Artist Darwyn Cooke died on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at his home in Florida, after fighting lung cancer. He was 53. Best known for his classic superhero comics work, he produced DC:The New Frontier in 2004, a re-imagination of the Justice League in retro style.
Cooke was born in Toronto, Canada on November 16, 1962. In 1985 DC published his first comic book work, a short story in New Talent Showcase #19. Following that, though, he pursued a career in product design and as a magazine art director.
He worked as a storyboard artist in the 1990s on Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series. In 1999 he animated the main title design for Batman Beyond then worked as a director for Men in Black: The Series for a year.
His other projects include a Spirit/Batman crossover in 2006, and from 2012 to 2013 he served as writer and artist on Before Watchmen: Minutemen and co-writer of Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre. In 2014 he released Batman Beyond, an animated short to commemorate Batman’s 75th anniversary. Most recently he worked on Vertigo’s The Twilight Children, as well as many covers.
Cooke was born in Toronto, Canada on November 16, 1962. In 1985 DC published his first comic book work, a short story in New Talent Showcase #19. Following that, though, he pursued a career in product design and as a magazine art director.
He worked as a storyboard artist in the 1990s on Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series. In 1999 he animated the main title design for Batman Beyond then worked as a director for Men in Black: The Series for a year.
His other projects include a Spirit/Batman crossover in 2006, and from 2012 to 2013 he served as writer and artist on Before Watchmen: Minutemen and co-writer of Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre. In 2014 he released Batman Beyond, an animated short to commemorate Batman’s 75th anniversary. Most recently he worked on Vertigo’s The Twilight Children, as well as many covers.
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