11 Facts About Greg Theakston

Greg Allen Theakston was an American comics artist and illustrator who worked for numerous publishers.

Greg Theakston is known for his independent publications as a comics historian under his Pure Imagination imprint, as well as for developing the Theakstonizing process used in comics restoration.

Greg Theakston became involved in the Detroit area fandom community, contributing to Detroit's Fantasy Fans and Comic-collector's Group on their fanzine The Fan Informer, as well as his own publication, The Aardvark Annual, and Titan.

For much of the 1970s Theakston helped organize the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, credited as one of the first conventions in the United States dedicated to comic books, eventually owning it after working on a number of shows.

Greg Theakston moved with partner Carl Lundgren to upstate New York in 1972, where he began illustrating for men's magazines, including Gent, Dude and Nugget.

Greg Theakston inked samples of Jim Starlin's early pencils, which helped Starlin gain his first work for Marvel Comics in 1972.

Greg Theakston built his portfolio and expanded to paperbacks and magazines, including Berkley Books, Dell, Ace, DAW, Zebra, Tor, St Martin's Press, Warner, Ballantine Books, Belmont-Tower, If and Galaxy Science Fiction.

Greg Theakston was an original member of the Crusty Bunkers, and worked closely with Neal Adams at Continuity Associates between 1972 and 1979, producing animatics, storyboards, comic art and various commercial advertising assignments.

Greg Theakston was a Mad illustrator for ten years and has worked regularly with numerous comics publishers on projects such as Omega Men, Super Powers, DC Comics Presents, DC's Who's Who and Planet of the Apes.

Greg Theakston has seven lithographs in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.

Greg Theakston founded and operated Pure Imagination, a comic book and magazine publisher since 1975.