Darwyn Cooke - Artist Info

About Darwyn Cooke

  • Biography

    Following is The New York Times obituary, "Darwyn Cooke, Comic Book Artist With a Retro Take, Dies at 53," by George Gene Gustines, May 17, 2016.

    Darwyn Cooke, an award-winning comic-book writer, artist and animator whose work was known for its bold retro style and singular character, page and cover designs, died on Saturday at his home in western Florida. He was 53.

    The cause was lung cancer, said David Hyde, a spokesman for the family.

    Among Mr. Cooke’s most celebrated works was DC: The New Frontier, a six-issue series published in 2004 that chronicled the experiences of superheroes including Flash, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, in the 1950s.

    His adaptations, beginning in 2009, of four hard-boi...

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