Darryl Banks
Encyclopedia
Darryl Banks is a comic book
artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, Cyberpunk, and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis
to revamp the long-running The Justice Machine
series for two publishers, Innovation
and Millennium.
At Millennium he produced a mini-series based on The Wild Wild West
TV series and a comics adaptation of Doc Savage
with The Monarch of Armageddon.
Banks is perhaps best known for his run on Green Lantern
(Vol. 3), which ran from issue 50 till 142 (though there were many fill-ins). Along with co-creating Kyle Rayner
, he's responsible for designing costumes for Parallax
, Grayven
, Fatality
, Dr. Polaris, and Dr. Light
.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, Cyberpunk, and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis (writer)
Mark Ellis is an American novelist and comic-book writer who under the pen name James Axler has written scores of books for the Outlanders paperback novel series and other books, as well as numerous independent comics series....
to revamp the long-running The Justice Machine
Justice Machine
The Justice Machine is a fictional team of superheroes originally created by Michael Gustovich and appearing in comic books from many small publishers in the 1980s and 1990s.-Publication history:...
series for two publishers, Innovation
Innovation Publishing
Innovation Publishing was an American comic book company based in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was co-founded by David Campiti in 1988 after writing a business proposal and raising US$400,000 to finance its launch...
and Millennium.
At Millennium he produced a mini-series based on The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969....
TV series and a comics adaptation of Doc Savage
Doc Savage
Doc Savage is a fictional character originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L...
with The Monarch of Armageddon.
Banks is perhaps best known for his run on Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
(Vol. 3), which ran from issue 50 till 142 (though there were many fill-ins). Along with co-creating Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually in those starring the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force of which Rayner is a member. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks, Rayner first appeared in Green Lantern vol...
, he's responsible for designing costumes for Parallax
Parallax (comics)
Parallax is a fictional comic book supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks for Green Lantern vol...
, Grayven
Grayven
Grayven is a fictional deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern v3 #74, , and was created by Ron Marz and Darryl Banks.-Fictional character biography:...
, Fatality
Fatality (comics)
Fatality is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:The eldest child of the planet Xanshi's ruling family, the girl who would one day call herself Fatality was sent off-world to be educated by the Warlords of Okaara...
, Dr. Polaris, and Dr. Light
Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)
Doctor Light is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe.Kimiyo Hoshi is a distinct character from the DC villain of the same name...
.