Robin Riggs is a

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-born

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. The majority of his published work has involved working as an inker for

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and

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Career

Riggs' first professional comics work was as a result of winning the " Marvel Try-out Book" in the 1980s for lettering; prior to that, he had already been working as a

graphic artist A graphic designer is a practitioner who follows the discipline of graphic design, either within companies or organizations or independently. They are professionals in design and visual communication, with their primary focus on transforming l ...

for several years. Early work consisted of inking a lot of the

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titles during their expansion into the American market, including both '' Genetix'' series His 2008 projects include providing the art for a five-issue "Sir Apropos of Nothing" story written by

Peter David Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Grea ...

and published by

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Personal life

Riggs is married to Elayne Riggs, who has appeared with her husband at conventions.David, Peter (19 May 2000)
"Getting by with a little help from his friends…"
''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1383. Archived at peterdavid.net. 7 March 2000.

Bibliography

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Captain Planet and the Planeteers ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'', commonly referred to as simply ''Captain Planet'', is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom B ...

'' #6 (inks, with author Pat Kelleher and pencils by Dave Taylor,

, 1992) *'' Genetix'' (

): ** ''Codename: Genetix'' (1993) ** ''Genetix'' (1993–1994) *''

Death's Head Emmanuel da Costa Emmanuel da Costa is a fictional character appearing in American comic book published by Marvel Comics. Emmanuel da Costa is an Afro-Brazilian businessman and the father of Roberto da Costa. Dagger Dagoth Daggoth is a fic ...

II'' #5, 14 (

, 1993, 1994) *''

Super Soldiers ''Super Soldiers'' was a comic book published by the Marvel UK imprint of Marvel Comics in 1993. Part of the shared Marvel Universe setting, it centered on a team of superhuman British soldiers, with some plot aspects drawing on the background o ...

'' #8 (

, 1993) *'' Cyberspace 3000'' #6 (

, 1993) *'' Death Wreck'' #1 (

, 1994) *''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' is the name of several comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. An anthology title, it features stories that focus less on the main continuity and more on peripheral events occurring with the X-Men characters. The first t ...

'' #5-7 (Marvel Comics, 1994) *''

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'' #425-432, 436–446 (Marvel Comics, 1995–1996) *''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...

: Louder Than Words'' #65 (with

Leonard Kirk Leonard Kirk is an American-born comic book artist living in Canada. He has worked on such properties as ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Justice Society of America, JSA'', ''Star Trek'', ''Batman (comic book), Batman'', and ''Witchblade' ...

DC Comics, 2002) *''

Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, cre ...

: Raise the Flag'' (DC Comics, 2007–2008) *'' Tangent: Superman's Reign'' #2-5 (DC Comics, 2008)

Notes

References

External links

*
Robin Riggs' online portfolio
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