McKean, an illustrator and designer, had worked with Gaiman on one-off graphic novel Violent Cases in 1987, but after a meeting with editors at DC Comics, the two were tasked with creating a new limited series based on obscure 1970s DC character the Black Orchid. Gaiman, in the late 1980s probably known best for his history of Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide series ( Don’t Panic), and his novelistic collaboration with Discworld creator Terry Pratchett ( Good Omens), was a newcomer to American comics. A little over thirty years ago, Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s Black Orchid limited series landed in comic shops.
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