Robin Riggs
Encyclopedia
Robin Riggs is a British-born comic book
artist
. The majority of his published work has involved working as an inker for Marvel Comics
and DC Comics
.
in the 1980s for lettering; prior to that, he had already been working as a graphic artist for several years.
Early work consisted of inking a lot of the Marvel UK
titles during their expansion into the American market, including both Genetix
series
Recent projects include providing the art for a new Sir Apropos of Nothing story to e written by Peter David
and published by IDW Publishing
.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. The majority of his published work has involved working as an inker for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
and DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
.
Career
Riggs' first professional comics work was as a result of winning the Marvel Try-out BookMarvel Try-out Book
The Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book is an oversize book originally published by Marvel Comics in 1983. Conceived by then-Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, the book was in the form of a contest encouraging up-and-coming comics creators to try their hand at getting a job with the company...
in the 1980s for lettering; prior to that, he had already been working as a graphic artist for several years.
Early work consisted of inking a lot of the Marvel UK
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
titles during their expansion into the American market, including both Genetix
Genetix (comics)
The Genetix are fictional characters, a team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by the Marvel UK imprint of Marvel Comics. The team was created by Andy Lanning, Graham Marks and Phil Gascoine.-Publication history:...
series
Recent projects include providing the art for a new Sir Apropos of Nothing story to e written by Peter David
Peter David
Peter Allen David , often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games...
and published by IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
.