Karl Story — comics creator

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Known forNightwing

Issues credited344

Active1988–2017

Primary roleinker

Karl Story is an American comic book inker born in 1967, whose career stretching back to 1988 has made him one of the more quietly essential craftsmen in mainstream comics. A founding member of Atlanta's Gaijin Studios, Story built his reputation through consistent, high-quality work across both major publishers and creator-driven imprints over more than three and a half decades.

His bibliography is notably wide-ranging, spanning superhero staples like Nightwing, Batman, X-Men, Black Panther, and Legionnaires to more adventurous projects such as Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse's Tom Strong, Terra Obscura, and Ocean, as well as Warren Ellis's Midnighter. He also contributed to genre crossover titles including Aliens versus Predator and Star Trek: Debt of Honor. Among his most sustained contributions is his work on Nightwing and Tom Strong, two titles where his inking appears most frequently across his catalog of over 340 credited issues.

Story has demonstrated a particular versatility in adapting his line work to suit very different artistic styles, whether supporting superhero action or the cleaner, retro-tinged aesthetic of WildStorm's America's Best Comics line. His involvement with The American Way further shows a willingness to take on politically charged, character-driven material. Though he tends to work outside the spotlight that falls on writers and pencilers, Story's career reflects the kind of durable, dependable artistry that holds comic book storytelling together.

Known for

Dark Horse Presents #34

Dark Horse Presents #35

Dark Horse Presents #36

Aliens vs. Predator #1

Aliens vs. Predator #0

Aliens vs. Predator #2

Full bibliography (first 500) · 181 series

Nightwing (1996) · 57

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #[1]#1,000,000 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #[2]#36 #37 #38 #39 #[3]#45 #46 #48 #49 #50 #[4]#6 #151 #26 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Batman (1997) · 37

#41 #575 #576 #577 #578 #579 #580 #581 #582 #583 #584 #585 #586 #588 #589 #11 #590 #3 #591 #4 #592 #593 #6 #15 #594 #7 #8 #20 #11 #12 #2 #3 #15 #16 #19 #23 #6

Tom Strong (1999) · 30

#15 #16 #17 #2 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #3 #26 #27 #28 #29 #4 #30 #3 #33 #34 #35 #4 #36 #6 #3 #4 #6 #5

Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) · 14

#27 #30 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #38 #41 #2 #3 #4 #6 #7

Legionnaires (1993) · 14

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #15 #16 #0

The Midnighter (2007) · 14

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #14 #15

The American Way (2006) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #[nn]

Number of the Beast (2008) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #[nn]

Justice League America (1989) · 8

#43 #44 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50

Terra Obscura (2003) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #1 #2

Ocean (2004) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #[nn]

Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom (2010) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #[nn]

Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril (2013) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #[nn]

Terra Obscura Volume 2 (2004) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 - Leaves on the Wind (2014) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Batwoman (2011) · 6

#35 #36 #37 #39 #40 #6

Black Panther (2016) · 6

#5 #6 #7 #8 #[2]#10

Dark Horse Presents (1986) · 5

#34 #35 #36 #60 #61

Ultimate X-Men (2001) · 5

#86 #87 #98 #99 #100

End of Nations (2012) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]

Thors (2015) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]

Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 -- No Power in the 'Verse (2016) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Cycops (1988) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #[nn]

Aliens vs. Predator (1990) · 4

#1 #0 #2 #[nn]

Star Trek - The Modala Imperative (1991) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Modala Imperative (1991) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Aliens: Genocide (1991) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Dark Horse Classics: Aliens versus Predator (1997) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Mister Miracle (1989) · 3

#26 #27 #28

The Dragon: Blood & Guts (1995) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Men's Adventure Comix (1995) · 3

#1 #1 [comic book size]#2

The Dirty Pair: Fatal but Not Serious (1995) · 3

#3 #4 #5

Storm (1996) · 3

#1 #3 #4

Adventures of Superman (1987) · 3

#540 #7 #2

Robin (1993) · 3

#62 #63 #64

Bishop: The Last X-Man (1999) · 3

#11 #13 #16

ABC America's Best Comics (2000) · 3

#19 #20 #21

The Spirit (2007) · 3

#7 #2 #2

Midnighter (2007) · 3

#1 #1 #2

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (2010) · 3

#1 #[nn]#[nn]

Astonishing X-Men (2004) · 3

#36 #37 #7

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 (2011) · 3

#6 #7 #25

Aristocratic Xtraterrestrial Time-Traveling Thieves (1987) · 2

#8 #9

Predator (1990) · 2

#3 #4

Black Magic (1990) · 2

#2 #3

Justice League Europe (1989) · 2

#20 #36

Justice League Quarterly (1990) · 2

#1 #5

Aliens (1990) · 2

#8 #9

Chain Gang War (1993) · 2

#1 #6

Ghost (1995) · 2

#3 #3

Pryde and Wisdom (1996) · 2

#1 #3

The Heretic (1996) · 2

#1 #2

Generation X (1994) · 2

#23 #4

Gen 13 Bootleg (1996) · 2

#9 #10

Spécial DC (1997) · 2

#6 #16

Aliens / Predator (2000) · 2

#0 #2

The Dirty Pair (2000) · 2

#2 #3

Ex Machina (2004) · 2

#11 #4

Ex Machina Special (2006) · 2

#1 #2

Batman: False Faces (2008) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

Ultimatum: X-Men / Fantastic Four (2009) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

Tom Strong: The Deluxe Edition (2009) · 2

#1 #2

Zatanna (2010) · 2

#1 #2

DC Comics Presents: Batman (2010) · 2

#1 #2

DCU: Legacies (2010) · 2

#9 #10

The New 52: Futures End (2014) · 2

#18 #2

Superman - Action Comics (2012) · 2

#8 #8

Robotech: The New Generation (1985) · 1

#23

Psychoblast (1987) · 1

Cat & Mouse (1990) · 1

Xxxenophile (1989) · 1

New Frontiers (1989) · 1

Heatseeker (1992) · 1