Robin Riggs is a
British
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-born
comic book
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artist
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. The majority of his published work has involved working as an inker for
Marvel Comics
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and
DC Comics
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.
Career
Riggs' first professional comics work was as a result of winning the "
Marvel Try-out Book
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" in the 1980s for lettering; prior to that, he had already been working as a
graphic artist
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for several years.
Early work consisted of inking a lot of the
Marvel UK
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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
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and published by
IDW Publishing
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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
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'' #6 (inks, with author
Pat Kelleher and pencils by
Dave Taylor,
Marvel Comics
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, 1992)
*''
Genetix'' (
Marvel UK
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):
** ''Codename: Genetix'' (1993)
** ''Genetix'' (1993–1994)
*''
Death's Head
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The original Death’s Head is a robotic bounty hunter (or rather, as he calls himself, a "freelanc ...
II'' #5, 14 (
Marvel UK
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, 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 (
Marvel UK
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, 1993)
*''
Cyberspace 3000
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Although t ...
'' #6 (
Marvel UK
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, 1993)
*''
Death Wreck
Dagger
Dagoth
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Daken
Dakimh the Enchanter
Damballah
Daniel Whitehall
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An elite assassin and member of the ...
'' #1 (
Marvel UK
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, 1994)
*''
X-Men Unlimited
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The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...
'' #5-7 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
*''
The Incredible Hulk
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'' #425-432, 436–446 (Marvel Comics, 1995–1996)
*''
Supergirl
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: Louder Than Words'' #65 (with
Leonard Kirk
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DC Comics, 2002)
*''
Suicide Squad
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: Raise the Flag'' (DC Comics, 2007–2008)
*''
Tangent: Superman's Reign'' #2-5 (DC Comics, 2008)
Notes
References
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External links
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Robin Riggs' online portfolio
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People from Bexhill-on-Sea
Living people
1961 births
British comics artists