Riley Rossmo

Canadian comic book artist and illustrator

Riley Rossmo
Rossmo in 2012
Born	Saskatoon
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker
Notable works	Proof Cowboy Ninja Viking Green Wake
rileyrossmo.com

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Later, he collaborated with writer A.J. Lieberman on Cowboy Ninja Viking (2008–2011). 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Rossmo and Alex Link are collaborating again on Drumhellar (originally titled Strangeways), released by Image Comics' Shadowline, with issue 1 released in November 2013.^[7]

Rossmo and writer Ales Kot are working on Wild Children, a graphic novella about students rebelling against their teachers.^[8]

Rossmo has cited Bill Sienkiewicz's illustrations for The New Mutants comic books as a major early influence on his art style.^[9]

Bibliography

AiT/Planet Lar

Seven Sons (with Alex Grecian, TPB, October 2006, 88 pages, ISBN 978-1-932051-46-9)

Boom Studios

Curse #1-6 (January 2014-April 2014, with Michael Moreci, Boom Studios)

DC Comics

Constantine: The Hellblazer Vol. 1 #1-12 (June 2015-May 2016, with Ming Doyle)
Batman Vol. 2 #52 (July 2016)
Batman Vol. 3 #7, 8, Annual #1 (September–December 2016)
Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #9 (January 2017)
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #8, variant cover (March 2017)
Batman/The Shadow #1-6 (April–September 2017)
Dark Knights: The Batman Who Laughs #1 (November 2017)
Deathbed #1-6 (Vertigo Comics) (February–July 2018, with Joshua Williamson)
Justice League: No Justice #3 (May 2018)
Justice League Dark Vol. 3 #4, Annual #1 (October 2018-July 2019)
Martian Manhunter Vol. 5 #1-12 (December 2018-February 2020)
Young Justice Vol. 6 #12, variant cover (October 2019)
The Green Lantern Vol. 1 #12, variant cover (October 2019)
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 4 Annual #1, variant cover (October 2019)
The Terrifics Vol. 1 #22, variant cover (November 2019)
Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #750 (January 2020)
Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #71, 75 (March–August 2020)
The Flash Vol. 1 #750 (March 2020)
Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 8 #9 (September 2020)
Detective Comics #1027, (September 2020)
Dark Nights: Death Metal Robing King #1, (October 2020)
Batgirl Vol. 4 #50, variant cover (October 2020)
Future State: Legion of Super Heroes #1-2 (January–February 2021)
Batman Black and White Vol. 5 #4 (March 2021, with Joshua Williamson)
Harley Quinn Vol. 4 #1- (March 2021 – present)
Nightwing Vol. 4 #78, variant cover (March 2021)
Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 2 #2, variant cover (June 2021)
Suicide Squad Vol. 7 #6, variant cover (August 2021)
Justice League Infinity Vol. 1 #7 (January 2022)
Tim Drake: Robin Vol. 1 #1-6 (September 2022 – June 2023)
Wesley Dodds: The Sandman Vol.1 #1-6 (October 2023 – March 2024)

Image Comics

Proof (October 2007 – 2012, with Alex Grecian):
- Volume 1: Goatsucker (TPB, June 2008, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-58240-944-3)
- Book 2: The Company of Men (TPB, December 2008, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-017-8)
- Book 3: Thunderbirds Are Go! (TPB, July, 2009, 144 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-134-2)
- Book 4: Julia (TPB, July, 2010, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-285-1)
- Book 5: Blue Fairies (TPB, December, 2010, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-348-3)
- Book 6: Endangered (TPB, June, 2011, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-391-9)
Cowboy Ninja Viking (October 2009 – 2010, with A.J. Lieberman):
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, June 2008, 160 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-261-5)
- Volume 2 (collects #6-10, TPB, February 2011, 160 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-344-5)
- Deluxe Edition (collects #1-10, hc, October 2013, 304 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-780-1)
Green Wake (April 2011-February 2012, with Kurtis J. Wiebe):
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, October 2011, 136 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-432-9)
- Volume 2: Lost Children (collects #6-10, TPB, May 2012, 136 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-525-8)
Rebel Blood (March 2012-June 2012, with Alex Link):
- Rebel Blood (collects #1-4, TPB, October 2012, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-591-3)
Debris (July 2012-October 2012, with Kurtis J. Wiebe):
- Debris (Collects #1-4, TPB, February 2013, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-720-7)
Bedlam #1-6 (October 2012-April 2013, with Nick Spencer, Image Comics):
- Volume 1 (collects #1-6, TPB, May 2013, 184 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-735-1)
Dia de Los Muertos (February 2013-May 2013, with Alex Link, Christopher Long, Dirk Manning, Jeff Mariotte, Ed Brisson, Joshua Williamson, Kurtis Wiebe, Joe Keatinge and Alexander Grecian):
- Dia de Lost Muertos (collects #1-3, TPB, November 2013, 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60706-807-5)

Marvel Comics

Daken: Dark Wolverine #10-12 (Big Break), #13-15 (Moonwalk) #21-23 (Lost Weekend) (June 2011-May 2012):
- Big Break (collects #9.1, #10-12, hc, October 2011, 112 pages, ISBN 978-0-78515-673-4)
- The Pride Comes Before the Fall (collects #13-19, hc, February 2012, 152 pages, ISBN 978-0-78515-235-4)
- No More Heroes (collects #20-23, TPB, December 2012, 112 pages, ISBN 978-0-78516-089-2)

References

^ "The proof is out there", The Calgary Herald, October 24, 2007, accessed June 29, 2011.
^ "Proof on paper that Bigfoot exists", The Edmonton Journal, October 28, 2007, accessed June 29, 2011.
^ Kit, Borys. "Disney Gets Three-For-One With 'Cowboy Ninja Viking'", The Hollywood Reporter, November 7, 2010, accessed June 29, 2011.
^ Truitt, Brian. "'Green Wake' introduces a colorfully creepy town", USA Today, March 18, 2011, accessed June 29, 2011.
^ "Kurtis J. Wiebe Shuffles Through the 'Debris'", Comic Book Resources, April 25, 2012, accessed May 6, 2012.
^ McCoy, Heath. "Calgary comic book Rebel Blood oozes infections, zombies", Calgary Herald, March 14, 2012, accessed May 6, 2012.
^ Richards, Ron [1], Image Comics, August 18, 2013, accessed November 21, 2013
^ Truitt, Brian. "Ales Kot plots youthful rebellion in 'Wild Children'", USA Today, April 17, 2012, accessed May 6, 2012.
^ Rossmo, Riley. "Cover-Op – Riley Rossmo on the New Mutants of Sienkiewicz", Gestalt Mash, August 26, 2010, accessed June 29, 2011.