David Hahn (cartoonist)
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David Hahn is a Portland, Oregon
-based comic book artist
born in Los Angeles in 1967. He is best known for his work illustrating the comic book mini-series Bite Club
and its sequel Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit for DC Comics
, where he also illustrated stories for Robin
, Fables, Batman: The Ultimate Training Guide, and Lucifer
. Much of his early work was published by Antarctic Press
in Fun and Perils in the Trudyverse. Hahn later moved his work to Slave Labor Graphics
and restarted the series under the name Private Beach
. He has also written an X-Men story for Ultimate X-Men
#11 for Marvel Comics
and drawn a story for Michael Chabon
's The Escapist
#5, written by Howard Chaykin
.
Beginning in March 2007, he will be the new regular artist on Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
.
Hahn is also working on his own graphic novel for DC Comics' new MINX
line of books.
This line is aimed at female readers aged 8–16.
His title is called All Nighter
and Hahn will do both the writing and drawing.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
-based comic book artist
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s...
born in Los Angeles in 1967. He is best known for his work illustrating the comic book mini-series Bite Club
Bite Club
Bite Club is a Vertigo comic book mini series created by writers Howard Chaykin and David Tischman. It is essentially a crime story in which all of the protagonists are vampires living in Miami...
and its sequel Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit for DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, where he also illustrated stories for Robin
Robin (comics)
Robin is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman...
, Fables, Batman: The Ultimate Training Guide, and Lucifer
Lucifer (DC Comics)
Lucifer is a DC Comics character that starred in an eponymous comic book published under the Vertigo imprint, whose entire run was written by Mike Carey...
. Much of his early work was published by Antarctic Press
Antarctic Press
Antarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes "American Manga" style comic books.Founded by Ben Dunn in 1984, Antarctic Press has produced over 850 titles with a total circulation of over 5 million...
in Fun and Perils in the Trudyverse. Hahn later moved his work to Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:...
and restarted the series under the name Private Beach
Private beach
Private beach isan area of land adjacent to a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. It is often secluded and not available for public use. The land is generally privately owned. The beach is often used only by a particular person or a small group of persons for personal enjoyment. An...
. He has also written an X-Men story for Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
#11 for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
and drawn a story for Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon born May 24, 1963) is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review....
's The Escapist
The Escapist (character)
The Escapist is a metafictional character, a comic book hero in the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, written by Michael Chabon, created as an homage to the heroes of the period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books...
#5, written by Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
Howard Victor Chaykin is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material...
.
Beginning in March 2007, he will be the new regular artist on Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is an American comic book series focusing on a teenage Mary Jane, the love interest of superhero Spider-Man. The series, published by Marvel Comics, is a teen drama set outside the regular Marvel continuity, and aimed at teenage girls, as opposed to the traditional male...
.
Hahn is also working on his own graphic novel for DC Comics' new MINX
Minx
Minx often refers to a flirtatious young woman or:* Hillman Minx, a car* Miraal Mavalvala the Minx, a clumsy Parsi* Minnie the Minx, a comic character* Slinkee Minx, an Australian dance act* Minx , 1985* Minx , 1993...
line of books.
This line is aimed at female readers aged 8–16.
His title is called All Nighter
All Nighter
The All Nighter is a night bus service network in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Portions of the service shadow the rapid transit and commuter rail services of BART and Caltrain, which are the major rail services between San Francisco, the East Bay, the Peninsula, and San Jose...
and Hahn will do both the writing and drawing.
External links
- davidhahnart.com, Hahn's official website