Geofrey "Geof" Darrow (born October 21, 1955) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on comic series ''
Shaolin Cowboy
''Shaolin Cowboy'' is an American comic book series created, written and drawn by artist Geof Darrow (with the exception of the opening dialog in the issues of the original 2004–2007 run, written by The Wachowskis). The book was published irre ...
'', ''
Hard Boiled'' and ''
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' is a 1995 comic book written by Frank Miller, drawn by Geof Darrow and published by Dark Horse Comics. The comic book was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name.
Overview
After appearing in va ...
'', which was adapted into
an animated television series of the same name, as well as his contributions to ''
The Matrix
''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantolia ...
'' series of films. Darrow's approach to comics and art has been cited as an influence by a multitude of artists including
Peter Chung
Peter Chung (born April 19, 1961) is a Korean American animator. He is best known for his unique style of animation, as the creator and director of ''Æon Flux'' and '' Reign: The Conqueror (Alexander Senki)''.
Early life and career
Peter Chung ...
,
Frank Quitely
Vincent Patrick Deighan (born 1968), better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish comic book artist. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as '' New X-Men'', ''We3'', '' All-Star Supe ...
,
Seth Fisher
Seth Fisher (July 22, 1972 – January 30, 2006) was an American comic book artist.
Biography
Seth Fisher was born in Seattle in 1972, and lived in Coronado with his mother from age 5 to 10, until his mother remarried and the family moved to the ...
,
Eric Powell,
Frank Cho
Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series ''Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', ''The Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avenge ...
,
Juan José Ryp,
James Stokoe
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James Stokoe (born September 4, 1985) is a Canadian comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as ''Wonton Soup'', '' Orc Stain'' and '' Godzilla: The Half-Century War''.
Along with Corey Lewis, Brandon Graham and Mar ...
,
Chris Burnham
Chris Burnham is a comic book artist known for his work on ''Batman Incorporated'' with Grant Morrison, as well as the creator-owned books such as Officer Downe and ''Nixon's Pals'', which were published by Image Comics.
Early life
Born in Connec ...
,
Aaron Kuder
Aaron Kuder is an American comic book artist and writer, who has worked on books such as '' The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3'', ''Legion Lost'', '' Green Lantern: New Guardians'', '' Avenging Spider-Man'', ''Death of X'', '' A ...
,
Nick Pitarra
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, and others.
Early life
Geofrey Darrow was born on October 21, 1955,
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at Lambiek
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in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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.
He attended a Catholic school for thirteen years.
Darrow read comics, mostly
DC, from an early age, but he only decided to pursue a career in illustration after first seeing
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He gr ...
's work in ''
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
Annual'' #3.
As a teenager, he encountered
Maurice Horn
Maurice Horn (born 1931) is a French-American comics historian, author, and editor, considered to be one of the first serious academics to study comics. He is the editor of ''The World Encyclopedia of Comics'', ''The World Encyclopedia of Cartoon ...
's ''The World Encyclopedia of Comics'', which contained excerpts from ''
Lieutenant Blueberry'' illustrated by
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Bandes dessinées, Franco-Belgian ''bandes dessinées'' (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim under the pseu ...
, whose art further affected his outlook on comics.
Darrow sought out all available ''Blueberry'' volumes, gradually moving to other European works, such as
Jean-Claude Mézières
Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and influenced by co ...
' ''
Valérian'' and
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People with the name
*Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple people
*Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canadi ...
and
Hermann's ''
Bernard Prince ''Bernard Prince'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series, featuring an eponymous character and his sailor-adventurer companions. The series was created by Belgian cartoonists Greg and Hermann for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tintin'', first ...
''.
Career
After graduating from
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to an art students' cooperative founded in 1866, which grew into the museum and ...
, Darrow worked as a freelance illustrator for various advertising agencies.
In the late 1970s, he moved to Los Angeles and joined
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...
, where he worked as a character designer on a number of cartoon series, most notably ''
Super Friends
''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...
'' in its various incarnations. During his time in animation, Darrow became acquainted with such comic and animation industry figures as
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He gr ...
