Dan Brereton

Dan Brereton

Brereton in May 2009
Born (1965-11-22) November 22, 1965
San Francisco Bay Area
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker
Notable works
 Nocturnals
Giantkiller
Awards "Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer" Eisner Award 1990
http://www.nocturnals.com

Dan Brereton (born November 22, 1965, in the San Francisco Bay Area)[1] is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.

Biography

Brereton 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[2] and he painted the Black Terror limited series in 1989–1990.[3] Brereton gained further attention for his work on Batman: Thrillkiller,[4] Superman and Batman: Legends of the World's Finest, and JLA: Seven Caskets,[5] His most famous work is his own series "The Nocturnals."[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 it’s way into my work."[6]

Outside the comic book field, Brereton's work includes the package illustration for a video game called "Machine Head,"[1] 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.[1]

Image Comics published Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster, a collection of his work, in August 2010.[2] Brereton wrote and drew a Batman story for DC Comics' digital-first anthology series Legends of the Dark Knight in December 2015.[7]

Bibliography

As artist unless noted

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dan Brereton". Lambiek Comiclopedia. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Dan Brereton at the Grand Comics Database
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Arrant, Chris (February 21, 2014). "Conversing on Comics with Dan Brereton". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Russ Manning Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ "1991 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "1996 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016.
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