Daniel Merlin Goodbrey

Daniel Merlin Goodbrey is an English writer known for his work in webcomics and the British small press.

Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
NationalityEnglish
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Brainfist
Iron Man 2020: Endless Stolen Sky
The Rule of Death
http://www.e-merl.com

Biography edit

Goodbrey became known as a creator of experimental digital comics and hypercomics.[citation needed]

He is the inventor of the Tarquin engine,[1] an Adobe Flash script for creating infinite canvas webcomics. Cartoonist Scott McCloud has used the Tarquin engine for the creation of some of his comics.[2]

His recent works include Iron Man 2020 for Marvel Comics.[3]

Goodbrey currently lives in Welwyn Garden City where he lectures in Narrative & Interaction Design at The University of Hertfordshire.[citation needed]

His work was featured in a group exhibition at Pump House Gallery in London in September 2010.[4]

Bibliography edit

  • Six-Gun: Tales of an Unfolded Earth (Hyperfiction) [5]
  • I Bleed Scorpions (British small press comic) [6]
  • Mr. Nile - The Illustrated Bastard (British small press comic) [7]
  • Brainfist (webcomic)
  • All Knowledge is Strange (webcomic)
  • The Last Sane Cowboy and Other Stories (AiT/Planet Lar)[8]
  • "Emperor None" (with Brian Denham, in Giant-Size Avengers Special #1, Marvel Comics, February 2008)[9]
  • Iron Man 2020: "Endless Stolen Sky" (with art by Lou Kang, in Astonishing Tales #1-6, Marvel Comics, April–September 2009)[9]
  • The Rule of Death (with art by Douglas Noble, webcomic, Serializer)
  • Necessary Monsters (with art by Sean Azzopardi, webcomic)[10]

Awards edit

  • Isotope Award for Excellence in mini-comics in 2004
  • Isotope Award for Excellence in 2005 for 'The Last Sane Cowboy' [11]

Notes edit

  1. ^ [1]. Webcomicsnation, March 6, 2009
  2. ^ [2]. Mimi's Last Coffee, ret. March 6, 2009
  3. ^ [3] Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Jennifer M. Contino, March 6, 2009
  4. ^ Eliza Williams (23 August 2010) "Hypercomics: The Shape of Comics to Come", Creative Review. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  5. ^ [4] Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Alexander Danner, ret. March 6, 2009
  6. ^ [5] Matthew Povey, ret. March 6, 2009
  7. ^ [6] Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Andrew Luke, ret. July 12, 2009
  8. ^ [7] Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. AiT/Planet Lar, ret. March 6, 2009
  9. ^ a b Daniel Merlin Goodbrey Marvel Comics Digital Comics, ret. March 6, 2009
  10. ^ [8]. Comic Book Resources, ret. March 6, 2009
  11. ^ [9] Comic Book Resources, ret. March 6, 2009

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