Darren Auck - Winged Monkey

2014.08.23 Garden State Comic Fest, Morristown, NJ

A second sketch from Daren Auck, a graduate of the Kubert School who has worked for Pacific Comics, DC Comics and Marvel Comics - book titles include Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, She-Hulk, Marvel Presents Wolverine, Vanguard, Vision, Elvira's House of Mystery and others...

The winged monkey is drawn on a commemorative Oz Fest event cover, from Chesterton, Indiana home of the largest Wizard of Oz festival.....

Darren Auck - Rocko's Modern Life

2012.08.04 The Great Allentown Comic Con! (Pa)

Rocko attending a The Great Allentown Comic Con!

After graduating from the Kubert School in 1983, Darren worked for Pacific Comics and DC Comics. He would then spend 10 years with Marvel Comics as a bullpenner, freelance writer and artist and art director. Auck has served a writer for titles Sgt. Rock, Elvira's House of Mystery, Talent Showcase... 

He has pencilled the Avengers: Galactic Storm, Generation X, Marvel Comics Presents, Marvel Holiday Special 1991, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, The Sensational She-Hulk, and many others...

Some of his clients include Rodal Press, Workman Publishing, New York Life Insurance Co., Nikelodeon, The New York Financial Writers Association, The Rock Ban AC/DC and varous trading card companies...

Rocko's Modern Life was a Nikelodeon Nicktoons animated series created by Joe Murray (1993-1996). The story revolved around the surreeal advaentures of an anthropomorphic wallaby Rocko and his friends a steer, Heffer, a turtle, Filburt and Rocko's dog Spunky.

Marvel Comics published Rocko's Modern Life from June 1994 to December 1994 (7 issues). The comics contained stories not seen in the Nicktoons series...