Dan Brereton

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Daniel Alan Brereton [1] (born November 22, San Francisco Bay Area) [2] is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.

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Biography

Early life

Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Academy of Art College. [1] 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." [3]

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 Eclipse Comics [4] and he painted the Black Terror limited series in 1989–1990. [5] Brereton gained further attention for his work on Batman: Thrillkiller , [6] Superman and Batman: Legends of the World's Finest, and JLA: Seven Caskets, [7] His most famous work is his own series "The Nocturnals." [2]

Image Comics published Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster, a collection of his work, in August 2010. [4] Brereton wrote and drew a Batman story for DC Comics' digital first anthology series Legends of the Dark Knight in December 2015. [8]

Other work

Outside the comic book field, Brereton's work includes the package illustration for a video game called "Machine Head," [2] billboard and advertising art for Rawhide (a Wild West park in Scottsdale, Arizona), concept art for Pressman Films, the television show Numb3rs , development for Walt Disney Television Animation and album covers for the bands Toto, Fireball Ministry, Sote, Ghoultown, and Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Deluxe . [2]

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dan Brereton". Lambiek Comiclopedia. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  3. Arrant, Chris (February 21, 2014). "Conversing on Comics with Dan Brereton". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Dan Brereton at the Grand Comics Database
  5. Smith, Beau (2011). "Beauology 101: The Color Of Terror Is Black.... Black Terror! Part Two". Westfield Comics. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. This artist was not only a whiz with pencils, but he was also an innovative painter with his own style that fit perfectly with what we had written. The artist's name was Dan Brereton.
  6. Manning, Matthew K. (2014). "1990s". Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 226. ISBN   978-1465424563. Writer Howard Chaykin and painter Dan Brereton teamed up to deliver this three–issue Elseworlds miniseries set in 1961.
  7. Tate, Ray (December 18, 2000). "JLA: Seven Caskets". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. This classy Dan Brereton project appeals to both JLA fans and aficionados of creature features.
  8. Renaud, Jeffrey (December 2, 2015). "Brereton Re-Teams with Batman for Legends of the Dark Knight". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  9. "Russ Manning Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
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Preceded by "Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer"
Eisner Award recipient

1990
Succeeded by