Haspiel's 'Billy Dogma' character has returned in several later works, such as 'Billy Dogma' (3 issues at Millennium Publications, 1997), 'Daydream Lullabies: A Billy Dogma Experience', (Top Shelf, 1999), 'Boy in My Pocket: The Billy Dogma Experience' (Top Shelf, 2000), and 'Brawl', a 3-issue miniseries with Michel Fiffe (Image Comics, 2007). 'Keyhole' was inspired by Harvey Pekar's 'American Splendor' and 'Love and Rockets' by Los Bros Hernandez, and received much critical acclaim. The artists also made the collaborative feature 'Lionel's Lament'. It was in 'Keyhole' that Haspiel created his 'Billy Dogma' character, as well as the one-page feature 'Travel Tips' and autobiographical stories. The initial run was as four mini-comics in 1995, after which six full-sized issues were published by Millennium Publications and then Top Shelf Productions from 1996 to 1998. With Josh Neufeld, he developed the black-and-white alternative comic book 'Keyhole', which they presented as a two-man anthology. He made his professional debut during his study years, co-creating 'The Verdict' with Martin Powell for Eternity Comics in 1987. He later attended the State University of New York at Purchase, where he majored in illustration and film. He made his first steps in the comic book industry as an assistant of Howard Chaykin on 'American Flagg!', Bill Sienkiewicz on 'New Mutants' and 'Elektra: Assassin', and Walter Simonson on 'Thor' in the mid-1980s. He was born in 1967 in New York City, where he graduated from theThe High School of Music & Art/Fiorello H. He is the creator of 'Keyhole' (1995-1998), from which his signature character Billy Dogma originated. Looking forward to seeing you there.Dean Haspiel is an American comic book artist, known for his semi-autobiographical work in the alternative comic scene, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar. I will have copies of PSYCHOTRONIC COMIX available for sale and I will be signing the paperback version of MO & JO: Fighting Together Forever at the Toon Books table from 12-1pm. I'm a special guest at Comic Arts Brooklyn this Saturday, November 9th from 11am - 7pm, debuting HANG DAI Editions with co-founders Seth Kushner and Gregory Benton.
(Dino & Gregory Benton at HANG DAI Studios.
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