Rob G (born December 4, 1973) is an
American
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comics artist
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who has done work for
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
,
Image Comics
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, and
AiT/Planet Lar
AiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim. The company focuses on releasing original graphic novels into the mass market, although the ...
, and is best known for ''
Teenagers from Mars
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'' and ''
The Couriers
''The Couriers'' is a series of graphic novels created and written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Rob G. and published by AiT/Planet Lar.
Publication history
Woods has discussed a fourth volume, saying, in mid-2009:
Plot
The story depic ...
''.
Biography
Rob G. studied art at
Virginia Commonwealth University
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in
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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, until late 1997 when he moved to
New York City
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and began
self-publishing
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''
Teenagers from Mars
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'' with
Rick Spears
Rick Spears is an American comic book writer, best known for ''Teenagers from Mars'' and ''The Pirates of Coney Island''.
Early life
Both Spears and his main collaborator Rob G. grew up in Richmond, Virginia, although they first met only after mo ...
after self-publishing their second graphic novel ''
Dead West'', the pair published the comic series ''
Repo
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'' with
Image Comics
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.
He lives in
Portland, Oregon
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, with his wife and daughter.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''
Teenagers from Mars
"Teenagers from Mars" is a song by the American punk rock band Misfits. Written by vocalist Glenn Danzig, the song was first released as the B-side of the band's 1979 single "Horror Business", alongside the song "Children in Heat". "Teenagers fro ...
'' (with
Rick Spears
Rick Spears is an American comic book writer, best known for ''Teenagers from Mars'' and ''The Pirates of Coney Island''.
Early life
Both Spears and his main collaborator Rob G. grew up in Richmond, Virginia, although they first met only after mo ...
, 8-issue limited series, self-published, 2001–2003,
tpb, 272 pages, Gigantic Graphic Novels, February 2005, )
*''
The Couriers
''The Couriers'' is a series of graphic novels created and written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Rob G. and published by AiT/Planet Lar.
Publication history
Woods has discussed a fourth volume, saying, in mid-2009:
Plot
The story depic ...
'' (with
Brian Wood,
graphic novel
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series,
AiT/Planet Lar
AiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim. The company focuses on releasing original graphic novels into the mass market, although the ...
):
** ''The Couriers'' (88 pages, March 2003, )
** ''Dirtbike Manifesto'' (88 pages, February 2004, )
** ''The Ballad of Johnny Funwrecker'' (88 pages, February 2005, )
*''
Detective Comics
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'' 785-788 (with Rick Spears,
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, October 2003 - January 2004)
* "Call To Arms: The Ballad of Archibald Copperpot: Act 3 - Scene 5" (with Rick Spears, in ''
Metal Hurlant
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'' magazine #12,
Humanoids Publishing
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Arts, entertainment, and media ...
, June/July 2004)
*''
Dead West'' (with Rick Spears,
graphic novel
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, 144 pages, Gigantic Graphic Novels, August 2005, )
*''Filler'' (with Rick Spears, graphic novel, 96 pages,
AiT/Planet Lar
AiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim. The company focuses on releasing original graphic novels into the mass market, although the ...
, April 2005, )
* "
The State I Am In
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The album is name ...
" (with Rick Spears, in ''
Put the Book Back on the Shelf: A Belle and Sebastian Anthology'',
anthology
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graphic novel,
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, March 2006, )
*''
Repo
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'' (with Rick Spears, 5-issue limited series, Image Comics, June–December 2007, tpb, 152 pages, March 2008, )
* "Operation Torch" (with Rick Spears, in ''
Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened'', anthology hardcover graphic novel, 160 pages,
Villard Books
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, July 2007, )
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References
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External links
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Rob G.at ComicSpace
Gigantic Graphic NovelsThe Warden
webcomic
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Virginia Commonwealth University alumni
People from Newport News, Virginia
Artists from Virginia
Living people
1973 births