Greg Theakston

Greg Theakston
Greg Theakston at the Big Apple Con in November 2008
BornGreg Allen Theakston
(1953-11-21)November 21, 1953
DiedApril 22, 2019(2019-04-22) (aged 65)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Painter
Colorist
Inker
Penciller
Historian
Publisher
Pseudonym(s)Earl P. Wooten
AwardsShel Dorf Torch Bearer's Award, 2010

Greg Allen Theakston (November 21, 1953[1] – April 22, 2019[2]) was an American comics artist and illustrator who worked for numerous publishers. He is known for his independent publications as a comics historian under his Pure Imagination imprint,[3] as well as for developing the Theakstonizing process used in comics restoration.[4] He used the pseudonym Earl P. Wooten.[5]

  1. ^ "Greg Theakston". Comics Buyer's Guide (1636). F+W Media: 135. December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. ^ Johnston, Rich (April 23, 2019). "Comics Archivist and Publisher Greg Theakston Has Died, Aged 65". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Heer, Bob (24 February 2011). "Upcoming Kirby – Theakston biography". The Jack Kirby Comic Weblog. The Jack Kirby Museum. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ Morrow, John (2004). Collected Jack Kirby Collector, Vol. 4. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 97–103. ISBN 978-1-893905-32-0. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. ^ Garza, Matt (April 24, 2019). "Greg Theakston, Comics Historian, Publisher and Archivist, Dead at 65". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved May 29, 2019.