Robin Riggs

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Robin Riggs
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Riggs at the 2013 New York Comic Con.
NationalityBritish
Area(s) Inker

Robin Riggs is a British-born [1] comic book artist. The majority of his published work has involved working as an inker for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. [2]

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Career

Riggs' first professional comics work was as a result of winning the "Marvel Try-out Book" in the 1980s for lettering; prior to that, he had already been working as a graphic artist for several years.

Early work consisted of inking a lot of the Marvel UK titles during their expansion into the American market, including both Genetix series

His 2008 projects include providing the art for a five-issue "Sir Apropos of Nothing" story written by Peter David and published by IDW Publishing. [3]

Personal life

Riggs is married to Elayne Riggs, who has appeared with her husband at conventions. [4]

Bibliography

Notes

  1. David, Peter (13 October 2000). "2000 Canadian National Comic Book Expo". "But I Digress...", Comic Buyer's Guide #1404. Archived at peterdavid.net. 16 May 2014.
  2. "Robin Riggs | Comics | Marvel.com". marvel.com.
  3. Phegley, Kiel (28 July 2008). "CCI: Peter David On 'Sir Apropos' Comics". Comic Book Resources.
  4. David, Peter (19 May 2000). "Getting by with a little help from his friends…". Comics Buyer's Guide #1383. Archived at peterdavid.net. 7 March 2000.

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