Mike Grell

Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist.

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1947 - Comic book - Writer - Artist

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Grell rose to prominence as the artist on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes in addition to the re-launch of the Green Lantern/Green Arrow series with writer Denny O'Neil in the mid-1970s.

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Superboy - Legion of Super-Heroes - Green Lantern - Green Arrow - Denny O'Neil - 1970s

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He cemented his status as a fan-favorite with his best-known creation Warlord, one of the first sword and sorcery comics and reportedly the best-selling title published by DC Comics in the late-1970s.

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Warlord - Sword and sorcery - DC Comics

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Through the 1980s Grell developed grittier, down-to-earth titles such as Green Arrow at DC Comics and his creator owned Jon Sable Freelance and Starslayer at First Comics. Sable was adapted into a short-lived television series and was later novelized by Grell.

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1980s - Green Arrow - Jon Sable Freelance - Starslayer

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Among other comic projects, Grell wrote and illustrated a three-part James Bond mini-series, Permission to Die, and authored the graphic novel adaptation of the Timothy Dalton Bond film Licence to Kill . Most recently Grell has written Iron Man for Marvel Comics.

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James Bond - Graphic novel - Timothy Dalton - Licence to Kill - Iron Man

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Mike Grell's artwork is distinctive and highly detailed, with a scratchboard-like feel. Conversely, his writing is tight and minimalist, often letting his art speak for itself during action sequences. He is an avid big-game hunter, which is both revealed, and serves as an influence on his artwork and story lines, particularly in the Jon Sable Freelance series.

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Artwork - Scratchboard - Hunter - Jon Sable Freelance

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Mike Grell's first job in the comics industry was as an assistant to Dale Messick on the Brenda Starr comic strip.

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Dale Messick - Brenda Starr - Comic strip

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