Darwyn Cooke
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Darwyn Cooke was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter. His work ha
Cooke at the 2013 New York Comic Con
Cover to DC: The New Frontier #6 (Nov. 2004).
Solo #5 (Aug. 2005), featuring Slam Bradley. Cover art by Cooke.
The Spirit (character)
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The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter appearing in American comic books. Created by cartoonist Will Eisner, he first appeared as the main feature of a comic book insert in the Sunday edition o
Darwyn Cooke
…16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter. His work has been honoured with numerous Eisner, Harvey, and Joe Shuster Awards. Darwyn Cooke was born in Toronto…
Splash page for "The Case of the 'Double Jones'" (March 11, 1951), depicting the Spirit. Art by Will Eisner.
Eisner's splash page for "P'Gell of Paris" (October 6, 1946). Note the innovative use of title design, the mix of color and black-and-white, and the shadowing and texturing that combine for exotic noir effect.
The Spirit with Ebony White. The Spirit #10 (Fall 1947), Quality Comics. Cover art by Reed Crandall.
Harvey Comics' The Spirit #1 (Oct. 1966). Cover art by Will Eisner.