Colleen Doran (born July 24, 1964) is an American writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics,

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, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and writer

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entitled ''Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee'', which became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. She adapted and did the art for the short story "Troll Bridge" by Neil Gaiman, which also became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Her books have received Eisner, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, and International Horror Guild Awards. Her 2019 graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's short story ''Snow, Glass, Apples'', won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel, the Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium, the Ringo Award and received nominations for the Eisner for Best Penciller/Inker and Best Artist Ringo. It was also nominated for the Reuben Award from the

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for Best Graphic Novel. Her adaptation of ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'' received the Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium, Locus Award for Best Illustrated and Art Book for 2023, a nomination for the Reuben Award for Best Graphic Novel, the Ringo Award, and it was shortlisted for the Excelsior Award. She also illustrated the works of

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, Joe R. Lansdale,

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and

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Early work

At age five, Doran won an art contest sponsored by the

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. Doran created her comic book series, ''A Distant Soil'', at age twelve. Doran landed her first work for an advertising agency at age fifteen. She attended

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for one year and the

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online for one semester and used her professional works for curriculum credit. Science fiction artist

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was her mentor, and she apprenticed with him in the early 1980s She broke into the comic book industry when still a teenager, scouted by Tom Long for his fanzine ''Graphic Showcase.'' Long hired Doran to draw a revival of the 1940s character

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. Underage Doran quit the assignment due to its adult content. She also contributed illustrations to the Hugo Award nominated fanzine

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. ''

A Distant Soil ''A Distant Soil'' is an epic space opera comic book series published by American company Image Comics, combining science fiction and fantasy with Arthurian themes. It is written and illustrated by Colleen Doran. "A forerunner of queer-friendly c ...

'' was published in fanzines as early as 1979, then scouted by

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Starblaze imprint before it was contracted by

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. Doran left the company after nine issues due to an acrimonious dispute with WaRP, which attempted to claim

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and trademark on her work. The WaRP version of the story has never been reprinted despite its unusual all-pencil style, and Doran's ownership of the publishing rights.

Career

Doran discarded the 300 pages of work she did at Warp, and rewrote and redrew the entire ''A Distant Soil'' story from scratch, first with Donning, then as a self-publisher. A 1000-page long-form comics narrative, it has been published by

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since 1996. It sold more than 700,000 copies in multiple printings. The production archives were destroyed by the printer, and an extensive restoration process brought the series back to publication in 2013. Doran was scouted by

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...

to work at DC Comics after he saw her work in the

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fanzine Interlac. They went on to become frequent collaborators at DC on The Legion of Superheroes projects, ''Justice League 3001'', and the series Reign of the Zodiac. Her art also appeared in

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No. 12, multiple issues of ''Who's Who in the DC Universe'' and ''Who's Who in the Legion of Superheroes'', ''Superman: Man of Steel Gallery'', ''Christmas with the DC Superheroes'', ''Captain Atom'', ''Star Trek'', and ''Hawkman Annual''. She did art for several ''Teen Titans'' and ''Wonder Woman'' projects. She illustrated portions of the " Dream Country" and " A Game of You" story arcs in

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's '' The Sandman'' series. The character Thessaly in Neil Gaiman's Sandman is based on Doran. Other Vertigo appearances include

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and the original graphic novel

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written by Warren Ellis. Doran's premiere at Marvel Comics was in 1986, ''

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'' No. 9 and 11, with issue 11 having the dubious distinction of being one of the books confiscated in the 1986 Friendly Franks "obscene" comics raid that precipitated the formation of the

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. ''Swords of the Swashbucklers'' was eventually excluded from the prosecution proceedings. Doran worked on other projects at Marvel including ''The Guardians of the Galaxy Annual'' No. 3, ''The Silver Surfer'', ''Marvel Fanfare'', ''Excalibur'' No. 28, ''Captain America: Drug Wars'', ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', a ''Power Pack'' mini-series, ''Handbook of the Marvel Universe'', ''Mutant X'', ''X-Factor'', ''Marvel Girl Comics'', and ''X-Men Millennial Visions'' for which she wrote and drew an entry. She also worked in the Special Projects Department on promotional, educational, and greeting card art, sometimes working directly with

. At Marvel Comics' Epic division, she worked on ''

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'' No. 21 and No. 22 as interior and cover artist, and ''