,
Alex Toth
Alexander Toth (June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout ...
,
Tex Avery
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American a ...
and
Dave Stevens
Dave Lee Stevens (July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating ''Rocketeer, The Rocketeer'' comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, ...
.
In 1982, Darrow met
French comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
creator and his artistic idol
Mœbius, who was staying in Los Angeles while working on ''
Tron
''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer a ...
'' for
Disney
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.
Upon learning that Darrow is an artist interested in creating comics, Mœbius arranged a meeting for him with
Les Humanoïdes Associés
Les Humanoïdes Associés (or simply Humanoïdes) is a France, Franco-United States, American publishing house specializing in comics and graphic novels, founded in December 1974 by comic artists Jean Giraud, Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philipp ...
, the publisher of French science fiction anthology ''
Métal Hurlant'', and offered to collaborate on some sort of project.
Eventually, Darrow moved to France to be able to work with Giraud more closely as the two were planning to produce a comic strip written by Mœbius and drawn by Darrow,
but Giraud had left France for Tahiti two weeks after Darrow's arrival.
Despite that, they were able to produce an art portfolio titled ''
La Cité Feu
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
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* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
'', penciled by Darrow, inked and colored by Mœbius, published in 1984 by
Éditions Ædena.
The meeting with Les Humanoïdes Associés resulted in Darrow's first published comics work which was also the debut of his character
Bourbon Thret Bourbon may refer to:
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* Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash
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. The following year, the story was reprinted in ''Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'' along with a new one, also starring Bourbon Thret,
and several pin-ups colored by Mœbius,
Tanino Liberatore
Gaetano Liberatore (born 12 April 1953), better known as Tanino Liberatore, is an Italian comics author and illustrator. His best known fictional character is RanXerox.
Life and work
Born in Quadri (province of Chieti), Liberatore went to high s ...
and
François Boucq
François Boucq (; born 28 November 1955 in Lille), is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his Surrealism, surreal comics revolving around the main character .
Career
Boucq published cartoons in magazines like ''Le Point'' or ''L'E ...
. The volume was also released as a limited edition accompanied by ''Darrow Magazine'', which mostly consisted of illustrated private jokes from various French comic artists. Mistaking the ''Magazine'' for an actual periodical publication, a number of artists contacted Darrow and sent him their portfolios in hopes of doing artwork for the magazine.
During one of their stays in Los Angeles, Mœbius introduced Darrow to
Frank Miller
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on Daredevil (Marvel Comics ser ...
, which led to a friendship and a number of comics collaborations. Darrow, Miller and
Steve Gerber
Stephen Ross Gerber (; September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer and creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include ''Man-Thing'', ''Omega the Unknown,'' ''Marvel Spotlight:' ...
started developing a
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
series as part of the ''Metropolis'' proposal, then after the idea fell through, Miller offered Darrow to work on a
Daredevil story he was writing that would
delve into the character's origin.
Eventually, Miller realized he didn't want to be the person to bring Darrow into the world of
Big Two
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work-for-hire, and the two focused on developing their own story.
As Darrow has never worked with a writer before, he often strayed from the script, prompting Miller to make a number of significant changes to the story.
Between 1990 and 1992,
Dark Horse
A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might.
Origin
Th ...
published the three-issue mini-series titled ''
Hard Boiled'', which earned Miller and Darrow the 1991
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
in the "Best Writer/Artist Team" category. After ''Hard Boiled'', Darrow wanted to do a superhero story,
specifically, an
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
story, although
Marvel
Marvel may refer to:
Business
* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
...
wasn't interested.
Miller and Darrow started developing the concept into their next project, ''
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' is a 1995 comic book written by Frank Miller, drawn by Geof Darrow and published by Dark Horse Comics. The comic book was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name.
Overview
After appearing in va ...
''. This time, they worked in the so-called "Marvel style": Miller wrote a few paragraphs describing the general plot, from which Darrow drew the eighty-page story, which Miller then wrote the dialogue over.
