Sergio Aragonés
Nov. 1, 1997
Nexus has long been a favorite among fans of great comics since 1982 when Mike Baron and Steve Rude created the character for the short-lived, yet visionary, Capital Comics. When Capital ceased publication, Nexus moved to First Comics where it enjoyed a long, healthy life until First ceased publication in 1993. Dark Horse Comics, recognizing Nexus Read More...
Chris Warner 1997-01-02
Jan. 2, 1997
Sergio Aragonés, one of the funniest cartoonists working today, began his cartooning career in 1954 illustrating one-page gag strips in Mexican humor magazines such as Ja-Ja and Mañana. In 1962 he joined the staff of the fledgling Mad magazine and in 1968 began drawing his now-famous \"marginals\" and \"look-ats\" for Mad.In 1982 he, along with Mar Read More...
Nancy Collins
Nov. 25, 1997
When Chris Warner was approached by Mike Richardson on behalf of the fledgling Dark Horse Comics in 1986, he had already made a name for himself in comics at Marvel, where he pencilled Alien Legion, Moon Knight, and Dr. Strange. He is better known, however, for creating the gritty mercenary known as Black Cross, who menacingly graced the cover of D Read More...
Gilbert Hernandez
March 4, 1996
Nancy Collins is a veteran in the field of dark fantasy and horror writing. Among her numerous books is the award-winning Sunglasses After Dark, which has recently been optioned for film rights and is slated to hit theaters sometime in the fall of `98. Collins has made a name for herself in the comic world, too, having taken the Swamp Thing throne Read More...
Toren Smith 1997-12-31
Dec. 31, 1997
Gilbert Hernandez started the black-and-white comics sensation Love & Rockets with his two brothers Jaime and Mario in 1983. The three of them, collectively known as Los Bros. Hernandez, self-published the first issue, which was so cool that then-fledging publisher Fantagraphics immediately picked it up. Over the years, it has had a lasting impress Read More...
Reneé French
Jan. 30, 1998
There are probably few individuals in America who have the same relationship to manga as Toren Smith. For the last 11 years, Smith and the rest of the staff at Studio Proteus -- a manga \"packaging\" studio located in San Francisco -- have brought some of the finest Japanese manga to American readers. Dark Horse Comics was fortunate enough to hook Read More...
Toren Smith 1996-01-01
Jan. 1, 1996
Renee French is a gem among gems of the comics industry. Dark Horse has its share of notorious nice guys like Paul Chadwick and Mike Allred -- people who are fully involved in the world of comics yet don\'t succumb to the comic-godhead ego that\'s been known to strike even marginally famous creators. But Renee is a different sort. Despite her impre Read More...
Frank Miller 1998-02-28
Feb. 28, 1998
Toren Smith is the most important American working with Japanese comics today. He founded Studio Proteus in 1986, and the first book he worked on, Legend of Kamui(from Viz), appeared in 1987. Since then he has co-translated over 16,000 pages of manga and has been instrumental, if not almost entirely responsible, for introducing American comics read Read More...
Mike Mignola 1997-04-21
April 21, 1997
Frank Miller is more of an enigma to fans of his comics work than he is a comic book artist. He\'s often credited with single-handedly saving Batman with his legendary series, The Dark Knight Returns, and his work often causes the greatest stir among all Dark Horse releases. To say he\'s a critically acclaimed best seller would be lessening the tru Read More...
Randy Bowen
March 31, 1998
Mike Mignola pencilled his first mini-series, Rocket Raccoon, for Marvel Comics in 1985. From there he briefly worked on The Hulk and Alpha Flight before moving on to his acclaimed work on DC\'s Cosmic Odyssey and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Epic\'s Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, and Topps\' Bram Stoker\'s Dracula -- all in addition to innumerable cov Read More...