Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22

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writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the

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field.

Biography

Early life

Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the

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. He stated in a 2014 interview that "One of earliest memories of drawing monsters is from kindergarten. Our teacher asked us one afternoon what we wanted to do with the hour we had left in class and I yelled out, 'Let’s draw monsters!'...So to my mind, anyway, monsters are the purest product of our imaginations, whether they be good or bad or just plain wild. That idea never ceases to inspire me and find its way into my work."

Career

Comic books

He is known for his skills as a painter and his distinctive character designs. His first published work in the comics industry was the story "Lost Causes Chapter 1" in ''Merchants of Death'' #1 (July 1988) published by

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and he painted the '' Black Terror'' limited series in 1989–1990. Brereton gained further attention for his work on '' Batman: Thrillkiller'', ''

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and

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: Legends of the World's Finest'', and '' JLA: Seven Caskets'', His most famous work is his own series "The

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published ''Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster'', a collection of his work, in August 2010. Brereton wrote and drew a Batman story for DC Comics'

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anthology series ''

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'' in December 2015.

Other work

Outside the comic book field, Brereton's work includes the package illustration for a video game called "Machine Head," billboard and advertising art for Rawhide (a Wild West park in

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for Pressman Films, the television show '' Numb3rs'', development for Walt Disney Television Animation and album covers for the bands Toto, Fireball Ministry,

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, and Rob Zombie's ''

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''.

Awards and nominations

* 1990: Won " Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer" Eisner Award * 1991: Nominated for "Best Artist" Eisner Award * 1996: Nominated for "Best Painter" Eisner Award for ''Nocturnals:Black Planet'' * 1997: Nominated for "Best Painter" Eisner Award, for ''Batman: Thrillkiller''

Bibliography

As artist unless noted: * ''Merchants of Death'' #1–2 (

) 1988 * ''The Black Terror'' #1–3 (Eclipse Comics) 1989–1990 * '' Clive Barker's Book of the Damned: A Hellraiser Companion'' ( Epic Comics) 1991 * ''The Psycho'' #1–3 (artist/co-creator,

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) 1991 * ''Interface'' #8 (one page, Epic Comics) 1991 * ''Clive Barker's Dread'' (Eclipse Comics) 1992 * ''That Chemical Reflex'' ( CFD Productions) 1992 * ''Legends of the World's Finest'' #1–3 (DC Comics) 1993 * ''The

: Black Planet'' #1–6 (writer/illustrator, Bravura/ Malibu Comics, TPB: Oni Press) 1995 * '' Batgirl and Robin: Thrillkiller'' #1–3 (artist/co-creator, TPB, DC Comics) 1997 * ''

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'' #125–127 (

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) 1997 * ''Batgirl and Batman: Thrillkiller '62'' #1 (artist/co-creator, TPB, DC Comics) 1998 * ''Nocturnals: Witching Hour'' #1 (writer/illustrator, Dark Horse Comics) 1998 * ''

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'' #1–2 (writer/cover artist, DC Comics) 1998 * '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #114 (DC Comics) 1998 * '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Dust Waltz'' (writer, TPB, Dark Horse Comics) 1999 * '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin'' (co-writer, TPB, Dark Horse Comics) 1999 * '' Giantkiller'' #1–6 (writer/illustrator, DC Comics, TPB Image) 1999–2000 * ''Giantkiller A to Z: A Field Guide to Big Monsters'' #1 (writer/illustrator, DC Comics, TPB Image) 1999 * ''Nocturnals: Troll Bridge'' (writer/illustrator, one-shot, Oni Press) 2000 * '' JLA: Seven Caskets'' (writer/illustrator, one-shot, DC Comics) 2000 * ''Nocturnals: The Dark Forever'' (writer/illustrator Oni Press) 2001 * ''The Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom'' (writer, creator, co-cover artist Oni Press) 2001 * '' Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special'' (

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) 2002 * '' Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' #9 ( Bongo Comics) 2003 * ''The Nocturnals: A Midnight Companion'' (writer/artist Green Ronin) 2004 * '' The Escapist'' #2, Luna Moth Story (Dark Horse Comics) 2004 * ''L'Ultima Battaglia a.k.a. The Last Battle'' (Buena Vista Lab, Disney Worldwide Publishing) 2005 * ''The Simpsons Super Spectacular'' #2, "Bongos" (Bongo Comics) 2006 * ''Drop-Dead Girl & Other Drawings'' (Big Wow Publishing) 2006 * ''

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Annual'' #1 (cover art, interior art with various artists, Marvel Comics) 2007 * ''The Nocturnals: Black Planet and Other Stories'' Volume I (hardcover collection Olympian Publishing) 2007 * ''The Nocturnals: Carnival of Beasts'' (writer/artist with various Image Comics) 2008 * '' Vampirella Quarterly: Halloween Special'' (writer, cover artist Harris Publications) 2008 * ''

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: God-Size'' (Marvel Comics) 2008 * ''The Anchor'' #3 (cover artist variant

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) 2009 * '' Secret Invasion Aftermath Beta Ray Bill: The Green of Eden'' (Marvel Comics) 2009 * ''

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'' #2 (Marvel Comics) 2009 * ''The Nocturnals: Dark Forever & Other Tales'' Volume II (hardcover collection Image Comics) 2009 * ''The Punisher'' vol. 8 #14 (interior art Marvel Comics) 2010 * ''

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Annual'' #3 (writer, cover artist and select interior art Dynamite Entertainment) 2010 * ''Claw and Fang'' #1 (cover artist Blue Water Comics) 2010 * ''Dracula: The Company Of Monsters'' #1 (cover artist Boom! Studios) 2010 * ''Red Sonja: Deluge'' (writer, cover artist Dynamite Entertainment) 2010 * '' Franken-Castle'' #21 (cover artist, interior art Marvel Comics) 2010 * ''Vampirella: The Red Room'' #1–4 (writer, cover artist Dynamite Entertainment) 2012

References

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