Between 1993 and the series' first issue, released in 1995, the characters of Big Guy and Rusty appeared in a number of Darrow-illustrated posters and pin-ups, occasionally crossing over with other creator-owned characters such as
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise
** '' Spawn: ...
and
Ash
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. In 1994, Dark Horse started a new imprint titled
Legend
A legend is a Folklore genre, genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human valu ...
, spear-headed by Frank Miller and
John Byrne and encompassing works by various creators including
Art Adams
Arthur Adams (born April 5, 1963) is an American comics artist, comic book artist and writer. He first broke into the American comic book industry with the 1985 Marvel Comics miniseries ''Longshot (Marvel Comics), Longshot''. His subsequent inte ...
,
Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...
and Darrow.
''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' was published in two issues in 1995 and 1996 under the Legend imprint. Between the release of the first and the second issues, the characters also appeared in two issues of
Mike Allred
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's ''
Madman'', which was also published under the Legend imprint at the time. The comic book was later adapted into a 26-episode
animated series of the same name, produced by
Columbia TriStar Television
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and
Dark Horse Entertainment
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, airing for two seasons from 1999 to 2001.
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After finishing ''Big Guy and Rusty'', Darrow decided to return to his Bourbon Thret character but felt he needed to "adapt" him for the American audience.
Meanwhile, relative unknowns
the Wachowskis
Lana Wachowski (born June 21, 1965, formerly known as Larry Wachowski) and Lilly Wachowski (born December 29, 1967, formerly known as Andy Wachowski) are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans ...
(having only directed the 1996 film ''
Bound
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* Bound state, a particle that has a tendency to remain localized in one or more regions of space
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*B ...
'', as a low budget "audition piece"), impressed by Darrow's art for ''Hard Boiled'', wanted to work with him on their production for ''
The Matrix
''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantolia ...
''.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
contacted Darrow, and after reading the script he agreed to work on the film.
Wachowskis also brought comic book artist
Steve Skroce
Steve Skroce () is a Canadian comic book and film storyboard artist. He is of Croatian descent.
Biography
Skroce broke into comics in 1993 on the Clive Barker series ''Ectokid'' for Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint. He went to work on the Marv ...
from their short stint on
Epic Comics
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' ''
Ectokid
''Ectokid'' is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint that ran from 1993 to 1994. Created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker as one of the imprint's four interconnected series, it starred tee ...
'', and the two proceeded to work on the concepts and storyboards which, when finished, played a pivotal role in getting the movie greenlit and financed. The Wachowskis later brought in Darrow as the conceptual designer on ''
Speed Racer
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'', although his contributions were significantly smaller compared to
''The Matrix'' trilogy.
In 1999, shortly after the release of the first ''Matrix'' film, the Wachowskis announced they'll be working on an animated adaptation of ''Hard Boiled'' but the project was cancelled due to Miller not wanting to see his creation as an animated film.
In 2019, Warner Bros. announced that Darrow and Skorce will be returning as storyboard artists and concept designers for the production of
the fourth installment of ''The Matrix''.
After finishing work on ''The Matrix'' trilogy, the Wachowskis set up a publishing house,
Burlyman Entertainment
Burlyman Entertainment is a comic book company created by The Wachowskis, best known as the writer/director duo behind the '' Matrix Trilogy''.
History
"Burlyman" was ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''Revolutions production codename. According to th ...
, for which Darrow provided the logo illustration. Burlyman's output consisted of two paperbacks of ''The Matrix Comics'' collecting the short comic stories from ''The Matrix'' website, as well as seven issues of Darrow's ''
Shaolin Cowboy
''Shaolin Cowboy'' is an American comic book series created, written and drawn by artist Geof Darrow (with the exception of the opening dialog in the issues of the original 2004–2007 run, written by The Wachowskis). The book was published irre ...
'', published between 2005 and 2007, and six issues of ''
Doc Frankenstein
''Doc Frankenstein'' is an American comic book series created by Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce, written by the Wachowskis (Lilly and Lana, better known for their work on ''The Matrix series''), drawn by Skroce, and published by Burlyman Enterta ...
