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American comic book artist
This article is about the comic book artist. For the actor, see
Dustin Nguyen .
Dustin Nguyen (born 1976)
[2] is a
comic book artist . He has worked for
DC Comics and
WildStorm since 2000. He is currently the artist on his and
Jeff Lemire 's creator-owned
Image Comics series,
Descender , for which he won the 2016 Eisner Award for
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist .
[3]
Career
Nguyen has worked on such titles as
Jet with
Dan Abnett ,
Wildcats v3.0 with
Joe Casey ,
Batman with
Judd Winick ,
Manifest Eternity with
Scott Lobdell , and the latest revamp of
The Authority , The Authority: Revolution , with
Ed Brubaker . He was also the artist on a six-issue arc of
Superman/Batman entitled "Torment", written by
Alan Burnett .
Starting with issue #840, Nguyen became the regular ongoing artist on one of
DC 's flagship titles,
Detective Comics , with writer
Paul Dini . Their run lasted until issue #852, after which the pair launched
Batman: Streets of Gotham , which lasted 21 issues and was cancelled in March 2011. In 2012, Nguyen collaborated with writer
Scott Snyder on the miniseries
American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares , which made the
New York Times Best Seller list in 2013.
[4] He subsequently launched Batman: Li'l Gotham with co-writer
Derek Fridolfs , an all ages series that was positively reviewed by Brian Truitt of
USA Today . In rendering that series, Nguyen drew inspiration from the cartoons of the 1980s and '90s that he viewed in his childhood, explaining that in watching them, "you get this goofy view of the world."
[5]
In 2015,
Jeff Lemire launched his creator-owned
Image Comics series,
Descender , with Nguyen as artist, for which Nguyen won the 2016 and 2019
Eisner Award for
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist .
[3]
[6]
Bibliography
Nguyen at the 2024
WonderCon
Interior work
Gen-Active #1-2, 6 (with
Dan Abnett and
Andy Lanning ,
Wildstorm , 2000)
Wildstorm Thunderbook #1: "Family Matters" (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, Wildstorm, 2000)
Jet #1-4 (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, Wildstorm, 2000–2001)
Stray (with
Scott Lobdell and
Jimmy Palmiotti ,
graphic novel , Wildstorm, 2001)
The Authority #23-26: "Transfer of Power" (with
Tom Peyer , Wildstorm, 2001)
Wildcats v3.0 #1-16 (with
Joe Casey , Wildstorm, 2002–2004)
Batman (
DC Comics ):
"As the Crow Flies" (with
Judd Winick , in #626-630, 2004)
"Catspaw" (with
Paul Dini , in #685, 2009)
"Off Rogue Racing, A Lil' Gotham Tale!" (script and art, with
Derek Fridolfs , in Annual #27, 2009)
The Authority: Revolution #1-12 (with
Ed Brubaker , Wildstorm, 2004–2005)
Vigilante #3: "Out of the Night" (with
Bruce Jones , DC Comics, 2005)
Manifest Eternity #1-6 (with Scott Lobdell, Wildstorm, 2006–2007)
Superman/Batman #37-42: "Torment" (with
Alan Burnett , DC Comics, 2007–2008)
Detective Comics (DC Comics):
"Private Casebook" (with Paul Dini, in #840-845, 2008)
"Heart of Hush" (with Paul Dini, in #846-850, 2008–2009)
"Reconstruction" (with Paul Dini, in #852, 2009)
"Question & Answer, A Lil' Gotham Tale!" (script and art, with Derek Fridolfs, in Annual #11, 2009)
