Denys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s TV show Adventures of Superman with George Reeves. He did not yet know what a comic book was, and would not learn about them until the third grade. After Cowan's mother died, he moved in with his grandparents, and attended school in that district, where he met a future fellow comics creator, Derek Dingle, who drew comics with his brother. Dingle showed Cowan his first comic book, an issue of Jack Kirby's New Gods.[3] Cowan attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City.[4] One day in the school lunchroom, the 14-year-old Cowan met someone who worked for artist and Deathlok creator Rich Buckler. This led Cowan to pay a visit one day after school to Buckler's studio, where Buckler hired Cowan as his assistant. For a year, Cowan performed a number of tasks, including running errands, cleaning the studio, looking up references, for which Buckler paid him in the music albums that he had played in his studio, which increased Cowan's appreciation for music.[3]
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Cowan's first published comics work was a three-page story in Weird War Tales #93 (Nov. 1980) for DC Comics.[5] He was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series in 1986.[6] Cowan gained prominence as the primary artist on The Question, a comic book series written by Dennis O'Neil and published by DC beginning in February 1987.[7] His other comics credits include the Batman story arc "Blind Justice" in Detective Comics #598–600 (March–May 1989) with writer Sam Hamm,[8][9] which introduced the character Henri Ducard.[10] Cowan was the penciller on the latter half of the 1990 Deathlok miniseries, published by Marvel Comics, which was written by Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright as well as on the subsequent regular title of the same name.
As Senior Vice President of Animation at BET, Cowan was responsible for the creation, development and production of animated programming for the entire network. This included the development and production of the premiere season of the prime time animated series The Boondocks.
Serving as Senior Vice President of Motown Animation and Filmworks, he created and developed a number of shows with Fox, ABC, Disney, and Nickelodeon.
Silver Surfer vol. 3 #143 (Marvel Comics, September 1998)
Silver Surfer vol. 3 #146 (Marvel Comics, November 1998)
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^Robinson, Ashley Victoria (November 9, 2022). . Popverse. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) The supported quote occurs at the 0:14 mark.
^Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 227. ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9. Formerly part of the Charlton Comics line, the Question carved his mysterious niche into the DC Universe with the help of writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Denys Cowan.{{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Mangels, Andy (April 1989). "I Was a Teen-Age Comics Artist". Amazing Heroes (163). Seattle, Washington: Fantagraphics Books. from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^Greenberger, Robert; Manning, Matthew K. (2009). The Batman Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the Batcave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press. p. 41. ISBN978-0-7624-3663-7. In the pages of Detective Comics, Batman screenwriter Sam Hamm took advantage of that year's ongoing writers' strike to write a three-issue story entitled "Blind Justice", which culminated in that title's 600th issue.
^Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (2014). "1980s". Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 178. ISBN978-1465424563. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Anders, Charlie Jane (April 22, 2016). "That Time Prince Became an Actual Superhero". io9. from the original on November 3, 2016.
^Daniels, Les (1995). DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes. New York, New York: Bulfinch Press. p. 232. ISBN0821220764. The Milestone principals include writer–editor Dwayne McDuffie, artist and creative director Denys Cowan and president Derek Dingle; a fourth partner, Michael Davis, quickly dropped out to run Motown Animation.
^"Denys Cowan". Lambiek Comiclopedia. May 9, 2008. from the original on October 13, 2012.
^Weiss, Jeff (March 26, 2008). "GZA's Liquid Swords of Truth". LA Weekly. from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013. the GZA tapped famed DC Comics artist Denys Cowan to hand-draw the album cover — cloaked ninjas in Wu insignias slaughtering people across a chessboard — and Cowan directed and co-wrote each of the album's four indelible videos.
^"1988 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. from the original on July 23, 2012.
^"1989 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. from the original on July 23, 2012.
