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| name = Mike Grell | image = Mike Grell at Bell Con.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Grell sketching at Bell Con 2007 in Bellingham, Washington | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|9|13}} | birth_name = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | area = | cartoonist = | write = Y | art = | pencil = Y | ink = Y | edit = y | publish = | letter = | color = | alias = | signature = | notable works = The Longbow Hunters Green Lantern/Green Arrow Jon Sable Freelance Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes The Warlord | awards = Inkpot Award 1982 | website = http://www.mikegrell.com | subcat = American }} Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947)[1] is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as Green Lantern/Green Arrow, The Warlord, and Jon Sable Freelance. Early lifeGrell studied at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, the Chicago Academy of Fine Art, and took the Famous Artists School correspondence course in cartooning. Hoping to avoid service in Vietnam during the war, he served in Asia in the U.S. Air Force.[2] CareerGrell entered the comics industry as an assistant to Dale Messick on the Brenda Starr comic strip in 1972. DC ComicsIn 1973 Grell moved to New York City, and began his long relationship with DC Comics. At DC, Grell worked on characters such as Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, and the Phantom Stranger in arcs or single-issue stories.[3] He and Elliot S. Maggin launched the Batman Family title in 1975[3] and Grell would work with Dennis O'Neil on the revival of the Green Lantern/Green Arrow series the following year.[4] For a time between 1976 and 1978, Grell was writing and penciling one series (Warlord) and providing pencil art on two others (Green Lantern and Legion of Super-Heroes). Superboy and the Legion of Super-HeroesHis regular first assignment at DC was on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes,[5] a high-profile assignment for an artist with no prior experience illustrating a monthly comic book. Grell says he got that job because he was walking in the editor's door to ask for work, literally, as the previous artist, Dave Cockrum, was walking out the door, having just quit. Grell inked a Cockrum penciled story ("Lost: A Million Miles from Home!") in issue #202[6] and became the penciler of the book with issue #203 (August 1974) which featured the death of Invisible Kid.[7] These stories were written by Cary Bates with later issues by Jim Shooter. Grell drew All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978), a treasury-sized special written by Paul Levitz in which longtime Legion members Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad were married.[8][9] The WarlordA writer as well as artist, Grell cemented his status as a fan-favorite with his best-known creation, The Warlord. The character first appeared in 1st Issue Special #8 (Nov. 1975)[10] and was soon given his own ongoing title (The Warlord #1, Jan/Feb 1976). In this series, Air Force pilot Travis Morgan crash-lands in the prehistoric "hidden world" of Skartaris (a setting highly influenced by Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar). For years thereafter, Morgan engages in adventures dressed only in a winged helmet, wristbands, boots, and breechclout, and armed with a sword and a .44 Auto Mag. Grell wrote himself and editor Jack C. Harris into the metafictional conclusion of the story in The Warlord #35 (July 1980).[11] Other artists took over pencil duties, while Sharon Grell, as revealed in the letter column of a later issue,[12][13] took over writing. TarzanGrell wrote and drew the Tarzan comic strip from July 19, 1981 to February 27, 1983 (except for one strip, February 13, 1983, by Thomas Yeates). These strips were rerun in newspapers in 2004 - 2005. First Comics: Jon Sable Freelance and StarslayerThrough the 1980s Grell developed creator-owned titles such Jon Sable Freelance and Starslayer.[5] Jon Sable Freelance was published by the now-defunct First Comics. Starslayer, a space-born science fiction series, started at Pacific Comics,[14][15] but shifted to First after Pacific went out of business. The titular character of Jon Sable Freelance was a former Olympic athlete, later an African big-game hunter, who became a mercenary. First appearing with a cover date of June 1983, Jon Sable was a precursor to what would eventually be called, by some, "the Dark Age of Comics," when even long-established super-heroes would become increasingly grim and violent. The character was heavily influenced by Ian Fleming's James Bond novels as well as drawing on pulp fiction crime stories. Many of the stories of Sable's hunting exploits in Africa were influenced by Peter Hathaway Capstick's novels. At a convention in the late 1980s, Grell stated that his idea for Sable was "something like a cross between James Bond and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer." Sable was adapted into a short-lived television series and the character's origin tale, "A Storm Over Eden," from the comic book, was expanded and novelized by Grell under the title Sable, which was published in 2000 by Tor Books. Back at DC: Green ArrowIn 1987, Mike Grell wrote and drew the three-issue prestige format limited series The Longbow Hunters.