Joseph Michael Linsner is an American

United States

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 comic book

Comic book

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 writer

Writer

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-artist

Artist

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-colorist

Colorist

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 best known for his mature-audiences supernatural

Supernatural

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 character

Fictional character

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 Dawn

Dawn (comics)

Dawn is a fictional character created by comic book artist Joseph Michael Linsner. She first appeared on the cover of Cry for Dawn #1 before featuring in her own one shot Drama from the new publisher Sirius Entertainment and then the miniseries Dawn: Lucifer's Halo, Dawn: Return of the Goddess,...

, who first appeared in Cry for Dawn

Cry For Dawn

Cry for Dawn was a 9-issue horror anthology comic book written by Joseph Monks and drawn by Joseph Michael Linsner. It was published by Cry for Dawn Productions from 1989-1992 and is famous for introducing the sexy redheaded spitfire Dawn, who would later go on to star in several of her own...

#1 (1989), self-published by his Cry for Dawn Productions.

Career

Following the introduction of his lingerie

Lingerie

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-wearing occult character Dawn the original nine-issue series that debuted in 1989 (Cry For Dawn), he moved the character to Sirius Entertainment

Sirius Entertainment

Sirius Entertainment is an American comic book company which celebrated 15 years of publishing in 2009. Sirius has published popular titles such as Dawn, Poison Elves, Akiko, and Mark Smylie's epic fantasy Artesia series during its first years....

 for several miniseries

Miniseries

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.These included the five-issue Dawn (1995–1996, reprinted as the trade paperback collection Dawn: Lucifer's Halo #1, Nov. 1997, ISBN 1-57989-014-8), and the six-issue Crypt of Dawn (Oct. 1996 - March 1999), and the one-shots Dawn 1/2: Dreams of Dawn (1999) and Dawn #1/2 (2000), co-published by Sirius and Wizard Magazine.

Linsner broke into mainstream comics drawing the cover of Justice League Quarterly

Justice League

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#13 (Winter 1993). His Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 work includes the one-shot Killraven

Killraven

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#1 (Feb. 2001), several covers for the company's mid-2000s Mystique

Mystique (comics)

Mystique is a fictional character associated with the Marvel Comics' franchise X-Men. Originally created by artist David Cockrum and writer Chris Claremont, she first appeared in Ms...

series, and painted covers and interior penciling and inking

Inking

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 for the Wolverine

Wolverine (comics)

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-Black Cat three-issue miniseries Claws (Oct.-Dec. 2006). He drew the cover of the Image Comics

Image Comics

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 one-shot Witchblade

Witchblade

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 / The Punisher #1 (June 2007). Linsner also drew the cover of Dark Fantasy Productions' Dark Fantasy #1 (1994), and has also done painted comic-book cover art for Topps Comics

Topps Comics

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, Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics

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 and others. He has also provided the illustrations for Our Gods Wear Spandex

Our Gods Wear Spandex

Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes is a book by Christopher Knowles, the former editor of Comic Book Artist, with illustrations by Joe Linsner....

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