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Denys B Cowan ˈ k aʊ en 1 born January 30 1961 2 is an American comics artist television producer media executive and one of the co founders of Milestone Media Denys CowanCowan at the New York Comic ConBornDenys Cowan 1961 01 30 January 30 1961 age 63 NationalityAmericanArea s Penciller Inker Notable worksBlack PantherDominique Laveau Voodoo ChildMilestone MediaPower Man and Iron FistThe Question Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Bibliography 4 1 Regular penciller 4 2 Fill in penciller 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editDenys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s TV show Adventures of Superman with George Reeves He did not yet know what a comic book was and would not learn about them until the third grade After Cowan s mother died he moved in with his grandparents and attended school in that district where he met a future fellow comics creator Derek Dingle who drew comics with his brother Dingle showed Cowan his first comic book an issue of Jack Kirby s New Gods 3 Cowan attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City 4 One day in the school lunchroom the 14 year old Cowan met someone who worked for artist and Deathlok creator Rich Buckler This led Cowan to pay a visit one day after school to Buckler s studio where Buckler hired Cowan as his assistant For a year Cowan performed a number of tasks including running errands cleaning the studio looking up references for which Buckler paid him in the music albums that he had played in his studio which increased Cowan s appreciation for music 3 Career editCowan s first published comics work was a three page story in Weird War Tales 93 Nov 1980 for DC Comics 5 He was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series in 1986 6 Cowan gained prominence as the primary artist on The Question a comic book series written by Dennis O Neil and published by DC beginning in February 1987 7 His other comics credits include the Batman story arc Blind Justice in Detective Comics 598 600 March May 1989 with writer Sam Hamm 8 9 which introduced the character Henri Ducard 10 Cowan was the penciller on the latter half of the 1990 Deathlok miniseries published by Marvel Comics which was written by Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright as well as on the subsequent regular title of the same name Cowan and writer Dwayne McDuffie collaborated on a Prince comic book in 1991 11 Cowan co founded Milestone Media in 1993 with McDuffie Michael Davis and Derek Dingle 12 and later worked as a producer on the animated series Static Shock based on the Milestone character 13 As Senior Vice President of Animation at BET Cowan was responsible for the creation development and production of animated programming for the entire network This included the development and production of the premiere season of the prime time animated series The Boondocks Serving as Senior Vice President of Motown Animation and Filmworks he created and developed a number of shows with Fox ABC Disney and Nickelodeon Cowan drew the cover art of the GZA Genius of the Wu Tang Clan s platinum selling hip hop album Liquid Swords 14 Awards editCowan and inker Rick Magyar were nominated for an Eisner Award as Best Art Team in both 1988 15 and 1989 16 for their work on The Question Cowan received an Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic Con International in 2013 17 Bibliography edit nbsp An example of Cowan s artwork The Question 34 January 1990 DC Comics Regular penciller edit Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider Man 49 51 Marvel Comics December 1980 February 1981 White Tiger backup Superman 357 358 DC Comics March April 1981 Superman 2020 backup The Flash 297 299 DC Comics May July 1981 Firestorm backup The Flash 301 302 DC Comics September October 1981 Firestorm backup Power Man and Iron Fist 80 84 86 90 92 93 Marvel Comics April August 1982 October 1982 February 1983 October 1982 February 1983 The Vigilante 24 26 DC Comics December 1985 February 1986 backup Teen Titans Spotlight 1 2 DC Comics August September 1986 Starfire story The Question 1 19 21 36 DC Comics February 1987 August 1988 