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'' No. 5 and No. 14, as artist and colorist. Doran was a web columnist for ''Wizard Magazine'' in the early 1990s, and illustrated ''Super Idol'' for Warren Ellis in 2001, an early webcomics format experiment at Artbomb. Doran is featured in the films ''Ringers'' (a documentary about ''The Lord of the Rings'' fans), ''Scenes From the Small Press: Colleen Doran'' by Rich Henn, ''Sex, Lies and Superheroes, ''the documentary ''The Cartoonist'' about ''Bone'' creator Jeff Smith, and ''Captured Ghosts'', a documentary about writer Warren Ellis. She was also featured in the December 12, 2011 episode of "Stalked: Someone's Watching," a Discovery ID television series that profiles stalking incidents, focusing on interviews with victims. Doran worked as a creator rights activist and as a lobbyist in Washington D.C., and served on the advocacy committee of the

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. Lecture venues include the

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, The Singapore Writers Festival, the Comics Masterclass in Sydney, Australia, and the

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. She spoke at ''CREATE: Protecting Creativity from the Ground Up'' at the Newseum in Washington DC, with Congresswoman

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, Rick Carnes President of the

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, musician

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, and other artists and technology policy specialists.

2010s

Doran illustrated young adult novelist Barry Lyga's first graphic novel for Houghton Mifflin, ''Mangaman'' in 2011. ''Gone to Amerikay'', a graphic novel drawn by Doran and written by

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, was released in 2012 from DC/Vertigo. It is a "multi-generational Irish saga." ''Gone to Amerikay'' themed cover art was featured in the

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edition of the ''

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'', which was then presented to President

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by Deputy First Minister

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of Northern Ireland. An excerpt from ''Gone to Amerikay'' was chosen for inclusion in ''

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2013''. Doran produced cover art for '' The Walking Dead'' No. 1 (2015, Image Comics), ''Red Sonja'' (Dynamite, 2014), Marvel's ''S.H.I.E.L.D.'' No. 4 (2015), and ''Squirrel Girl'' No. 7 (2016). For DC Comics, she wrote and drew stories for ''

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'' (2014), based on the TV show, and art for ''Justice League 3001'' No. 6, 9 and 10 (2015–2016). For IDW's ''Womanthology'' (2012), she contributed biographical essays about classic cartoonists

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and

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. In 2015, she illustrated the autobiography ''Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee'', co-written by Lee and

. With

, she did the art for ''Big Nemo'', a dystopian sequel to

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's ''

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'', as a webcomic for the Electricomics app. She wrote script and did the art for an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's short story "Troll Bridge" as a graphic novel for Dark Horse, released in October 2016. She also worked on issues of ''Faith'' and ''X-O Manowar'' for

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. She produced work for the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's ''American Gods''. She was the artist for the series ''Finality'' with Warren Ellis at Line Webtoon. In 2019, Dark Horse Comics published Doran's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Snow, Glass, Apples" which was described by

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as a work which "...solidifies her place as one of the greatest cartoonists of her generation." The Horror Writers Association presented "Snow, Glass, Apples" with the Bram Stoker Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel award for 2019. It also won the Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium, and the Ringo Award for Best Graphic Novel.

2020s

In 2020, For "Wonder Woman 750" Doran and Gail Simone teamed up for a story featuring their "breakout" character Star-Blossom, whose first appearance was the ''Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special'' in 2016. Doran wrote and illustrated a short story for "Sensational Wonder Woman", and illustrated another Wonder Woman short story for "Wonder Woman Black: and Gold" in 2021. She also produced work for DC Comics' "Generations: Forged" and cover art for "Batman: Urban Legends". In 2021 Doran produced art for the Z2 Comics graphic novel anthology ''The Doors: Morrison Hotel'', an official graphic novel collection based on the music of the band

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. Her work was also used for limited edition prints and the bookplate. Doran wrote and illustrated work for ''Balmain: Dreams 10 OR'' a graphic novel dedicated to the French fashion house Balmain in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of creative director

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. In 2022, Z2 Comics contracted Doran to produce work for officially licensed graphic novels for

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, and the 30th Anniversary of the

album ''

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''. ''

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Magazine'' announced another Neil Gaiman/Doran collaboration for the adaptation of the Gaiman prose short story "Chivalry" from

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. Released in March 2022, Doran hand-painted the work in watercolor, ink, and 18K gold after studying illuminated manuscript techniques. In April 2022, Doran was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed to

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's benefit anthology book, ''Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds'', a project spearheaded by editor

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, whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February

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. ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'' was listed among the Ten Best Graphic Novels of the Year for 2022 by the

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. Doran's work for ''Chivalry'' was the subject of a solo exhibit at the Museum of Cartoon Art in San Francisco California. In 2023,