[16] He redesigned the character's costume, away from the costume Neal Adams had designed in 1969, and recast Green Arrow as an "urban hunter" going up against non-super-powered, real world villains such as serial killers, terrorists, street gangs, American mobsters and Japanese Yakuza. He did away with Green Arrow's arsenal of "trick arrows" and instead rearmed him with penetrating broadheads with which he actually killed his opponents. The Longbow Hunters showed the first instance in which Green Arrow ever deliberately killed someone; in the follow-on series this occurred frequently. The popularity of Longbow Hunters led to an assignment writing – and occasionally drawing – an ongoing Green Arrow series[17] for 80 issues from 1988 to 1993. During this run, Grell avoided references to the fantastical elements of the DC Universe (e.g. in a guest appearance by Green Lantern the character is out of costume and does not use his powers). Notably, believing "Green Arrow" was "a stupid name," in no Mike Grell Green Arrow story (with the exception of Longbow Hunters #1) is the character ever referred to as Green Arrow anywhere other than on the cover.[18] Grell would write a retelling of Green Arrow's origin and very first case in Secret Origins vol. 2 #38 (March 1989). He was the co-writer/cover artist for Green Arrow Annual (1991), drew the cover art for Annual #5 (1992), and wrote Annual #6 (1993). Grell wrote and illustrated the official Post-Crisis origin of Green Arrow in Green Arrow: The Wonder Year miniseries in 1993.[5] In 1988, Grell had a run writing Blackhawk in the short-lived anthology series Action Comics Weekly, writing the Blackhawk serial from issues #601–608. James BondIn 1988, Grell authored and illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of the Timothy Dalton James Bond film Licence to Kill, and in 1989 wrote and drew an original Bond story, the three-issue mini-series Permission to Die, both published by Eclipse Comics.[5] Shaman's Tears and Bar SinisterShaman's Tears was a more ecologically themed outing for Grell. Main character Joshua Brand, the son of a half-Sioux father and an Irish mother, as an adult returns to the reservation he ran away from as a child. Discovering he mystically possesses the powers of all animals and the Earth itself, he becomes the protector of the planet. Jon Sable guest starred in issues #5-9 of this 12 issue series (May 1993 - Aug 1995). There was a number 0 issue published in November 1995.[5]Grell wrote and drew the covers, but did none of the interior artwork, for issues #1-4 of the Shaman's Tears spinoff series Bar Sinister (June - September 1995) from Windjammer,[5] the creator-owned imprint of Valiant Comics. This series followed the adventures of a group of escaped government experimental subjects, animals genetically engineered to human intelligence and, basically, human form, as potential bio-weapons. During this time period, Grell wrote and penciled a Shaman's Tears/Turok Dinosaur Hunter cross-over limited series for Valiant Comics and a two issue Turok limited series entitled Turok The Hunted, as well as several fill-in issues of the ongoing Turok series.[5] 2000sFrom 2002 to 2003, Grell worked on Iron Man.[5] It was during a Grell written story from this period that Tony Stark revealed his secret identity to the world, a development met with mixed fan reaction. After his work on Iron Man, Grell came back to comics in 2008, providing a variant incentive cover for Action Comics #861, part four of the Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes story. DC sought variant drawings for this story from artists who had worked on the Legion in the past, such as Steve Lightle, Keith Giffen, and Grell. Other work includes a new ongoing series of The Warlord launched to coincide with the 35th anniversary.[19][20] Grell brought the lead character's story to an end and drew some issues. Grell worked for Marvel drawing some stories of X-Men Forever.[21] His last collaboration with DC to date has been the Green Lantern story for the DC Retroactive series, in 2011, where he provided the art.[22] Grell is rewriting the Jon Sable screenplay, working on an adaptation of Shaman's Tears, and writing two stories for ComicMix.com, a new Jon Sable story and The Pilgrim with Mark Ryan.