Geof Darrow

{{Short description|American comic artist (born 1955)}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2009}} {{Infobox comics creator

| image = 10.14.11GeoffDarrowByLuigiNovi1.jpg | caption = Darrow at the 2011 New York Comic Con | birth_name = Geofrey Darrow | birth_place = Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | death_place = | cartoonist = | write = y | art = | pencil = y | ink = y | edit = | publish = | letter = | color = | alias = | signature = <!-- very optional --> | notable works = ''Hard Boiled'', ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'', ''Shaolin Cowboy'' | influenced = | awards = Eisner Awards (1991, 1996, 2006); Inkpot Award (2012)<ref>[https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot Inkpot Award]</ref> | website = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|10|21}} }} '''Geofrey''' "'''Geof'''" '''Darrow''' (born October 21, 1955) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on comic series ''Shaolin Cowboy'', ''Hard Boiled'' and ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'', which was adapted into an animated television series of the same name. He worked as a concept artist and storyboarder for ''The Matrix'' series of films. Darrow's approach to comics and art has been cited as an influence by a multitude of artists including Peter Chung,<ref>{{cite web |first= |last= |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.4/3.4pages/3.4chung.html |title=The State of Visual Narrative In Film And Comics |publisher=Animation World Magazine #3.4 (1998) |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011223093545/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.4/3.4pages/3.4chung.html |archive-date=December 23, 2001 |url-status=live }}</ref> Frank Quitely,<ref>{{cite web |first= |last= |url=https://comicsbeat.com/nycc-14-frank-quitely-on-visual-process-and-cyclical-influence/ |title=Frank Quitely on Visual Process and Cyclical Influence |publisher=Comics Beat |date=October 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016225055/http://comicsbeat.com/nycc-14-frank-quitely-on-visual-process-and-cyclical-influence/ |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seth Fisher,<ref>{{cite web |first=Adrienne |last=Rappaport |url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/june02/sfisher.shtml |title=Seth Fisher: From Happydale to Japan |publisher=Sequential Tart, July 2002 |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040131004423/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/june02/sfisher.shtml |archive-date=January 31, 2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eric Powell,<ref>{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.twomorrows.com/media/MMV28PowellPreview.pdf |title=''Modern Masters Volume 28: Eric Powell'' (pg. 8) |publisher=TwoMorrows |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119153440/http://www.twomorrows.com/media/MMV28PowellPreview.pdf |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Frank Cho,<ref>{{cite web |first=Mickaël |last=Géreaume |url=https://www.planetebd.com/interview/frank-cho/340.html |title=Interview comics de Frank Cho |publisher=Planète BD |date=June 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629042257/http://www.planetebd.com/interview/frank-cho/340.html |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Juan José Ryp,<ref>{{cite web |first=Mickaël |last=Géreaume |url=https://www.planetebd.com/interview/juan-jose-ryp/331.html |title=Interview comics de Juan Jose Ryp |publisher=Planète BD |date=June 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814031813/http://www.planetebd.com/interview/juan-jose-ryp/331.html |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=December 14, 2019 }}</ref> James Stokoe,<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Thompson |url=http://www.orbitalcomics.com/blog/2012/03/12/five-questions-with-james-stokoe-creator-of-orc-stain-wonton-soup/ |title=Five Questions with James Stokoe |publisher=Orbital Comics |date=March 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207225104/https://www.orbitalcomics.com/five-questions-with-james-stokoe-creator-of-orc-stain-wonton-soup/ |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Chris Burnham,<ref>{{cite web |first=Sava |last=Oliver |url=https://www.avclub.com/batman-incorporated-artist-chris-burnham-1798231439 |title=Batman Incorporated artist Chris Burnham |date=May 23, 2012 |publisher=The A.V. Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103042558/https://www.avclub.com/batman-incorporated-artist-chris-burnham-1798231439 |archive-date=November 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aaron Kuder,<ref>{{cite web |first=Tim |last=Callahan |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=38657 |title=The Aaron Kuder Interview: Awesomeness is Contagious |publisher=CBR |date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516013257/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=38657 |archive-date=May 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nick Pitarra,<ref>{{cite web |first=Harper |last=David |url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/2011/08/artist-august-nick-pitarra-interview.html |title=Artist August: Nick Pitarra (Interview) |publisher=Multiversity Comics |date=August 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119173318/http://www.multiversitycomics.com/2011/08/artist-august-nick-pitarra-interview.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Rebel |last=Rikki |url=http://nerdynothings.com/comic-nothings/interview-ulises-farinas/ |title=Interview: Ulises Farinas |publisher=Nerdy Nothings |date=June 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717201426/http://nerdynothings.com/comic-nothings/interview-ulises-farinas/ |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Gemma |last=Wilson |url=http://www.cityartsmagazine.com/articles/prodigal-pages/ |title=Prodigal Pages |publisher=City Arts Magazine |date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109095423/https://www.cityartsmagazine.com/prodigal-pages/ |archive-date=November 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Webster |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/2/11345640/josan-gonzalez-the-future-is-now-sci-fi-art |title=Bleak and charming cyberpunk art of Josan Gonzalez |publisher=The Verge |date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402235839/http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/2/11345640/josan-gonzalez-the-future-is-now-sci-fi-art |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first= |last= |url=https://bigcomicpage.com/2016/08/15/bcp-interview-tom-parkinson-morgan-brings-kill-six-billion-demons-to-image-comics/ |title=BCP Interview – Tom Parkinson-Morgan brings KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS to Image Comics! |publisher=Big Comic Page |date=August 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816134036/https://bigcomicpage.com/2016/08/15/bcp-interview-tom-parkinson-morgan-brings-kill-six-billion-demons-to-image-comics/ |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first= |last= |url=https://www.lospaziobianco.it/en/unbridled-class-and-violence-an-interview-with-daniel-warren-johnson/ |title=Unbridled class and violence: an interview with Daniel Warren Johnson |publisher= |date=November 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207211715/https://www.lospaziobianco.it/en/unbridled-class-and-violence-an-interview-with-daniel-warren-johnson/ |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life== Geofrey Darrow was born on October 21, 1955,<ref name="lambiek">[http://lambiek.net/artists/d/darrow_g.htm Geof Darrow] at Lambiek</ref> in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.<ref name="chicread">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/geof-darrow-shaolin-cowboy/Content?oid=53129502 |title= The hard-to-find first arc of The Shaolin Cowboy is back! |last=Peters |first=Mark |publisher=Chicago Reader |date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719112040/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/geof-darrow-shaolin-cowboy/Content?oid=53129502 |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> He attended a Catholic school for thirteen years.<ref name="chictrib">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-geof-darrow-ent-0725-20170725-column.html |title= Can you picture pop culture without Chicago's Geof Darrow? |last=Borelli |first=Christopher |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=July 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724210943/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-geof-darrow-ent-0725-20170725-column.html |archive-date=July 24, 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> Darrow read comics, mostly DC, from an early age, but he only decided to pursue a career in illustration after first seeing Jack Kirby's work in ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #3.<ref name="inks">{{cite web |first=Robin |last=McConnell |url=http://www.inkstuds.org/?p=3823 |title=Running with Giants – Geof Darrow Interview in Full Text |publisher=Inkstuds |date=December 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108055115/http://www.inkstuds.org/?p=3823 |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a teenager, he encountered Maurice Horn's ''The World Encyclopedia of Comics'', which contained excerpts from ''Lieutenant Blueberry'' illustrated by Jean Giraud, whose art further affected his outlook on comics.<ref name="c2e2">{{cite web |first=Shaun |last=Manning |url=https://www.cbr.com/c2e2-geof-darrow-talks-career-moebius-unfinished-shaolin-cowboy-film/ |title=Geof Darrow Talks Career, Moebius & Unfinished "Shaolin Cowboy" Film |publisher=CBR |date=April 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501060843/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/c2e2-geof-darrow-talks-career-moebius-unfinished-shaolin-cowboy-film |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Darrow sought out all available ''Blueberry'' volumes, gradually moving to other European works, such as Jean-Claude Mézières' ''Valérian'' and Greg and Hermann's ''Bernard Prince''.<ref name="juxtapoz">{{cite web|url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/illustration/iconic-illustrator-geof-darrow-on-his-life-in-comics-and-shaolin-cowboy/ |title= Iconic Illustrator Geof Darrow On His Life in Comics and "Shaolin Cowboy" |last=Singh |first=Iqvinder |publisher=Juxtapoz |date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103224140/https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/illustration/iconic-illustrator-geof-darrow-on-his-life-in-comics-and-shaolin-cowboy/ |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="bourbon1">{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Sunu |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54196 |title=Darrow Discusses Reprint Collections, Reflect on Career |publisher=CBR |date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805115640/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54196 |archive-date=August 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career== After graduating from Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, Darrow worked as a freelance illustrator for various advertising agencies.