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announced a solo exhibit for Doran's work entitled ''Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman'' featuring work from ''Chivalry'', ''Snow, Glass, Apples'', ''Troll Bridge'', ''Sandman'', ''American Gods'', and ''Norse Mythology''. ''Chivalry'' won the Eisner Award for Best Adaptation From Another Medium, and the Locus Award for Best Illustrated and Art Book for 2023. It was nominated for The Reuben Award for Best Graphic Novel, the Ringo Award, and The Excelsior Award. In May 2023, it was announced that Doran would adapt the Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman novel ''Good Omens'' into a graphic novel. Funded on Kickstarter, to be produced by the Terry Pratchett estate publishing company Dunmanifestin in 2024, the ''Good Omens'' graphic novel set a crowdfunding record for a comic book project with a final tally of approximately $3.1 million dollars. In April 2024, it was announced the Good Omens project would be delayed to spring 2025 to allow Colleen Doran time to recover from cancer treatment.

Bibliography

Awards and honors

* Eisner Award Winner Best Anthology: ''Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds'' Eisner Awards 2024, (Group Award) * Eisner Award Best Adaptation from Another Medium Winner, ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'', Eisner Awards 2023 * Locus Award, Best Illustrated and Art Book Winner, ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'', Locus Awards 2023 * Ringo Award, Best Original Graphic Novel Nomination: ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'', Ringo Awards 2023 * 2023 Excelsior Award Shortlist ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'', The Stan Lee Excelsior Awards * 2022 Reuben Award Best Graphic Novel Nominee, ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'', National Cartoonists Society * 2022 Washington Post 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year: ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'' * 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Adults: ''Neil Gaiman's Chivalry'', American Library Association Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table * Eisner Award Best Adaptation from Another Medium Winner: ''Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples'', Eisner Awards 2020 * Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel Winner: ''Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples'', Horror Writers Association 2019 * Ringo Award Best Original Graphic Novel Winner: ''Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples'', Ringo Awards 2020 * Eisner Award Best Penciller/Inker Nominee: ''Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples'', Eisner Awards 2020 * Ringo Award Best Artist Nominee: Colleen Doran, Ringo Awards 2020 * Reuben Award Best Graphic Novel Nominee: ''Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples'', National Cartoonists Society 2020 * Tripwire Award Best Original Graphic Novel Nominee: ''Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples'', Tripwire Magazine 2020 * Rondo Award Honorable Mention: ''Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples'', Rondo Hattan Classic Horror Awards 2019 * Wizard World Hall of Legends 2017 * Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2017 Nominee Non-Fiction: ''Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee'', Stan Lee, Peter David, Colleen Doran, Young Adult Library Services Association 2017 * The Best American Comics 2013: ''Gone to Amerikay'' excerpt, Derek McCulloch and Colleen Doran, Houghton Mifflin * Hugo Award Nominee: ''Chicks Dig Comics'', Best Related Work 2013 (Group Nomination) * Great Graphic Novels for Teens Fiction: ''Mangaman'' 2012, Young Adult Library Services Association * Best Adult Books for Teens: ''Gone to Amerikay'', Derek McCulloch and Colleen Doran, School Library Journal 2012 * Eisner Award Winner: Tori Amos Comic Book Tattoo (anthology) 2009, Best Anthology (Group Award) * Harvey Award Winner: Tori Amos Comic Book Tattoo (anthology) 2009, Best Anthology (Group Award) * International Horror Guild Award: ''The Nightmare Factory'' (anthology) 2008, Best Illustrated Narrative (Group Award) * Eisner Award Winner: Best Archival Collection/Project Comic Books, ''Absolute Sandman, Vol 1'' (Group Award) * Women Cartoonist's Hall of Fame, 2007,

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* Artist in Residence, Smithsonian Institution May 6–14, 2006 "Capricious Comics", Freer/Sackler Galleries, The Smithsonian Museums of Asian Art *

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Top Ten Nominee: Favorite Penciler, Favorite Inker, Favorite Cover Artist, Favorite Comic Book ''A Distant Soil'' 2004 *

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Nominee, Monochrome Work Unpublished 2002 *

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2002 featured speaker * Gaylactic Spectrum Award Nominee, ''A Distant Soil'', Best Other Work 2001 * Guest of Honor,

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1998 * 3rd Annual Japan-US Manga Symposium, Tokyo 1996, Tezuka Productions *

