series. Most of the time, my girlfriend Givette and my friends McAnn and Nyssa actually posed and they each brought their own personalities to the task." He also co-created Delirium, Despair, and Desire, basing their androgynous appearance on the work of Patrick Nagel, and had a hand in much of the character design apparent in the early series. Dringenberg's work appears in the Sandman collections "Preludes and Nocturnes", "The Doll's House" and "Season of Mists". He 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. In 2008, he was one of the artists for Tori Amos' Comic Book Tattoo anthology graphic novel. Dringenberg is an illustrator of book jackets and CD covers, most notably for various books by J. R. R. Tolkien, Kij Johnson, Charles de Lint, Kage Baker. He drew interior illustrations and chapter decorations for Sharyn November's Firebirds Soaring (2009). Mike has illustrated several album and CD covers for San Francisco's Big City Orchestra. He has also contributed artwork for a number of Magic: The Gathering cards, from 1996's Mirage to 2008's Eventide. Personal life Dringenberg lived in Salt Lake City, Utah for many years before moving to the greater Portland, Oregon area, where he currently resides. Bibliography Acclaim Comics Arabian Nights on the World of Magic: The Gathering #1–2 (covers only) (1995–1996) Homelands on the World of Magic: The Gathering #1 (text story) (1996) Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Presents #85 (1994) DC Comics Doom Patrol vol. 2 #42 (1991) The Sandman #1–4 (inker); #6–11, 14–16, 21, 28 (penciller) (1989–1991) Who's Who in the DC Universe #5 (Dream illustration), #8 (Death illustration), #15 (The Dreaming and Endless illustrations) (1990–1992) Eclipse Comics Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #3 (inker); #5 (cover only); #9 (one page only) (1986–1988) Alien Worlds vol. 2 #1 (1988) Clint #1–2 (1986–1987) Total Eclipse #1 (Prowler backup story) (1988) Entity-Parody Enchanter: Prelude to Apocalypse #1–3 (1993) IDW Publishing Hero Comics #1 (2011) Image Comics Comic Book Tattoo #1 (2008) Spawn #34 (one page Violator illustration) (1995) Marvel Comics Daredevil #339–340, 342–343 (covers only) (1995) Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #81 (one page only) (1995) Shadows & Light #3 (one page only) (1998) Strange Tales: Dark Corners #1 (1998) X-Universe #2 (two pages only) (1995) Vortex Comics Kelvin Mace #1 (1985) References External links Mike Dringenberg at Mike's Amazing