![]() ![]() ![]() He discovered comics as a child, but did not become passionate about them until he was a teenager.Ĭooke's desire to be an artist crystallized at 13 years old after reading a reprint of Spectacular Spider-Man #2, with Cooke purchasing markers and boards the day after reading the comic and attempting to copy John Romita's artwork. Cooke's grandmother saved some of his earliest drawings, at 5 years old, of Batman and Robin in crayon on construction paper, with Cooke keeping them after her death. Ĭooke's interest in creating comics began after watching Batman starring Adam West. Cooke's father was a construction worker and later ran a union. ![]() His work has been honoured with numerous Eisner, Harvey, and Joe Shuster Awards.ĭarwyn Cooke was born in Toronto on November 16, 1962. Darwyn Cooke (Novem– May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter. ![]()
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