Tom Grindberg

Tom Grindberg
Born	(1961-11-03) November 3, 1961 (age 64)
Area	Penciller
Notable works	Batman: Bride of The Demon Silver Surfer (vol. 3)

Tom Grindberg (born November 3, 1961) ^[1] is an American comic book illustrator. Noted for his work for Marvel and DC comics, his portfolio also includes 2000 A.D. Presents #16-19 and Judge Dredd #10-11 for Fleetway in 1987. ^[2]

Among his earliest DC Comics work was illustrating "Round 8", a eight-page story in New Talent Showcase #7 (July 1984), a comics anthology series intended to provide work for up-and-coming artists who did not have a regular assignment. In 1990, Grindberg collaborated with writer Mike W. Barr on the Batman: Bride of the Demon graphic novel. ^[3] Grindberg's other DC work includes work on Action Comics , Adventures of Superman , Aquaman , Azrael , Detective Comics , Batman , Captain Atom , Firestorm the Nuclear Man , Green Lantern , Hawk and Dove , Checkmate , and Ion . ^{[2] [4]}

His Marvel Comics work includes Marvel Comics Presents , Silver Surfer , Daredevil , and work on several Conan the Barbarian books, including Conan, Conan Saga, Conan the Savage, and Savage Sword of Conan . ^{[2] [4]}

Grindberg penciled and inked the 1996 Doom comic book, and also worked on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995 with writer Dan Jurgens. ^[2]

Bibliography

Comic books

Continuity Comics

• Armor #1–4 (1985–1988)

DC Comics

• Action Comics #613–614 (Phantom Stranger); #749, 757 (Superman) (1988, 1998)
• The Adventures of Superman #563, 570 (1998–1999)
• Aquaman #1,000,000 (1998)
• Azrael #20 (1996)
• Batman #484–485 (1992)
• Batman: Bride of The Demon graphic novel (1990)
• Batman: Catwoman Defiant #1 (1992)
• Captain Atom #34 (1989)
• Checkmate #27–29 (1990)
• Deathstroke #58 (1996)
• Detective Comics Annual #4 (1991)
• Elvira's House of Mystery #1, 5–6, 11 (1986–1987)
• Firebrand #6 (1996)
• Firestorm vol. 2 #80–85 (1988–1989)
• Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and The Bold #4 (2000)
• Green Lantern vol. 3 #82, 87, 93, 80-Page Giant #1, Annual #4 (1997–1998)
• Guy Gardner: Warrior (with Marc Campos) (1996)
• Hawk and Dove #25–26 (1991)
• Ion #5–6 (2006)
• New Talent Showcase #7, 11–12, 17 (1984–1985)
• The New Titans Annual #6–7 (1990–1991)
• The Outsiders vol. 3 #37 (2006)
• Secret Origins #9 (Star-Spangled Kid); #12 (Golden Age Fury) (1986–1987)
• Sovereign Seven #35 (1998)
• Superboy Annual #4 (1997)
• Supergirl/Prysm: Double-Shot (1998)
• Superman vol. 2 #140, 147, Annual #8 (1996–1999)
• Superman: The Man of Steel #84, 92 (1998–1999)
• Teen Titans Annual #1 (with other artists) (2006)

Marvel Comics

• The Avengers #379 (1994)
• Cosmic Powers #5 (1994)
• Daredevil #333–337 (1994–1995)
• Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal #1 (1996)
• Justice #12–13 (1987)
• Marvel Comics Presents #1–8 (Shang-Chi) (1988)
• Marvel Holiday Special #2–3 (1992–1993)
• Marvel Team-Up vol. 2 #5 (Spider-Man) (1998)
• The Punisher: The Ghosts of Innocents #1–2 (1993)
• Savage Sword of Conan #149 (1988)
• Secret Defenders #9–14 (1993–1994)
• Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #11–12 (1993)
• Silver Surfer vol. 3 #84, 93–94, 100–102, 104–109, 111–116, Annual #7 (1993–1996)
• Spider-Man 2099 #14, 25, Annual #1 (1993–1994)
• Spider-Man Team-Up #2 (1996)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #1 (1996)
• Thor Annual #18 (1993)
• Venom: Along Came A Spider #2 (1996)
• Warlock and the Infinity Watch #16–17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26–27 (1993–1994)
• What If? #73 (Daredevil) (1995)
• X-Factor Annual #2 (1987)

Valiant Comics

• Solar, Man of the Atom #51–54 (1995)

Comic strips

• Tarzan (Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 2012–2016)

Role-playing games

• Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of (2016, Modiphius Entertainment, inner pages illustrations by Tom Grindberg, among others)

References

1. Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide . Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010.
2. Tom Grindberg at the Grand Comics Database
3. Manning, Matthew K. (2014). "1990s". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 189. ISBN   978-1465424563. With art by Tom Grindberg, writer Mike W. Barr returned to chronicle a new Ra's al Ghul story in this sequel to his popular 1987 graphic novel Batman: Son of the Demon.
4. "Tom Grindberg". Lambiek Comiclopedia . December 18, 2025. Archived from the original on January 3, 2026.

External links

• Tom Grindberg at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original )
• Tom Grindberg at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
• Tom Grindberg at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
• Tom Grindberg at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database