Daniel Merlin Goodbrey

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Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
NationalityEnglish
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Brainfist
Iron Man 2020: Endless Stolen Sky
The Rule of Death
http://www.e-merl.com

Daniel Merlin Goodbrey is an English writer known for his work in webcomics and the British small press.

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Biography

Goodbrey became known as a creator of experimental digital comics and Hypercomics (infinite canvas webcomics using Adobe Flash).[ citation needed ]

He is the inventor of the Tarquin engine, [1] an Adobe Flash script for creating infinite canvas webcomics. Cartoonist Scott McCloud has used the Tarquin engine for the creation of some of his comics. [2]

His recent works include Iron Man 2020 for Marvel Comics. [3]

Goodbrey currently lives in Welwyn Garden City where he lectures in Narrative & Interaction Design at The University of Hertfordshire.[ citation needed ]

His work was featured in a group exhibition at Pump House Gallery in London in September 2010. [4]

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Awards

Notes

  1. . Webcomicsnation, March 6, 2009
  2. . Mimi's Last Coffee, ret. March 6, 2009
  3. Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine . Jennifer M. Contino, March 6, 2009
  4. Eliza Williams (23 August 2010) "Hypercomics: The Shape of Comics to Come", Creative Review. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  5. Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Alexander Danner, ret. March 6, 2009
  6. Matthew Povey, ret. March 6, 2009
  7. Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Andrew Luke, ret. July 12, 2009
  8. Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine . AiT/Planet Lar, ret. March 6, 2009
  9. 1 2 Daniel Merlin Goodbrey Marvel Comics Digital Comics, ret. March 6, 2009
  10. . Comic Book Resources, ret. March 6, 2009
  11. Comic Book Resources, ret. March 6, 2009

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