<ref name="chictrib"/> In the late 1970s, he moved to Los Angeles and joined Hanna-Barbera, where he worked as a character designer on a number of cartoon series, including ''Super Friends'' in its various incarnations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freaksugar.com/geof-darrow-talks-shaolin-cowboys-super-friends-boy-robots/ |title=Geof Darrow Talks SHAOLIN COWBOYS, SUPER FRIENDS, and BOY ROBOTS |last=W. Harris-Keith |first=Jed |publisher=FreakSugar |date=April 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426054347/http://www.freaksugar.com/geof-darrow-talks-shaolin-cowboys-super-friends-boy-robots/ |archive-date=April 26, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref> During his time in animation, Darrow became acquainted with such comic and animation industry figures as Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Tex Avery and Dave Stevens.<ref name="inks"/><ref name="bourbon1"/><ref name="bourbon2">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/geof-darrow-ressurects-bourbon-thret-reflects-on-s.html |title= Geof Darrow Resurrects Bourbon Thret, Reflects on Shaolin Cowboy, Moebius and Just About Everything Else |last=Foxe |first=Steve |publisher=Paste |date=April 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423232914/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/geof-darrow-ressurects-bourbon-thret-reflects-on-s.html |archive-date=April 23, 2015 |url-status= live}}</ref> In 1982, Darrow met French comic book creator and his artistic idol Mœbius, who was staying in Los Angeles while working on ''Tron'' for Disney.<ref name="inks"/><ref name="cci1">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40071 |title=Geof Darrow Remembers Moebius, Talks Animated "Shaolin Cowboy" |last=Bailey |first=Benjamin |publisher=CBR |date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020231124/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40071 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Upon learning that Darrow was an artist interested in creating comics, Mœbius arranged a meeting for him with Les Humanoïdes Associés, the publisher of French science fiction anthology ''Métal Hurlant'', and offered to collaborate on some sort of project.<ref name="bendis">{{cite web|url=http://moebiusodyssey.space/portfolio/la-cite-feu/ |title= La Cité Feu |last= |first= |publisher=Moebius Odyssey |date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230075856/http://moebiusodyssey.space/portfolio/la-cite-feu/ |archive-date=December 30, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> Eventually, Darrow moved to France to be able to work with Giraud more closely as the two were planning to produce a comic strip written by Mœbius and drawn by Darrow,<ref name="moebius">{{cite web|url=http://13thdimension.com/geof-darrow-recalls-the-poetic-moebius/ |title= GEOF DARROW Recalls the 'Poetic' MOEBIUS |last=Greenfield |first=Dan |publisher=13th Dimension |date=May 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509024124/http://13thdimension.com/geof-darrow-recalls-the-poetic-moebius/ |archive-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> but Giraud had left France for Tahiti two weeks after Darrow's arrival.<ref name="juxtapoz"/><ref name="c2e2"/> Despite that, they were able to produce an art portfolio titled ''La Cité Feu'', penciled by Darrow, inked and colored by Mœbius, published in 1984 by Éditions Ædena.<ref name="cci1">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40071 |title=Geof Darrow Remembers Moebius, Talks Animated "Shaolin Cowboy" |last=Bailey |first=Benjamin |publisher=CBR |date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020231124/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40071 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status= dead}}</ref> The meeting with Les Humanoïdes Associés resulted in Darrow's first published comics work which was also the debut of his character Bourbon Thret. The following year, the story was reprinted in ''Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'' along with a new one, also starring Bourbon Thret,<ref name="lambiek" /> and several pin-ups colored by Mœbius, Tanino Liberatore and François Boucq. The volume was also released as a limited edition accompanied by ''Darrow Magazine'', which mostly consisted of illustrated private jokes from various French comic artists. Mistaking the ''Magazine'' for an actual periodical publication, a number of artists contacted Darrow and sent him their portfolios in hopes of doing artwork for the magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/10/the-war-of-words-pictures-comic-pioneers-brian-mic.html |last= |first= |title=The War of Words & Pictures: Comic Pioneers Brian Michael Bendis & Geof Darrow In Conversation |publisher=Paste |date=October 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029060803/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/10/the-war-of-words-pictures-comic-pioneers-brian-mic.html |archive-date=October 29, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During one of their stays in Los Angeles, Mœbius introduced Darrow to Frank Miller, which led to a friendship and a number of comics collaborations. Darrow, Miller and Steve Gerber started developing a Superman series as part of the ''Metropolis'' proposal,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-254/ |last=Cronin |first=Brian |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #254 |publisher= |date=April 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405072015/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-254/ |archive-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> then after the idea fell through, Miller offered Darrow to work on a Daredevil story he was writing that would delve into the character's origin.<ref name="inks"/><ref name="cci1"/><ref name="mignola">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/comics-titans-mike-mignola-geof-darrow-in-conversa.html |title= Comics Titans Mike Mignola & Geof Darrow in Conversation |last= |first= |publisher=Paste |date=October 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202064942/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/comics-titans-mike-mignola-geof-darrow-in-conversa.html |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |url-status= live}}</ref> Eventually, Miller realized he didn't want to be the person to bring Darrow into the world of Big Two work-for-hire, and the two focused on developing their own story.<ref name="bourbon2"/> As Darrow had never worked with a writer before, he often strayed from the script, prompting Miller to make a number of significant changes to the story.<ref name="inks"/><ref name="vice">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/comics-legend-geof-darrow-talks-ibig-guyis-20th-anniversary/ |last=Furino |first=Giaco |title=Comics Legend Geof Darrow Talks ''Big Guy'''s 20th Anniversary |publisher=Vice |date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911230812/http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/comics-legend-geof-darrow-talks-ibig-guyis-20th-anniversary |archive-date=September 11, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Between 1990 and 1992, Dark Horse published the three-issue mini-series titled ''Hard Boiled'', which earned Miller and Darrow the 1991 Eisner Award in the "Best Writer/Artist Team" category. After ''Hard Boiled'', Darrow wanted to do a superhero story,<ref name="bourbon2"/><ref name="vice"/> specifically, an Iron Man story, although Marvel wasn't interested.<ref name="c2e2"/> Miller and Darrow started developing the concept into their next project, ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot''. This time, they worked in the so-called "Marvel style": Miller wrote a few paragraphs describing the general plot, from which Darrow drew the eighty-page story, which Miller then wrote the dialogue over.<ref name="bendis"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blastr.com/2017-4-18/shaolin-cowboy-geof-darrow-interview |last=Avila |first=Mike |title=Exclusive: Geof Darrow talks return of Shaolin Cowboy in Who'll Stop the Reign |publisher=Blastr |date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419144504/http://www.blastr.com/2017-4-18/shaolin-cowboy-geof-darrow-interview |archive-date=April 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Between 1993 and the series' first issue, released in 1995, the characters of Big Guy and Rusty appeared in a number of Darrow-illustrated posters and pin-ups, occasionally crossing over with other creator-owned characters such as Spawn and Ash. In 1994, Dark Horse started a new imprint titled Legend, spear-headed by Frank Miller and John Byrne and encompassing works by various creators including Art Adams, Mike Mignola and Darrow.<ref name="mignola"/> ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' was published in two issues in 1995 and 1996 under the Legend imprint. Between the release of the first and the second issues, the characters also appeared in two issues of Mike Allred's ''Madman'', which was also published under the Legend imprint at the time. The comic book was later adapted into a 26-episode animated series of the same name, produced by Columbia TriStar Television and Dark Horse Entertainment, airing for two seasons from 1999 to 2001.<ref name="ew">{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,270885,00.html |last=Russo |first=Tom |title=God Is In The Details |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 24, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503021335/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,270885,00.html |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Geof Darrow.png|thumb|left|Geof Darrow at SDCC 2009.]] After finishing ''Big Guy and Rusty'', Darrow decided to return to his Bourbon Thret character but felt he needed to "adapt" him for the American audience.<ref name="newsarama">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/pages/Shaolin.htm |title= Geof Darrow on Shaolin Cowboy |last=Brady |first=Matt |publisher=Newsarama |date=December 15, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216220323/http://www.newsarama.com/pages/Shaolin.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2004 |url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15119 |title=INTRODUCING BURLYMAN ENTERTAINMENT |last=Brady |first=Matt |publisher=Newsarama |date=July 6, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040720075712/http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15119 |archive-date=July 20, 2004 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

