over Kush (By: Fred Van Lente)
2022
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Blood In His Wake (By: Fred Van Lente, Cullen Bunn)
2022
Conan the Barbarian Books
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The Frost Giant's Daughter and other stories (By: Kurt Busiek)
2005
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The God in the Bowl and Other Stories ( By: Kurt Busiek)
2005
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The Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories ( By: Kurt Busiek)
2006
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The Hall of the Dead and Other Stories ( By: Kurt Busiek)
2007
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Rogues In the House
2008
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Hand of Nergal
2008
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Cimmeria
2009
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Black Colossus
2010
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The Spear and Other Stories
2010
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Free Companions
2010
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Iron Shadows in the Moon
2011
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Road of Kings ( By: Roy Thomas)
2012
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Throne of Aquilonia ( By: Roy Thomas)
2012
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Queen of the Black Coast ( By: Brian Wood)
2013
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The Death ( By: Brian Wood)
2013
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The Nightmare of the Shallows ( By: Brian Wood)
2014
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The Song of Belit ( By: Brian Wood)
2014
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Shadows Over Kush ( By: Fred Van Lente)
2015
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The Damned Horde ( By: Fred Van Lente)
2015
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Xuthal of the Dusk ( By: Fred Van Lente)
2016
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A Witch Shall be Born ( By: Fred Van Lente)
2016
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection Books
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The New Republic Vol. 1 (By: Ian Edginton)
2015
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The Old Republic Vol. 1 ( By: John Jackson Miller)
2015
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The Empire, Vol. 1 (By: Randy Stradley, W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander, Alexander Freed)
2015
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Rise of the Sith Vol. 1 (By: Dean Motter, Randy Stradley, Ryder Windham, Jason Hall, Rob Williams, Jim Woodring, Jan Strnad, Scott Allie)
2015
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Rise of the Sith, Vol. 1 (By: Scott Allie)
2015
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The Empire, Vol. 2 ( By: Randy Stradley)
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Infinities (By: Chris Warner, Davide Fabbri, J.W. Rinzler, Adam Gallardo)
2015
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The New Republic Vol. 2 (By: Michael A. Stackpole, Mike Baron, W. Haden Blackman, Ryder Windham, Rob Williams, Jan Strnad, Brett Matthews, Scott Tolson)
2016
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The Rebellion Vol. 1 (By: Darko Macan, Randy Stradley, Brian Wood, John Wagner, Paul Alden)
2016
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Legacy, Vol. 1 (By: Adam DeKraker, Jan Duursema, Travel Foreman, Adam Hughes, John Ostrander)
2016
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The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1 (By: Archie Goodwin, Howard Chaykin, Roy Thomas)
2016
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The Clone Wars, Vol. 1 (By: W. Haden Blackman, Scott Allie, John Ostrander, Jeremy Barlow)
2017
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The Newspaper Strips Vol. 1 (By: Al Williamson)
2017
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The Empire Vol. 3 (By: Randy Stradley, W. Haden Blackman, Tim Siedell)
2017
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The Old Republic Vol. 2 (By: John Jackson Miller)
2017
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The Rebellion Vol. 2 (By: Brian Wood, Ron Marz, Ryder Windham, Jeremy Barlow)
2017
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The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 2 (By: Archie Goodwin, Michael Golden, Chris Claremont, Jo Duffy)
2017
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Rise of the Sith, Vol. 2 (By: Jan Strnad)
2017
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The New Republic Vol. 3 (By: Gary Erskine, Michael A. Stackpole, Steve Crespo, John Nadeau, Jan Strnad)
2017
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Legacy, Vol. 2 (By: Randy Stradley)
2018
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The Clone Wars Vol. 2 (By: W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander)
2018
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The Empire, Vol. 4 (By: Tim Siedell)
2018
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The Original Marvel Years Vol. 3 (By: Chris Claremont)
2018
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The Menace Revealed Vol. 1
2018
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The New Republic Vol. 4 (By: Mike Baron)
2018
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The Old Republic Vol. 3 (By: John Jackson Miller, Chris Avellone)
2019
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The Empire, Vol. 5 (By: Ryder Windham, Jan Strnad, Dan Thorsland)
2019
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The Rebellion Vol. 3 (By: Randy Stradley, Len Wein, John Jackson Miller, Tommy Lee Edwards, Ron Marz, Louise Simonson, Scott Allie, Thomas Andrews, John Stephenson)
2019
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The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2 (By: Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson)
2019
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The Original Marvel Years Vol. 4 (By: Ron Frenz, Tom Palmer, Gene Day, Joe Brozowski, Walter Simonson)
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The Menace Revealed Vol. 2
2019
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The Clone Wars Vol. 3 (By: Chuck Dixon, W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander)
2020
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Legacy Vol. 3 (By: Dave Ross, Jan Duursema, John Ostrander)
2020
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The Rebellion Vol. 4 (By: John Wagner, Rob Williams, Jeremy Barlow, Brandon Badeaux, Thomas Andrews)
2020
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The Empire Vol. 6 (By: W. Haden Blackman)
2020
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Tales Of The Jedi Vol. 1 (By: Jan Duursema, John Ostrander, Rodolfo Migliari)
2020
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The New Republic, Vol. 5 (By: Tom Veitch)
2021
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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 5 (By: Tom Veitch)
2021
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The Old Republic Vol. 4 (By: John Jackson Miller, Alexander Freed, Rob Chestney)
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The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 5 (By: Linda Grant, David Michelinie, Bob Layton)
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Legacy, Vol. 4 (By: Gabriel Hardman)
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Tales Of The Jedi Vol. 2 (By: Kevin J. Anderson, Tom Veitch)
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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2 (By: Tom Veitch, David Roach, Kevin J Anderson, Chris Gossett, Dario Carrasco Jr, Janine Johnston)
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The Clone Wars Vol. 4 (By: John Ostrander, Jeremy Barlow, Chris Cerasi, Kevin Rubio, Derek Thompson)
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The Empire Vol. 7 (By: Ron Marz, Scott Allie, Mike Kennedy, Tom Taylor)
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The New Republic Vol. 6 ( By: Mike Richardson)
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The Rebellion, Vol. 5 (By: Judd Winick, Matt Kindt, Terry Kevin Austin)
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The Menace Revealed Vol. 3 (By: Ted Naifeh)
2023
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The Old Republic Vol. 5 (By: John Jackson Miller)
2023
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The Original Marvel Years Vol. 6 (By: Ann Nocenti, Matthew Rosenberg)
2023
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Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 3 (By: Kevin J. Anderson, Tom Veitch)
2023
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The Empire Vol. 8 (By: Bruce Jones, Randy Stradley)
2023
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The New Republic, Vol. 7 (By: Ryder Windham)
2023
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The Menace Revealed Vol. 4
2024
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The Thrawn Trilogy (By: Mike Baron)
2024
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The Rebellion Vol. 6 (By: Bruce Jones)
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The New Republic Vol. 8 (By: Tom Taylor)
2024
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The Original Marvel Years - Droids & Ewoks (By: David Manak)
2024
Star Wars: Republic Books
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Prelude to Rebellion (By: Mark Verheiden)
2000
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Outlander - The Exile of Sharad Hett
2001
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Emissaries to Malastare (By: Tom Lyle, Robert Jones, Tim Truman)
2001
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Twilight (By: Rick Magyar, Jan Duursema, John Ostrander)
2001
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The Hunt For Aurra Sing (By: Tim Truman)
2002
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Darkness (By: Jan Duursema, John Ostrander, Ray Kryssing)