November 1988 April 1990 The Question Annual 1 2 DC Comics 1987 1988 Doctor Zero 1 4 Marvel Comics Epic April October 1988 Black Panther vol 2 1 4 Marvel Comics July October 1988 limited series Detective Comics 598 600 DC Comics March May 1989 The Question Quarterly 1 5 DC Comics Autumn 1990 Spring 1992 Deathlok 3 4 Marvel Comics September October 1990 limited series Green Arrow 39 41 43 DC Comics November 1990 December 1990 February 1991 Nightcat 1 Marvel Comics April 1991 one shot Green Arrow 46 48 DC Comics May June 1991 Prince Alter Ego DC Comics Piranha Music 1991 one shot Deathlok vol 2 1 7 9 13 15 Marvel Comics July 1991 January 1992 March July 1992 September 1992 Deathlok Annual 1 Marvel Comics 1992 pencils and inks Moon Knight Divided We Fall Marvel Comics 1992 one shot Lobo Blazing Chain of Love 1 DC Comics September 1992 Hardware 1 7 11 13 16 18 DC Comics Milestone April 1993 September 1993 January 1994 March 1994 June August 1994 Xombi 0 DC Comics Milestone January 1994 Frank 1 2 4 Harvey Comics March May 1994 July 1994 mini series Long Hot Summer 1 3 DC Comics Milestone July September 1995 mini series Batman The Ultimate Evil 1 2 DC Comics December 1995 Total Justice 1 3 DC Comics October November 1996 mini series Steel 34 52 DC Comics January 1997 July 1998 Waking Nightmare All Star Comics 80 Page Giant 1 DC Comics September 1998 Justice Society of America story Fight for Tomorrow 1 6 DC Comics Vertigo November 2002 April 2003 Black Panther Captain America Flags of Our Fathers 1 4 Marvel Comics Jun Sep 2010 Dominique Laveau Voodoo Child 1 7 DC Comics Vertigo May 2012 November 2012 Convergence Batman and Robin 1 2 DC Comics June 2015 July 2015 Convergence Detective Comics 1 2 DC Comics June 2015 July 2015 The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special 1 DC Comics October 2017 Black Lightning Hong Kong Phooey 1 DC Comics July 2018 Fill in penciller edit Ultimate Weapon Weird War Tales 93 DC Comics November 1980 Diplomatic Immunity Mystery in Space 115 DC Comics January 1981 Batman s Rogues Gallery The Best of DC 14 DC Comics July 1981 The Idol of Millions House of Mystery 297 DC Comics October 1981 Bushido Unknown Soldier 256 DC Comics October 1981 The Worship of False Idols Moon Knight 17 Marvel Comics March 1982 Marc Spector backup Flash Force 2000 DC Comics November 1984 insert in various comic books 18 Marvel Age 20 Marvel Comics November 1984 Final Transactions Part 3 Threats and Promises Sabre 12 Eclipse Comics January 1985 Crimson Dawn backup Vigilante Annual 1 DC Comics 1985 The Vigilante 19 DC Comics July 1985 Heroes Against Hunger 1 DC Comics January 1986 two pages DC Comics Presents 90 DC Comics February 1986 The Vigilante 27 DC Comics March 1986 Mazing Man 5 DC Comics May 1986 three pages Batman Annual 10 DC Comics 1986 DC Challenge 12 DC Comics October 1986 four pages V 17 18 DC Comics June July 1986 The Vigilante 36 DC Comics December 1986 Batman 403 DC Comics January 1987 Electric Warrior 9 DC Comics January 1987 backup Marvel Age Annual 4 Marvel Comics January 1988 Sable 5 First Comics July 1988 Iron Man 241 Marvel Comics April 1989 The Shadow Strikes 3 DC Comics November 1989 Clive Barker s Hellraiser 9 Marvel Comics Epic 1991 Clive Barker s Hellraiser 12 Marvel Comics Epic 1992 pencils inks and colors The Big Applesauce Marvel Fanfare 60 Marvel Comics January 1992 Black Panther story Static 14 DC Comics Milestone August 1994 Hardware 25 DC Comics Milestone March 1995 Hardware 32 DC Comics Milestone October 1995 Blood Syndicate 32 DC Comics Milestone November 1995 Hardware 36 DC Comics Milestone February 1996 Superman The Man of Steel 54 DC Comics March 1996 Wolverine vol 2 123 124 Marvel Comics April May 1998 Outsiders The Rampaging Hulk vol 2 1 Marvel Comics August 1998 Silver Surfer vol 3 143 Marvel Comics September 1998 Silver Surfer vol 3 146 Marvel Comics November 1998 References edit Robinson Ashley Victoria November 9 2022 Denys Cowan opens up about the evolution of Milestone from the 90s to now Popverse Archived from the original on August 22 2023 Retrieved August 22 2023 via YouTube a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link The supported quote occurs at the 0 14 mark Miller