Bruce Lewis
Comic Artist / Author / Actor
Tarrant County, TX, USA
Biography:
Bruce Lewis (born Dallas, Texas, 1965) [pseudonym B-chan] was an American cartoonist, artist, author, screenwriter, and voice actor.
Among the first comics artists to bring manga influences to American comics, Lewis wrote and drew the Robotech: Invid War Aftermath (1993-1994) series for Marvel's Malibu/Eternity Comics line. Later, Lewis created the Robotech: Hohsq's Story (1995), and Robotech Aftermath: Megaroad (1996) series for Academy Comics; he also wrote and illustrated the four-issue Gall Force: Eternal Story (1994-1995) miniseries for CPM Manga, and colored, lettered, and produced many more CPM comics titles.
From 1995 to 1997 Lewis was part of the Studio Go! production team which collectively wrote, drew, and edited Star Blazers: The Magazine of Space Battleship Yamato for Voyager Entertainment, Inc.'s Argo Press imprint. He also edited the Star Blazers Perfect Album sourcebook, also published by Argo Press.
His most recent pure comics work was the comics novella "Dairooster 5!" and the short story manga "It Happened in the 7th Grade", both featured in 2002's Juku: A Comics Album.
He also appears from time to time in other media, including magazines, newspapers, television and radio.
Bruce Lewis has been frequently cited in both the news media and literature of anime and manga in North America, including the standard references Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga by Frederik L. Schodt and Samurai in Outer Space by Antonia Levi. He is also a well-known and frequent speaker on the anime and manga convention circuit in the United States, and was Fansview.com's "Anime Convention Personality of the Week" for March 12, 2000.
An advertising artist and art director for some fifteen years, Bruce Lewis specialized in strongly iconic and stylized images in his design approach, a specialty inspired by his lifelong love for poster art. Today, he produces illustration work for a variety of media clients through his freelance business, the Henderson Lewis Company.
Lewis has written extensively on anime and manga. His writing has been published in Animage, Animerica, Star Blazers: The Magazine of Space Battleship Yamato, Anime UK, Anime FX , Wired (Letters, 2000), Wizard, Manga Max and Pulp.
He is the author of two books: Juku: A Comics Album (Atlanta, Cheap Disposable Entertainment, Inc., 2002; ISBN 0-9703837-0-3 (Co authors: David Merrill, Shaindle Minuk, Daniel Baker, and Edward Hill) and Draw Manga: How To Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style (London, Anova Books 2005, ISBN 1-84340-188-6). Draw Manga was a bestseller and critical success -- the only original English-language manga instructional book to be recommended to readers by the editors of Sh?jo Beat magazine -- and remains in print as of Spring 2009, four years after its publication.
Bruce Lewis has also written one script for television (Kodocha, Season 2, Episode #32, "Father! You Were Arrested!") for FUNimation Productions.
He was also a voice actor and writer for an online television network.
In 2004 Lewis began appearing in American English-language anime productions. His most recent role was the part of Magobei in Sengoku Basara: The Last Party, reprising from the television series.