'', a Wachowskis-written and Skroce-drawn series originating from a concept developed by Darrow, which he described as "
Doc Savage
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meets ''
Citizen Kane
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''".
In 2009, it was announced that the Wachowskis and
Circle of Confusion
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were producing an animated feature of ''Shaolin Cowboy'', subtitled ''Tomb of Doom'', written and co-directed by Darrow, and animated by
Madhouse.
Darrow spent a year living in Japan
and working on the production which was halted after the American financiers,
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in March 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America prior ...
, backed out.
Around half of the footage was finished, and some of the completed scenes and pencil tests were shown at
San Diego Comic Con in 2012
and
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
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in 2015.
The film was supposed to feature a sequence animated by
Masaaki Yuasa
is a Japanese director, screenwriter, and animator affiliated with Science SARU, a Japanese animation studio which he co-founded with producer Eunyoung Choi in 2013. Yuasa previously served as president of Science SARU, but stepped down from th ...
.
In 2012, ''Shaolin Cowboy'' resumed publication at Dark Horse with a 96-page book stylized as a
pulp magazine
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containing a Shaolin Cowboy prose story written by
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Henry Vachss ( ; October 19, 1942 – November 23, 2021) was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths.
Early life and career
Vachss grew up in Manhattan on ...
(with whom Darrow has had a working relationship dating back to the early 90s) with spot illustrations by Darrow, a prose story by
Michael A. Black with spot illustrations by
Gary Gianni
Gary Gianni (born 1954) is an American comics artist best known for his eight years illustrating the syndicated newspaper comic ''Prince Valiant''.
After Gianni graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1976, he worked for the ''Chicag ...
and one-page strips written and drawn by Darrow. The book was followed by ''The Shaolin Cowboy'', a four-issue mini-series subtitled ''Shemp Buffet'' for the collected edition, and ''The Shaolin Cowboy: Who Will Stop the Reign?'', another four-issue mini-series, which incorporated some the visual ideas from the unfinished animated feature.
In 2015, DC Comics announced Darrow as the artist for the supplemental mini-comic to the third issue of Frank Miller and
Brian Azzarello
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's ''
The Dark Knight III: The Master Race'', as well as the variant covers for issues 3 and 4, though none of his contributions were ultimately realized. Meanwhile, Dark Horse issued a press release announcing the first English-language collection of the ''Bourbon Thret'' strips, to be partially re-colored by
Dave Stewart.
Since then, Dark Horse has re-released ''Hard Boiled'' and ''The Big Guy and Risty the Boy Robot'' with new coloring by Stewart as well as the entirety of ''Shaolin Cowboy'' in a uniform format. As of 2019, the ''Bourbon Thret'' collection still hasn't been released.
Over the course of his career, Darrow has contributed storyboards and conceptual designs for a number film productions, many of which ended up cancelled, including
J. J. Abrams
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' ''
Superman: Flyby'', an animated feature by
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades thr ...
,
one of Hollywood's attempts at adapting ''
Akira''
and
Alex Proyas
Alexander Proyas (; Greek: Αλέξανδρος Πρόγιας; born 23 September 1963) is an Australian filmmaker of Greek descent. Proyas is best known for directing the films ''The Crow'' (1994), '' Dark City'' (1998), ''I, Robot'' (2004), ' ...
' adaptation of ''
Paradise Lost
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''.
Outside of comics and film, Darrow has contributed artwork to a number of trading card series, including ''
Magic: The Gathering
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'', ''
Star Wars Galaxy
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'', ''
Witchblade
''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers B ...
'', ''
The Shadow
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'' and ''
Madman'',
as well as promotional posters, CD covers and role-playing games. Darrow also serves on the national advisory board of
PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.
Awards
* 1991:
Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
NomineeBest Artist (for ''
Hard Boiled'' -
Dark Horse
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Origin
Th ...
