D. J. Coffman
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D. J. Coffman is an American cartoonist. Coffman is best known as the creator of the Hero by Night comic series and the webcomic Yirmumah. He has illustrated several other published comic books listed at this online comicography. Coffman also has done work on the Monkey Man comic series with comic/screenwriter Brian Lynch that included a webcomic at Kevin Smith's MoviePoopShoot.com. He designed the official "Movie PoopShoot" logo for View Askew Productions.
to produce an original webcomic that features stories based on real life accounts of their fans and inspiring social change. The webcomic is currently published at Flobots.net
and NBC with his project Hero by Night. He was also a judge at the 2007 Comic Book Challenge .
and attracting the hero's enemies' attention, King decides to instead use the gear to become the modern incarnation of the hero.
In December 2007, Hero By Night launched as an ongoing comic book series. after three published issues, Platinum suspended it's comic publishing line due to financial issues at the time. All creators on the Hero By Night book were eventually paid in full.
The Hollywood Reporter
announced in October 2008 that there were plans to adapt a Hero By Night into a live-action television series.
written and drawn by Coffman, and sometimes written by collaborator Bob McDeavitt. Yirmumah is part of the webcomics collective Keenspot
. It has been published as a mini comic and color comic book series. Yirmumah was also a regular feature in the 2005 relaunch of Cracked Magazine and Cracked Magazine.com
In 2006, Coffman switched Yirmumah back to an autobiographical comic called ORIGIN which features the story of how his Father and Mother met.
Flobots
On June 9, 2008 Coffman teamed with the Denver based hip-hop/rock band FlobotsFlobots
The Flobots are a political rock and hip hop musical group from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2000 by Jamie Laurie. Flobots found mainstream success with their major label debut Fight with Tools , featuring the single "Handlebars", which became a popular hit on Modern Rock radio in April 2008.-Early...
to produce an original webcomic that features stories based on real life accounts of their fans and inspiring social change. The webcomic is currently published at Flobots.net
The Comic Book Challenge
In July 2006 Coffman won the first annual Comic Book Challenge contest held by comics publisher Platinum StudiosPlatinum Studios
Platinum Studios, Inc. is a publicly traded media company based in the United States. It controls a large independent library of comic book characters, which it seeks to adapt, produce, and license for all forms of media including print, film, online, mobile / wireless, gaming, and merchandising...
and NBC with his project Hero by Night. He was also a judge at the 2007 Comic Book Challenge .
Hero by Night
Hero by Night tells the adventures of a Jack King, who discovers an older super hero's hidden lair and his gear. After debating selling the hero's stuff on eBayEBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
and attracting the hero's enemies' attention, King decides to instead use the gear to become the modern incarnation of the hero.
In December 2007, Hero By Night launched as an ongoing comic book series. after three published issues, Platinum suspended it's comic publishing line due to financial issues at the time. All creators on the Hero By Night book were eventually paid in full.
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
announced in October 2008 that there were plans to adapt a Hero By Night into a live-action television series.
Yirmumah
Yirmumah is a daily webcomicWebcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
written and drawn by Coffman, and sometimes written by collaborator Bob McDeavitt. Yirmumah is part of the webcomics collective Keenspot
Keenspot
Keenspot is a webcomics portal founded in March 2000 by cartoonist Chris Crosby , Crosby's mother Teri, cartoonist Darren Bleuel , and Nathan Stone.-History:...
. It has been published as a mini comic and color comic book series. Yirmumah was also a regular feature in the 2005 relaunch of Cracked Magazine and Cracked Magazine.com
In 2006, Coffman switched Yirmumah back to an autobiographical comic called ORIGIN which features the story of how his Father and Mother met.