Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22,

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) is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the

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field.

Biography

Early life

Dan Brereton attended the

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and the Academy of Art College. He stated in a 2014 interview that "One of earliest memories of drawing monsters is from kindergarten. Our teacher asked us one afternoon what we wanted to do with the hour we had left in class and I yelled out, 'Let’s draw monsters!'...So to my mind, anyway, monsters are the purest product of our imaginations, whether they be good or bad or just plain wild. That idea never ceases to inspire me and find its way into my work."

Career

Comic books

He is known for his skills as a painter and his distinctive character designs. His first published work in the comics industry was the story "Lost Causes Chapter 1" in ''Merchants of Death'' #1 (July 1988) published by

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and he painted the ''

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'' limited series in 1989–1990. Brereton gained further attention for his work on '' Batman: Thrillkiller'', ''

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and

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: Legends of the World's Finest'', and '' JLA: Seven Caskets'', His most famous work is his own series "The

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published ''Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster'', a collection of his work, in August 2010. Brereton wrote and drew a Batman story for DC Comics'

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anthology series '' Legends of the Dark Knight'' in December 2015.

Other work

Outside the comic book field, Brereton's work includes the package illustration for a video game called "Machine Head," billboard and advertising art for Rawhide (a

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park in

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for Pressman Films, the television show ''

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'', development for

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and album covers for the bands Toto, Fireball Ministry, Sote, Ghoultown, and

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's ''

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''.

Awards and nominations

* 1990: Won " Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer"

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* 1991: Nominated for "Best Artist" Eisner Award * 1996: Nominated for "Best Painter" Eisner Award for ''Nocturnals:Black Planet'' * 1997: Nominated for "Best Painter" Eisner Award, for ''Batman: Thrillkiller''

Bibliography

As artist unless noted: * ''Merchants of Death'' #1–2 (

) 1988 * ''The

'' #1–3 (Eclipse Comics) 1989–1990 * ''

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's Book of the Damned: A Hellraiser Companion'' (

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) 1991 * ''The Psycho'' #1–3 (artist/co-creator,

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) 1991 * ''Interface'' #8 (one page, Epic Comics) 1991 * ''Clive Barker's Dread'' (Eclipse Comics) 1992 * ''That Chemical Reflex'' ( CFD Productions) 1992 * ''Legends of the World's Finest'' #1–3 (DC Comics) 1993 * ''The

: Black Planet'' #1–6 (writer/illustrator, Bravura/

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, TPB:

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) 1995 * '' Batgirl and Robin: Thrillkiller'' #1–3 (artist/co-creator, TPB, DC Comics) 1997 * ''

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'' #125–127 (

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) 1997 * ''Batgirl and Batman: Thrillkiller '62'' #1 (artist/co-creator, TPB, DC Comics) 1998 * ''Nocturnals: Witching Hour'' #1 (writer/illustrator, Dark Horse Comics) 1998 * ''

: Silver Banshee'' #1–2 (writer/cover artist, DC Comics) 1998 * '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #114 (DC Comics) 1998 * ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Dust Waltz'' (writer, TPB, Dark Horse Comics) 1999 * '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin'' (co-writer, TPB, Dark Horse Comics) 1999 * '' Giantkiller'' #1–6 (writer/illustrator, DC Comics, TPB Image) 1999–2000 * ''Giantkiller A to Z: A Field Guide to Big Monsters'' #1 (writer/illustrator, DC Comics, TPB Image) 1999 * ''Nocturnals: Troll Bridge'' (writer/illustrator, one-shot, Oni Press) 2000 * '' JLA: Seven Caskets'' (writer/illustrator, one-shot, DC Comics) 2000 * ''Nocturnals: The Dark Forever'' (writer/illustrator Oni Press) 2001 * ''The Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom'' (writer, creator, co-cover artist Oni Press) 2001 * ''

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Super Special'' (

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) 2002 * '' Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' #9 (

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) 2003 * ''The Nocturnals: A Midnight Companion'' (writer/artist Green Ronin) 2004 * '' The Escapist'' #2, Luna Moth Story (Dark Horse Comics) 2004 * ''L'Ultima Battaglia a.k.a. The Last Battle'' (Buena Vista Lab, Disney Worldwide Publishing) 2005 * ''The Simpsons Super Spectacular'' #2, "Bongos" (Bongo Comics) 2006 * ''Drop-Dead Girl & Other Drawings'' (Big Wow Publishing) 2006 * ''

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Annual'' #1 (cover art, interior art with various artists, Marvel Comics) 2007 * ''The Nocturnals: Black Planet and Other Stories'' Volume I (hardcover collection Olympian Publishing) 2007 * ''The Nocturnals: Carnival of Beasts'' (writer/artist with various Image Comics) 2008 * ''

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Quarterly: Halloween Special'' (writer, cover artist

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) 2008 * ''

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: God-Size'' (Marvel Comics) 2008 * ''The Anchor'' #3 (cover artist variant

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) 2009 * ''

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Aftermath

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: The Green of Eden'' (Marvel Comics) 2009 * ''

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'' #2 (Marvel Comics) 2009 * ''The Nocturnals: Dark Forever & Other Tales'' Volume II (hardcover collection Image Comics) 2009 * ''The

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'' vol. 8 #14 (interior art Marvel Comics) 2010 * ''

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Annual'' #3 (writer, cover artist and select interior art

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) 2010 * ''Claw and Fang'' #1 (cover artist Blue Water Comics) 2010 * ''Dracula: The Company Of Monsters'' #1 (cover artist Boom! Studios) 2010 * ''Red Sonja: Deluge'' (writer, cover artist Dynamite Entertainment) 2010 * '' Franken-Castle'' #21 (cover artist, interior art Marvel Comics) 2010 * ''Vampirella: The Red Room'' #1–4 (writer, cover artist Dynamite Entertainment) 2012

References

External links

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Dan Brereton
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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