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Nominee: Sandman, Best Serialized story 1993 (Group Nomination) * Eisner Award Winner: ''Sandman'', Best Continuing Series 1993 (Group Award) * Eisner Award Winner: ''Sandman'', Best Continuing Series 1992 (Group Award) * Eisner Award Nominee: ''Sandman: Dream Country'', Best Graphic Album Reprint 1992 (Group Nomination) * Dori Seda Award Nominee: Most Promising New Female Cartoonist 1988

Notable works

With Neil Gaiman: adaptations and related projects

* ''American Gods: Volume I'' (2018) anthology (artist) Dark Horse Comics **''The Complete American Gods'' (2021) anthology (artist) Dark Horse Comics **''American Gods'' No. 4 (2017) (artist) Dark Horse Comics (ASIN:B0717B95ZN) * ''Chivalry'' (2022) Dark Horse Comics (graphic novel adaptation and artist * ''The Sandman'' ** ''Sandman Volume III: Dream Country'' (1991)(2010) DC Comics/Vertigo ***''Sandman Volume III: Dream Country 30th Anniversary Edition'' (2018) DC Comics ***''Sandman'' No. 20 DC Comics/ Vertigo (artist) **''Sandman Volume V: A Game of You'' (1993) DC Comics/Veritgo ***''Sandman'' No. 34 DC Comics/ Vertigo (artist) ** ''The Absolute Sandman Volume I'' (2006) DC Comics/Vertigo ** ''The Absolute Sandman Volume II'' (2007) DC Comics/Vertigo ** ''Sandman Omnibus Volume 1'' (2013) DC Comics/Vertigo ** ''Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams'' (1994) DC Comics/Vertigo (ASIN: B002EAHJN0) ** ''The Death Gallery'' (1996) DC Comics/Vertigo ** ''Sandman 20th Anniversary'' Poster (2008) ** ''Death: Deluxe Edition'' (2012) DC Comics/Vertigo ** ''Absolute Death'' (2009) DC Comics/Vertigo * ''Snow, Glass, Apples'' (2019) Dark Horse Comics (graphic novel adaptation and artist) * ''Vertigo Visions: Ten Years on the Edge'' (2003) Watson Guptill * ''Lucifer'' No. 62 DC Comics/Vertigo (artist) ** ''Lucifer: Volume 10: Morningstar'' (2006) DC Comics/Vertigo * ''Troll Bridge'' (2016) Dark Horse Comics (graphic novel adaptation and artist) ** ''Troll Bridge'' (1998) Image Comics (short story adaptation and artist) (UNSPSC-Code: 55101500)

Graphic novels: original works, anthologies, and compilations

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''graphic novel editions (creator/artist/writer): ** Late-1980s original color editions: *** ''A Distant Soil: Immigrant Song'' Donning/Starblaze (1987) *** ''A Distant Soil: Knights of the Angel'' Donning/Whitford Press (1989) ** 1990s and on black and white reprints: *** ''A Distant Soil: The Gathering'' Image Comics (1997) compilation of comic issues 1–13 *** ''A Distant Soil: The Ascendant'' Image Comics (1998) compilation of comic issues 15–25 *** ''A Distant Soil: The Aria'' Image Comics (2001) compilation of comic issues 26–31 *** ''A Distant Soil: Coda'' Image Comics (2005) compilation of comic issues 32–38 hardcover, November 2005, ** 2013 and on Digital Remasters and new editions: *** ''A Distant Soil: The Gathering TPB Volume I'' Image Comics/Shadowline (2013) digitally remastered compilation of issues 1–13 with new story content *** ''A Distant Soil: The Ascendant TPB Volume II'' Image Comics/Shadowline (2014) digitally remastered compilation of issues 14–25 with new story content *''Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee'' (2015) Simon and Schuster graphic novel (artist) * ''Anne Rice's The Master of Rampling Gate: A Graphic Tale of Unspeakable Horror'' (1991) Innovation graphic novel adaptation (artist) ASIN B00SB53P62 *''Balmain Dreams: 10 OR'' (2021) Z2 Comics original graphic novel anthology (artist) **''Balmain Dreams: 10 OR'' (2021) VIP Tier Limited Edition (limited to 50 copies) **''Balmain Dreams: 10 OR'' (2021) Special Edition Tier (limited to 3 copies) * ''The Book of Lost Souls: Introductions All Around'' (2006) Marvel Comics graphic novel compilation (artist) **''

