Rick Hoberg

Hoberg began his career in comic books in the mid-1970s, working for Russ Manning on Tarzan comic books for overseas distribution (1975–1976) and later assisted Manning on the Star Wars comic strip (1979–1980).{{cite web|url= https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hoberg_rick.htm|title=Rick Hoberg|date= May 23, 2008|publisher= Lambiek Comiclopedia|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150919053438/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hoberg_rick.htm|archivedate= September 19, 2015|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}} Hoberg also ghosted Sunday pages for Fred Kida on The Amazing Spider-Man strip (1981–1982).

Between 1977 and 1979, Hoberg contributed artwork for Marvel Comics' The Invaders, Kull the Destroyer, Savage Sword of Conan, Star Wars, and What If...?. In the 1980s, Hoberg mainly drew for such DC Comics titles as All-Star Squadron, Batman, The Brave and the Bold, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!, Checkmate, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, and Justice League of America Annual.{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Rick+Hoberg|title= Rick Hoberg}} He was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series in 1986.{{cite journal|last= Greenberger|first= Robert|authorlink= Robert Greenberger|title= It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Look at the DC Challenge!|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 98|page= 41|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= August 2017|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}

Writer Dennis Mallonee and Hoberg developed the format for Marvel's Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe series.{{cite web |url=http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=5421 |title=Publisher Profile: Heroic Publishing's Dennis Mallonee |last=Offenberger |first=Rik |author-link=Rik Offenberger |date=May 2, 2010 |publisher=Firstcomicsnews |access-date=December 20, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409052521/http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=5421 |archive-date= April 9, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all |quote=Rick Hoberg and I had been working under license from Marvel to put together an illustrated history of the Marvel Universe (which was much less complex in the late 1970s), but for various reasons that project never came together.}} They later co-created Eternity Smith, and from 1986 to 1988 Hoberg penciled that title, first for Renegade Press and then for Hero Comics. Hoberg also worked on DNAgents and Surge at Eclipse Comics (1984–1986).

In the 1990s, Hoberg spent a long stint as the penciller on Green Arrow. With writer Steve Englehart, Hoberg co-created The Strangers for Malibu Comics and penciled the title from 1993 to 1995. Hoberg also penciled select issues of DC's New Gods in 1990–1991 and Roger Rabbit for Disney (1990–1991). Since the mid-1990s, Hoberg's comics work has been sporadic.

In 2002–2003, Hoberg worked with Stefano Gaudiano on the art for the Batman Family series for DC Comics.{{cite book|last1= Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dougall|first2=Alastair, ed.|chapter= 2000s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= Dorling Kindersley|year= 2014|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 263|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= After teasing the character Tracker in Detective Comics #773 (October 2002), and Bugg in Detective Comics #774, writer John Francis Moore and artists Rick Hoberg and Stefano Gaudiano launched this eight-issue miniseries.}}

Besides his comics work, Hoberg has been active in animation since 1978 as a storyboard artist, model designer, and layout man for Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears, Filmation, Marvel Productions, Marvel Films, DIC Entertainment, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Company, Cartoon Network, Film Roman, Warner Bros., and many other studios. Among the many animated series Hoberg has contributed to are Godzilla, Super Friends, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Incredible Hulk, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Jem, Defenders of the Earth, Spider-Man, Justice League, X-Men, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Hoberg also served as a director/producer for Marvel Productions, where he co-created the first X-Men cartoon, Pryde of the X-Men. Other animation work includes Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Ultimate Spider-Man, War of the Worlds: Goliath, and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..{{cite web |url=https://www.rickhobergstoryartist.com/cv |title=CURRICULUM VITAE |website=RICK HOBERG - STORY ILLUSTRATOR |access-date=June 4, 2017}}

Hoberg has done some live action film work as well on movies such as Cyborg and TV miniseries like Stephen King's It.

In addition, Hoberg has drawn line artwork for the official Star Wars style guide for Lucasfilm over the years. He is currently the Lead Cinematic Storyboard Artist at 343 Industries for Halo.

Hoberg received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Irvine.

Hoberg received an Inkpot Award in 1984.{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|title= Inkpot Award Winners |publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709055558/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|archivedate= July 9, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}

• Bar Sinister #1–4 (1995)

• Classic Star Wars: A New Hope #2 (1994)
• Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #4–5, 9 (1994–1995)

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• Action Comics #572 (1985)
• All-Star Squadron #16–18, 31–35, 38–39, 57, Annual #3 (1982–1986)
• Batman #380–382, 384–385 (1985)
• Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984)
• Batman: Family #1–6, 8 (2002–2003)
• Blackhawk #267 (1984)
• The Brave and the Bold #198–199 (1983)
• Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! #11, 15–20 (1983)
• Checkmate #13, 16, 19 (1989)
• DC Challenge #8 (1986)
• DC Comics Presents #61, 86 (1983–1985)
• Detective Comics #773–775 (2002)
• Green Arrow #37–38, 44–45, 49–50, 53–60, 63–66, 69–72, 75–78 (1990–1993)
• Green Lantern #162–163 (1983)
• Justice League of America Annual #1, 3 (1983–1985)
• New Gods vol. 3 #16, 19–22, 26–28 (1990–1991)
• Power Girl #1–4 (1988)
• Warlord vol. 2 #1–3 (1992)

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• Roger Rabbit #1–3 (1990)
• Roger Rabbit's Toontown #3 (1991)

• The New DNAgents #11 (1986)
• Surge #1–2, 4 (1984–1985)
• Three Dimensional DNAgents #1 (1986)

• Champions/Flare Adventures #11 (1993)
• Eternity Smith #1–9 (1987–1988)
• Flare #5 (1991)

• Night Man: The Pilgrim Conundrum Saga #1 (1995)
• Strangers #1–8, 10–12, 14–18, 23–24 (1993–1995)
• Strangers: The Pilgrim Conundrum Saga #1 (1995)
• Ultraverse Premiere #0 (1993)

• Invaders #35 (1978)
• Iron Man #209 (1986)
• Kull the Destroyer #21 (1977)
• Savage Sword of Conan #23 (1977)
• The Sensational Spider-Man vol. 2 #39 (2007)
• Star Wars #6 (1977)
• What If...? #6–7, 10, 16 (1977–1979)

• Eternity Smith #1–5 (1986–1987)

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• [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=471 Rick Hoberg] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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