Today in Comics History, December 21: Happy birthday, Chip Zdarsky!

BoTD: comics artist, writer, and designer Chip Zdarsky (Howard the Duck, Daredevil, Peter Parker, Batman, Jughead, Sex Criminals and much more)!





variant "How to Draw" covers for Marvel Comics cover-dated December 2017, by Chip Zdarsky



From L-R behind the table: Joe Quinones; Chip; Erica Henderson; Ryan North.


variant cover of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015b series) #6 (May 2016), pencils by Erica Henderson, inks by Chip Zdarsky
Can you find Chip (and other comics creators) exhibiting at this convention?

from Faith (2016 series) #3 (Valiant, September 2016), script by Jody Houser, pencils and inks by Pere Pérez, colors by Andrew Dalhouse, letters by Dave Sharpe
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An interview with Chip and artist Jorge Jimenez on their plans for Batman! (It's a great run; pick it up now!)


from DC Comics cover-dated August 2022
Chip co-created (with Matt Fraction) and drew the critically acclaimed Image series Sex Criminals, which has the word S-E-X in it and should definitely not be read by 7-year olds like yours truly. Here's some fun appearances by Fraction (glasses) and Zdarsky (with beard)!



from Sex Criminals #14 (Image, February 2016); co-script by Matt Fraction; co-script and pencils, inks, and colors by Chip Zdarsky





Matt 'n' Chip also appear on a "sexy" variant cover of the final issue of the series, which I definitely should not be reading, so here's the retailer cover to hide the image. Cool, huh? It's okay; I can look at this one.


variant cover of Sex Criminals #69 (tee hee) (Image, October 2020)
And here's the one I shouldn't be looking at.




So, a very happy birthday to Riverdale's favorite teen, Trip Zerdersky! Wait, >that birthday's wrong. Never mind.


from Archie (2015 series) #5 (February 2016), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Veronica Fish, colors by Andre Szymanowicz and Jen Vaughn, letters by Jack Morelli
Happy birthday, Chip Zdarsky!