The artist behind Justice League Dark has officially become an exclusive DC man. Mikel Janin has previously worked on Justice League of America and Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons and it looks like he will continue his fantastic work on JLD with writer Peter Milligan. Justice League Dark follows an occult cast with the likes of John Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, and others that face off against the supernatural forces of the DCU.
It’s good to see DCU establish stability in this fantastic series by hanging on to the artist that helps make it so special. Check out Janin’s official statement from the DCU blog below.
“I’m so happy and proud to announce I’ve signed an exclusive agreement with DC. It was exactly one year ago when I met DC Executive Editor Eddie Berganza in Avilés Comic Con. Pepe Caldelas, from Nutopia Agency, introduced my work to him, since other well known Nutopia artists, such as Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes or Ulises Arreola were already working for DC. When Eddie gave me my first assignment, seven pages for JLA, it was a dream come true. But I didn’t expect that these pages will lead so quickly to such important assignments like FLASHPOINT: DEADMAN & THE FLYING GRAYSONS, and specially The New 52 series JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, teaming up with no less than Peter Milligan. DC has put its trust in me and my art, and I feel grateful and honored. Signing exclusively with them is just a way to strengthen the great relationship between the two of us.”