- Glenn Dakin
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name = Glenn Dakin
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nationality = British
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website =Glenn Dakin (b. 1960) is a British
cartoonist andauthor of children's books. He was a contributor to a number of British comics magazines including "Escape" and "Deadline" and was part of theBritish 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 metPaul Gravett who introduced him to the concept of self publishing comics inzine form and distributing them via the mail and Gravett'sFast Fiction service. While initially dismissive he soon became interested, corresponding withEddie Campbell andPhil Elliott amongst others.When Gravett launched "
Escape Magazine " Dakin became a regular contributor. He also had strips in theAustralia n 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" withWoodrow Phoenix . "Temptation", which had run in "Escape", found a home in "Deadline" magazine and was published as a collection byPenguin Books in 1991. Dakin collaborated withPhil 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 theBBC and has a regular strip, "Robot Crusoe", in The Sunday TimesHis "Abe" strips were collected by
Top Shelf Productions in 2001 under the title "Abe: Wrong For All The Right Reasons". "Temptation" was reissued byActive Images in 2004. Both have an introduction byEddie 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 " andJohnny 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] atLambiek 's ComiclopediaExternal 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 onSerializer
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