Greg Theakston
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Greg Theakston (born November 21, 1953) is an American comics artist and illustrator.
Theakston was born in Detroit, Michigan as the second oldest of five boys. He attended Ella Fitzgerald Elementary, Post Junior High School, East Junior High School, Farmington High School, and Redford High School. He graduated in 1971 and immediately went into illustrating. His work includes Mad (magazine) and comics such as Omega Men.
He has run Pure Imagination, a comic book, magazine, and comics-related book publisher since 1975. His biographical work includes an estimated 100,000 words on Jack Kirby, his long-time friend and work associate, and 250,000 words on Bettie Page.
His name has been given to a process called "Theakstonizing", which bleaches color from old comics pages, used in the restoration of comics for reprinting [1] An example of this is noted in No Time for Sergeants.
He is the father of three children, and resides in Brooklyn, New York as of 2006.
Other professional work includes paper-boy, short-order cook, carpenter, printer, private detective, Comic book inker and colorist, photo archivist, and photographer.
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- ^ Michigan State University Libraries, Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection refers to an article on "Theakstonizing". Page retrieved 24 October 2004.