{{cquote|I've always liked the character, and I wanted to do it again, but I thought "well, that's an odd name. No one in the United States will like it, it's just too odd. What can I call him?" I like Westerns and I like martial arts movies, so it's like taking a page from the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. It's an odd two things to put together, so that's what I decided to call him. ''Shaolin Cowboy'' instead of ''Bourbon Thret''. <...> I told Frank Miller I wanted to do something like a western, and Frank says "whatever you do, don't put ''cowboy'' in the title! That doesn't sell!" So of course I followed his advice.<ref name="alliance">{{cite web |url= http://comicsalliance.com/geof-darrow-shaolin-cowboy-interview/|title= Geof Darrow Talks 'Shaolin Cowboy,' His Early Years, And The Anatomy Of Pac-Man|last=Sims |first=Chris |date=August 29, 2013 |publisher= ComicsAlliance|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131030214047/http://comicsalliance.com/geof-darrow-shaolin-cowboy-interview/|archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status= live}}</ref>}}

Meanwhile, relative unknowns the Wachowskis (having only directed the 1996 film ''Bound'', as a low budget "audition piece"),<ref>{{cite book |last=Marx |first=Christy |author-link =Christy Marx |title=The Wachowski Brothers: Creators of the Matrix |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |year=2005 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ygTYcZrYPhcC&pg=PA19 |pages=19–21 |isbn=1-4042-0264-1}}</ref> impressed by Darrow's art for ''Hard Boiled'', wanted to work with him on their production for ''The Matrix''.<ref name="ew"/> Warner Bros. contacted Darrow, and after reading the script he agreed to work on the film.<ref name="cci1"/><ref name="vulture">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/geof-darrow-shaolin-cowboy-zombies.html |last=Riesman |first=Abraham |title=Comics Legend Geof Darrow on 109-Page Zombie Fights, Designing The Matrix, and Hating Super Friends |publisher=Vulture |date=May 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523013947/http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/geof-darrow-shaolin-cowboy-zombies.html |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Wachowskis also brought comic book artist Steve Skroce from their short stint on Epic Comics' ''Ectokid'', and the two proceeded to work on the concepts and storyboards which, when finished, played a pivotal role in getting the movie greenlit and financed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/05/movies/brothers-unleash-the-comic-book-of-ideas.html |last=Weinraub |first=Bernard |title=Matrix Revelations |work=The New York Times |date=September 24, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127112800/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/05/movies/brothers-unleash-the-comic-book-of-ideas.html?src=pm |archive-date=January 27, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2003/11/matrix/ |last=Miller |first=Mark |title=Brothers Unleash the Comic Book of Ideas |publisher=Wired |date=November 1, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027084255/http://www.wired.com/2003/11/matrix/ |archive-date=October 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://container.zkm.de/netcondition/matrix/obrist.doc |last=Von Hans-Ulrich |first=Obrist |title=Interview mit Bill Pope und Geofrey Darrow |date=October 28, 1999 |publisher=Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030915223744/http://container.zkm.de/netcondition/matrix/obrist.doc |archive-date=September 15, 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Wachowskis later brought in Darrow as the conceptual designer on ''Speed Racer'', although his contributions were significantly smaller compared to ''The Matrix'' trilogy.<ref name="lambiek"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xsibase.com/articles.php?detail=145 |last=Dickreuter |first=Raffael |title=Interview with Michael Meyers |date=May 12, 2008 |publisher=XSI Base |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517121240/http://www.xsibase.com/articles.php?detail=145 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="alliance"/> In 1999, shortly after the release of the first ''Matrix'' film, the Wachowskis announced they'll be working on an animated adaptation of ''Hard Boiled'' but the project was cancelled due to Miller not wanting to see his creation as an animated film.<ref name="cci2">{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/07/13/geof-darrow-wachowski-shaolin-cowboy-hard-boiled-sf-superhero/ |title=The Hard Boiled Wachowski Movie That Almost Was, The Shaolin Cowboy Movie That Is, And The Darrow/Wachowski SF/Superhero Movie That May Be |date=July 13, 2012 |publisher=Bleeding Cool |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726030754/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/07/13/geof-darrow-wachowski-shaolin-cowboy-hard-boiled-sf-superhero |archive-date=July 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Warner Bros. announced that Darrow and Skroce would be returning as storyboard artists and concept designers for the production of the fourth installment of ''The Matrix''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/08/20/the-matrix-concept-artists-geof-darrow-steve-skroce-matrix-4/ |title=The Matrix Concept Artists Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce Are Coming Back for Matrix 4 |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |publisher=Comicbook.com |date=August 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821003649/https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/08/20/the-matrix-concept-artists-geof-darrow-steve-skroce-matrix-4/ |archive-date=August 21, 2019 |url-status= live}}</ref>

