Jerry Prosser is an American

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writer and editor, best known for his work with

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

. Prosser was part of Dark Horse Comics from its early days, and was one of five creators, who as ''

Team CGW Team CGW, short for Team Comics' Greatest World, is the group of five creators of the Comics' Greatest World line for Dark Horse Comics. The members are: * Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics' Publisher * Randy Stradley, creative director * Barb ...

'' created the

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line for Dark Horse Comics. Since then, he has written for many Dark Horse titles, and moved into editorial duties, most notably on

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 ...

's ''

Sin City ''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir comics by American comic book writer-artist Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in ''Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special'' (April 1991), and continued in ''Dark Horse Presents'' #51� ...

: A Dame to Kill For'', and various licensed

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and

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comics. He also penciled part of ''

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'' No. 5, one of Dark Horse's earliest licensed properties, in December 1988. In addition to his work with Dark Horse, Prosser wrote the final ten issues (#80–89) of the

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-launched DC/

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series ''

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'' in 1995, and has written comics set in the world of

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for Armada/Acclaim Comics.

Bibliography

Writer

*''The Mark'' #4–6 (Sep 1988 – Jan 1989) *''Spacehawk'' No. 1 (Nov 1989) *''Mayhem'' #1–4 (Dark Horse, May–Sep 1989) *''Exquisite Corpse'' No. 1 (Dark Horse, Jan 1990) * ''True North II'' (1991) Benefit comic for the Canadian

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*"Fifth Anniversary Special" in ''Dark Horse Presents: Fifth Anniversary Special'' (Apr 1991) * ''

: Hive'' #1–4 (Dark Horse, Feb–May 1992) * "From the Cradle to the Grave" in ''Primal'' (1992) *"Night of the Living Deadline" in ''

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'' No. 1 (Apr 1992) *"Hunka Hunka Burnin' Deadline" in ''Deadline'' No. 2 (May 1992) *"Off Deadline" in ''Deadline'' No. 3 (Jun 1992) *"Prescription Strength Deadline" in ''Deadline'' No. 4 (Jul 1992) *''

'' No. 1 (with

Mark Verheiden Mark Verheiden (born March 26, 1956) is an American television, movie, and comic-book writer. He was a co-executive producer for the television series '' Falling Skies'' for DreamWorks Television and the TNT network. Career Comics and comic-r ...

(Jul 1992) *''

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 ...

' Hard Looks'' No. 3, 8–9 (Jul 1992, May–Jul 1993) *"Workingman's Deadline" in ''Deadline'' No. 5 (Aug 1992) *''Dark Horse Comics'' #8–10 (Mar–May 1993) * ''Special Limited Edition Arcadia Collection'' No. 1 (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World Arcadia'' #1–4 (Dark Horse, Jun 1993) * '' Skin Graft: The Adventures of a Tattooed Man'' #1–4 (with art by

Warren Pleece Warren Pleece is a British comics artist. He is best known for his work at the DC Comics imprint Vertigo and the 2012–16 Irish novel series ''Zom-B''. Biography Warren, with his brother Gary Pleece, wrote and drew three issues of a self-publi ...

, Jul–Oct 1993) * ''

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'' (adapter) #2–3 (May–June 1994) * ''

Will to Power The will to power (german: der Wille zur Macht) is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans. However, the concept was never systematic ...

'' #1–3 (Dark Horse, Jun 1994) * ''

: Invaders from the Fourth Dimension'' (Dark Horse, Jul/Aug 1994) * ''X: One Shot to the Head'' No. 1 (Dark Horse, Aug 1994) * ''

Rave'' ( DC/

, Nov 1994) * "Ghost Stories" in ''Ghost'' TPB (Apr 1995) * ''Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats'' No. 1 (

Roger Corman's Cosmic Comics Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

, Apr 1995) * ''

'' #80–89 (DC/Vertigo, Feb–Nov 1995) * '' Wizard: The Comics Magazine'' No. 49 (Wizard, Sep 1995) * '' Magic: The Gathering: Antiquities War'' #1–4 (Armada, Nov 1995 – Feb 1996) * ''Eternal Warrior Fist and Steel'' #1–2 (

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, May–Jun 1996) * ''

: Jungle Tales'' No. 1 (May 1996) * '' Magic: the Gathering: Dakkon Blackblade'' (Armada, Jun 1996) * '' Urza-Mishra War on the World of Magic: The Gathering'' #1–2 (Armada, Sep–Oct 1996) * ''

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: Wild Justice'' #1–3 (

Kitchen Sink Press Kitchen Sink Press was a comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1970. Kitchen Sink Press was a pioneering publisher of underground comics, and was also responsible for numerous republications of classic comic strips in hardcov ...

/Top Dollar Comics, Oct–Dec 1996) * '' Gen13'' No. 36 (

Image An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...

, Dec 1998) * '' J. O'Barr's

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: A Cycle of Shattered Lives'' No. 0 (

, Dec 1998) *'' Aliens: Harvest TPB (1998)

Editor

*'' Deadline USA'' #1–2 (Sep–Nov 1991) *''Cyberantics'' HC (1992) *''

' Hard Looks'' #1–10 (Mar 1992 – Sep 1993) *''Deadline'' #1–5 (Apr–Aug 1992) *''Freaks' Amour'' No. 1 (Jul 1992) *''James Bond: Serpent's Tooth'' #1–3 (Jul 1992 – Feb 1993) *''Dark Horse Comics'' #1–11 (Aug 1992 – Jul 1993) *''Primal'' #1–2 (Oct–Dec 1992) *''Ring of Roses'' #1–3 (Nov 1992 – Jan 1993) *''Thirteen O'Clock'' #1 (Dec 1992) *''Dark Horse Presents'' #69 (Feb 1993) *'' Predator: Race War'' #0–4 (Feb–Oct 1993) *''James Bond: A Silent Armageddon'' #1–2 (Mar–May 1993 *''Comics' Greatest World: Vortex'' #1–4 (Sep 1993) *''Dead in the West'' #1–2 (Oct 1993 – Mar 1994) * ''

: A Dame to Kill For'' #1–6 by

(Nov 1993 – May 1994) *''

' Underground'' #1–4 (Dark Horse, Nov 1993 – May 1994) *'' Aliens: Music of the Spears'' #1–4 (Jan–Apr 1994) *'' Martha Washington Goes To War'' #1–2 by Frank Miller &

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story "For the Man ...

(May–Jun 1994) *''White Like She'' #1–2 (May–Jun 1994)

References

*
Jerry Prosser
at the Pen & Paper RPG Database

External links

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