[23] In December 2010 he was announced as editor-in-chief of Ardden Entertainment.[24] In 2012, Grell provided the cover art for the 10-page preview comic produced by DC Comics for the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con to promote the TV series Arrow.[25] Grell did interior art for the digital comic based on the TV series Arrow #6 and #11. Personal lifeIn the 1980s, Grell was married to Sharon Wright. She ghost-wrote the last two years of The Warlord, while Grell concentrated his efforts on Starslayer; Jon Sable, Freelance; and the weekly Tarzan Sunday comic strip. AwardsMike Grell received an Inkpot Award in 1982.[26] BibliographyDC Comics{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
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References1. ^{{cite web|last=Miller |first=John Jackson |authorlink=John Jackson Miller |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=Comics Buyer's Guide |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw?url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archivedate=October 30, 2010 |deadurl=yes|df= mdy-all}} 2. ^Greenberger, Robert. "From Skartaris to Sable: A Chat with Storyteller Mike Grell," Comics Scene #9 (Comics World Corp., 1983). Archived on MikeGrell.com. 3. ^{{cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|date=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 164|quote = DC launched Batman Family with its memorable debut of the Batgirl-Robin team. Scribe Elliot S! Maggin and artist Mike Grell unleashed 'The Invader From Hell'.}} 4. ^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 171: "After a four-year hiatus, Green Lantern's ongoing series made a triumphant return to DC's publishing schedule.... Returning writer Denny O'Neil partnered himself with artist Mike Grell, choosing to focus the title on sci-fi and super-heroics." 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{gcdb|type=credit|search= Mike+Grell|title= Mike Grell}} 6. ^Superboy #202 (June 1974) at the Grand Comics Database 7. ^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 160: "With the unenviable task of replacing the departing Dave Cockrum, one of the most popular artists ever to draw the Legion of Super-Heroes, Mike Grell's first issue on Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes killed off one of the team's most beloved members." 8. ^{{cite journal|last = Ford|first = Jim|title = Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes|journal= Back Issue!|issue = 61|pages = 55–58|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2012|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}} 9. ^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 177: "Only an oversized treasury edition could have contained Superboy and the entire Legion of Super-Heroes' battle with the Time Trapper...and the long-awaited wedding of Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl...Legion favorites Paul Levitz and Mike Grell were up to the enormous challenge with the popular tale 'The Millennium Massacre'." 10. ^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 165 "Writer/artist Mike Grell elevated the sword-and-sorcery genre to new heights with the Warlord." 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/harris2.shtml |title=Jack C. Harris Interview (Pt. 2) |first=Ron E. |last=Daudt |year=2010 |publisher=TheSilverLantern.com |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66JsNuBW9?url=http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/harris2.shtml |archivedate=March 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 20, 2011 |quote=the Warlord goes into a sort of parallel world where it's like a Dungeons and Dragons game and at the end of the story we pull back and the two guys playing Dungeons and Dragons are me and Grell. Which I thought was great and as we're playing the game this other guy comes in to scold us for not doing our work and it's Joe Orlando. |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all}} 12. ^{{gcdb series|id=2338|title=The Warlord}} 13. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.bailsprojects.com/%28S%28caylzbast4adrv45bfkgav55%29%29/bio.aspx?Name=WRIGHT%2C+SHARON|title= Wright, Sharon|first= Jerry|last= Bails|authorlink = Jerry Bails|year= 2006|work= Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999|df=mdy-all|accessdate= May 8, 2013}} 14. ^{{cite journal|last = Catron|first = Michael|authorlink = Michael Catron|title = Pacific Signs Kirby, Grell|journal = Amazing Heroes|issue = 2|page = 13|publisher = Fantagraphics Books|date = July 1981}} 15. ^{{cite journal|last = Catron|first = Michael|title = Grell's Starslayer Debuts in July|journal = Amazing Heroes|issue = 2|pages = 14-15|publisher = Fantagraphics Books|date = July 1981}} 16. ^Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 229: "Writer/artist Mike Grell introduced a Green Arrow for the modern comic book reader in the three-issue prestige format Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters." 17. ^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 233: "Mike Grell continued the evolution of the character of Oliver Queen that began in 1987's Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters with an ongoing monthly series." 