Greg LaRocque explained

Birth Date:24 February 1954
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality:American
Pencil:y
Notable Works:The Avengers
The Flash vol. 2
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3
Power Man and Iron Fist

Greg LaRocque (born February 24, 1954)[1] is an American comics artist best known for his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes and The Flash.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, LaRocque worked as an assistant teacher at the Professional Institute of Art while still a teenager. He started his art career in the advertising field.[2]

Comics career

Greg LaRocque began his comics career at DC Comics and his first published work was the story "That Which Conquers All" in Mystery in Space #115 (Jan. 1981). This was followed by a series of OMAC back-up stories in The Warlord #42–47 (Feb.–July 1981). His first work for Marvel Comics appeared in Power Man and Iron Fist #73 (Sept. 1981). He drew several issues of Marvel Team-Up including the last issue of the series.[3] He and writer Louise Simonson then launched a new Spider-Man title, Web of Spider-Man, in April 1985.[4] After returning to DC Comics, LaRocque became prominent for his work illustrating the Legion of Super-Heroes. He stated in a 2013 interview that "I decided to leave Marvel for personal reasons, and the first person I called was [editor] Karen Berger. She handed me the next available Legion script, and the day I handed in the work she offered me the book."[5] He drew The Flash with writer William Messner-Loebs from issue #15 (Aug. 1988) through #79 (Aug. 1993). A career highlight was redesigning the Flash's costume. LaRocque and Messner-Loebs introduced Linda Park as a supporting character in the series in The Flash vol. 2 #28 (July 1989)[6] and reintroduced the Pied Piper as a reformed villain and established the character as gay, in issue #53 (Aug. 1991).[7]

Exiled Studio released LaRocque's creator owned material in the three-issue mini-series The Exiled, followed by CryBaby, Exiled Studio's first color comic book. The CryBaby story arc was concluded in the 80-page graphic novel Extinction. LaRocque's The Dreaming graphic novel was published by Exiled Studio in 2009.[8]

LaRocque's work among the independent companies includes London Night Studios, Peregrine Entertainment, Realm Press, Catfish Comics, and Avatar Press. In 2010 he helped launch the revival of Dave Cockrum's Futurians with a cover for David Miller Studio. LaRocque's fantasy art was exhibited at Gallery Provocateur in Chicago[9] to coincide with his appearance at the 2010 Chicago ComicCon. He returned to DC Comics in 2011 to draw the DC Retroactive: The Flash - The '80s one-shot.[10]

Bibliography

Alternative Comics

DC Comics

Exiled Studio

London Night

Marvel Comics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller . John Jackson . John Jackson Miller . Comics Industry Birthdays . . June 10, 2005 . Iola, Wisconsin . December 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays . February 18, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: Greg LaRocque. May 25, 2014. Lambiek Comiclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009005409/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/larocque_greg.htm. October 9, 2014. live. mdy-all.
  3. Book: Manning, Matthew K.. Gilbert. Laura. 1980s. Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. Dorling Kindersley. 2012. London, United Kingdom. 146. 978-0756692360. Spider-Man's classic team-up title came to an end in spectacular fashion in this Louise Simonson story illustrated by Greg LaRocque..
  4. Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 147: "Spider-Man swung into the pages of an all-new ongoing series in this first issue by writer Louise Simonson and penciler Greg LaRocque."
  5. Schweier. Philip. Back to the Future: The Legion in the 1980s. Back Issue!. 68. 61. TwoMorrows Publishing. October 2013. Raleigh, North Carolina.
  6. Web site: Almost Hidden – William Messner-Loebs' Run on Flash. Brian. Cronin. October 26, 2014. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20151013184318/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2014/10/26/almost-hidden-william-messner-loebs-run-on-flash. October 13, 2015. live. mdy-all. He introduced Linda Park, which is likely his most significant contribution to the Flash mythos..
  7. Web site: Almost Hidden - The Pied Piper Comes Out of the Closet. Brian. Cronin. August 8, 2011. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20170618074819/http://www.cbr.com/almost-hidden-the-pied-piper-comes-out-of-the-closet/. June 18, 2017. live. mdy-all. We gained one of the few openly gay superhero supporting characters in DC Comics History in 1991's Flash #53, written by William Messner-Loebs and drawn by Greg LaRocque and Jose Marzan Jr..
  8. Web site: Stories From Exile: Checking in with Greg LaRocque. Michael C.. Lorah. December 26, 2008. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20130924063129/http://www.newsarama.com/1843-stories-from-exile-checking-in-with-greg-larocque.html. September 24, 2013. live. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: The Art of Greg LaRocque. August 2010. Gallery Provocateur. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222231050/http://www.galleryprovocateur.org/Mountings/Aug2010/Greg_Larocque.htm. December 22, 2014. live. mdy-all.
  10. Web site: Interview: Greg LaRocque on DC Retroactive: The Flash – The '80s. Greg. Elias. June 27, 2011. Speedforce.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20130816193651/http://speedforce.org/2011/06/interview-larocque-retro1/. August 16, 2013. live. mdy-all.

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