- Joseph Michael Linsner
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birthdate = birth date and age|1968|12|13
location =Queens ,New York
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area = Penciller, Inker, Writer, Publisher
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notable works = "Dawn" "Dark Ivory "
awards =Joseph Michael Linsner is an American
comic book writer -artist -colorist best known for his mature-audiencessupernatural character Dawn, whofirst appeared in "Cry for Dawn" #1 (1989),self-published by his Cry for Dawn Productions.Biography
Joe was born on Friday the 13th in December 1968 Flushing Queens, NYC. Following the introduction of his
lingerie -wearing occult character Dawn the original nine-issue series that debuted in 1989 (Cry For Dawn), Linsner moved the character toSirius Entertainment for severalminiseries .These included the five-issue "Dawn" (1995-1996, reprinted as thetrade paperback collection "Dawn: Lucifer's Halo" #1, Nov. 1997, ISBN 1-57989-014-8), and the six-issue "Crypt of Dawn" (Oct. 1996 - March 1999), and the one-shots "Dawn 1/2: Dreams of Dawn" (1999) and "Dawn #1/2" (2000), co-published by Sirius andWizard Magazine .As Joe Linsner, he broke into mainstream comics drawing the cover of "Justice League Quarterly" #13 (Winter 1993). His
Marvel Comics work includes the one-shot "Killraven " #1 (Feb. 2001), several covers for the company's mid-2000s "Mystique (comics)|Mystique" series, and painted covers and interiorpenciling andinking for the Wolverine-Black Cat three-issue miniseries "Claws" (Oct.-Dec. 2006). He drew the cover of theImage Comics one-shot "Witchblade / The Punisher" #1 (June 2007). As Joseph Linsner, he drew the cover of Dark Fantasy Productions' "Dark Fantasy" #1 (1994).Linsner has also done painted comic-book cover art for
Topps Comics ,Dark Horse Comics and others.References
* [http://linsner.com Joseph Michael Linsner official website]
* [http://www.comics.org Grand Comics Database]
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