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| Born | Richard Renick Hoberg (1952-06-07)June 7, 1952 (age 73) Belton, Texas, U.S. |
| Area | Penciller |
Notable works | All-Star Squadron Green Arrow The Strangers |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1984) |
Richard Renick Hoberg[1] (/ˈhoʊbɜːrɡ/; born June 7, 1952) is an Americancomics artist andanimator.
Hoberg began his career incomic books in the mid-1970s, working forRuss Manning onTarzan comic books for overseas distribution (1975–1976) and later assisted Manning on theStar Wars comic strip (1979–1980).[2] Hoberg alsoghosted Sunday pages forFred Kida onThe Amazing Spider-Man strip (1981–1982).[1]
Between 1977 and 1979, Hoberg contributed artwork forMarvel Comics'TheInvaders,Kull the Destroyer,Savage Sword of Conan,Star Wars, andWhat If...?.[2] In the 1980s, Hoberg mainly drew for suchDC Comics titles asAll-Star Squadron,Batman,The Brave and the Bold,Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!,Checkmate,Green Arrow,Green Lantern, andJustice League of America Annual.[3] He was one of the contributors to theDC Challenge limited series in 1986.[4]
WriterDennis Mallonee and Hoberg developed the format for Marvel'sOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe series.[5] They later co-created Eternity Smith, and from 1986 to 1988 Hoberg penciled that title, first forRenegade Press and then forHero Comics. Hoberg also worked onDNAgents andSurge atEclipse Comics (1984–1986).[2][3]
In the 1990s, Hoberg spent a long stint as the penciller onGreen Arrow. With writerSteve Englehart, Hoberg co-createdThe Strangers forMalibu Comics and penciled the title from 1993 to 1995. Hoberg also penciled select issues of DC'sNew Gods in 1990–1991 andRoger Rabbit forDisney (1990–1991).[3] Since the mid-1990s, Hoberg's comics work has been sporadic.
In 2002–2003, Hoberg worked withStefano Gaudiano on the art for theBatman Family series for DC Comics.[6]
Besides his comics work, Hoberg has been active in animation since 1978 as a storyboard artist, model designer, and layout man forHanna-Barbera,[2]Ruby-Spears,Filmation,Marvel Productions,Marvel Films,DIC Entertainment,Universal Studios,The Walt Disney Company,Cartoon Network,Film Roman,Warner Bros., and many other studios. Among the many animated series Hoberg has contributed to areGodzilla,Super Friends,Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends,The Incredible Hulk,G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,[1]Jem,Defenders of the Earth,Spider-Man,Justice League,X-Men, andTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Hoberg also served as a director/producer for Marvel Productions, where he co-created the firstX-Men cartoon,Pryde of the X-Men. Other animation work includesAvengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes,Ultimate Spider-Man,War of the Worlds: Goliath, andHulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..[7]
Hoberg has done some live action film work as well on movies such asCyborg and TV miniseries likeStephen King's It.
In addition, Hoberg has drawn line artwork for the officialStar Wars style guide for Lucasfilm over the years.[2] He is currently the Lead Cinematic Storyboard Artist at343 Industries forHalo.[7]
Hoberg received aBachelor of Arts from theUniversity of California, Irvine.[2][7]
Hoberg received anInkpot Award in 1984.[8]
Rick Hoberg and I had been working under license from Marvel to put together an illustrated history of the Marvel Universe (which was much less complex in the late 1970s), but for various reasons that project never came together.
After teasing the character Tracker inDetective Comics #773 (October 2002), and Bugg inDetective Comics #774, writer John Francis Moore and artists Rick Hoberg and Stefano Gaudiano launched this eight-issue miniseries.
| Preceded by Richard Howell and Mike Machlan | All-Star Squadron penciller 1984 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Batman penciller 1985 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Green Arrow penciller 1991–1993 | Succeeded by Bill Marimon |
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