Riley Rossmo
Riley Rossmo is a Canadian comic book artist and illustrator, known for his work on various Image Comics titles, as well as Marvel Comics' Daken: Dark Wolverine. Rossmo is an instructor at the Alberta College of Art and Design.
Personal life
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Rossmo now lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Career
Rossmo is a graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design. His first professional work was producing illustrations for publications such as Avenue, Calgary Inc, WestJet magazine and Scratch.His first comic book work was a collaboration with writer Alex Grecian on Seven Sons, a graphic novel based on a Chinese folk legend. In 2007, he started work on Proof, also with Alex Grecian. Later, he collaborated with writer A.J. Lieberman on Cowboy Ninja Viking. Despite featuring a violent action story about an assassin with multiple personalities, Disney purchased film rights to the story, assigning writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to write a screenplay.
In March, 2011, Rossmo's first issue of Green Wake, with writer Kurtis J. Wiebe, was released. For Green Wake Rossmo adopted a limited palette, using different colors to indicate different times or states of reality in the narrative. Despite critical success, sales flagged after the second issue leading Rossmo and Wiebe to end the series early. They have since announced that they are working together again on a mini-series titled Debris to be published in July, 2012.
Rebel Blood is a horror comic about an infectious disease outbreak that affects both humans and animals. Published in March, 2012, this was the first comic that credited Rossmo as a writer. Co-written with Alex Link, the remote wilderness setting in the story was influenced by Rossmo's experiences canoeing at Waskesui.
Rossmo and Alex Link are collaborating again on Drumhellar, released by Image Comics' Shadowline, with issue 1 released in November 2013.
Rossmo and writer Ales Kot are working on Wild Children, a graphic novella about students rebelling against their teachers.
Rossmo has cited Bill Sienkiewicz's illustrations for The New Mutants comic books as a major early influence on his art style.
AiT/Planet Lar
- ''Seven Sons''
Boom Studios
- Curse #1-6
DC Comics
- Constantine: The Hellblazer Vol. 1 #1-12
- Batman Vol. 2 #52
- Batman Vol. 3 #7, 8, Annual #1
- Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #9
- Dark Knight III: The Master Race #8, variant cover
- Batman/The Shadow #1-6
- Dark Knights: The Batman Who Laughs #1
- Deathbed #1-6
- Justice League: No Justice #3
- Justice League Dark Vol. 3 #4, Annual #1
- Martian Manhunter Vol. 5 #1-12
- Young Justice Vol. 6 #12, variant cover
- The Green Lantern Vol. 1 #12, variant cover
- Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 4 Annual #1, variant cover
- The Terrifics Vol. 1 #22, variant cover
- Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #750
- Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #71, 75
- The Flash Vol. 1 #750
- Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 8 #9
- Detective Comics #1027,
- Dark Nights: Death Metal Robing King #1,
- Batgirl Vol. 4 #50, variant cover
- Future State: Legion of Super Heroes #1-2
- Batman Black and White Vol. 5 #4
- Harley Quinn Vol. 4 #1-
- Nightwing Vol. 4 #78, variant cover
- Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 2 #2, variant cover
- Suicide Squad Vol. 7 #6, variant cover
- Justice League Infinity Vol. 1 #7
- Tim Drake: Robin Vol. 1 #1-6
- Wesley Dodds: The Sandman Vol.1 #1-6
Image Comics
- Proof :
- *Volume 1: Goatsucker
- *Book 2: The Company of Men
- *Book 3: Thunderbirds Are Go!
- *Book 4: Julia
- *Book 5: Blue Fairies
- *Book 6: Endangered
- Cowboy Ninja Viking :
- *Volume 1
- *Volume 2
- *Deluxe Edition
- Green Wake :
- *Volume 1
- *Volume 2: Lost Children
- Rebel Blood :
- *Rebel Blood
- Debris :
- *Debris
- Bedlam #1-6 :
- *Volume 1
- Dia de Los Muertos :
- *''Dia de Lost Muertos''
Marvel Comics
- Daken: Dark Wolverine #10-12, #13-15 #21-23 :
- *Big Break
- *The Pride Comes Before the Fall
- *''No More Heroes''