H. M. Baker

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H.M. Baker is a pseudonym of Branislav Kerac, a comic book artist from Serbia. [1] He first used this pen name in a short Western story in 1976. [2]

Credits in American comics include The Black Pearl and Ghost for Dark Horse Comics. [3]

Baker is known for a "clean" style, evocative of John Romita, Sr.

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References

  1. "Strip TV | e tv". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. Kerac, Plavšić, Slavković, Obradović (May 2011). Western kolekcija (in Serbian). Novi Sad, Serbia: self-published with Studio Tampograf, Novi Sad. p. 143. ISBN   978-86-7770-067-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Mark Hamill's The Black Pearl presented in trade paperback!" (Press release). Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved January 18, 2010.