Dave Cockrum

David Emmett Cockrum was born in Pendleton, dans l'Oregon, sur Novembre 12, 1943. He grew up loving comic books with the ambition to become a comic-book creator himself, and later become a professional comic book illustrateur who in the mid-1970s helped invent a dynamic new look and intrigant new characters for the mourants “X-Men”, des bandes dessinées, pavage the way for what became america's most popular comic books and a billion dollar movie empire. Following his school graduation, Cockrum joined the United States Navy for six years. After his discharge in the early 1970s, M. Cockrum moved to New York, where he worked as à inker, oms refines the art of the original artist, called a penciller. He did this for Murphy Anderson, who created the modern look of Superman, Batman, Flash and other characters at DC Comics. Clifford Meth, who has written extensively about comic-book, said M. Cockrum created a new look for super-héros, mettant en vedette wide shoulder lapels, big belts and buccaneer boots. DC made him the first artist, or penciller, à redéfinir the DC équipe de the Legion of Super-Heroes. His costumes and style for the group persisted into the 1980s. After a dispute with DC, M. Cockrum moved to its arch-competitor, Marvel. Though the company contended it owed him nothing because he worked as freelancer, it paid him $200,000 and royalties for one character, Nightcrawler, his première heure correspondent aux, according to The Comics Journal. The terms were not été officiellement révélé. While not confirming or denying the $200,000 figure, M. Adams said M. Cockrum deserved more. “They took his characters and made an industry out of them,” he said. He worked less often as his health deteriorated, and died due to complications from diabète.