| Evan Dorkin | |
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 Dorkin at the Big Apple Con, November 14, 2008. |
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| Born | April 20, 1965 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer; Artist |
| Notable works | Milk and Cheese Superman and Batman: World's Funnest Space Ghost Coast to Coast |
| Awards | Harvey Award Eisner Award |
Evan Dorkin (born April 20, 1965) is an American comics artist and writer. His most well-known works are the comic books Milk and Cheese and Dork. His comics often poke fun at fandom, even while making it clear that Dorkin is a fan himself.
As well as his comics work, Dorkin has also written for animation, including (with his wife Sarah Dyer, also a comics writer/artist, married August 12, 2001) Space Ghost: Coast to Coast (in an audio commentary for one episode, he repeatedly jokes that he and Dyer were "fired" from this job). He also wrote and produced an animated television pilot for Adult Swim called Welcome to Eltingville, based on his own characters. Dorkin and Dyer also wrote some episodes of the Superman animated series, particularly the episode "Live Wire," which introduced a new character of the same name. Additionally, the pair contributed to the script of the 2006 English-language version of the anime Shin Chan. After an initial six-episode order proved successful, more episodes were ordered, but Dorkin and Dyer are no longer working on the series. They had also been developing a pilot for a series entitled "Tyrone's Inferno" for Adult Swim for the last few years, but according to Dorkin's LiveJournal the project is dead. Dorkin has been the recipient of several Eisner Awards, including 2002's Best Writer/Artist: Humor.
Selected bibliography
- Rom: Spaceknight — (first published art in the letters page of #37) Marvel Comics, 1982
- Jim Higgins Fantastic Fanzine — Jim Higgins, 1984
- Phigments — Brian Marshall Comics Group, 1987
- Pirate Corp$ / Hectic Planet - Eternity Comics / Slave Labor Graphics, 1987-1989
- Wild Knights - Eternity Comics, 1989
- Milk and Cheese - Slave Labor Graphics, 1991–1997
- Predator: Big Game - Dark Horse Comics, 1991
- Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (comic book adaptation) - Marvel Comics, 1991
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book - Marvel, 1992-93
- Predator: Bad Blood - Dark Horse Comics 1993
- Fight-Man One Shot - Marvel, 1993
- Dork! - Slave Labor Graphics, 1993–present
- Instant Piano - Dark Horse Comics, 1994
- Generation ECCH! The Backlash Starts Here - Jason Cohen & Michael Krugman, Fireside Books, 1994
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series), 1994-1999
- Mask: The Hunt for Green October - Dark Horse Comics, 1995
- Superman and Batman: World's Funnest - DC, 2001
- Bizarro Comics - DC, 2001
- Bizarro World - DC, 2005
- Beasts Of Burden - Dark Horse Comics, 2009
External links
- Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer's House of Fun
- Evan Dorkin interview from the Comic Book Haters' podcast - Part One
- Big Mouth Types Again - Dorkin's LiveJournal
- Interview with Futureal Studio
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