But then here’s this teaser for something that looked kind of retro, rough, but FUN. I never even considered working in superhero comics, because most of what I saw in those books at the time was not a style I ever saw myself working in.
I drew a little but it was mostly for my own enjoyment, and it didn’t resemble what I do now even remotely. The design and style of it hooked me immediately. White-gloved hand reaching up for the Lantern ring. The store had a teaser poster in the window for New Frontier that fall before it hit, the one with all the hands in the air and Hal Jordan’s I hated being at college that first year, feeling lonely and kind of lost, but going to the local comic shop helped. Some of the responses were lengthy, some brief, all of them heartfelt.įor Darwyn Cooke’s Eight Great Will Eisner Stories Every Fan Should Read, click here.įor 13 Great Darwyn Cooke Covers, click here.įor 13 Great Darwyn Cooke Illustrations, click here.ĭarwyn’s New Frontier was released during my freshman year of college.
I asked a number of comic-book professionals to pick their favorite Darwyn Cooke works, whether it be a cover, illustration, page, what have you.
UPDATED 11/16/18: This first ran when Darwyn Cooke died in 2016 but I wanted to share it again today, which was Cooke’s birthday. Darwyn Cooke’s friends, colleagues and fans remember the artist and reflect on his legacy.
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