Daniel Alan Brereton[1] (born November 22, San Francisco Bay Area)[2] is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.
Biography
Early life
Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Academy of Art College.[1] 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."[3]
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 Eclipse Comics[4]
Awards and nominations
1990: Won "Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award" Eisner Award[9]
1991: Nominated for "Best Artist" Eisner Award[10]
1996: Nominated for "Best Painter" Eisner Award for Nocturnals:Black Planet[11]
1997: Nominated for "Best Painter" Eisner Award, for Batman: Thrillkiller[12]
Bibliography
As artist unless noted:
Merchants of Death #1–2 (Eclipse Comics) 1988
The Black Terror #1–3 (Eclipse Comics) 1989–1990
Clive Barker's Book of the Damned: A Hellraiser Companion (Epic Comics) 1991
The Psycho #1–3 (artist/co-creator, DC Comics) 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 Nocturnals: Black Planet #1–6 (writer/illustrator, Bravura/Malibu Comics, TPB: Oni Press) 1995
Image Comics published Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster, a collection of his work, in August 2010.[4] Brereton wrote and drew a Batman story for DC Comics' digital first anthology series Legends of the Dark Knight in December 2015.[8]
Other work
Outside the comic book field, Brereton's work includes the package illustration for a video game called "Machine Head,"[2] billboard and advertising art for Rawhide (a Wild West park in Scottsdale, Arizona), concept art for Pressman Films, the television show Numb3rs, development for Walt Disney Television Animation and album covers for the bands Toto, Fireball Ministry, Sote, Ghoultown, and Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Deluxe.[2]
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 Eclipse Comics[4] and he painted the Black Terror limited series in 1989–1990.[5] Brereton gained further attention for his work on Batman: Thrillkiller,[6]Superman and Batman: Legends of the World's Finest, Giantkiller, and JLA: Seven Caskets,[7] His most famous work is his own series The Nocturnals.[2]
Image Comics published Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster, a collection of his work, in August 2010.[4] Brereton wrote and drew a Batman story for DC Comics' digital first anthology series Legends of the Dark Knight in December 2015.[8]
Other work
Outside the comic book field, Brereton's work includes the package illustration for a video game called "Machine Head,"[2] billboard and advertising art for Rawhide (a Wild West park in Scottsdale, Arizona), concept art for Pressman Films, the television show Numb3rs, development for Walt Disney Television Animation and album covers for the bands Toto, Fireball Ministry, Sote, Ghoultown, and Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Deluxe.[2]
Batgirl and Robin: Thrillkiller #1–3 (artist/co-creator, TPB, DC Comics) 1997
Dark Horse Presents #125–127 (Dark Horse Comics) 1997
Batgirl and Batman: Thrillkiller '62 #1 (artist/co-creator, TPB, DC Comics) 1998
Nocturnals: Witching Hour #1 (writer/illustrator, Dark Horse Comics) 1998
Superman: 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
Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special #1 (Marvel Comics) 2002
