Marshall Rogers

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Marshall Rogers
Born January 22, 1950
Died March 25, 2007
Nationality American
Area(s) Penciller
Notable works Batman

Marshall Rogers (January 22, 1950 – March 25, 2007) was an American comic-book artist best-known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s, particularly as was one of the key illustrators of the character Batman.[1] In addition, Rogers also illustrated one of the first graphic novels, Detectives Inc. (1979).

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[edit] Works

Detective Comics #475 (Feb. 1978). Cover art by Rogers and Terry Austin. The story "The Laughing Fish" is considered a Batman classic.
Detective Comics #475 (Feb. 1978). Cover art by Rogers and Terry Austin. The story "The Laughing Fish" is considered a Batman classic.[2]

Marshall Rogers studied architectural drawing, and his work was characterized by the depiction of characters with relatively human proportions rather than exaggerated musculature, and by detailed rendering of buildings and structures.

Some of his first comic-book work appeared in the black-and-white magazine The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, where he worked with writer Chris Claremont on a story featuring the "Iron Fist" supporting characters Misty Knight and Colleen Wing as the Daughters of the Dragon. He eschewed the grey wash that was used in other black-and-white comics stories in favour of applying screentone.

With writer Steve Englehart, Rogers penciled an acclaimed run on the character Batman in Detective Comics #471-476 (Aug. 1977 - April 1978), providing one of the definitive interpretations that went on to influence the 1989 movie Batman and be adapted for the 1990s animated series.[2]

The two also did a sequel miniseries, Batman: Dark Detective, and had worked together on other series, such as The Silver Surfer. Also striking was Rogers' short run on DC's revived "Mister Miracle" series. Englehart and Rogers' first Batman run was collected in the trade paperbacks Batman: Strange Apparitions (ISBN 1-56389-500-5) and the second run, a reunion for Englehart and Rogers, Batman: Dark Detective (ISBN 1-4012-0898-3).

He had also done independent work at Eclipse Comics and others. This included the first Coyote series with Englehart, and his own Capt. Quick and the Foozle.

Rogers was found dead from a heart attack in his home by his son.[citation needed]

[edit] Selected bibliography

[edit] Comic Books

[edit] DC Comics

[edit] Eclipse Comics

  • Cap'N Quick & A Foozle #1-2 (1984-1985), writer/pencils/inks
  • Eclipse Magazine (Coyote) #1-8 (1981-1983), pencils/inks
  • Eclipse Monthly (Cap'N Quick) #1-4 (1983-1984), writer/pencils/inks
  • Scorpio Rose #1-2 (1983), pencils/inks

[edit] Marvel Comics

[edit] Graphic novels

[edit] Softcover collections

[edit] Comic collections

  • Shadow Of The Batman #1-5 (new cover art) (1985-1986), DC Comics
  • Daughters Of The Dragon Special #1 (2005), Marvel Comics

[edit] Portfolios

  • Strange (1979), Schanes & Schanes, 6 plates, s/n 1200
  • The Batman - Portfolio #1 (1981), S.Q. Productions Inc, 5 plates, s/n 1000
  • F.O.O.G. (Friends Of Old Gerber) (1982), 1 plate (Cap'N Quick & Foozle)
  • Heroines (1979), 1 plate (Pulp Heroine)
  • Heroes, Heavies & Heroines (1981), 1 plate (Nightcrawler)

[edit] Comic strips

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ SciFi Wire (Marchj 28, 2007): "Batman Artist Rogers is Dead"
  2. ^ a b SciFi Wire (March 28, 2007): "Batman Artist Rogers is Dead": "Even though their Batman run was only six issues, the three laid the foundation for later Batman comics. Their stories include the classic 'Laughing Fish' (in which the Joker's face appeared on fish); they were adapted for Batman: The Animated Series in the 1990s. Earlier drafts of the 1989 Batman movie with Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight were based heavily on their work".

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