)
* 1991: Will Eisner Comic Industry AwardsWinnerBest Writer/Artist or Writer/Artist Team (with
Frank Miller
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on Daredevil (Marvel Comics ser ...
, for ''Hard Boiled'' - Dark Horse)
* 1996: Will Eisner Comic Industry AwardsWinnerBest Penciller/Inker (for ''
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' is a 1995 comic book written by Frank Miller, drawn by Geof Darrow and published by Dark Horse Comics. The comic book was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name.
Overview
After appearing in va ...
'' -
Dark Horse/Legend)
* 2005: Will Eisner Comic Industry AwardsNomineeBest Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team (for ''
Shaolin Cowboy
''Shaolin Cowboy'' is an American comic book series created, written and drawn by artist Geof Darrow (with the exception of the opening dialog in the issues of the original 2004–2007 run, written by The Wachowskis). The book was published irre ...
'' -
Burlyman Entertainment
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History
"Burlyman" was ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''Revolutions production codename. According to th ...
)
* 2005: Will Eisner Comic Industry AwardsNomineeBest New Series (for ''Shaolin Cowboy'' - Burlyman Entertainment)
* 2006: Will Eisner Comic Industry AwardsWinnerBest Writer/Artist (for ''Shaolin Cowboy'' - Burlyman Entertainment)
* 2012:
PROTECT Messenger Award
* 2012:
Inkpot Award
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Influences
Darrow has stated in interviews that he considers
Jack Kirby
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,
Hergé
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,
Mœbius (to whom he dedicated ''
The Shaolin Cowboy: Who Will Stop the Reign?''),
Jean-Claude Mézières
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,
Hermann,
François Boucq
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Career
Boucq published cartoons in magazines like ''Le Point'' or ''L'E ...
,
Osamu Tezuka
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,
Katsuhiro Otomo
is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator and film director. He is best known as the creator of '' Akira'', in terms of both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. He was decorated a ''Chevalier'' of th ...
,
Sanpei Shirato
, known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist and essayist known for his social criticism as well as the realism of his drawing style and the characters in his scenarios. He was considered a pioneer of the controversial ''gekiga'' genre o ...
,
Vaughn Bode
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Places in the United States
*Vaughn, California, former name of Bodfish, California
* Vaughn, Montana
* Vaughn, New Mexico
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* Vaughn, Virginia
* Vaughn, Washington
Name
* Vaughn (surname ...
,
Jack Davis,
Richard Corben
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,
as well as the films of
Anthony Mann
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Mann initially started as a theatre actor appearing in numerous stage productions. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood where ...
as his artistic influences. ''
Shaolin Cowboy
''Shaolin Cowboy'' is an American comic book series created, written and drawn by artist Geof Darrow (with the exception of the opening dialog in the issues of the original 2004–2007 run, written by The Wachowskis). The book was published irre ...
'' in particular was inspired by the television series ''
Kung Fu
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'',
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dyna ...
’s ''
Yojimbo
is a 1961 Japanese samurai film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Atsushi Watanabe. ...
''
and
Shintaro Katsu
was a Japanese actor, singer, and filmmaker. He is known for starring in the ''Akumyo'' series, the ''Hoodlum Soldier'' series, and the ''Zatoichi'' series.
Life and career
Born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 ''Okumura Toshio'') on 29 Novemb ...
's portrayal of
Zatoichi
is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' serie ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
Darrow contributed character designs to a number of
Hanna-Barbera
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cartoon shows:
* ''
Super Friends
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'' (1981–1983)
** ''
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'' (1984)
** ''
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians'' (1985)
* ''
Richie Rich'' (1982)
* ''
Pac-Man
originally called ''Puck Man'' in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. Th ...
'' (1983)
* ''
The Biskitts
''The Biskitts'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1983 to 1984 and aired on CBS. The series lasted for only one season; only 13 episodes were produced. ''Shirt Tales'' replaced the show in its t ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Pink Panther and Sons
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'' (1984)
He's also credited as "model designer" for
CBS
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' ''
Garbage Pail Kids
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Each sticker card features a Garbage ...
