Ty Templeton
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Ty Templeton is a popular Canadian
People of Canada
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 comic book artist
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 and writer who has drawn a number of popular mainstream titles, TV-associated titles and his own series.

Biography

Templeton was born on May 9, 1962. He first received attention for Stig's Inferno (Vortex Comics
Vortex Comics
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), now a cult favourite, which detailed the journey of its lead character into Hell in a parody of Dante
DANTE
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's Divine Comedy
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.

He has gone on to do titles for Marvel Comics
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, DC Comics
DC Comics
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 for Bongo, including Batman Adventures, The Simpsons
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and many others. He also created his own graphic novel, Bigg Time, published by DC Comics' mature readers imprint, Vertigo. He was recently editor of an independent Canadian comic company, Mr.Comics.

Currently, Ty is writing IDW's Star Trek comic book, working for Bongo, DC, Marvel and others, as well as teaching at the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop.

Ty is the brother of internet pioneer and entrepreneur Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton
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 and son of Canadian celebrities Charles Templeton
Charles Templeton
Charles Bradley Templeton was a Canadian cartoonist, evangelist, agnostic, politician, newspaper editor, inventor, broadcaster and author. He was born and died in the same city, Toronto, Canada...

 and Sylvia Murphy
Sylvia Murphy
Sylvia Murphy was a popular singer on radio and television programs on the CBC in Canada from 1950 to 1964. Born in Montreal she got her start in nightclubs, and then was the featured singer on the radio programs Coca-Cola Refreshment Time and Club O'Connor...

.

Awards

  • 1998: Nominated for "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award
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    , for Batman and Robin Adventures
  • 2005: Won "Outstanding Writer" Joe Shuster Award for The Batman Adventures
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