Dan Parent is an American

comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...

artist and writer best known for his work for

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jug ...

. He has illustrated Love Showdown,

Felix the Cat Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan (film producer), Pat Sullivan during the silent film era. An anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, ...

Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll, Bild Lilli doll which Hand ...

Disney Adventures ''Disney Adventures'' (also short-formed as ''D.A.'') was an American children's entertainment and educational magazine published twelve (later ten) times per year by Disney Publishing Worldwide, a subsidiary of Disney Consumer Products, a unit ...

, and with Fernando Ruiz, created the comic series '' Die Kitty Die''.

Biography

Dan Parent is an American

artist and writer who began working for Archie immediately after graduation from The Kubert School. His writing of the ''Love Showdown'' series from 1994 received widespread attention. In 2010, Parent introduced the first openly gay character in

when he created Kevin Keller in ''Veronica'' #202, which he wrote and drew. Kevin Keller got his own title with the publication of Kevin Keller #1 in 2012. In 2015, Parent illustrated the comic ''Archie vs. Sharknado'', a tie-in to '' Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!'' written by the film's director, Anthony C. Ferrante. Parent, along with artist/writer Fernando Ruiz published ''Die Kitty Die'' in 2016, which was funded through

Kickstarter Kickstarter, PBC is an American Benefit corporation, public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York City, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative project ...

. Dan illustrated the 2018 6-part crossover "''Archie Meets Batman '66''". It was a joint publication between

and

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

, and was collected in trade format in March 2019.

Awards

In May 2013, Parent was presented with the

GLAAD Media Award The GLAAD Media Award is a US accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding portrayals of LGBTQ people and the issues that affect their lives. In addition to film and television, the Awards ...

for Outstanding Comic Book in San Francisco. Parent was nominated for a 2013 Harvey Award for Special Award for Humor in Comics."2013 Final Ballot"
. The Harvey Awards. 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

References

External links

Dan Parent's homepage
* The Kubert School alumni 1964 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American comics artists {{US-comics-creator-stub