ASKWITH Mark

ASKWITH Mark

Mark, a one time manager of the Silver Snail comic book retail outlet, was principally a television producer who with Daniel Richler created “Prisoners of Gravity” for TVOntario, hosted by Rick Green of The Frantics comedy group. It was a newsmagazine which covered science fiction, fantasy horror and various forms of cartooning. Each program explored a theme. He was last seen as a producer for Space the Canadian science fiction channel.

He was also a part of the Toronto graphic stories scene from about 1974. During that time he scripted and with Dean Motter co-plotted The Prisoner.

In 1988, he was with bp Nichol co-consultant on the film Comic Book Confidential co-designer on the promotional booklet..

He wrote Silencers illustrated by R. G. Taylor. It first appeared in Caliber Presents as a trailer taken from the beginning of Book 2. The four part series followed, then was combined with a prologue added into a novel. This title should not be confused with The Silencers written by Fred Van Lente and illustrated by Steve Ellis which appeared a decade later in 2003 and is essentially a story about a crime family and its enforcers. This novel is about espionage and unlike the film of the same name which was a spoof, this story is deadly serious.

He has written short stories for anthologies including True North, Street Music, Negative Burn and Comics Eye as well as Growing Up With Comics.

WORK:

WRITER:

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content novel:                                                      

Silencers. Illus., R.G. Taylor. Caliber Press, 1994.

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content story:

Canadian Comics Cavalcade, 1-1, Summer 1986: Untitled. Illus., Jeffery Morgan: 26-29.

Growing Up With Comics. Desperado Publishing, 2008:                                                             “Will Eisner’s The Spirit.” Illus. R.G. Taylor: 38-41.                                                             “New Comics Day.” Illus. R. G. Taylor: 62-73.                                                                     “Moebius: A Sketch.” Illus. R. G. Taylor: 99-106.

The Comic Eye, Ed., Mark Innes. Blind Bat Press, 2007: “Will Eisner’s The Spirit”. Illus., R. G. Taylor: 40-43.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                    Published by Caliber Press. Colour cover. Black & white content.

Content serial:

Silencers …: “…”. Illus., R.G. (Rick) Taylor: ….
Bk 1, 1, July 1991: “Damage.”: 1-24.

Bk 2, 2, 1991: “Damage Control”: 25-48.

Bk 3, 3, 1991: “Stories.”: 49-72.

Bk 4, 4, 1991: “Pieces.”: 73-96.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:                                                                          Published by Caliber Press. Colour cover. Black & white content.

Content story:

Caliber Presents, 1-22, 1991: “Caliber Preview: Silencers”. Illus., R.G. Taylor: 50-60.

EDITOR:

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:

Content story:

Pork Knight 1-1, no date: “Pork Knight, This Little Piggy.” Car., Rob Walton. Design & Layout, Rob Badali and Dean Motter: 1-32.

SOURCE:

Article book:

Comic Book Confidential. 1988: 1 & inside front & back covers

Article periodical:

Comics Interview,77, 1989: “Dean Motter & Mark Askwith”. Interview by Marty Herzog: 4-20.

The Silencers, Bk 2, 2, 1991: Interview by Tim Blackmore: 49-56.

The Silencers, Bk 3, 3, 1991: Interview by Tim Blackmore: 73-80.

The Silencers, Bk 4, 4, 1991: Interview by Tim Blackmore. 97-104.

Article newspaper:

Broadcast Week (The Globe and Mail) Mar. 3 to Mar. 9 1990: “Commander Rick eposes the lighter side of science fiction.” Writ., John Doyle,

Correspondence:

Dave Darrigo letter February 6, 2008.

GALLERY:

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE CARTOON\IMAGE CARTOON S\TAYLOR R.G. Silencers, 1994, fc.jpgSilencers, 1994: Front Cover. Illus., R.G. Rick Taylor.