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'' (2005) Marvel Comics/Icon issue #1–6 * Disney **Walt Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast: A Tale of Enchantment'' (1992) Disney Comics ** ''Disney Adventures'' **''Disney Cartoon Tales: Beauty and the Beast, a Tale of Enchantment'' (1991) W.D. Publications **''Disney's Beauty and the Beast Junior Graphic Novel'' (1992) **''Disney Princess Treasury Volume I (2015)'' Joe Books ** ''A Princess Treasury (Step into Reading)'' (2010) Random House *''Gone to Amerikay'' (2012) DC Comics/Vertigo HC original graphic novel (artist) * ''Mangaman'' (2011)

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original graphic novel (artist) * ''Morrison Hotel: Graphic Novel'' (2021) Z2 Comics anthology (artist) *''The Nightmare Factory'' (2007) Harper Paperbacks graphic novel adaptation anthology (artist) *''Orbiter'' original graphic novel (artist) (2003) DC Comics/Wildstorm HC **''Orbiter''(2004) DC Comics/Vertigo TPB ***''Ocean/Orbiter Deluxe Edition'' (2015) DC Comics/Vertigo HC *Power Pack Classic Omnibus Vol. 2 graphic novel compilation (artist) (2021) Marvel Comics ** Marvel Fanfare No. 55, (artist) (1990) **Power Pack, Miniseries 1–4, (artist) (2000) *Spider-Man **''Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Cosmic Adventures'' (2013) ***''Amazing Spider-Man'' No. 326 (1989) **''Spider-Man: Died In Your Arms Tonight'' (2009) ***''Amazing Spider-Man'' No. 600 (2009) **''Spider-Man: Back In Black'' hardcover (2007) ***Spider-Man: Back in Black TPB (2008) ****''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual'' No. 1 (2007) **''Spider-Man: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, The Complete Collection'' (2017) **''Acts of Vengeance: Spider-Man and the X-Men'' (2021) *''Tori Amos: Comic Book Tattoo'' (2008) anthology (artist) Image Comics * ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2014) DC Comics graphic novel compilation, (writer/artist) ** ''The Vampire Diaries'' #1,3 (writer) No. 6 (writer/artist) (2013) DC Comics * ''Wonder Woman'' **''Wonder Woman by George Perez Vol. 4'' (2020) DC Comics graphic novel compilation (artist) ***''Wonder Woman'' No. 45 (1990) DC Comics (artist) ***''Wonder Woman Annual'' No. 2 DC Comics **''Wonder Woman by George Perez Vol. 5'' (2021) DC Comics graphic novel compilation (artist) ***''Wonder Woman'' No. 49 (1990) DC Comics (artist) **''

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: The Once and Future Story'' (1998) DC Comics original graphic novel **''Sensational Wonder Woman'' (2021) DC Comics graphic novel compilation (writer/artist) ***''Sensational Wonder Woman'' No. 5 (2021) DC Comics (writer/artist) **''Wonder Woman Black and Gold'' (2022) DC Comics graphic novel compilation (artist)

Illustration

* '' Dead in the West'' by Joe R. Lansdale (2005) Nightshade Books, * ''Generation Wonder: The New Age of Heroes'' by Barry Lyga et al (2022) Abrams Books * Star Wars **''Art of Star Wars Galaxy, Vol 2.'' (1994) Berkeley Publishing Group, **''Star Wars Galaxy Magazine'' No. 4 **Star Wars Galaxy 4 Trading Cards **Star Wars Galactic Files 2 Trading Cards **Star Wars Clone Wars Trading Cards **''Star Wars: Dr Aphra Annual'' #3, cover artist

Exhibits

* Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman, 2023-2024, San Diego Comic Con Museum, San Diego, CA, * Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman, 2023,The Society of Illustrators, New York City, NY * Chivalry: The Art of Colleen Doran, 2022, Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, CA * The Legend of Wonder Woman, 2021, Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, CA * Women in Comics, 2021, Palazzo Merulana, Rome, Italy * Women in Comics: Looking Forward, Looking Back, 2020, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY * A Boy and His Tiger: A Tribute to Bill Watterson, 2020, Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, CA * Four Color Images Gallery, New York, NY * Kunstlerhaus, Stuttgart, Germany * Porto, Portugal * Secession Gallery, Vienna, Austria * Gijon Cultural Center, Gijon, Spain * San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, CA * Museum of Cartoon Art, Rye Brook, New York * Gallery Nucleus: 20 Years of Sandman 2008 * Gallery Nucleus: A Handful of Dust, 25 Years of Sandman * Krannert Art Museum; Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics * Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar; Out of Sequence

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doran, Colleen American female comics artists American female comics writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Marvel Comics writers Marvel Comics people DC Comics people Tolkien artists American comics writers 20th-century American women writers 1964 births