Clive Barker

Clive Barker (born October 5, 1952, Liverpool, England) is a British author, director and visual artist.

Comic books

A longtime comics fan, Barker achieved his dream of publishing his own superhero books when Marvel Comics launched the Razorline imprint in 1993. Based on detailed premises, titles and lead characters he created specifically for this, the four interrelated titles ? set outside the Marvel universe ? were Ectokid (written first by James Robinson, then by future Matrix co-creator Larry Wachowski, with art by Steve Skroce), Hokum & Hex (written by Frank Lovece, art by Anthony Williams), Hyperkind (written by Fred Burke, art by Paris Cullins) and Saint Sinner (written by Elaine Lee, art by Max Douglas). A 2002 Barker telefilm titled Saint Sinner bore no relation to the comic.

Related Topics:
Marvel Comics - Razorline - 1993 - Ectokid - James Robinson - Matrix - Larry Wachowski - Hokum & Hex - Frank Lovece - Anthony Williams - Hyperkind - Saint Sinner - Elaine Lee

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Barker horror adaptations and spin-offs in comics include the Marvel/Epic series Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Pinhead, The Harrowers, Book of the Damned and Jihad; Eclipse Books' series and graphic novels Tapping The Vein, Dread, Son of Celluloid, Revelations The Life of Death, Rawhead Rex and The Yattering and Jack; and Dark Horse Comics' Primal, among others.

Related Topics:
Hellraiser - Nightbreed - Pinhead - Eclipse Books - Graphic novels - Dark Horse Comics

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In 2005, IDW published a three-issue adaptation of Barker's children's fantasy novel The Thief of Always, written and painted by Kris Oprisko and Gabriel Hernandez.

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