After finishing work on ''The Matrix'' trilogy, the Wachowskis set up a publishing house, Burlyman Entertainment, for which Darrow provided the logo illustration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/features/thematrix_comics/spencerlamm.asp |title=The Matrix Comics Interview |last=Epstein |first=Daniel Robert |publisher=Under Ground Online |date=June 18, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619161235/http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/features/thematrix_comics/spencerlamm.asp |archive-date=June 19, 2004 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Burlyman's output consisted of two paperbacks of ''The Matrix Comics'' collecting the short comic stories from ''The Matrix'' website, as well as seven issues of Darrow's ''Shaolin Cowboy'', published between 2005 and 2007, and six issues of ''Doc Frankenstein'', a Wachowskis-written and Skroce-drawn series originating from a concept developed by Darrow,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54935 |title=Steve Skroce and the Return of "Doc Frankenstein" |last=Dueben |first=Alex |publisher=CBR |date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821100457/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54935 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicon.com/2017/10/13/our-world-is-a-three-inch-screen-conversations-with-geof-darrow-part-2/ |title= Our World Is A Three-Inch Screen – Conversations With Geof Darrow Part 2 |last=Means-Shannon |first=Hannah |publisher=Comicon.com |date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015130234/http://www.comicon.com/2017/10/13/our-world-is-a-three-inch-screen-conversations-with-geof-darrow-part-2/ |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> which he described as "Doc Savage meets ''Citizen Kane''".<ref name="newsarama"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18150 |title=SKROCE AND THE MONSTER |last=Brady |first=Matt |publisher=Newsarama |date=September 16, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040922060527/http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18150 |archive-date=September 22, 2004 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

In 2009, it was announced that the Wachowskis and Circle of Confusion were producing an animated feature of ''Shaolin Cowboy'', subtitled ''Tomb of Doom'', written and co-directed by Darrow, and animated by Madhouse.<ref name="cci2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/circle-of-confusion-hires-emery-1118002955/ |title=Circle of Confusion hires Emery |last=McNary |first=Dave |publisher=Variety |date=April 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501053851/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002955.html?categoryid=18&cs=1 |archive-date=May 1, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicon.com/2017/08/21/everythings-a-western-anyway-conversations-with-geof-darrow-part-1/ |title='Everything's A Western Anyway' – Conversations With Geof Darrow Part 1 |last=Means-Shannon |first=Hannah |publisher=Comicon.com |date=August 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822173835/http://www.comicon.com/2017/08/21/everythings-a-western-anyway-conversations-with-geof-darrow-part-1/ |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> Darrow spent a year living in Japan<ref name="inks"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/geof-darrow-interview/3/ |title= Geof Darrow Interview: The Legendary Artist Speaks - Page 3 |last=Knight |first=Rosie |publisher=Slashfilm |date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908063312/https://www.slashfilm.com/geof-darrow-interview/3/ |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> and working on the production which was halted after the American financiers, The Weinstein Company, backed out.<ref name="smash">{{cite web|url=http://smashpages.net/2018/08/24/smash-pages-qa-geof-darrow |title=Q&A: Geof Darrow |last=Dueben |first=Alex |publisher=Smash Pages |date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831025459/http://smashpages.net/2018/08/24/smash-pages-qa-geof-darrow |archive-date=August 31, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.player.one/geof-darrow-talks-new-shaolin-cowboys-hyper-detailed-art-dialogue-123015 |title=Geof Darrow Talks New Shaolin Cowboy's Hyper-Detailed Art & Dialogue |last=Whalen |first=Andrew |publisher=Player.One |date=January 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111015713/http://www.player.one/geof-darrow-talks-new-shaolin-cowboys-hyper-detailed-art-dialogue-123015 |archive-date=January 11, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> Around half of the footage was finished, and some of the completed scenes and pencil tests were shown at San Diego Comic Con in 2012<ref name="cci1"/><ref name="cci2"/> and Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in 2015.<ref name="c2e2"/> The film was supposed to feature a sequence animated by Masaaki Yuasa.<ref name="bourbon2"/> In 2012, ''Shaolin Cowboy'' resumed publication at Dark Horse with a 96-page book stylized as a pulp magazine containing a Shaolin Cowboy prose story written by Andrew Vachss (with whom Darrow has had a working relationship dating back to the early 90s)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030216123548/http://www.vachss.com/media/comics/geof_darrow.html Geofrey Darrow, the Undisputed King], at Andrew Vachss' The Zero.</ref> with spot illustrations by Darrow, a prose story by Michael A. Black with spot illustrations by Gary Gianni<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fromdundeesdesk.blogspot.com/2012/11/guest-blogger-michael-black-co-author.html |title=Guest Blogger: Michael A. Black, co-author, THE SHAOLIN COWBOY ADVENTURE MAGAZINE |last= |first= |publisher=From Dundee's Desk |date=November 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418002222/http://fromdundeesdesk.blogspot.com/2012/11/guest-blogger-michael-black-co-author.html |archive-date=April 18, 2013 |url-status= live}}</ref> and one-page strips written and drawn by Darrow. The book was followed by ''The Shaolin Cowboy'', a four-issue mini-series subtitled ''Shemp Buffet'' for the collected edition,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=138165 |title=Giddy Up with Geof Darrow, Writer of Shaolin Cowboy from Dark Horse |last=Clary |first=Jennifer |publisher=PREVIEWSworld |date=August 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822011920/http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=138165 |archive-date=August 22, 2013 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=45169 |title=Geof Darrow Heralds the Return of "The Shaolin Cowboy" |last=Glendening |first=Daniel |publisher= |date=April 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023102448/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=45169 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status= dead}}</ref> and ''The Shaolin Cowboy: Who Will Stop the Reign?'', another four-issue mini-series, which incorporated some the visual ideas from the unfinished animated feature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freaksugar.com/geof-darrow-interview-the-shaolin-cowboy-wholl-stop-the-reign/ |title=Geof Darrow on THE SHAOLIN COWBOY: WHO'LL STOP THE REIGN?, Life, & Art |last=W. Keith |first=Jed |publisher=FreakSugar |date=April 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421043900/http://www.freaksugar.com/geof-darrow-interview-the-shaolin-cowboy-wholl-stop-the-reign/ |archive-date=April 21, 2017|url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2015, DC Comics announced Darrow as the artist for the supplemental mini-comic to the third issue of Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello's ''The Dark Knight III: The Master Race'', as well as the variant covers for issues 3 and 4,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/poison-ivy-green-lantern-corps-debut-in-dcs-january-2016-solicitations/ |title="Poison Ivy," "Green Lantern Corps" Debut in DC's January 2016 Solicitations |last= |first= |publisher=CBR |date=October 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020181507/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/poison-ivy-green-lantern-corps-debut-in-dcs-january-2016-solicitations |archive-date=October 20, 2015 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/superman-batman-wonder-woman-more-hit-50-suiciders-returns-in-dcs-march-2016-solicits/ |title="Superman, "Batman," "Wonder Woman" & More Hit #50, "Suiciders" Returns in DC's March 2016 Solicits |last= |first= |publisher=CBR |date=December 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215221723/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/superman-batman-wonder-woman-more-hit-50-suiciders-returns-in-dcs-march-2016-solicits |archive-date=December 15, 2015 |url-status= live}}</ref> though none of his contributions were ultimately realized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/12/03/dark-knight-iii-3-mini-comic-switches-artist-from-geof-darrow-to-john-romita-jr/ |title=Dark Knight III #3 Mini-Comic Switches Artist From Geof Darrow To John Romita Jr |last=Johnston |first=Rich |publisher=Bleeding Cool |date=December 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204205944/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/12/03/dark-knight-iii-3-mini-comic-switches-artist-from-geof-darrow-to-john-romita-jr/ |archive-date=December 4, 2015 |url-status= live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Dark Horse issued a press release announcing the first English-language collection of the ''Bourbon Thret'' strips, to be partially re-colored by Dave Stewart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/24263-geof-darrow-s-bourbon-thret-to-get-american-release-from-dark-horse.html |title=GEOF DARROW'S BOURBON THRET To Get American Release From DARK HORSE |last= |first= |publisher=Newsarama |date=April 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427004551/http://www.newsarama.com/24263-geof-darrow-s-bourbon-thret-to-get-american-release-from-dark-horse.html |archive-date=April 27, 2015 |url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="bourbon2"/> Since then, Dark Horse has re-released ''Hard Boiled'' and ''The Big Guy and Risty the Boy Robot'' with new coloring by Stewart as well as the entirety of ''Shaolin Cowboy'' in a uniform format. As of 2019, the ''Bourbon Thret'' collection still hasn't been released.

