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Dan Brereton
Artist | Professional | Traditional Art
United States
Writer and Artist, studied at California College of the Arts, Academy of Art San Francisco; worked in Comic Book Industry from 1988 to present. Clients include Image, DC, Marvel, Dark Horse IDW, Harris, Dynamite, Bongo, Eclipse. Clients outside Comics include: Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast, Upper Deck, Hasbro, CBS, Disney TV Animation, Disney Worldwide Publishing ( Milan, Italy) Pressman Films, Rob Zombie, Toto, Rawhide Wild West Theme Park. Creator of comics property Nocturnals, GiantKiller, and co-creator of The Psycho.
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Frank Frazetta, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Heinrich Kley, Dean Cornwell, Mead Schaeffer, Gil Elvgren, Robert McGinnis, Mercer Mayer
Favorite movies
John Carpenter's The Thing, Yojimbo, Miller's Crossing, Star Wars, Big Lebowski, Outlaw Josey Wales
Favorite TV shows
Justified, Breaking Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Louie, Deadwood, Rome, The Wire, The Sheild,
Favorite bands / musical artists
Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Heart, Jim Croce, Muddy Waters, Clapton, Black Sabbath
Favorite books
Catcher in the Rye, Clockwork Orange, Tom Sawyer, Something Wicked This Way Comes, At The Mountains of Madness, The Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest, The Parker novels by Richard Stark, Burr, Creation,
Favorite writers
Dashiel Hammett, Mark Twain, Gore Vidal, Dan Simmons, Richard Stark,
Favorite games
boggle, hangman, hide and go seek ( with flashlight in dark house at night)
Favorite gaming platform
huh?
Tools of the Trade
brush, paint, pencil , paper.
Other Interests
writing, storytelling, family, travel, beaches and tide pools, snakes and lizards, toys