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Dirk Manning

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://www.DirkManning.com

Twitter

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Genre

Comics, Horror, Self Help

Influences

Harlan Ellison, Alan Moore, Ray Bradbury, Egdar Allan Poe, Robert ...more

Member Since

August 2015

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/dirkmanning

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Dirk Manning is best known as the writer/creator of comic series such as TALES OF MR. RHEE (Devil’s Due Publishing) and NIGHTMARE WORLD (Image Comics/Shadowline).

Dirk is also the author of the ongoing inspirational column/book collection WRITE OR WRONG: A WRITER'S GUIDE TO CREATING COMICS (Caliber).

More of Dirk’s gripping and exciting stories can be read in comic titles such as Dia de los Muertos and The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West Vol. Four: The Golden Cap (Aspen/Big Dog Ink) among various other anthologies.

Don't let Dirk’s penchant for writing horror comics and his tongue-in-cheek publicity photo with the black hat and scarf fool you, as he’s a very amicable and approachable guy both online and at the numerous convention appearance ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 1,007 ratings · 160 reviews · 68 distinct works • Similar authors

	Butts In Seats: The Tony Schiavone Story by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), Tony Schiavone (Narrator) 4.13 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare World, Vol. 1: 13 Tales Of Terror (Nightmare World, #1) by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), Various (Artist) 3.83 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare World, Vol. 2: Leave The Light On (Nightmare World, #2) by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), Various (Artist) 3.95 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Write or Wrong : A Writer's Guide to Creating Comics 4.23 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare World, Vol. 3: Demon Days (Nightmare World, #3) by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), Anthony Peruzzo (Illustrator), Josh Ross (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Procreation of the Wicked (Tales of Mr Rhee, #1) by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), Josh Ross (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FCBD 2019 Hope #1 by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author) (Writer), K. Lynn Smith (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Stories to Die For by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), Owen Gieni (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Rich Bonk (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope Volume 1: Mother by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), K. Lynn Smith (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karmageddon (Tales of Mr Rhee, #2) by Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author), Seth Damoose (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Dirk Manning

Nightmare World (5 books)
by

Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author)

3.82 avg rating — 295 ratings

Tales of Mr. Rhee (4 books)
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Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author),

Seth Damoose (Illustrator),

Dan Dougherty (Illustrator),

K. Lynn Smith (Illustrator),

Marianna Pescosta (Illustrator),

Alessandro de Fornasari (Illustrator)

4.40 avg rating — 77 ratings

Tales of Mr. Rhee: Karmageddon (2 books)
by

Dirk Manning (Goodreads Author),

Josh Ross (Creator)

4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings

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