"The Medallion" (with
Dennis O'Neil , in #866, 2010)
Gotham Gazette #1-2: "The Veil" (with
Fabian Nicieza , DC Comics, 2009)
Batman: Streets of Gotham #1-14, 16-21 (with Paul Dini, DC Comics, 2009–2011)
Batman and Robin #12: "Mexican Train" (with
Grant Morrison and
Andy Clarke , DC Comics, 2010)
Batgirl #15-16, 18, 21 (with
Bryan Q. Miller , DC Comics, 2011)
Batman: Arkham City Special : "Hugo Strange" (with Paul Dini, among other artists, DC Comics, 2011)
Batman: Gates of Gotham #4: "The Gotham City Massacre" (with
Scott Snyder ,
Kyle Higgins ,
Graham Nolan and
Derec Donovan , DC Comics, 2011)
Batman Beyond Unlimited #1-10: "Justice League Unlimited" (script and art, with Derek Fridolfs, DC Comics, 2012–2013)
Batwing #7-8 (with
Judd Winick , DC Comics, 2012)
American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1-5 (with Scott Snyder,
Vertigo , 2012)
Descender #1-32 (with
Jeff Lemire ,
Image Comics , 2015-2018)
Robin & Batman #1-3 (with
Jeff Lemire ,
DC Comics , 2021-2022)
Cover work
Gen-Active #4 (
Wildstorm , 2001)
ThunderCats: Dogs of War #2 (Wildstorm, 2003)
Street Fighter #6 (
Image , 2004)
Wildcats v3.0 #17-24 (Wildstorm, 2004)
Robin #129-131 (
DC Comics , 2004)
Batgirl v1 #63 (DC Comics, 2005)
Welcome to Tranquility #3 (Wildstorm, 2007)
Supernatural: Origins #4 (Wildstorm, 2007)
Friday the 13th: Pamela's Tale #1-2 (Wildstorm, 2007)
Necessary Evil #1 (
Desperado , 2007)
Friday the 13th: How I Spent My Summer Vacation #1 (Wildstorm, 2007)
Countdown Presents :
The Search for Ray Palmer —
Gotham by Gaslight #1 (DC Comics, 2008)
Supernatural: Rising Son #1, 3-6 (Wildstorm, 2008)
DC/Wildstorm: DreamWar #4 (Wildstorm, 2008)
Batman: Streets of Gotham #15 (DC Comics, 2009)
Superman/Batman #65 (DC Comics, 2009)
Superman: World of New Krypton #10 (DC Comics, 2009)
Batman Beyond v3 #1-6 (DC Comics, 2010-2011)
Telara Chronicles #0 (Wildstorm, 2010)
Batman Beyond v4 #1-8 (DC Comics, 2011)
Batgirl v3 #17, 19, 22-24 (DC Comics, 2011)
Justice League: Generation Lost #14-16, 19-24 (DC Comics, 2011)
Batman 80-Page Giant #1 (DC Comics, 2011)
Gen13 #39 (Wildstorm, 2011)
Superboy #3 (DC Comics, 2011)
Superman 80-Page Giant #1 (DC Comics, 2011)
Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-3, 5 (DC Comics, 2011)
Superman Beyond #0 (DC Comics, 2011)
Supernatural: The Dogs of Edinburgh #1-6 (DC Comics, 2011–2012)
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents v4 #3 (DC Comics, 2012)
Batman v2 #7 (DC Comics, 2012)
Notes
^ Beedle, Tim (May 13, 2021).
"Guided By Batman: Dustin Nguyen Discusses His Life In Comics" .
DC Comics . Archived from
the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022 .
^ Arrant, Chris (November 13, 2008).
"Living in Gotham City: Talking to Dustin Nguyen" .
Newsarama .
^
a
b
"SDCC: 2016 Eisner Award Winners Announced" .
CBR.com . July 23, 2016.
^ Gustines, George Gene (April 12, 2013).
"Graphic Books Best Sellers: Scott Snyder's ‘'American Vampire'" .
The New York Times .
^ Truitt, Brian (February 8, 2013).
"'Li'l Gotham' brings fun to the serious Batman family" .
USA Today .
^ McMillan, Graeme.
"Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 12, 2022 .
References
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