--- title: "2 Darwyn Cooke Quotes - Famous Comics artist (DC)" description: "Darwyn Cooke was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-darwyn-cooke-26948.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Darwyn Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-darwyn-cooke-26948.jpg) # Darwyn Cooke (1962–2016) Comics Artist Canada **2** quotes in **30** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Darwyn Cooke was a comics artist from Canada, best known for *DC*. ## Quick Facts About Darwyn Cooke Born January 1, 1962 Died May 14, 2016 Nationality Canada Profession Comics Artist Notable works DC ## About Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter. His work has been honoured with numerous Eisner, Harvey, and Joe Shuster Awards. ## Awards & Honors Shuster Award for Outstanding Writer Shuster Award for Outstanding Cover/Cover Artist Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist Harvey Award for Best Artist Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist Eisner Award for Best Lettering Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist) Canadian Comic Book Hall of Fame Show 2 more awards Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist Shuster Award for Outstanding Cartoonist ## Quotes by Darwyn Cooke > [Generally, if I can't be true to the creator's intention and spirit, I will probably shy away from working on a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darwyn-cooke/generally-if-i-can-t-be-true-to-the-creator-s-intention-and-spirit-i/) [Darwyn Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darwyn-cooke/) [Being true](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-true/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/darwyn-cooke-105725_being-true_generally-if-i-can-t-be-true-to-the-crea_210062.jpg) > [The fact that we're at a point today where anybody, anywhere can put a comic book together and get it in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darwyn-cooke/the-fact-that-we-re-at-a-point-today-where-anybody-anywhere-can-put-a/) [Darwyn Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darwyn-cooke/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/darwyn-cooke-105725_book_the-fact-that-we-re-at-a-point-today-whe_3164765.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darwyn-cooke/#itemlist", "name": "Darwyn Cooke Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Generally, if I can't be true to the creator's intention and spirit, I will probably shy away from working on a character.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Darwyn Cooke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darwyn-cooke/generally-if-i-can-t-be-true-to-the-creator-s-intention-and-spirit-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/darwyn-cooke-105725_being-true_generally-if-i-can-t-be-true-to-the-crea_210062.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/darwyn-cooke-105725_being-true_generally-if-i-can-t-be-true-to-the-crea_210062.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/darwyn-cooke-105725_being-true_generally-if-i-can-t-be-true-to-the-crea_210062.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Generally, if I can't be true to the creator's intention and spirit, I will probably shy away from working…” — Darwyn Cooke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fact that we're at a point today where anybody, anywhere can put a comic book together and get it in front of the entire planet without spending a dime on printing and distribution - that's the good thing, and I think that's what's going to save [the comics industry]. 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