Dustin Nguyen (born 1976) is a comic book artist. He has worked for

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and

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since 2000. He is currently the artist on his and

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's creator-owned Image Comics series, ''

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'', for which he won the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist.

Career

Nguyen has worked on such titles as '' Jet'' with

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, '' Wildcats v3.0'' with

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, '' Batman'' with

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, '' Manifest Eternity'' with

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, and the latest revamp of '' The Authority'', ''The Authority: Revolution'', with

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. He was also the artist on a six-issue arc of ''

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'' entitled "Torment", written by Alan Burnett. Starting with issue #840, Nguyen became the regular ongoing artist on one of DC's flagship titles, '' Detective Comics'', with writer

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. Their run lasted until issue #852, after which the pair launched '' Batman: Streets of Gotham'', which lasted 21 issues and was cancelled in March 2011. In 2012, Nguyen collaborated with writer

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on the miniseries '' American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares'', which made the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list in 2013. He subsequently launched ''Batman: Li'l Gotham'' with co-writer Derek Fridolfs, an all ages series that was positively reviewed by Brian Truitt of ''

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''. In rendering that series, Nguyen drew inspiration from the cartoons of the 1980s and '90s that he viewed in his childhood, explaining that in watching them, "you get this goofy view of the world."Truitt, Brian (February 8, 2013)
"'Li'l Gotham' brings fun to the serious Batman family"
''

''. In 2015,

launched his creator-owned Image Comics series, ''

'', with Nguyen as artist, for which Nguyen won the 2016 and 2019 Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist.

Bibliography

Interior work

*''

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'' #1-2, 6 (with

and

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, 2000) *'' Wildstorm Thunderbook'' #1: "Family Matters" (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, Wildstorm, 2000) *'' Jet'' #1-4 (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, Wildstorm, 2000–2001) *'' Stray'' (with

and

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, Wildstorm, 2001) *'' The Authority'' #23-26: "Transfer of Power" (with

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, Wildstorm, 2001) *'' Wildcats v3.0'' #1-16 (with

, Wildstorm, 2002–2004) *'' Batman'' (

): ** "As the Crow Flies" (with

, in #626-630, 2004) ** "Catspaw" (with

, in #685, 2009) ** "Off Rogue Racing, A Lil' Gotham Tale!" (script and art, with Derek Fridolfs, in ''Annual'' #27, 2009) *'' The Authority: Revolution'' #1-12 (with

, Wildstorm, 2004–2005) *''

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'' #3: "Out of the Night" (with Bruce Jones, DC Comics, 2005) *'' Manifest Eternity'' #1-6 (with Scott Lobdell, Wildstorm, 2006–2007) *''

'' #37-42: "Torment" (with Alan Burnett, DC Comics, 2007–2008) *'' Detective Comics'' (DC Comics): ** "Private Casebook" (with Paul Dini, in #840-845, 2008) ** "Heart of Hush" (with Paul Dini, in #846-850, 2008–2009) ** "Reconstruction" (with Paul Dini, in #852, 2009) ** "Question & Answer, A Lil' Gotham Tale!" (script and art, with Derek Fridolfs, in ''Annual'' #11, 2009) ** "The Medallion" (with

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, in #866, 2010) *''

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'' #1-2: "The Veil" (with

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, DC Comics, 2009) *'' Batman: Streets of Gotham'' #1-14, 16-21 (with Paul Dini, DC Comics, 2009–2011) *'' Batman and Robin'' #12: "Mexican Train" (with

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and Andy Clarke, DC Comics, 2010) *'' Batgirl'' #15-16, 18, 21 (with

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, DC Comics, 2011) *'' Batman: Arkham City Special'': "Hugo Strange" (with Paul Dini, among other artists, DC Comics, 2011) *'' Batman: Gates of Gotham'' #4: "The Gotham City Massacre" (with

Kyle Higgins Kyle Higgins (born June 12, 1985) is an American comic book writer and film director. He is best known for his work on the ''Batman'' franchise at DC Comics, namely writing the miniseries '' Batman: Gates of Gotham'' and for the ''Nightwing'' and ...

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and Derec Donovan, DC Comics, 2011) *'' Batman Beyond Unlimited'' #1-ongoing: "Justice League Unlimited" (script and art, with Derek Fridolfs, DC Comics, 2012– ... ) *'' Batwing'' #7-8 (with

, DC Comics, 2012) *'' American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares'' #1-5 (with Scott Snyder,

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, 2012) *''Descender'' #1-32 (with

, Image Comics, 2015-2018)

Cover work

*''

'' #4 (

, 2001) *'' ThunderCats: Dogs of War'' #2 (Wildstorm, 2003) *''

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'' #6 ( Image, 2004) *'' Wildcats v3.0'' #17-24 (Wildstorm, 2004) *'' Robin'' #129-131 (

, 2004) *'' Batgirl v1'' #63 (DC Comics, 2005) *'' Welcome to Tranquility'' #3 (Wildstorm, 2007) *'' Supernatural: Origins'' #4 (Wildstorm, 2007) *'' Friday the 13th: Pamela's Tale'' #1-2 (Wildstorm, 2007) *''

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'' #1 (

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, 2007) *'' Friday the 13th: How I Spent My Summer Vacation'' #1 (Wildstorm, 2007) *'' Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer —

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'' #1 (DC Comics, 2008) *'' Supernatural: Rising Son'' #1, 3-6 (Wildstorm, 2008) *'' DC/Wildstorm: DreamWar'' #4 (Wildstorm, 2008) *'' Batman: Streets of Gotham'' #15 (DC Comics, 2009) *''

'' #65 (DC Comics, 2009) *'' Superman: World of New Krypton'' #10 (DC Comics, 2009) *''

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v3'' #1-6 (DC Comics, 2010-2011) *'' Telara Chronicles'' #0 (Wildstorm, 2010) *''

v4'' #1-8 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Batgirl v3'' #17, 19, 22-24 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Justice League: Generation Lost'' #14-16, 19-24 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Batman 80-Page Giant'' #1 (DC Comics, 2011) *''

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'' #39 (Wildstorm, 2011) *''

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'' #3 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Superman 80-Page Giant'' #1 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Batman: Gates of Gotham'' #1-3, 5 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Superman Beyond'' #0 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Supernatural: The Dogs of Edinburgh'' #1-6 (DC Comics, 2011–2012) *''

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v4'' #3 (DC Comics, 2012) *'' Batman v2'' #7 (DC Comics, 2012)

Notes

References

External links

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Dustin Nguyen's DeviantARTDustin Nguyen's tumblr
at Lambiek

Interviews

Jazma Online: Interview with Dustin Nguyen'Batman' Artist Dustin Nguyen InterviewAn Audio Interview with Dustin Nguyen by ''The Batman Universe''New York Comic-Con Interview: Dustin Nguyen (Video)
''We Got Issues!'', March 27, 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Dustin 1976 births Living people American comics artists American artists of Vietnamese descent American people of Vietnamese descent Eisner Award winners for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior)