Collection: Mike Perkins Artist Biography and Art Gallery Collection

Mike Perkins is a British Comic Book artist born 1970 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. He is best known for his inking work and full art duties on comic books such as Captain America, Ruse and Stephen King's The Stand. He began drawing at a very early age and after attending the Bournville College of Art, Birmingham, England, Mike Perkins set himself up as a self employed artist and pursued work in comics. His early professional work included work for the British anthology 2000 AD, Marvel UK, Ginn Publishing, Dorling Kindersley and Oxford University Press. This led to further work in the American market with both DC Comics and Caliber Comics; where he worked on Kilroy is Here, Black Mist, Amongst The Stars, Negative Burn, St. Germaine, Brian Lumley's Necroscope and an adaptation of Doctor Faustus. The latter being a collaboration with Mike Carey, with whom Mike Perkins has worked with throughout his career, most notably on the co-created Carver Hale for 2000 AD and Spellbinders for Marvel Comics.

Mike Perkins first sole inking job, over the pencils of Phil Winslade, led to other inking opportunities at DC and Dark Horse Comics which in turn opened the doors to being asked to join the then new Florida based comic company CrossGen. At Marvel he has worked on books such as Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Spellbinders, Annihilation Conquest, House of M: Avengers and Union Jack, but has most notably been part of the artistic team (alongside Steve Epting) on Ed Brubaker run of Captain America. His most recent project is illustrating The Stand: Captain Trips, Marvel Comics' adaptation of Stephen King's novel, The Stand on which he collaborates once more with colorist Laura Martin. The artwork of Mike Perkins is currently credited in separate 413 comic book issues.