18. ^{{cite web|first=Brian |last=Cronin |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/04/10/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-150/ |title=Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #150 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=April 10, 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GTal8T8E?url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/04/10/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-150/ |archivedate=May 9, 2013 |deadurl=no|df=mdy-all}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/631-sdcc-08-mike-grell-the-return-of-warlord.html |title=SDCC '08 - Mike Grell: The Return of Warlord |first=Chris |last=Arrant |date=July 27, 2008 |publisher=Newsarama |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GTb3WBGO?url=http://www.newsarama.com/631-sdcc-08-mike-grell-the-return-of-warlord.html |archivedate=May 9, 2013 |deadurl=no |accessdate=August 16, 2008|df=mdy-all}} 20. ^Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 338 "Mike Grell was back at the helm for the return of DC's greatest sword-and-sorcery hero - Travis Morgan, the Warlord." 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://techland.time.com/2010/05/03/exclusive-preview-mike-grell-artwork-from-x-men-forever-giant-size/ |title=Exclusive Preview: Mike Grell Artwork from X-Men Forever Giant-Size |first=Douglas |last=Wolk |date=May 3, 2010 |work=Time|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GTZZHJbI?url=http://techland.time.com/2010/05/03/exclusive-preview-mike-grell-artwork-from-x-men-forever-giant-size/ |archivedate=May 9, 2013 |deadurl=no|df=mdy-all}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/04/mike-grell-confirmed-on-dc-retroactive-at-wondercon/ |title=Mike Grell Confirmed On DC Retroactive At Wondercon |first=Peter S. |last=Svensson |date=April 4, 2011 |publisher=BleedingCool.com |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GTZylS1r?url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/04/mike-grell-confirmed-on-dc-retroactive-at-wondercon/ |archivedate=May 9, 2013 |deadurl=no|df=mdy-all}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/783-more-than-warlord-catching-up-with-mike-grell.html |title=More than Warlord: Catching up with Mike Grell |first=Chris |last=Arrant |date=August 14, 2008 |publisher=Newsarama |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GTaM1OBG?url=http://www.newsarama.com/783-more-than-warlord-catching-up-with-mike-grell.html |archivedate=May 9, 2013 |deadurl=no |accessdate=August 16, 2008|df=mdy-all}} 24. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hypergeek.ca/2010/12/mike-grell-named-editor-in-chief-of-arden.html |title=Mike Grell Named Editor-in-Chief of Arden Entertainment |date=December 9, 2010 |publisher=Hybergeek.ca |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66acEkVAb?url=http://www.hypergeek.ca/2010/12/mike-grell-named-editor-in-chief-of-arden.html |archivedate=April 1, 2012 |deadurl=yes |accessdate=March 31, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} 25. ^Spiegel, Danny (July 16, 2012). "Arrow Targets San Diego". TV Guide. p. 10 26. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|title= Inkpot Award Winners |publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709055558/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|archivedate= July 9, 2012|deadurl= no|df=mdy-all}} External links{{commonscategory}}
artist| before=Dave Cockrum | after=Jim Sherman| years=1974–1976}}{{Succession box| title=Green Lantern artist| before=Neal Adams (in 1972)| after=Alex Saviuk | years=1976–1978}}{{Succession box| title=The Warlord writer| before=n/a | after=Cary Burkett | years=1976–1983 (with Sharon Wright Grell in 1982–1983)}}{{Succession box| title=The Warlord artist| before=n/a | after=Jan Duursema | years=1976–1982}}{{Succession box| title=Green Arrow vol. 2 writer| before=n/a| after=Kevin Dooley | years=1988–1994}}{{Succession box| title=Iron Man writer| before=Frank Tieri | after=Robin Laws | years=2002–2003 (with Robin Laws in 2003)}}{{S-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Grell, Mike}} 8 : 1947 births|American comics artists|American comics writers|Comic book editors|Inkpot Award winners|Living people|School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni|University of Wisconsin–Green Bay alumni |
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