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Richard Case

Richard Case

American comics artist


Richard Case (born 1964)[1] is an American comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics especially the Vertigo imprint.

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

He is not to be confused with the similarly-named Richard Case, a comics artist who worked for the Iger Studio and Fiction House in the 1940s.[2]

Career

After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design, Richard Case worked as an assistant to comics artist Walt Simonson in 1985.[3] Case's first credited published comic book story appeared in Marvel Comics' Strange Tales vol. 2 #10 (Jan. 1988).[4] He moved to DC Comics and pencilled the majority of issues of Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol[5] beginning with issue #19 (Feb. 1989).[6] In 1992, he drew several issues of Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins for Marvel. Back at DC, Case inked Marc Hempel's pencils on the Sandman story "The Kindly Ones" and penciled a few pages in Hempel's style.[7][8] He illustrated Jamie Delano's Ghostdancing limited series, the final story arc of Peter Milligan's Shade, the Changing Man, and Hunter: The Age of Magic with Dylan Horrocks.[4] Since leaving the comics industry, he has worked extensively in computer game illustration especially for Ubisoft.[9]

Bibliography

DC Comics

Image Comics

Marvel Comics


References

  1. "Richard Case". Lambiek Comiclopedia. August 29, 2008. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
  2. Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Case, Richard 1". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on May 11, 2007.
  3. Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Case, Richard 2". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on May 11, 2007.
  4. Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Writer Grant Morrison decided to lend his unique talents to the Doom Patrol, and the team would never be the same again...Morrison was joined by penciller Richard Case. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Burgas, Greg (September 10, 2006). "Comics you should own – Doom Patrol #19-63". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Morrison needed someone who was equally at ease with the fantastic and the mundane, and Case fits beautifully.
  6. Bender, Hy (1999). The Sandman Companion. DC Comics. p. 269. ISBN 978-1563894657.
  7. Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013). "Comics You Should Own – Sandman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014.
  8. "Meet The Team". Ubisoft. 2013. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015.
Preceded by
Terry Shoemaker
Strange Tales vol. 2 artist
1988
Succeeded by
n/a
Preceded by
n/a
Doctor Strange,
Sorcerer Supreme
artist

1988-1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by Doom Patrol vol. 2 artist
1989–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by The Sensational Spider-Man inker
1996–1998
Succeeded by
Ralph Cabrera

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