10 Facts About Mike Dringenberg

Mike Dringenberg was born in Laon, France and raised in Germany before moving to the United States with his family in the late 1960s.

Mike Dringenberg later studied illustration and graphic design at the University of Utah from 1983 to 1987, where he began illustrating comics and working professionally even before graduating.

Mike Dringenberg worked on Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters, a parody of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which itself was a parody of many then-current comic books, and Shock the Monkey.

Mike Dringenberg came to prominence for his work on The Sandman, where he started as the series' inker over pencil art by Sam Kieth but switched to pencilling when Kieth left after the fifth issue.

Mike Dringenberg drew eleven issues, all but one inked by Malcolm Jones III, and his understated, realistic style did much to establish the tone of the series.

Mike Dringenberg co-created the popular character Death, whom he based on his then muse, Cinamon Hadley, whom he knew from the dance clubs in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mike Dringenberg is credited in every printing as being one of the series' creators, as he is responsible for the iconic representation of many of the principal characters.

Mike Dringenberg has illustrated several album and CD covers for San Francisco's Big City Orchestra.

Mike Dringenberg has contributed artwork for a number of Magic: The Gathering cards, from 1996's Mirage to 2008's Eventide.

Mike Dringenberg lived in Salt Lake City, Utah for many years before moving to the greater Portland, Oregon area, where he currently resides.