Joseph Michael Linsner
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| Born | December 13, 1968 Queens, New York |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Writer, Co-Publisher |
| Notable works | Dawn Dark Ivory |
Joseph Michael Linsner (born December 13, 1968) is an American comic book writer-artist-colorist best known for his mature-audiences supernatural character Dawn, who first appeared in Cry for Dawn #1 (1989), self-published by Cry for Dawn Productions (CFD), owned by publisher Joseph Monks (co-creator of Dawn).
[edit] Early life
Linsner was born on December 13, 1968 in Flushing Queens.
[edit] Career
Following the introduction of the co-owned lingerie-wearing occult character Dawn the original nine-issue series that debuted in 1989 (CFD), he moved the character to Sirius Entertainment for several miniseries.These included the five-issue Dawn (1995–1996, reprinted as the trade 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 and Wizard Magazine.
Linsner left CFD over creative differences, while Joe Monks continued to publish comics and collectibles.
Linsner 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 series, and painted covers and interior penciling and inking for the Wolverine-Black Cat three-issue miniseries Claws (Oct.-Dec. 2006). He drew the cover of the Image Comics one-shot Witchblade / The Punisher #1 (June 2007). Linsner also drew the cover of Dark Fantasy Productions' Dark Fantasy #1 (1994), and has also done painted comic-book cover art for Topps Comics, Dark Horse Comics and others. He has also provided the illustrations for Our Gods Wear Spandex.
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