John Jackson June 10 2005 Comics Industry Birthdays Comics Buyer s Guide Iola Wisconsin Archived from the original on February 18 2011 a b Cowan Denys December 2018 How I broken into comics with Denys Cowan DC Nation 5 Page 2 DC Comics Burbank California Bails Jerry 2006 Cowan Denys Who s Who of American Comic Books 1928 1999 Archived from the original on April 1 2012 Retrieved August 13 2013 Denys Cowan at the Grand Comics Database Greenberger Robert August 2017 It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time A Look at the DC Challenge Back Issue 98 Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing 43 Manning Matthew K Dolan Hannah ed 2010 1980s DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle London United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley p 227 ISBN 978 0 7566 6742 9 Formerly part of the Charlton Comics line the Question carved his mysterious niche into the DC Universe with the help of writer Dennis O Neil and artist Denys Cowan a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Mangels Andy April 1989 I Was a Teen Age Comics Artist Amazing Heroes 163 Seattle Washington Fantagraphics Books Archived from the original on February 20 2013 Retrieved August 13 2013 Greenberger Robert Manning Matthew K 2009 The Batman Vault A Museum in a Book with Rare Collectibles from the Batcave Philadelphia Pennsylvania Running Press p 41 ISBN 978 0 7624 3663 7 In the pages of Detective Comics Batman screenwriter Sam Hamm took advantage of that year s ongoing writers strike to write a three issue story entitled Blind Justice which culminated in that title s 600th issue Manning Matthew K Dougall Alastair ed 2014 1980s Batman A Visual History London United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley p 178 ISBN 978 1465424563 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Anders Charlie Jane April 22 2016 That Time Prince Became an Actual Superhero io9 Archived from the original on November 3 2016 Daniels Les 1995 DC Comics Sixty Years of the World s Favorite Comic Book Heroes New York New York Bulfinch Press p 232 ISBN 0821220764 The Milestone principals include writer editor Dwayne McDuffie artist and creative director Denys Cowan and president Derek Dingle a fourth partner Michael Davis quickly dropped out to run Motown Animation Denys Cowan Lambiek Comiclopedia May 9 2008 Archived from the original on October 13 2012 Weiss Jeff March 26 2008 GZA s Liquid Swords of Truth LA Weekly Archived from the original on April 8 2013 Retrieved August 13 2013 the GZA tapped famed DC Comics artist Denys Cowan to hand draw the album cover cloaked ninjas in Wu insignias slaughtering people across a chessboard and Cowan directed and co wrote each of the album s four indelible videos 1988 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac Archived from the original on July 23 2012 1989 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac Archived from the original on July 23 2012 Comic Con International s Newest Inkpot Award Winners San Diego Comic Con International 2013 Archived from the original on May 8 2015 List of DC Comics containing the Flash Force 2000 insert at the Grand Comics DatabaseExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denys Cowan Official website Denys Cowan at Mike s Amazing World of Comics Denys Cowan at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators Denys Cowan in a Dewar s advertisement at FlickrPreceded byKerry Gammill Power Man and Iron Fist penciller1982 1983 Succeeded byErnie ChanPreceded byDan Reed in 1981 The Question penciller1987 1992 Succeeded byRick Burchett in 1995 Preceded byn a Doctor Zero penciller1988 Succeeded byDan SpieglePreceded byJerry Bingham in 1980 Black Panther penciller1988 Succeeded byDwayne Turner in 1991 Preceded byEduardo Barreto Detective Comics penciller1989 Succeeded byNorm BreyfoglePreceded byJackson Guice Deathlok penciller1990 1992 Succeeded byWalter McDanielPreceded byn a Hardware penciller1993 1994 Succeeded byHumberto RamosPreceded byJim Aparo Steel penciller1997 1998 Succeeded byn a Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denys Cowan amp oldid 1199469531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
