Rhode Island Convention Center Artist Alley
McGregor began his comic writing career in 1969, creating his own series DETECTIVES INC. as a fanzine that he took to the annual New York Comic Convention. It was after meeting publisher Jim Warren in hot debate at that convention that his comic writing career began, writing horror stories for Warren's illustrated horror line of CREEPY, EERIE and VAMPIRELLA. In the middle of the 1970s he started work on creating the historically important independent graphic novel, SABRE, that was aimed directly for the comic book store market. Many people at the time thought he and Dean Mullaney, who started the publishing company ECLIPSE COMICS, with the printing of SABRE, were nuts to undertake such a project. Don wrote JAMES BOND for DARK HORSE in the mini-series, "The Quasimodo Gambit," which was steeped in Ian Fleming's James Bond's memories. The vivid leech sequence invokes homage to Fleming and squeamishness in many readers.
During the 1990s, Don authored the ZORRO comic series for TOPPS COMICS, creating a memorable supporting cast: Machete, Moonstalker…and Lady Rawhide! In 2001, he updated the 1930s pulp character, THE SPIDER, thrusting him into the new millennium!
Don's work for MARVEL COMICS includes POWER MAN, BLADE, KILLRAVEN, and a significant run on BLACK PANTHER. His work on Black Panther first appeared in JUNGLE ACTION and continued through MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS and the PANTHER'S PREY mini series. He returned to the character in 2018, for the Black Panther Annual with the story, 'Panther's Heart.' Over the course of his run, he established much of the mythos of Wakanda, and he co-created Erik Killmonger with Artist Rich Buckler. Killmonger appeared in the Marvel Studios Black Panther film, and was played by Michael B. Jordan.
A Chat with Don McGregor :: Rhode Island Convention Center 552Don McGregor
Friday November 5, 2021 :: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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