'' (1987) and "monster designer" for the adaptation of ''
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' is a 1995 comic book written by Frank Miller, drawn by Geof Darrow and published by Dark Horse Comics. The comic book was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name.
Overview
After appearing in va ...
'' (1999–2001).
Bibliography
Early work
* ''
La Cité Feu
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
'' (eight-plate full-color portfolio created in collaboration with
Mœbius,
Ædena, 1984)
* ''
Métal Hurlant'' #101: "Bourbon Thret: Terreur Paroissiale" (w/a,
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
,
Les Humanoïdes Associés
Les Humanoïdes Associés (or simply Humanoïdes) is a France, Franco-United States, American publishing house specializing in comics and graphic novels, founded in December 1974 by comic artists Jean Giraud, Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philipp ...
, 1984)
** A colorized version of the story with rearranged layouts was reprinted in English as "Bourbon Thret: Parochial Terror" in ''
Heavy Metal'' vol. 8 #12 (1985)
** A recolored version of the story with the ''Heavy Metal'' layouts was reprinted in French as "La Paroisse Infernale" in ''Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'' (1986)
* ''
L'Univers de Gir'': "Hommage à Gir" (black-and-white illustration for an interview with Mœbius conducted by Darrow, 94 pages,
Dargaud
Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943.
...
, 1986, )
* ''
La bande à Renaud
''La Bande à Renaud'' is a series of two tribute albums to French singer Renaud, consisting of songs of his performed by various other artists. The albums were released in June and October 2014, respectively.
''La Bande à Renaud''
The initial a ...
'': "Au pays des Gavroches" (two-page full-color illustration, anthology
graphic novel
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, 44 pages, Dargaud, 1986, )
* ''
Airboy
Airboy is a fictional aviator hero of an American comic book series initially published by Hillman Periodicals during the World War II-era time period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. He was created by writers Charles Biro ...
'' vol. 2 #12: "I Don't Need My Grave, Part Two" (inks on
Bill Jaaska
William C. Jaaska (June 22, 1961 – November 9, 2009) was an American comics artist.
Career
Bill Jaaska's first published comics work was a Skywolf story in ''Airboy'' #11 (Dec. 1986). He worked with Peter David on ''The Incredible Hulk''. Dav ...
, written by
Chuck Dixon
Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Early life
D ...
, co-feature,
Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ce ...
, 1986)
* ''
East Meets West'' (ten-plate full-color portfolio story about the adventures of Bourbon Thret and
Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Doll ...
, Ædena, 1986)
* ''
Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'' (w/a, full-color, 55 pages, Ædena, 1986, )
** Contains a new Bourbon Thret story, "Les Requins aussi aiment le Cola-Cola", and several pin-ups.
** Reprinted by Dargaud under the
Neopolis imprint as ''Bourbon Thret'' (45 pages, 1995, )
* ''
Les Magiciens d'eau'': "Sead" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 44 pages,
Bandes Originales, 1987, )
** A black-and-white version of the story with rearranged layouts was reprinted in ''
Dark Horse Presents
''Dark Horse Presents'' was a comic book published by American company Dark Horse Comics from 1986. Their first published series, it was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, r ...
'' #19 (
Dark Horse
A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might.
Origin
Th ...
, 1988)
** Original version of the story was reprinted in black and white in
''Crisis Presents'' #3: ''Second Xpresso Special'' (
Fleetway
Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London. It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies that merg ...
, 1991)
* ''
Strip AIDS U.S.A.
Strip or Stripping may refer to:
Places
* Aouzou Strip, a strip of land following the northern border of Chad that had been claimed and occupied by Libya
* Caprivi Strip, narrow strip of land extending from the Okavango Region of Namibia to ...
'': "Untitled" (w/a, one-page story, anthology graphic novel, 140 pages,
Last Gasp
Last Gasp or The Last Gasp may refer to
* Last Gasp (publisher)
* ''Last Gasp'' (''Inside No. 9''), a TV episode
* '' The Last Gasp'', a 2007 album by Impaled
* ''The Last Gasp'' (novel)
* "Last Gasp" (song)
{{dab ...
