Geof Darrow

Geof Darrow
Darrow at the 2011 New York Comic Con
BornGeofrey Darrow
(1955-10-21) October 21, 1955 (age 69)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Hard Boiled, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Shaolin Cowboy
AwardsEisner Awards (1991, 1996, 2006); Inkpot Award (2012)[1]

Geofrey "Geof" Darrow (born October 21, 1955) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on comic series Shaolin Cowboy, Hard Boiled and The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, which was adapted into an animated television series of the same name. He worked as a concept artist and storyboarder for The Matrix series of films. Darrow's approach to comics and art has been cited as an influence by a multitude of artists including Peter Chung,[2] Frank Quitely,[3] Seth Fisher,[4] Eric Powell,[5] Frank Cho,[6] Juan José Ryp,[7] James Stokoe,[8] Chris Burnham,[9] Aaron Kuder,[10] Nick Pitarra,[11][12][13][14][15][16]

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
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  3. ^ "Frank Quitely on Visual Process and Cyclical Influence". Comics Beat. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Rappaport, Adrienne. "Seth Fisher: From Happydale to Japan". Sequential Tart, July 2002. Archived from the original on January 31, 2004.
  5. ^ "Modern Masters Volume 28: Eric Powell (pg. 8)" (PDF). TwoMorrows. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 19, 2012.
  6. ^ Géreaume, Mickaël (June 28, 2012). "Interview comics de Frank Cho". Planète BD. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012.
  7. ^ Géreaume, Mickaël (June 16, 2012). "Interview comics de Juan Jose Ryp". Planète BD. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Thompson, Chris (March 12, 2012). "Five Questions with James Stokoe". Orbital Comics. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019.
  9. ^ Oliver, Sava (May 23, 2012). "Batman Incorporated artist Chris Burnham". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Callahan, Tim (May 14, 2012). "The Aaron Kuder Interview: Awesomeness is Contagious". CBR. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012.
  11. ^ David, Harper (August 1, 2011). "Artist August: Nick Pitarra (Interview)". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012.
  12. ^ Rikki, Rebel (June 28, 2011). "Interview: Ulises Farinas". Nerdy Nothings. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  13. ^ Wilson, Gemma (June 23, 2015). "Prodigal Pages". City Arts Magazine. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018.
  14. ^ Webster, Andrew (April 2, 2016). "Bleak and charming cyberpunk art of Josan Gonzalez". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "BCP Interview – Tom Parkinson-Morgan brings KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS to Image Comics!". Big Comic Page. August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "Unbridled class and violence: an interview with Daniel Warren Johnson". November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019.