Glenn Dakin

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name = Glenn Dakin

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Glenn Dakin (b. 1960) is a British cartoonist and author of children's books. He was a contributor to a number of British comics magazines including "Escape" and "Deadline" and was part of the British small press comics scene in the 1980s. His main creations are "Temptation" and the semi-autobiographical strip "Abe".

Biography

While at college in Manchester Dakin was drawing "Abe" for his college magazine when he met Paul Gravett who introduced him to the concept of self publishing comics in zine form and distributing them via the mail and Gravett's Fast Fiction service. While initially dismissive he soon became interested, corresponding with Eddie Campbell and Phil Elliott amongst others.

When Gravett launched "Escape Magazine" Dakin became a regular contributor. He also had strips in the Australian anthology "Fox Comics". By the late 80s he was publishing comics through the Harrier "New Wave" imprint including "Paris, The Man Of Plaster" and the anthology "Gag!" He also co-edited, wrote and drew "Sinister Romance" with Woodrow Phoenix. "Temptation", which had run in "Escape", found a home in "Deadline" magazine and was published as a collection by Penguin Books in 1991. Dakin collaborated with Phil Elliott on numerous strips including "Mr Day and Mr Night", "Greenhouse Warriors" and "The Man From Cancer".

Dakin was employed by Marvel UK for a period where he wrote the comics "ClanDestine" and "The Real Ghostbusters" amongst others.

Dakin currently writes children's books, develops and writes Children's television shows for the BBC and has a regular strip, "Robot Crusoe", in The Sunday Times

His "Abe" strips were collected by Top Shelf Productions in 2001 under the title "Abe: Wrong For All The Right Reasons". "Temptation" was reissued by Active Images in 2004. Both have an introduction by Eddie Campbell.

Inspiration

Dakin has cited Tove Jansson's "Moomin" strip cartoons and novels as an influence for "Abe" and the optimistic melancholy present in his work."The Comics Journal" 238]

"Temptation" is visually inspired by George Herriman's "Krazy Kat" and Johnny Hart's "B.C."

Influence

Dakin has been cited by a number of American cartoonists, especially those connected to the publisher Highwater Books, as a major influence on their attitudes towards comics.

Footnotes and references

*Campbell, Eddie (2001) "Alec: How To Be An Artist". Eddie Campbell Comics. ISBN 0-9577896-3-7.
*Hart, Tom (2001) "The Scribbled Philosophy of Glenn Dakin" "The Comics Journal" 238 71-87
*Higgins, Jez (2002) "There Is No Escape From The Deadline Of Temptation" "Borderline Magazine" 7 32-37
* [http://www.creativemediamanagement.com/writers/glenn-dakin.htm?title=Writers%20-%20Glenn%20Dakin Creativemedia Management CV] . Retrieved Aug. 12, 2005
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/d/dakin_glenn.htm Glenn Dakin] at Lambiek's Comiclopedia

External links

* [http://www.readyourselfraw.com/profiles/dakin/profile_dakin.htm Profile on Read Yourself Raw]
* [http://www.serializer.net/series.php?name=dakinweekly Dakin Weekly Online] - webcomic on Serializer