, 1988, )
* ''
Pilote et Charlie
Cover of the first ''Pilote'' issue #0
''Pilote'' () was a French comic magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as ''Astérix'', '' ...
'' #27: "Un Américain à Paris" (two-page full-color illustration for an article, anthology, Dargaud, 1988)
* ''
The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine'' #2–3 (uncredited art assist to
Dave Stevens
Dave Lee Stevens (July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating ''Rocketeer, The Rocketeer'' comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, ...
,
Comico, 1988; Dark Horse, 1995)
Dark Horse Comics
* ''
Cheval Noir'' (black-and-white anthology, 1989–1991):
** Title page illustrations in #1–2, 4, 6, 9–10, 12 and 14.
** Back cover illustrations in #1–6, 8–9, 11, 13–15, 17 and 18.
** ''Table of Contents'' illustrations in #1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 11, 13, 16–17 and 19.
** Humorous one-page stories about Darrow's career (written and illustrated by Darrow) in #3 and 4.
* ''
The Godzilla Portfolio'' #2 (one black-and-white plate reproducing a pin-up from ''Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'', 1989)
* ''
Hard Boiled'' #1–3 (a, with
Frank Miller
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on Daredevil (Marvel Comics ser ...
, 1990–1992) collected as ''Hard Boiled'' (tpb, 128 pages, 1993, , hc, 144 pages, 1993, )
** An unlettered and uncolored version of the story was released in an oversized edition titled ''Big Damn Hard Boiled'' (tpb, 128 pages, 1998, )
** A recolored version of the story was released as part of a series of Darrow reprints (hc, 136 pages, 2017, )
* ''
Another Chance to Get It Right'' (black-and-white illustrations for the novella written by
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Henry Vachss ( ; October 19, 1942 – November 23, 2021) was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths.
Early life and career
Vachss grew up in Manhattan on ...
, among other artists):
** 18-page sequence in the first edition of the book (sc, 64 pages, 1992, , hc, 1993, )
** Additional 4 full-page illustrations for the third edition (sc, 88 pages, 2003, )
* ''
Hard Looks
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* Hardness, resistance of physical materials to deformation or fracture
* Hard water, water with high mineral content
Arts and entertainment
* ''Hard'' (TV series), a French TV series
* Hard (band), a Hungarian hard rock super ...
'' (black-and-white illustrations for prose stories written by Andrew Vachss):
** "Head Case" (in #8 of the anthology series, 1993)
** "Half Breed: Death Trap" (in the third edition of the tpb, 208 pages, 2002, )
* ''
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' #1–2 (a, with Frank Miller,
Legend
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, 1995–1996) collected as ''Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' (tpb, 80 pages, 1996, )
** An unlettered and uncolored version of the story was released in an oversized edition titled ''King-Size Big Guy and Rusty'' (tpb, 72 pages, 1997, )
** A recolored version of the story was released as part of a series of Darrow reprints (hc, 104 pages, 2015, )
* ''
Art Adams' Creature Features'' (foreword for the collection, 108 pages, 1996, )
* ''
Aliens: Havoc'' #1 (one page, inks on
Gary Gianni
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After Gianni graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1976, he worked for the ''Chicag ...
, written by
Mark Schultz, 1997)
* ''
Dark Horse Presents
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'' (anthology, 2011–2017):
** Black-and-white back cover and spot illustrations (in vol. 2 #1–15, 17–36 and vol. 3 #1–33)
** Black-and-white and full-color illustrations for Andrew Vachss-penned prose stories (in vol. 2 #10–11 and 13)
** "A Conversation with Geof Darrow" (interview conducted by
Mike Richardson; in vol. 2 #22 and o
Dark Horse's blog
** "Terror Comes Forth on the Fourth!!!!!!" (w/a, ''Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' short story + a pin-up gallery, in vol. 3 #1)
* ''
Shaolin Cowboy
''Shaolin Cowboy'' is an American comic book series created, written and drawn by artist Geof Darrow (with the exception of the opening dialog in the issues of the original 2004–2007 run, written by The Wachowskis). The book was published irre ...