He died on May 15, 2016 from a brain tumor and is survived by his wife and children.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2015
- A-Kon 2015 - June 5-7, 2015 in Dallas, TX, USA 2012
- Dragon*Con 2012 - August 31 - September 3, 2012 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- AnimeFest 2012 - August 31 - September 3, 2012 in Dallas, TX, USA 2011
- AnimeFest 2011 - September 2-5, 2011 in Dallas, TX, USA
- A-Kon 2011 - June 10-12, 2011 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Ohayocon 2011 - January 28-30, 2011 in Columbus, OH, USA 2010
- DFW Hedgehog Show and Sonicon 2010 - November 5-7, 2010 in Plano, TX, USA
- AnimeFest 2010 - September 3-6, 2010 in Dallas, TX, USA
- A-Kon 2010 - June 4-6, 2010 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Ohayocon 2010 - January 29-31, 2010 in Columbus, OH, USA 2009
- YuleCon 2009 - November 20-22, 2009 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Oni-Con 2009 - October 30 - November 1, 2009 in Houston, TX, USA
- JAFAX 2009 - June 27-28, 2009 in Allendale, MI, USA
- A-Kon 2009 - May 29-31, 2009 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Anime Central 2009 - May 8-10, 2009 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2008
- Oni-Con 2008 - December 19-21, 2008 in Houston, TX, USA
- YuleCon 2008 - December 5-7, 2008 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- AnimeFest 2008 - August 29 - September 1, 2008 in Dallas, TX, USA
- AniMix 2008 - July 18-20, 2008 in Killeen, TX, USA
- JAFAX 2008 - June 21-22, 2008 in Allendale, MI, USA
- Ohayocon 2008 - January 4-6, 2008 in Columbus, OH, USA 2007
YamiCon 2007 - December 28-30, 2007 in Houston, TX, USAConvention Postponed- Oni-Con 2007 - October 19-21, 2007 in Houston, TX, USA
- A-Kon 2007 - June 1-3, 2007 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Anime Central 2007 - May 11-13, 2007 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Ohayocon 2007 - January 5-7, 2007 in Columbus, OH, USA 2006
- Oni-Con 2006 - October 20-22, 2006 in Houston, TX, USA
- AnimeFest 2006 - September 1-4, 2006 in Dallas, TX, USA
- A-Kon 2006 - June 9-11, 2006 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Anime Central 2006 - May 5-7, 2006 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2005
- Oni-Con 2005 - October 21-23, 2005 in Houston, TX, USA
- AnimeFest 2005 - September 2-5, 2005 in Dallas, TX, USA
- JAFAX 2005 - June 25-26, 2005 in Allendale, MI, USA
- A-Kon 2005 - June 3-5, 2005 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Anime Central 2005 - May 13-15, 2005 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Tekkoshocon 2005 - April 8-10, 2005 in Monroeville, PA, USA
- Ohayocon 2005 - January 14-16, 2005 in Columbus, OH, USA 2004
- SugoiCon 2004 - November 19-21, 2004 in Covington, KY, USA
- ItzaCon 2004 - November 13-14, 2004 in Richardson, TX, USA
- Oni-Con 2004 - October 22-24, 2004 in Houston, TX, USA
- JAFAX 2004 - June 26-27, 2004 in Allendale, MI, USA
- A-Kon 2004 - June 4-6, 2004 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Anime Central 2004 - May 14-16, 2004 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2003
- ItzaCon 2003 - November 29-30, 2003 in Dallas, TX, USA
- SugoiCon 2003 - November 21-23, 2003 in Covington, KY, USA
- C-kon 2003 - October 3-5, 2003 in South Bend, IN, USA
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 2003 - September 26-28, 2003 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- AnimeFEST 2003 - August 29 - September 1, 2003 in Dallas, TX, USA
- JAFAX 2003 - June 21-22, 2003 in Allendale, MI, USA
- A-Kon 2003 - May 30 - June 1, 2003 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Anime Central 2003 - May 16-18, 2003 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2002
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 2002 - September 27-29, 2002 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- AnimeFEST 2002 - August 30 - September 2, 2002 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Anime Central 2002 - April 19-21, 2002 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2001
- AnimeFEST 2001 - August 31 - September 3, 2001 in Dallas, TX, USA 2000
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 2000 - October 6-8, 2000 in Dunwoody, GA, USA 1999
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 1999 - October 8-10, 1999 in Duluth, GA, USA 1996
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 1996 - October 11-13, 1996 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Katsucon 1996 - March 8-10, 1996 in Virginia Beach, VA, USA 1995
- Anime East 1995 - November 10-12, 1995 in East Brunswick, NJ, USA
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 1995 - October 27-29, 1995 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Project: Z-Kon 1995 - January 7, 1995 in Dallas, TX, USA
61 confirmed guest appearances