Over the course of his career, Darrow has contributed storyboards and conceptual designs for a number film productions, many of which ended up cancelled, including J. J. Abrams' ''Superman: Flyby'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freaksugar.com/geof-darrow-discusses-shaolin-cowboy-cinema/ |title=Geof Darrow Discusses SHAOLIN COWBOY and Cinema |last=W. Harris-Keith |first=Jed |publisher=FreakSugar |date=April 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426053739/http://www.freaksugar.com/geof-darrow-discusses-shaolin-cowboy-cinema/ |archive-date=April 26, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref> an animated feature by Ridley Scott,<ref name="inks"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/geof-darrow-interview/2/ |title= Geof Darrow Interview: The Legendary Artist Speaks - Page 2 |last=Knight |first=Rosie |publisher=Slashfilm |date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908043705/https://www.slashfilm.com/geof-darrow-interview/2/ |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> one of Hollywood's attempts at adapting ''Akira''<ref name="vulture"/> and Alex Proyas' adaptation of ''Paradise Lost''.<ref name="chictrib"/> Outside of comics and film, Darrow has contributed artwork to a number of trading card series, including ''Magic: The Gathering'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160924234847/http://magiccards.info/query?q=a:%22darrow%22&v=card&s=cname MagicCards.info]</ref> ''Star Wars Galaxy'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191213013222/http://www.kronozio.com/card/8a79752c-2995-485c-a6c1-130efe590563/1993-Star-Wars-Galaxy-Geof-Darrow-89 Kronozio.com]</ref> ''Witchblade'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100926172525/http://nslists.com/witchbld.htm Jeff Allender's House of Checklists]</ref> ''The Shadow'' and ''Madman'',<ref name="lambiek"/> as well as promotional posters,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141118070828/http://shop.nick.com/Legend-of-Korra-Geof-Darrow-Art/M/B00OYJU4IQ.htm Legend of Korra: Geof Darrow Art Print]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191213014232/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2015/07/10/games-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-posters/ Acclaimed Artists Create a Quartet of Original Rise of the Tomb Raider Posters]</ref> CD covers and role-playing games. Darrow also serves on the national advisory board of PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.<ref>[https://vimeo.com/52883872 Geof Darrow receives the 2012 PROTECT Messenger Award]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/geof-darrow_b_4065352 |title=A Quick Chat With Geof Darrow About His Relaunched Comic Series Shaolin Cowboy |last=Scheidt |first=Dave |publisher=Huffington Post |date=December 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207233140/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/geof-darrow_b_4065352 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |url-status= live}}</ref>

==Awards== * 1991: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards{{dash}}'''Nominee'''{{dash}}Best Artist (for ''Hard Boiled'' - Dark Horse) * 1991: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards{{dash}}'''Winner'''{{dash}}Best Writer/Artist or Writer/Artist Team (with Frank Miller, for ''Hard Boiled'' - Dark Horse) * 1996: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards{{dash}}'''Winner'''{{dash}}Best Penciller/Inker (for ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' - Dark Horse/Legend) * 2005: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards{{dash}}'''Nominee'''{{dash}}Best Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team (for ''Shaolin Cowboy'' - Burlyman Entertainment) * 2005: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards{{dash}}'''Nominee'''{{dash}}Best New Series (for ''Shaolin Cowboy'' - Burlyman Entertainment) * 2006: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards{{dash}}'''Winner'''{{dash}}Best Writer/Artist (for ''Shaolin Cowboy'' - Burlyman Entertainment) * 2012: PROTECT Messenger Award * 2012: Inkpot Award

