In the early 1990s, Cooke decided to return to comics, but found little interest for his work at the major publishers.
His father, however, did not think that comics were a good avenue for a career.Ĭooke attended George Brown College, but was expelled after a year. He attributed the ability to develop his own style as a byproduct of limited entertainment choices, allowing him to focus on deconstructing the comics that inspired him. Cooke also recalled tracing panels of Will Eisner's The Spirit as a teenager. The following week, Cooke purchased Detective Comics #439, featuring the story "Night of the Stalker," and had found his calling. He discovered comics as a child, but did not become passionate about them until he was a teenager.Ĭooke's desire to be an artist crystallized at 13 years old after reading a reprint of Spectacular Spider-Man #2, with Cooke purchasing markers and boards the day after reading the comic and attempting to copy John Romita's artwork. Cooke's grandmother saved some of his earliest drawings, at 5 years old, of Batman and Robin in crayon on construction paper, with Cooke keeping them after her death. Darwyn and his brothers Dennis and Kenneth grew up in Etobicoke.Ĭooke's interest in creating comics began after watching Batman starring Adam West. Cooke's father was a construction worker and later ran a union. The earliest comic Darwyn can remember reading is Archie.Darwyn Cooke was born in Toronto on November 16, 1962.
Darwyn Cooke passed away shortly after being diagnosed with an "aggressive cancer" on May 14, 2016.ĭarwyn Cooke is known for having a basic and unique artistic style.
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