Paul Guinan

American writer and comic book artist

Paul Guinan
Paul Guinan with a Boilerplate model
Born	Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker
Awards	2011 Inkpot Award by Comic-Con International^[1]

Paul Guinan is an American writer and comic book artist. Some of his most famous works are the Boilerplate robot or DC's Chronos.^[2] He is a founding member of Helioscope studio. Paul Guinan is part of the husband-and-wife team with Anina Bennett who have been collaborating in print since 1989.^[3]^[4]^[5] He is currently working on the historical graphic novel Aztec Empire.^[6]

Early career

The Portland, writer Paul Guinan started out at First Comics, retouching the art on some of the first manga translations published in America. While working for First Comics, he co-created with writer John Francis Moore the time-travelling DC Comics hero Chronos.

Boilerplate

Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett's most famous work is probably Boilerplate, a series about a fictional robot which would have existed in the Victorian era and early 20th century. Originally featured on a website created by Guinan in 2000, Boilerplate details the history of a remarkable robot built in the late 19th century, and features photoshopped "archival images." In reality, the robot is actually a 12 inches (30 cm) articulated model which was seen interacting with historical figures, such as Teddy Roosevelt and Pancho Villa, the famous Mexican bandit that invaded America during the Battle of Columbus on March 9, 1916. Edward Wyatt of the New York Times called boilerplate "Deliciously detailed."^[7] At one point even J. J. Abrams wanted to develop a project with the 1893 robot.^[8]

Seminars

Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett are regulars of the comic con scene and often give seminars. ^[5]

Multimedia work

	Title	Role	Date started
DC Comics	Chronos	co-creator and artist	Chronos #1 (March 1998)
DC Comics	Proposition Player	co-creator and artist	1999
Dark Horse Comics	Barb Wire	Artist	1995
	The Terminator ^[9]	Inkers, Cover Artist	August 1, 2012
	Aliens ^[9]	Artist	February 13, 2013

Published Books

Guinan, Paul; Bennett, Anina (2012). Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel. Abrams. ISBN 9781613120316. - Total pages: 168
Guinan, Paul; Bennett, Anina (2012). Frank Reade. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 9780810996618. - Total pages: 176

Comic Con

Paul Guinan was an official guest of the following:

2011 San Diego Comic-Con

Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Guinan.

Notes

^ Inkpot Award
^ Dooley 2002.
^ Guinan & Bennett 2012, p. 167.
^ Big Red Hair 2020.
^ ^a ^b Utah Arts Festival 2017.
^ Anderson 2019.
^ Wyatt 2005, p. B1.
^ Kit & Fernandez 2010.
^ ^a ^b Dark Horse Comics 2020.

References

Anderson, David S. (June 11, 2019). "Aztec Empire Brought To Life In New Graphic Novel". Forbes. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
Big Red Hair (2020). "Paul Guinan". Big Red Hair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
Dark Horse Comics (2020). "Paul Guinan". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
Dooley, John (November 7, 2002). "The Factual Fiction of Paul Guinan's Hysterical Hoax". Portland Mercury. Portland, Oregon: Rob Thompson. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
Kit, Borys; Fernandez, Jay A. (July 29, 2010). "J.J. Abrams producing period robot movie 'Boilerplate' (exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. OCLC 1752197. Archived from the original on July 30, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
Guinan, Paul; Bennett, Anina (2012). Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel. Abrams. ISBN 9781613120316. - Total pages: 168
Utah Arts Festival (June 23, 2017). "Graphic arts workshop: making comic books". Utah Arts Festival. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
Wyatt, Edward (November 1, 2005). "The Strange Case of the Spoofer Captured by a Spoof". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 164552. Retrieved June 26, 2020.