Mike Dringenberg

Mike Dringenberg
Mike Dringenberg
	The Sandman

Mike Dringenberg (born c. 1965) is an

Sandman series with writer Neil Gaiman

.

Early life

Mike Dringenberg was born in

Cerebus collection. ^[1]

Career

Dringenberg's first work in the comics industry was the story "A Tale Of... Lenny's Casino & Grill" in Kelvin Mace #1 (Dec. 1985) published by

Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters, a parody of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which itself was a parody of many then-current comic books, and Shock the Monkey.^[2] His mainstream work includes DC's Doom Patrol with writer Grant Morrison, where he co-created Flex Mentallo; the fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering; and White Wolf Publishing's card game Vampire: The Eternal Struggle

.

The Sandman #8 (Aug. 1989), drawn by Mike Dringenberg and inker Malcolm Jones III

.

Dringenberg came to prominence for his work on

Desire, basing their androgynous appearance on the work of Patrick Nagel

, and had a hand in much of the character design apparent in the early series.
Dringenberg's work appears in the Sandman collections "Preludes and Nocturnes", "The Doll's House" and "Season of Mists". He is credited in every printing as being one of the series' creators, as he is responsible for the iconic representation of many of the principal characters.^[10] In 2008, he was one of the artists for Tori Amos' Comic Book Tattoo anthology graphic novel.^[11]
Dringenberg is an illustrator of book jackets and CD covers, most notably for various books by J. R. R. Tolkien, Kij Johnson, Charles de Lint, Kage Baker. He drew interior illustrations and chapter decorations for Sharyn November's Firebirds Soaring (2009).^{[citation needed]} Mike has illustrated several album and CD covers for San Francisco's Big City Orchestra. He has also contributed artwork for a number of Magic: The Gathering cards, from 1996's Mirage to 2008's Eventide.

Personal life

Dringenberg lived in
Salt Lake City, Utah for many years before moving to the greater Portland, Oregon area, where he currently resides.^[1]

Bibliography

Acclaim Comics

Arabian Nights on the World of Magic: The Gathering
#1–2 (covers only) (1995–1996)

Homelands on the World of Magic: The Gathering
#1 (text story) (1996)

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Presents #85 (1994)

DC Comics

Doom Patrol vol. 2 #42 (1991)

The Sandman
#1–4 (inker); #6–11, 14–16, 21, 28 (penciller) (1989–1991)

Death illustration), #15 (The Dreaming and Endless
illustrations) (1990–1992)

Eclipse Comics

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #3 (inker); #5 (cover only); #9 (one page only) (1986–1988)

Alien Worlds vol. 2 #1 (1988)

Clint #1–2 (1986–1987)

Total Eclipse #1 (Prowler backup story) (1988)

Entity-Parody

Enchanter: Prelude to Apocalypse #1–3 (1993)

IDW Publishing

Hero Comics #1 (2011)

Image Comics

Comic Book Tattoo #1 (2008)

Spawn #34 (one page Violator
illustration) (1995)

Marvel Comics

Daredevil #339–340, 342–343 (covers only) (1995)

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #81 (one page only) (1995)

Shadows & Light #3 (one page only) (1998)

Strange Tales: Dark Corners #1 (1998)

X-Universe #2 (two pages only) (1995)

Vortex Comics

Kelvin Mace #1 (1985)

References

^
Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archived
from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

^ ^a ^b Mike Dringenberg at the Grand Comics Database

ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The Sandman saw a variety of artists grace its pages. Sam Kieth drew the first few issues, followed by Mike Dringenberg, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, and Shawn McManus, among others. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
)

^ Tousley, Nancy (October 12, 1991). "Artist draws a 'cinema for the page'", Calgary Herald, p. B9.

^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 240: "Neil Gaiman, aided by penciller Mike Dringenberg, introduced the character Death to a fascinated readership...Death was an instant hit and arguably became more popular than the Sandman himself."

^ Boudreaux, Madelyn (May 3, 2011). "Cinamon: The High Cost of (Being) Death". SLUG Magazine. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Death (or rather, the woman who inspired her appearance) also happens to be a Salt Lake City native.

^ Walden, Eric (January 23, 2018). "The life and death of Utah's 'otherworldly' Cinamon Hadley — ballerina, goth queen and comic book character". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018.

ISBN 978-1563894657
.

^ Curiel, Jonathan (April 18, 2014). "The Sandman Speaks: Neil Gaiman and Mike Dringenberg on the Glories of Their Graphic Novel". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.

^ Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013). "Comics You Should Own – Sandman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014.

^ Khouri, Andy (April 3, 2008). "She's Your Comics: Tori Amos' Comic Book Tattoo". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016.

External links

Mike Dringenberg at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

Mike Dringenberg at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

Mike Dringenberg at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

Preceded by
n/a
The Sandman
inker
1989 Succeeded by
Malcolm Jones III

Preceded by
Sam Kieth
The Sandman penciller
1989–1991 Succeeded by
Stan Woch

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[Lambiek-1] 
Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archived
from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[GCD-2] Mike Dringenberg at the Grand Comics Database

[3] ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The Sandman saw a variety of artists grace its pages. Sam Kieth drew the first few issues, followed by Mike Dringenberg, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, and Shawn McManus, among others. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
)

[4] Tousley, Nancy (October 12, 1991). "Artist draws a 'cinema for the page'", Calgary Herald, p. B9.

[5] Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 240: "Neil Gaiman, aided by penciller Mike Dringenberg, introduced the character Death to a fascinated readership...Death was an instant hit and arguably became more popular than the Sandman himself."

[6] Boudreaux, Madelyn (May 3, 2011). "Cinamon: The High Cost of (Being) Death". SLUG Magazine. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Death (or rather, the woman who inspired her appearance) also happens to be a Salt Lake City native.

[7] Walden, Eric (January 23, 2018). "The life and death of Utah's 'otherworldly' Cinamon Hadley — ballerina, goth queen and comic book character". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018.

[8] ISBN 978-1563894657
.

[9] Curiel, Jonathan (April 18, 2014). "The Sandman Speaks: Neil Gaiman and Mike Dringenberg on the Glories of Their Graphic Novel". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.

[10] Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013). "Comics You Should Own – Sandman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014.

[11] Khouri, Andy (April 3, 2008). "She's Your Comics: Tori Amos' Comic Book Tattoo". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016.

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