==Influences== Darrow has stated in interviews that he considers Jack Kirby, Hergé,<ref name="mignola"/> Mœbius (to whom he dedicated ''The Shaolin Cowboy: Who Will Stop the Reign?''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicon.com/2017/04/18/intricate-nonsense-geof-darrow-on-shaolin-cowboy-lead-poisoning-and-facing-consequences/ |title=Intricate Nonsense – Geof Darrow On Shaolin Cowboy, Lead Poisoning, And Facing Consequences |last= |first= |publisher=Comicon.com |date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426060433/http://www.comicon.com/2017/04/18/intricate-nonsense-geof-darrow-on-shaolin-cowboy-lead-poisoning-and-facing-consequences/ |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="bourbon2"/> Jean-Claude Mézières, Hermann,<ref name="juxtapoz"/> François Boucq,<ref name="vice"/> Osamu Tezuka, Katsuhiro Otomo,<ref name="smash"/> Sanpei Shirato,<ref name="inks"/><ref name="bourbon2"/> Vaughn Bode, Jack Davis, Richard Corben,<ref name="moebius"/> as well as the films of Anthony Mann<ref name="chicread"/><ref name="chictrib"/> as his artistic influences. ''Shaolin Cowboy'' in particular was inspired by the television series ''Kung Fu'',<ref name="smash"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicon.com/2017/10/25/crafting-a-super-violent-showdown-conversations-with-geof-darrow-part-3/ |title= Crafting A 'Super-Violent' Showdown – Conversations With Geof Darrow Part 3 |last=Means-Shannon |first=Hannah |publisher=Comicon.com |date=October 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219003120/http://www.comicon.com/2017/10/25/crafting-a-super-violent-showdown-conversations-with-geof-darrow-part-3/ |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> Akira Kurosawa's ''Yojimbo''<ref name="chicread"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://13thdimension.com/the-geof-darrow-interview-the-return-of-shaolin-cowboy/ |title= THE GEOF DARROW INTERVIEWS: The Riotous Return of SHAOLIN COWBOY |last=Greenfield |first=Dan |publisher=13th Dimension |date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607100709/http://13thdimension.com/the-geof-darrow-interview-the-return-of-shaolin-cowboy/ |archive-date=June 7, 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> and Shintaro Katsu's portrayal of Zatoichi.<ref name="inks"/><ref name="juxtapoz"/>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Film ! width=80 |Conceptual designer ! width=80 |Storyboard artist ! Notes |- | 1992 | ''Josette au Beret'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | Extra, credited as "Motorcycle Man" |- | 1996 | ''Barb Wire'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | Visual consultant |- | 1999 | ''The Matrix'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | With Steve Skroce |- | rowspan="2"| 2003 | ''The Matrix Reloaded'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | With Steve Skroce |- | ''The Matrix Revolutions'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | With Steve Skroce |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 | ''Speed Racer'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | ''The Spirit'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | The Spirit butcher diagram |- | 2021 | ''The Matrix Resurrections'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | With Steve Skroce |}

===Television=== Darrow contributed character designs to a number of Hanna-Barbera cartoon shows: * ''Super Friends'' (1981–1983) ** ''Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'' (1984) ** ''The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians'' (1985) * ''Richie Rich'' (1982) * ''Pac-Man'' (1983) * ''The Biskitts'' (1983) * ''Pink Panther and Sons'' (1984) He's also credited as "model designer" for CBS' ''Garbage Pail Kids'' (1987) and "monster designer" for the adaptation of ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' (1999–2001).

==Bibliography== ===Early work=== * ''La Cité Feu'' (eight-plate full-color portfolio created in collaboration with Mœbius, Ædena, 1984) * ''Métal Hurlant'' #101: "Bourbon Thret: Terreur Paroissiale" (w/a, anthology, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1984) ** A colorized version of the story with rearranged layouts was reprinted in English as "Bourbon Thret: Parochial Terror" in ''Heavy Metal'' vol. 8 #12 (1985) ** A recolored version of the story with the ''Heavy Metal'' layouts was reprinted in French as "La Paroisse Infernale" in ''Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'' (1986) * ''L'Univers de Gir'': "Hommage à Gir" (black-and-white illustration for an interview with Mœbius conducted by Darrow, 94 pages, Dargaud, 1986, {{ISBN|2-205-02945-2}}) * ''La bande à Renaud'': "Au pays des Gavroches" (two-page full-color illustration, anthology graphic novel, 44 pages, Dargaud, 1986, {{ISBN|2-906187-01-1}}) * ''Airboy'' vol. 2 #12: "I Don't Need My Grave, Part Two" (inks on Bill Jaaska, written by Chuck Dixon, co-feature, Eclipse, 1986) * ''East Meets West'' (ten-plate full-color portfolio story about the adventures of Bourbon Thret and Clint Eastwood, Ædena, 1986) * ''Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'' (w/a, full-color, 55 pages, Ædena, 1986, {{ISBN|2-905035-34-X}}) ** Contains a new Bourbon Thret story, "Les Requins aussi aiment le Cola-Cola", and several pin-ups. ** Reprinted by Dargaud under the Neopolis imprint as ''Bourbon Thret'' (45 pages, 1995, {{ISBN|2-84055-053-9}}) * ''Les Magiciens d'eau'': "Sead" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 44 pages, Bandes Originales, 1987, {{ISBN|2-907132-00-8}}) ** A black-and-white version of the story with rearranged layouts was reprinted in ''Dark Horse Presents'' #19 (Dark Horse, 1988) ** Original version of the story was reprinted in black and white in ''Crisis Presents'' #3: ''Second Xpresso Special'' (Fleetway, 1991) * ''Strip AIDS U.S.A.'': "Untitled" (w/a, one-page story, anthology graphic novel, 140 pages, Last Gasp, 1988, {{ISBN|0-86719-373-5}}) * ''Pilote et Charlie'' #27: "Un Américain à Paris" (two-page full-color illustration for an article, anthology, Dargaud, 1988) * ''The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine'' #2–3 (uncredited art assist to Dave Stevens, Comico, 1988; Dark Horse, 1995)

===Dark Horse Comics=== * ''Cheval Noir'' (black-and-white anthology, 1989–1991): ** Title page illustrations in #1–2, 4, 6, 9–10, 12 and 14. ** Back cover illustrations in #1–6, 8–9, 11, 13–15, 17 and 18. ** ''Table of Contents'' illustrations in #1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 11, 13, 16–17 and 19. ** Humorous one-page stories about Darrow's career (written and illustrated by Darrow) in #3 and 4. * ''The Godzilla Portfolio'' #2 (one black-and-white plate reproducing a pin-up from ''Geof Darrow Comics and Stories'', 1989) * ''Hard Boiled'' #1–3 (a, with Frank Miller, 1990–1992) collected as ''Hard Boiled'' (tpb, 128 pages, 1993, {{ISBN|1-878574-58-2}}, hc, 144 pages, 1993, {{ISBN|1-56971-049-X}}) ** An unlettered and uncolored version of the story was released in an oversized edition titled ''Big Damn Hard Boiled'' (tpb, 128 pages, 1998, {{ISBN|1-56971-323-5}}) ** A recolored version of the story was released as part of a series of Darrow reprints (hc, 136 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-5067-0107-8}}) * ''Another Chance to Get It Right'' (black-and-white illustrations for the novella written by Andrew Vachss, among other artists): ** 18-page sequence in the first edition of the book (sc, 64 pages, 1992, {{ISBN|1-56971-115-1}}, hc, 1993, {{ISBN|1-878574-35-3}}) ** Additional 4 full-page illustrations for the third edition (sc, 88 pages, 2003, {{ISBN|1-56971-832-6}}) * ''Hard Looks'' (black-and-white illustrations for prose stories written by Andrew Vachss): ** "Head Case" (in #8 of the anthology series, 1993) ** "Half Breed: Death Trap" (in the third edition of the tpb, 208 pages, 2002, {{ISBN|1-56971-831-8}}) * ''Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' #1–2 (a, with Frank Miller, Legend, 1995–1996) collected as ''Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' (tpb, 80 pages, 1996, {{ISBN|1-56971-201-8}}) ** An unlettered and uncolored version of the story was released in an oversized edition titled ''King-Size Big Guy and Rusty'' (tpb, 72 pages, 1997, {{ISBN|1-56971-191-7}}) ** A recolored version of the story was released as part of a series of Darrow reprints (hc, 104 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-61655-853-9}}) * ''Art Adams' Creature Features'' (foreword for the collection, 108 pages, 1996, {{ISBN|1-56971-214-X}}) * ''Aliens: Havoc'' #1 (one page, inks on Gary Gianni, written by Mark Schultz, 1997) * ''Dark Horse Presents'' (anthology, 2011–2017): ** Black-and-white back cover and spot illustrations (in vol. 2 #1–15, 17–36 and vol. 3 #1–33) ** Black-and-white and full-color illustrations for Andrew Vachss-penned prose stories (in vol. 2 #10–11 and 13) ** "A Conversation with Geof Darrow" (interview conducted by Mike Richardson; in vol. 2 #22 and on [https://web.archive.org/web/20131118183751/http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1336/geof-darrow-interview-part-2 Dark Horse's blog]) ** "Terror Comes Forth on the Fourth!!!!!!" (w/a, ''Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' short story + a pin-up gallery, in vol. 3 #1) * ''Shaolin Cowboy'' (w/a): ** ''The Adventure Magazine'' (with Andrew Vachss, Michael A. Black and Gary Gianni, 96 pages, 2012, {{ISBN|1-61655-056-2}}) ** ''The Shaolin Cowboy'' #1–4 (2013–2014) collected as ''Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet'' (hc, 136 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-61655-726-5}}) ** ''Who'll Stop the Reign?'' #1–4 (2017) collected as ''Shaolin Cowboy: Who'll Stop the Reign?'' (hc, 128 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-5067-0365-8}}) * ''Usagi Yojimbo Volume 27: A Town Called Hell'' (foreword for the collection, hc, 208 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|1-59582-969-5}}; tpb, {{ISBN|1-59582-970-9}}) * ''Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow'' (artbook with commentary from various comic industry creators, 128 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-5067-0364-X}})

