LOGOS

These are a few of my favorite… logos.

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL logo

Co-designed with Joshua Beatman

They were heady days… In the early 90s, for three years I was asked by a different convention each year to create a new logo for them.

I think it was first ChicagoCon, then WonderCon and finally, the big boy, San Diego Comic-Con.

Happy to say the latter two are still being used to this day.

VERTIGO Logo
Released with the launch of the DC Comics imprint in 1993 and still very much in use today, this is still one of my own faves.

It has graced all the comics and books from this imprint of DC Comics, as well as all licensing, TV shows and films.

Logo created for Berger Books, a new comics & graphic novels imprint from Dark Horse Comics, launched January 2018

The first graphic novel from Berger Books. A GREAT story.

From the Berger Books first wave, a wonderful horror anthology by the very great, sadly late Anthony Bourdain

For a miniseries from the first wave of Berger Books

Created for the 10th Anniversary enhanced edition of the graphic novel, with illustration by book's artist Dean Haspiel

An amazing miniseries from the 2nd wave of Berger Books

Another 2nd wave Berger Books miniseries. I was very happy with how this one turned out.

Another 2nd wave Berger Books miniseries. Trying for something more playful here.

ADAM STRANGE Logo

DC Comics

The logo from my DC Prestige Format series from the early 90s. Always liked the energy it had.

Swamp Thing

DC Comics/Vertigo

It was one of the many different logos ol' Swampy has had over his long career. Trying for something different. (Not my only ST logo)

WONDER*CON logo
Co-designed with Tim Zach

DC COMICS logo
Introduced in 2005, this was the first revision of the company's logo in almost 3 decades.

Referred to as the "DC Spin", it graced all of DC's comics and book covers, licensed products, TV shows and films thru 2012.
Designed by Joshua Beatman of Brainchild Studios/NYC and art directed by SVP-Creative Director Richard Bruning & VP-Design Georg Brewer.

9-11

DC Comics

sigh. What can you say?

I was fortunate enough to be able to contribute the logo for this book. We all wanted to do something.

Rarely have I felt so helpless as during those dark days. Being in NYC at the time was… no words.

Cover art by Alex Ross.

COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND logo

CBLDF

One of the first (THE first?) of the official logos for this esteemed group. 1995 or so.

Design by Tim Zach & Richard Bruning

SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE logo(s)

Vertigo

Well, this series was a designer's delight (as at least it was for me). The stories ran in 4-issue/chapters for which I'd redesign the logo treatment and cover design to suit each storyline.

Working with the amazing photographer, Gavin Wilson, we'd collaborate on each cover image, often combining and manipulating multiple images to create the final. 70 issues/covers, plus an Annual,

it was one of my favorite design assignments ever.

Jonah Hex Two-Gun Mojo

DC Comics

This was done for a five-issue miniseries that was collected as a book with story by Joe Lansdale, pencils by Tim Truman and inks by Sam Glanzman.

When DC Comics changed its logo for the first time in 30 years in 2007, this is the motion version that appeared at the front of BATMAN BEGINS and subsequent shows and films, until the disastrous redesign in 2012 (oops, was I not supposed to say that? Well, sour grapes and all). Here is the animated version of the new logo (which was designed by Joshua Beatman of Brainchild Studios/NYC, art directed by Richard Bruning and Georg Brewer). It is only lacking the wonderful score by Dynamic Music Partners. (I'll try to fix that someday.) © 2007 DC Comics
Theatrical Logo: Design and Production by the amazing Imaginary Forces, Art Directed by moi.

HELIX Comics logo

DC Comics
I designed this and the cover design for DC’s short-lived science fiction imprint that launched in 1996. Originally to be called “Matrix” (imagine this logo with that word instead) until, at the last moment, we were informed by Warner Bros studio (DC’s parents) that they were putting out a little film by that same name. Hence, “Helix”. (I wonder whatever happened to that film…) TM+© DCComics

Always liked the idea of using an octagon as a graphic device.

SHADE THE CHANGING MAN logo

Vertigo

One of the early Vertigo successes written by Pete Milligan and the beginning of a bright career for artist Chris Bachalo.

Always wished I had just filled in the counter of the D black. This way it's an unnecessary distraction.

CHIAROSCURO logo

Vertigo
Done for the Vertigo limited series/collected edition along with photo imaging the covers.

VERTIGO VISIONS

Vertigo/DC

Done for one of numerous subsets of Vertigo. It's kinda crude and but also kinda cute.

This label was put on certain books in the 90's which were Vertigo's take on very obscure DCU characters (like PREZ, THE GEEK, DR. OCCULT, SUPERBABY -- no, just kidding on that last one!)

PREZ Logo

Vertigo/DC

Speaking of Vertigo Visions and the illustrious PREZ (originally a very odd book from DC back in the early 70s - right?) this was revived by a very young and innocent Ed Brubaker for a mid-90s retake on the character. Definitely less corny and tonedeaf as the first attempt was back in the day. (But that's not hard)