Mike Grell

Mike Grell is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as Green Lantern/Green Arrow, The Warlord, and Jon Sable Freelance. Grell entered the comics industry as an assistant to Dale Messick on the Brenda Starr comic strip in 1972. In 1973 Grell began his long relationship with DC. At DC, Grell worked on characters such as Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, and the Phantom Stranger in arcs or single-issue stories. He and Elliot S. Maggin launched the Batman Family title in 1975 and Grell would work with Dennis O'Neil on the revival of the Green Lantern/Green Arrow series the following year. For a time between 1976 and 1978, Grell was writing and penciling one series, Warlord, and providing pencil art on two others, Green Lantern and Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes. Grell wrote and drew the Tarzan comic strip from July 19, 1981, to February 27, 1983. Through the 1980s Grell developed creator-owned titles such Jon Sable Freelance and Starslayer. In 1987, Mike Grell wrote and drew the three-issue prestige format limited series Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters. The popularity of Longbow Hunters led to an assignment writing – and occasionally drawing – an ongoing Green Arrow series for 80 issues from 1988 to 1993. From 2002 to 2003, Grell worked on Iron Man. Other work includes a new ongoing series of The Warlord launched to coincide with the 35th anniversary. Grell brought the lead character's story to an end and drew some issues.