===Other publishers=== * ''XXXenophile'' #9: "Tales of the Velvet Fist: Occupational Hazard" (inks on Phil Foglio, anthology, Palliard Press, 1994) * ''Shi: Senryaku'' #1 (of 3) (two-page illustration for a prose story written by Gary Cohn, among other artists, Crusade, 1995) * ''A Fall of Stardust: Portfolio'' (one full-color plate, Green Man Press, 1999) * ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20020206204151/http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/cmp/newFrame.html Bits and Pieces of Information]'' (a, with the Wachowskis, webcomic, Warner Bros., 1999) collected in ''The Matrix Comics Volume 1'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2003, {{ISBN|1-932700-00-5}}) * ''The Art of the Matrix'' (includes conceptual designs and storyboards created by Darrow for the film accompanied by his commentary, 488 pages, Gardners, 2000, {{ISBN|1-84023-173-4}}) * ''Shaolin Cowboy'' #1–7 (w/a, Burlyman Entertainment, 2004–2007) collected as ''Shaolin Cowboy'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|1-932700-40-4}}; hc, Dark Horse, 2018, {{ISBN|1-5067-0903-6}}) * ''TOME Volume 1'': "Ben Templesmith in Conversation with Geof Darrow" (anthology graphic novel, 200 pages, IDW Publishing, 2013, {{ISBN|1-63140-459-8}}) * ''DMFAO'' + ''DMFAO Too'' + ''DMFAO Tree'' + ''DMFAO For'' (series of self-published sketchbooks sold at San Diego Comic-Con, 2013–2016) * ''Frank Cho's Women: Selected Drawings and Illustrations Volume 2'' (foreword for the artbook, hc, 80 pages, Image, 2013, {{ISBN|1-60706-636-X}}; sc, {{ISBN|1-60706-751-X}}) * ''Where We Live'': "Ordinary Devotion" (illustration for a prose story written by Jennifer Battisti, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, Image, 2018, {{ISBN|1-5343-0822-9}})

===Cover illustrations=== {{columns-list|colwidth=40em| * ''Daredevil/The Punisher: Child's Play'' tpb (Marvel, 1988) * ''Dark Horse Presents'' #19, 100-3, 135 (Dark Horse, 1988–1998) * ''Dark Horse Futures'' #2 (Dark Horse, 1989) * ''Cheval Noir'' #2 (Dark Horse, 1990) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Vortex'' #3 (Dark Horse, 1993) * ''Ray Winninger's Underground'' (Mayfair Games, 1993) * ''Madman Adventures'' tpb (jam cover) (Tundra, 1993) * ''Ammo Armageddon'' gn (Atomeka, 1993) * ''Showcase '94'' #11 (DC Comics, 1994) * ''Wizard'' #31 (jam cover) (Wizard Entertainment, 1994) * ''Madman Comics'' #6–7 (with Mike Allred) (Legend, 1995) * ''Andrew Vachss' Cross'' #0–6 (Dark Horse, 1995–1996) * ''Concrete: Think Like a Mountain'' #1–6 (Dark Horse, 1996) * ''Oblivion'' #3 (Comico, 1996) * ''The Warrior of Waverly Street'' #1–2 (Dark Horse, 1996) * ''Transmetropolitan'' #1–3, 22–24 (Helix/Vertigo, 1997–1999) * ''Here Come the Big People'' #1 (Event, 1997) * ''Shattered Europe Sourcebook'' (Onyx Path, 1998) * ''The Terminator Special'' #1 (Dark Horse, 1998) * ''Inhumans'' vol. 2 #2 (Marvel Knights, 1998) * ''Tincan Man'' #1 (Image, 1999) * ''Rodéo'' #582 (Semic, 2000) * ''Hard Looks'' tpb (3rd ed.) (Dark Horse, 2002) * ''Another Chance to Get It Right'' sc (3rd ed.) (Dark Horse, 2003) * ''The Matrix Comics Volume 1'' tpb (Burlyman Entertainment, 2003) * ''Doc Frankenstein'' #1 (Burlyman Entertainment, 2004) * ''The Last Christmas'' #1 (Image, 2006) * ''Daredevil'' #500 (Marvel, 2009) * ''The War That Time Forgot'' #11 (DC Comics, 2009) * ''Fallout: New Vegas – All Roads'' gn (Dark Horse, 2010) * ''G.I. Combat featuring Haunted Tank'' #1 (DC Comics, 2010) * ''Fantastic Four'' #579 (Marvel, unreleased)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26081 |last= |first= |title=FIRST LOOK: "Fantastic Four" #579 |publisher= |date=May 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507011912/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26081|archive-date=May 7, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201206152642/http://www.coollinesartwork.com/Featured.asp?Piece=306086 Fantastic Four #579 limited variant cover]</ref> * ''Marvel Zombies 5'' #4 (Marvel, 2010) * ''First Wave'' #4 (DC Comics, 2010) * ''Superman'' #704 (DC Comics, unreleased)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/behold-the-geof-darrow-superman-cover-that-never-was/ |last=Collins |first=Sean T. |title=Behold the Geof Darrow Superman cover that never was |publisher= |date=December 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205092559/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/12/behold-the-geof-darrow-superman-cover-that-never-was/|archive-date=December 5, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> * ''Conan the Cimmerian'' #25 (Dark Horse, 2010) * ''The Incredible Adventures of Doc Atlas'' (Oak Tree, 2011) * ''Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths'' #1, 5 (IDW Publishing, 2011) * ''Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games'' #1 (IDW Publishing, 2011) * ''Dark Horse Presents'' vol. 2 #4, 22 (Dark Horse, 2011–2013) * ''Hawken'' #5 (IDW Publishing, 2012) * ''Wolverine'' #300 (Marvel, 2012) * ''Hit-Girl'' #4 (Icon, 2012) * ''Deadpool'' vol. 3 #1–5 (Marvel, 2013) * ''Peter Panzerfaust'' #15 (Shadowline, 2013) * ''God Hates Astronauts'' #1 (Image, 2014) * ''Ant-Man'' #2 (Marvel, 2015) * ''New MGMT'' #1 (Dark Horse, 2015) * ''Big Man Plans'' #3 (Image, 2015) * ''Uncanny Avengers'' vol. 2 #1 (Marvel, 2015) * ''Dark Horse Presents'' vol. 3 #24, 27 (Dark Horse, 2016) * ''Rumble'' #15 (Image, 2016) * ''Skybourne'' #1 (Boom! Studios, 2016) * ''Ragnarök'' #11 (IDW Publishing, 2016) * ''Monsters Unleashed'' vol. 2 #1 (Marvel, 2017) * ''Aliens: Dead Orbit'' #1 (Dark Horse, 2017) * ''Usagi Yojimbo'' vol. 4 #6 (IDW Publishing, 2019) * ''Frankenstein Undone'' #5 (Dark Horse, unreleased)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/mignolaversity-may-2020-solicitations/ |last=Tweedale |first=Mark |title=Mignolaversity: May 2020 Solicitations |publisher= |date=February 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219021155/http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/mignolaversity-may-2020-solicitations/|archive-date=February 19, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/scott-allie-out/ |last=Dowling |first=James |title=Dark Horse and Mike Mignola Cut Ties With Editor and Writer Scott Allie |publisher= |date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625174050/http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/scott-allie-out/|archive-date=June 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> * ''Post Americana'' #1 (Image, 2020) }}

