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Encyclopedia > Darick Robertson
Cover of Transmetropolitan: Lust for Life
Cover of Transmetropolitan: Lust for Life

Darick W. Robertson is an artist from San Mateo, California, United States. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (472x732, 238 KB)Cover of Transmetropolitan vol. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (472x732, 238 KB)Cover of Transmetropolitan vol. ... Transmetropolitan is a postcyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by DC Comics. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... San Mateo, Spanish for Saint Matthew, is the name of several places: San Mateo County, California, United States of America San Mateo, California, United States of America (in San Mateo County) San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...


Robertson is perhaps most renowned as the artist and co-creator of Transmetropolitan. His entry into comics began with Space Beaver, a cult classic written and illustrated shortly after graduating high school and published by Ten-Buck Comics. Other titles featuring his art can be seen in the comic books New Warriors, The Punisher origin limited series Born, Fury MAX, as well as assorted issues of Justice League, Spider-Man, and on a number of Malibu Comics titles. Transmetropolitan is a postcyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by DC Comics. ... Cover of Space Beaver Volume One featuring the title character Space Beaver represents the first published comic book effort by artist Darick Robertson. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. ... The Punisher is a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Malibu Comics was a comic book publisher in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. ...


In 2001, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics and relaunched Wolverine with writer Greg Rucka at the #1 spot in May of 2002. After 19 issues of Wolverine, and with Rucka's departure to DC Comics, he was taken off the comic and given a position as the penciller on Nightcrawler, eventually contributing cover artwork as well. The Nightcrawler series ended in November of 2005 with issue 12. Robertson then went on to do a limited series with previous collaborator Garth Ennis entitled Fury: Peacemaker. In March 2006, he announced he was leaving Marvel to create his own comic with Ennis called The Boys, which was published for six issues by Wildstorm before being cancelled.[1] However, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the publishing rights for the title, with publication resuming with a seventh issue under the Dynamite label as well as forseeable subsequent issues and a trade paperback form of issues 1-6.[2] Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Greg Rucka is an American writer of novels and comic books. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... This article is about the comic character. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ... The Boys is a creator-owned comic book series, written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson. ... WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm or Wildstorm, is a publishing imprint and studio of American comic book publisher DC Comics. ... Dynamite Entertainment is a comic book publisher founded in 2005, first producing two Army of Darkness limited series published through Devils Due Productions until self-publishing their titles later that year. ...


Darick Robertson's current column, about himself, his works, and the industry, Back to the Drawing Board, can be read at Silver Bullet Comics.


References

  1. ^ http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=98812
  2. ^ [1]

External links

  • Darick Robertson's column Back to the Drawing Board
  • New Official Darick Robertson site
  • Old Official Darick Robertson site
  • Interview with Top Two Three Films
  • Interview with Silver Bullet Comicbooks
Preceded by
Mark Bagley
New Warriors artist
1992–1994
Succeeded by
Richard Pace

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