Darren Close

Darren Close is an Australian comics creator. He has primarily self-published comics about his character Killeroo^[1][2][3] for the last 20 years, most recently the GANGWARS anthology^[4] He also founded the OzComics website, which later became a weekly drawing challenge on Facebook.^[5][6] Among other achievements, the website held an auction to raise funds to help Gary Friedrich, co-creator of the supernatural motorcyclist, Ghost Rider, after he was countersued by publisher Marvel when he tried to regain rights to the character.^[7]

References

1. "Killeroo (Character)". Comic Vine. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
2. "Scaryminds Reviews Darren Close's Killeroo Book One". Scaryminds.com. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
3. "Killeroo / [Darren Close] | National Library of Australia". Catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
4. "Killeroo: Gangwar". Australiancomicsjournal.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
5. emmetocuana (1 April 2012). "Beardy And The Geek: Darren Close, Killeroo and OzComics". Bandtheg.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
6. Kathy Evans (27 June 2012). "Comic book heroes fighting to bitter end". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
7. Kathy Evans (27 June 2012). "Comic book heroes fighting to bitter end". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2014.