===Other work=== {{columns-list|colwidth=50em| * ''Cheval Noir'' #9 (fold out poster, Dark Horse, 1990) * ''Superman Special'' (pin-up, DC Comics, 1992) * ''Madman Adventures'' #3 (pin-up, Tundra, 1993) * ''Spawn'' #11 (insert poster featuring Big Guy and Rusty, Image, 1993) * ''SDCC Comics'' #2 (two-page Big Guy and Rusty pin-up, Dark Horse, 1993) * ''The Shadow: In the Coils of the Leviathan'' #3 (poster, Dark Horse, 1994) * ''The Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams'' (two-page pin-up, Vertigo, 1994) * ''A Death Gallery'' (pin-up, Vertigo, 1994) * Fantastic Four promotional poster (Marvel, 1994) * ''Madman Comics'' #7 (pin-up featuring Rusty, Legend, 1995) * ''Ash'' #3 (two-page pin-up featuring Big Guy and Rusty, Event, 1995) * ''Dream Team'' (Sludge/Apocalypse pin-up, one-shot, Malibu, 1995) * ''The Vertigo Gallery: Dreams and Nightmares'' (Shade, the Changing Man pin-up, 1995) * ''Scud the Disposable Assassin'' #10 (black-and-white pin-up, Fireman Press, 1995) * ''Hellboy Christmas Special'' (two-page Bourbon Thret pin-up, Dark Horse, 1997) * ''Little White Mouse'' #1 (back cover illustration, Caliber, 1997) * ''[https://web.archive.org/web/19980530041157/http://www.vachss.com/main.html Metamorphosis]'' (short animation for vachss.com, 1998) * ''Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' #4 (two-page pin-up, Bongo, 1998) * ''[https://web.archive.org/web/19990508061812/http://www.whatisthematrix.com/cmp/pinup3.html The Matrix Has You]'' (pin-up for whatisthematrix.com, Warner Bros., 1999) * ''Tony Millionaire's Sock Monkey'' vol. 2 #2 (black-and-white pin-up, Maverick, 1999) * ''Hell and Back (A Sin City Love Story)'' #3 (black-and-white pin-up, Maverick, 1999) * Gas Giants – From Beyond the Back Burner (CD cover, Atomic Pop Records, 1999) * ''The Art of Usagi Yojimbo'' (black-and-white pin-up, Dark Horse, 2004) * Dynamite Ham – I Believe in You (CD cover, La Di Da Records, 2005) * ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060315164928/http://www.vachss.com/10/darrow.html Honey's Butterfly]'' (illustration for The Zero's anniversary gallery, 2006) * ''The Halo Graphic Novel'' (two-page pin-up, Marvel, 2006) * ''Mouse Guard: Winter 1152'' #1 (pin-up, Archaia, 2007) * ''Daredevil'' #500 (two-page pin-up, Marvel, 2009) * ''Rocketeer Adventures'' #2 (two-page pin-up, IDW Publishing, 2011) * ''Monstrosis!'' #2 (black-and-white Shaolin Cowboy pin-up, SLG, 2011) * ''Monsters & Dames'' #2 (pin-up featuring Shaolin Cowboy, Emerald City Comic-Con, 2011) * ''Assassin's Creed'' (piece for an art exhibition held at Nakano Broadway, Ubisoft, 2012) * ''Prophet Strikefile'' #2 (inside cover illustration, Extreme Studios, 2014) * Tenth Annual Fantastic Fest poster (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 2014) * Ennio Morricone – Big Gundown (CD cover, Mondo Records, 2015) * ''Hellboy Winter Special'' #2 (pin-up, Dark Horse, 2017) * ''John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (poster, Summit Entertainment, unreleased)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/geofdarrow/posts/2689334274474435/ |title=So in september I was contacted by... |publisher=Geof Darrow via Facebook |date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206172845/https://www.facebook.com/geofdarrow/posts/2689334274474435 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> * ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'' (Blu-ray cover, part of the Criterion Godzilla box set, 2019) }}

==Interviews== * {{cite web|url=http://geoffdarrow.comiczoneradio.com/ |title=Audio interview, 62 minutes |publisher=Comic Zone Radio |date=January 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121164133/http://geoffdarrow.comiczoneradio.com/ |archive-date=January 21, 2008 |url-status=dead }} * {{cite web|url=http://www.inkstuds.org/?p=3425 |title=Audio interview, 80 minutes |publisher=Inkstuds |date=February 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308111324/http://www.inkstuds.org/?p=3425 |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=live }} * {{cite web|url=https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-129-battle-scarred-shogun-with-geof-darrow/ |title=Audio interview, 62 minutes |publisher=SKTCHD |date=November 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213170039/http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/9/d/9/9d9532bfa37f4401/Geof_Darrow.mp3?c_id=17806296&cs_id=17806296&expiration=1576261434&hwt=c60543dab217ca704f38d00cd3f42a67 |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |url-status=live }} * {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNgVRZnNejo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/qNgVRZnNejo |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Video interview, 11 minutes |publisher=Syfy Wire |date=July 16, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}

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