Tom Grummett began providing finished artwork overGeorge Pérez's layouts onTheNew Titans #58 (Sept. 1989).[1] He worked with Pérez andMarv Wolfman on the "A Lonely Place of Dying" storyline, which introducedTim Drake asRobin.[2] Grummett remained onThe New Titans after Pérez's departure and helped Wolfman revitalize the title.[3] He began a long association with theSuperman franchise when he drewAction Comics #665 (May 1991)[1] and then helped writerLouise Simonson and artistJon Bogdanove launch a new title,Superman: The Man of Steel in July 1991.[4] Grummett drew part ofThe Adventures of Superman #480 (July 1991) and became the main artist on that series with the following issue[1] and then worked on the "Panic in the Sky" crossover in 1992.[5] During his run onThe Adventures of Superman, Grummett and writerJerry Ordway (along with editorMike Carlin,Dan Jurgens,Roger Stern and others) were the architects of "The Death of Superman" storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. It was during that storyline, that Grummett and writerKarl Kesel, created the newSuperboy (Kon-El / Conner Kent) inThe Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993).[6] Grummett drew parts for DC Comics' other major event of the early 1990s, "Batman: Knightfall", contributing parts of "Knightquest" and "KnightsEnd". Grummett launched an ongoingRobin series in November 1993 with writerChuck Dixon[7] and aSuperboy series three months later with Kesel.[8] In Summer 1995, writerRoger Stern and Grummett created a new quarterly series,Superman: The Man of Tomorrow.[9] He was one of the many artists who contributed to theSuperman: The Wedding Album one-shot in 1996 wherein the title character marriedLois Lane.[10] Other work for DC included collaborating with Chuck Dixon on aSecret Six one-shot (December 1997) as part of theTangent Comics imprint[11] and co-creating thePower Company series with writerKurt Busiek in 2002.[12] Grummett drew stories for bothThe Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1 (January 2023)[13] andThe Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1 (December 2023).[14]
In 2000, Grummett and Kesel createdSection Zero as part of theGorilla Comics imprint atImage Comics. Gorilla Comics was intended to be a creator-owned company financed by a comics related website, eHero.com.[15] The website proved to be a financial failure, leaving the creators to personally finance their own books. Along with the other Gorilla Comics creators, Kesel and Grummett attempted to continue the series they started, but these efforts proved to be unsuccessful.[16] In January 2012, Kesel announced that he and Grummett relaunchSection Zero as a webcomic on the Mad Genius Comics website.[17][18] The previously published stories were posted on the site and new material was added as it was completed.[19] AKickstarter campaign in 2017 allowed Kesel and Grummett to finish the story.[20][21]
^Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah (2010). "1980s".DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley. p. 241.ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9.With the pencils of [George] Pérez, Jim Aparo, and Tom Grummett, [Marv] Wolfman concocted the five-issue 'A Lonely Place of Dying'...In it, Tim Drake...earned his place as the new Robin.
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 249: "Writer Marv Wolfman had revitalized the Titans franchise yet again, with the help of his new creative partner, artist Tom Grummett."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 250: "DC editorial saw the chance to give their hero a fourth ongoing monthly book,Superman: The Man of Steel was born, with the first issue written by Louise Simonson and with art by Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Bob McLeod, and Dan Jurgens."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 253: "In this seven-part adventure...writers Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, and Louise Simonson, with artists Brett Breeding, Tom Grummett, Jon Bogdanove, and Bob McLeod assembled many of DC's favorite characters to defend the world."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 259: "The issue also featured four teaser comics that introduced a group of contenders all vying for the Superman name...A cloned Superboy escaped captivity in a yarn by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 261: "[Robin] embarked on a solo career, with the help of writer Chuck Dixon and artist Tom Grummett."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 265: "Superboy set up camp in picturesque Hawaii in his new ongoing title written by Karl Kesel and with art by Tom Grummett."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 271: "Superman gained a new quarterly title to ensure his weekly appearance on comic book store racks in...Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1, by writer Roger Stern and penciller Tom Grummett."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 275: " The behind-the-scenes talent on the monumental issue appropriately spanned several generations of the Man of Tomorrow's career. Written by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern, the one-shot featured the pencils of John Byrne, Gil Kane, Stuart Immonen, Paul Ryan, Jon Bogdanove, Kieron Dwyer, Tom Grummett, Dick Giordano, Jim Mooney, Curt Swan, Nick Cardy, Al Plastino, Barry Kitson, Ron Frenz, and Dan Jurgens."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 281: "The Secret Six found their own monthly one-shot title written by Chuck Dixon and drawn by Tom Grummett."
^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016).The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 236.ISBN978-1-4654-5357-0.
^Doran, Michael (November 4, 2022)."Jon learns about Doomsday inThe Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special preview".Games Radar.DC announced that the original creative teams of Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding; Roger Stern and Butch Guice; Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove; and Jerry Ordway and Tom Grummett will reunite in November 8'sThe Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1, an 80-page one-shot anthology
^Kesel, Karl (January 2, 2012)."Back to ZERO!". MadGeniusComics.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. RetrievedMarch 4, 2012.
^Kesel, Karl; Grummett, Tom (2012)."Archive forSection Zero". MadGeniusComics.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. RetrievedMarch 4, 2012.
^De Blieck Jr., Augie (April 23, 2013)."Making Comics 'Special' Again".Comic Book Resources.Archived from the original on April 25, 2025. RetrievedApril 23, 2013.
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