Dærick Gröss Sr.

After graduation, Gröss worked at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio as a live set designer and created art for on camera graphics for 3 years.[2] Gröss joined the Cincinnati Post as a staff artist and cartoonist, eventually becoming the Art Director as illustrator and page designer.[2]

Gröss answered a CFW Magazine ad which started his career in comics. In 1988, he with created the latina-mutant Murciélaga She-Bat, a part of the REIKI team in Robo Warriors.[3]

In the early 1990s, two issues of Murciélaga She-Bat were published by Heroic Publishing, and issue #3 by Revolutionary Comics.[4] In 2000, 2 comics featuring Murciélaga were released as a bilingual flipbook in both Spanish and English. Heroic Publishing later reprinted the original 8 issues of the series.[5]

Dærick Gröss painted interior art for 12 issues of an adaptation of the Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Series published by Innovation Comics. He won Comicon's Russ Manning award for most promising newcomer.[6]

In 1992, Gröss also painted cover art for Forbidden Planet issues #1-4, also published by Innovation.[7]

Gröss penciled issues #84 and #88 of Excalibur for Marvel Comics in 1995.[8] He penciled part 7 of the short-lived CyberComics initiative from Marvel featuring Spiderman in 1996. He also penciled a portion of X Force/Cable Annual #1 in 1995, and X-Men: Domino issue #1 in 1997.[9]

At DC Comics, Gröss penciled Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice issues #1 and #2 in 1993.[10]

At adult comic book publisher Carnal Comics, Gröss drew several projects in the 90's.[11]

He illustrated The Guide to Getting it On published by Goofy Foot Press which was written by psychoanalyst and author Paul Joannides. Originally published in 1996, it is an educational sexual manual.[12]

As penciler and inker he also worked on Gay Comics issue #24.[13]

Gröss contributed to the Marvel trading card game, Overpower[14] and Game of Thrones cards for Fantasy Flight Games.

His production company Dærick Gröss Studios, was founded in 1989, then renamed Studio G in 1990. His son Dærick Gröss works with him. In 2001, a fire destroyed most of his studio.

Gröss produces T-Shirt designs, prints, and other product featuring his work.[15]

He turned to political cartooning in 2019 with the satirical comic Trumpy.[16]

• Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat issues #1-12 (1990–91)
• Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire issue #2 (1991)
• Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned issue #2 (1991)
• The Vampire Companion issues #1-2 (1991)
• Forbidden Planet issues #1-4 (1992)
• Forbidden Planet: The Saga of the Krell issue #1 (1993)
• Hero Alliance issue #17 (1991)
• The Colour of Magic issues #1-4 (1991)
• The Shadow of the Torturer issues #2-3 (1991)
• Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown vol.1 (1992)

• Murciélaga: She-Bat issues #1-5 #8-16 (1993-2017)
• Reiki Warriors Special issue #1 (2013)
• Tigress issue #3 (1992)
• Lady Arcane issues #1-2 (1992)
• League of Champions issue #9 (1990)
• Champions Classics issue #4 (1992)
• The Adventures of Chrissie Claus issue #3 (1991)
• Sparkplug issue #1 (1993)
• Flare issues #1 #5 #11 #30 #34 (2004–06)
• Flare Adventures issues #3 #6 (1992–93)
• Flare: The New Adventures vol. 6 issue #1 (2006)
• Liberty Girl issue #0 (2006)
• Liberty Girl: The Return issue #1 (2007)
• Tales Of The Champions Presents: Tigress issue #3 (2006)
• WitchGirls Inc. issue #10 (2011)
• The Infinites issue #1 (2011)

• Bloodwulf issues #1-4 (1995)

• Excalibur issue #84 #88 (1994–95)
• Excalibur Annual issue #2 (1994)
• Excalibur Visionaries: Warren Ellis issue #1 (2010)
• Midnight Sons issue #7 (1994)
• Captain Marvel issue #5 (1996)
• Cable issue #10 (1996)
• X-Force / Cable '95 issue #5 (1995)
• Cosmic Powers Unlimited issue #3 (1995)
• X-Men: Domino issue #1 (2018)
• Cable & X-Force: Onslaught Rising (2018)

• Neuroscope issues #1-5 (1992–93)
• Solution issue #16 (1995)

• Evil Ernie: The Resurrection issue #1 (1994)
• Purgatori issue #1 (1998)
• Purgatori vs. Vampirella issue #1 (2000)
• Lady Death: Last Rites issue #2 (2001)
• Lady Death: Retribution issue #1 (1998)
• Lady Death vs. Vampirella II issue #1 (2000)
• Lady Death/Bedlam issue #1 (2002)
• Jade: Redemption issue #2 (2002)
• The Undead issue #1 (2002)

• Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice issues #1.2 #2.2 (1993)

• Shred Comics issues #1-2 #8 (1989)
• Jalia issues #1-3 (2006)

• Anne Rice's Tale of the Body Thief issues #1-4 (1999)

• Heavy Metal Monsters issues #1-3 (1992–93)

• Tales of the Kung-Fu Warriors issue #12 (1989)
• Robo Warriors issues #2 #4-8 (1988)

• Rebecca Bardoux issue #1 (1994)
• Brittany O'Connell issue #1 (1996)
• Porn Star Fantasies issue #6 (1996)
• Sahara Sands issue #1 (1997)
• Women of Porn: A Cartoon History issue #1 (1999)

• Gay Comix issue #24 (1996)

• Blood & Roses: Search for the Time Stone issue #1 (1994)

• Rose 'n' Gunn issue #2-3 (1995)

• Blood & Roses Adventures issue #1 (1995)

• Jinn Warriors issue #1 (2012)

• InDELLiprose issue #1 (2018)