Bob Eggleton
Artist
Rhode Island, USA
Biography:
Bob Eggleton is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist. Eggleton has been honored with the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist eight times, first winning in 1994. He also won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book "Greetings From Earth". He has also won the Chesley Award for Artistic Achievement in 1999 and was the guest of honor at Chicon 2000.Eggleton's drawing and paintings cover a wide range of science fiction, fantasy, and horror topics, depicting space ships, alien worlds and inhabitants, dragons, vampires, and other fantasy creatures. His view on space ships were that they should look organic, and claimed that as a child, he was disappointed with the space shuttles and rockets NASA produced; they were nothing like fantasy artists of the twenties and thirties had promised. His fascination with dragons originated with his childhood interest of dinosaurs, which can be seen in the book Greetings From Earth. His paintings are commissioned and bought at science fiction conventions, and used as book covers. Eggleton has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. Eggleton received massive encouragement from his father, in the form of books, supplies, visits to museums of space and aeronautics and support during the career choices he made. Eggleton dropped out of his art college, because he felt it was not for him. Eggleton is a fan of Godzilla, has illustrated numerous comics, magazines and children's books based on the character and worked as a creative consultant on the American remake. While in Japan he appeared as an extra in one of the more recent films.Asteroid 13562 was named Bobeggleton in his honor.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2021
- NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza 2021 - July 2-4, 2021 in Boxborough, MA, USA 2020
NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza 2020 - July 3-5, 2020 in Boxborough, MA, USAConvention CancelledNorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza 2020 - March 13-15, 2020 in Boxborough, MA, USAConvention Cancelled 2018- NorthEast Comic Con & Collectibles Extravaganza 2018 - November 23-25, 2018 in Boxborough, MA, USA 2017
- Lunacon 2017 - April 7-9, 2017 in Tarrytown, NY, USA 2016
- Convolution 2016 - September 30 - October 2, 2016 in Burlingame, CA, USA
- Boskone 2016 - February 19-21, 2016 in Boston, MA, USA 2014
- Big Wow! ComicFest 2014 - May 17-18, 2014 in San Jose, CA, USA 2012
- Comicpalooza 2012 - May 25-27, 2012 in Houston, TX, USA 2010
- Spring Anime Kaiju Experience 2010 - May 22, 2010 in Boston, MA, USA 2007
- ConDFW 2007 - February 23-25, 2007 in Richardson, TX, USA 2006
To Be CONtinued 2006 - May 12-14, 2006 in Downers Grove, IL, USACancelled Appearance 2005- Astronomicon 2005 - November 11-13, 2005 in Rochester, NY, USA 1999
- Lunacon 1999 - March 5-7, 1999 in Rye Brook, NY, USA 1998
- Ad Astra 1998 - June 5-7, 1998 in North York, ON 1997
- Arisia 1997 - January 10-12, 1997 in Boston, MA, USA 1996
- Con*Cept / Boréal 1996 - March 22-24, 1996 in Montreal, QC 1993
- Keycon 1993 - May 21-23, 1993 in Winnipeg, MB 1991
- Ad Astra 1991 - June 7-9, 1991 in Etobicoke, ON 1988
- AggieCon 1988 - March 24-27, 1988 in College Station, TX, USA
17 confirmed guest appearances