'' (w/a):
** ''The Adventure Magazine'' (with Andrew Vachss,
Michael A. Black and Gary Gianni, 96 pages, 2012, )
** ''The Shaolin Cowboy'' #1–4 (2013–2014) collected as ''Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet'' (hc, 136 pages, 2015, )
** ''Who'll Stop the Reign?'' #1–4 (2017) collected as ''Shaolin Cowboy: Who'll Stop the Reign?'' (hc, 128 pages, 2017, )
* ''
Usagi Yojimbo
is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit ''rōnin'', Miyamoto Usagi, whom Sak ...
Volume 27:
A Town Called Hell
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It was relea ...
'' (foreword for the collection, hc, 208 pages, 2013, ; tpb, )
* ''
Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow'' (artbook with commentary from various comic industry creators, 128 pages, 2017, )
Other publishers
* ''
XXXenophile'' #9: "Tales of the Velvet Fist: Occupational Hazard" (inks on
Phil Foglio
Philip Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art.
Early life and career
Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his family to ...
, anthology,
Palliard Press
Palliard Press was a small, independent comic book publishing house co-founded by Phil Foglio, illustrator of such titles as Buck Godot, Girl Genius, and Robert Asprin's ''MythAdventures'', and Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books in Minne ...
, 1994)
* ''
Shi: Senryaku'' #1 (of 3) (two-page illustration for a prose story written by
Gary Cohn
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, among other artists,
Crusade
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, 1995)
* ''
A Fall of Stardust: Portfolio'' (one full-color plate,
Green Man Press
Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British "Golden Age" book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau pai ...
, 1999)
*
Bits and Pieces of Information' (a, with
the Wachowskis
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,
webcomic
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Webcomics can be co ...
,
Warner Bros.
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, 1999) collected in ''The Matrix Comics Volume 1'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2003, )
* ''
The Art of the Matrix'' (includes conceptual designs and storyboards created by Darrow for
the film
The Film is a 2005 Indian thriller film directed by Junaid Memon also produced along with Amitabh Bhattacharya. The film stars Mahima Chaudhry, Khalid Siddiqui, Ananya Khare, Chahat Khanna, Ravi Gossain, Vaibhav Jhalani and Vivek Madan in lea ...
accompanied by his commentary, 488 pages,
Gardners, 2000, )
* ''
Shaolin Cowboy
''Shaolin Cowboy'' is an American comic book series created, written and drawn by artist Geof Darrow (with the exception of the opening dialog in the issues of the original 2004–2007 run, written by The Wachowskis). The book was published irre ...
'' #1–7 (w/a,
Burlyman Entertainment
Burlyman Entertainment is a comic book company created by The Wachowskis, best known as the writer/director duo behind the '' Matrix Trilogy''.
History
"Burlyman" was ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''Revolutions production codename. According to th ...
, 2004–2007) collected as ''Shaolin Cowboy'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2014, ; hc, Dark Horse, 2018, )
* ''
TOME Volume 1'': "
Ben Templesmith in Conversation with Geof Darrow" (anthology graphic novel, 200 pages,
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recog ...
, 2013, )
* ''
DMFAO'' + ''
DMFAO Too'' + ''
DMFAO Tree'' + ''
DMFAO For'' (series of self-published sketchbooks sold at the
San Diego Comic-Con
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, 2013–2016)
* ''
Frank Cho's Women: Selected Drawings and Illustrations Volume 2'' (foreword for the artbook, hc, 80 pages,
Image
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, 2013, ; sc, )
* ''
Where We Live'': "Ordinary Devotion" (illustration for a prose story written by
Jennifer Battisti, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, Image, 2018, )
Cover illustrations
Other work
Interviews
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References
External links
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1955 births
American comics artists
American graphic designers
Artists from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Eisner Award winners for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Eisner Award winners for Best Writer/Artist
Game artists
Living people
Inkpot Award winners