Artist and Visual Media Professional
Israel
- Current
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- Owner & Producer at Michael Netzer Online
- Artist - Freelance at DC Comics
- Artist - Free lance at Marvel Comics
- Freelance Artist at Marvel Entertainment Group
- Past
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- Art Director at StreamTech Gaming
- Conceptual Artist & Animator at DPSI - IDT Entertainment
- Art Director / Designer at Self-Employed
- Production Manager, Writer/Artist at Self-Employed
- Free lance artist at Continuity Comics
- Writer/Designer at Self-Employed
- Artist Designer - Freelance at Neal Adams Continuity
- Education
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- Wayne State University
- Redford High School, Detroit.
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Michael Netzer’s Summary
CONCEPT
Integrating entertainment and communications media into socio-cultural evolutionary trends. Utilizing global communications tools, socio-economic strategies, science philosophy, political & religious theologies and proliferation outlets to positively influence the collective state of our human endeavor. Striving for an evolutionary leap within our lifetime, placing us into our next frontier, the colonization of our near solar system environment.
STRATEGY
Utilizing the springboard which is the comics industry and populist comics fandom, as a base from which to inspire and incite the voice of the people, in pursuit of the positive advancement of our collective state. The comics industry, at the base of the entertainment world, acting as the spark igniting a wondrous evolutionary leap awaiting us around the corner.
CONTACT
michael (at) michaelnetzer (dot) com
Michael Netzer’s Specialties:
Artist, Illustrator & Designer for comic books and related media.
Art Director & Graphic Designer for advertising media.
Web & Multimedia Designer.
2D & 3D Animator.
Writer, Copy Writer, Storyteller.
Public Lecturer.
Project Manager.
Michael Netzer’s Experience
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Owner & Producer
Michael Netzer Online
(Entertainment industry)
November 2003 — Present (5 years)
Artist & storyteller. Producer of conceptual web sites for exploring cultural evolution through entertainment and communications media.
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Artist - Freelance
DC Comics
(Public Company; Entertainment industry)
1975 — Present (33 years)
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Artist - Free lance
Marvel Comics
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
November 1975 — Present (33 years)
Producing layouts, penciling and inking art for Marvel Comics covers and interiors. Includes books such as Spider-Man, Defenders, Planet of the Apes, Avengers and more.
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Freelance Artist
Marvel Entertainment Group
(Public Company; Entertainment industry)
1975 — Present (33 years)
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Art Director
StreamTech Gaming
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2006 — May 2007 (11 months)
Writing, design and production for corporate imaging and public relations presentations.
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Conceptual Artist & Animator
DPSI - IDT Entertainment
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
June 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Conceptual design for 3D animation film projects. Art direction and group management in 2D conceptual art department. Art direction of modeling and animation departments. Proficient with 3D Max, Maya and other related animation software.
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Art Director / Designer
Self-Employed
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
September 1994 — June 2003 (8 years 10 months)
Worked as Art Director/Designer with leading Israeli Multi Media companies, including: Cinnamon Multimedia, Superstudio /Net Results Holding, Inc., Danny Levi Associates. Established visual media communications outlet, Netzart Fedorov Media.
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Production Manager, Writer/Artist
Self-Employed
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)
December 1986 — September 1994 (7 years 10 months)
Project management for communications media in Israel and New York, including the publishing of Israel’s first Hebrew language comic book, Uri-On. Advertising media video & film productions for television and high-tech enterprises.
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Free lance artist
Continuity Comics
(Entertainment industry)
1975 — 1992 (17 years)
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Writer/Designer
Self-Employed
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
August 1983 — 1986 (3 years)
Advertising copywriter and designer in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv regions. Project management of magazine publications and print media productions.
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Artist Designer - Freelance
Neal Adams Continuity
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
October 1975 — September 1981 (6 years)
Comic Book Creator, Graphic Designer, Storyboard Artist and Illustrator for print, TV and film mediums, based at Continuity Graphics Associates, New York, a leading productions studio for visual media services. Producer of short stories and comic books, including work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics on characters such as Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and many more.
Michael Netzer’s Education
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Wayne State University
Art, Art History, English Literature, Social Studies. 1973 — 1975
Two years of studies in art and communications curriculum, achieving excellent grades in Masters Degree courses in Art, Art History, English Literature and Social Studies.
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Redford High School, Detroit.
Art, Political Science, ROTC 1969 — 1973
- Activities and Societies:
- Vice President of 600 student Senior Class.
Lieutenant Colonel, Intelligence Officer of 4,000 cadet Detroit City JROTC program.
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