Lovern Kindzierski — comics creator

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Known forDoctor Fate

Issues credited535

Active1987–2011

Primary rolecolorist

Black Widow The Coldest War #[nn] (1990)

Lovern Kindzierski is a Canadian comics professional born in 1954, best known as a colorist whose career spans from 1987 to at least 2023 — an impressive run of more than three decades and over 530 credited issues across coloring, inking, lettering, and writing work.

Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kindzierski became a central figure at Digital Chameleon, the Winnipeg studio widely credited with being the first to bring Adobe Photoshop into widespread use in the comics industry. That shift fundamentally changed how color was applied to the printed page, and Kindzierski was positioned at the heart of it. Digital Chameleon served an ambitious roster of publishers including DC/Vertigo, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Malibu, and First, while also taking on animation, poster, and advertising work.

Among his most prominent title credits are Doctor Fate, Animal Man, L.E.G.I.O.N. '91, Raven: Daughter of Darkness, The Victorian, and Wasteland — a mix of superhero and genre work that reflects how broadly he applied his craft. His contributions to Animal Man in particular placed him alongside one of the more artistically adventurous runs in mainstream comics of that era.

Batman / Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow #[nn] (1992)

Kindzierski's legacy rests substantially on his role in modernizing comics coloring at a pivotal technological moment, helping to establish a Canadian studio as an industry innovator.

Known for

Black Widow The Coldest War #[nn]

Batman: Holy Terror #[nn]

Batman: Penguin Triumphant #[nn]

Batman / Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow #[nn]

Counterparts #1

Batman: Sword of Azrael #[nn]

Full bibliography (first 500) · 173 series

Doctor Fate (1988) · 41

#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 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41

Hellblazer (1988) · 36

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #1 #[2]#[1]#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11

The Victorian (1999) · 17

#4 #5 #6 #7 #1 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #2 #15 #16 #17 #3 #20

Wasteland (1987) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #7 #8 #10 #12 #13 #15 #18

L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 (1990) · 12

#11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22

L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 (1991) · 12

#23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34

Lobo (1990) · 11

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

L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 (1989) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #10

Challengers of the Unknown (1991) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Reign of the Zodiac (2003) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Sonic Disruptors (1987) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 (1992) · 7

#35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41

Elric: Stormbringer (1997) · 7

#6 #7 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Elric. Stormbringer (1998) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold (1999) · 7

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

GrimJack: The Manx Cat (2009) · 7

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

Elric: The Vanishing Tower (1987) · 6

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

Conan the Adventurer (1994) · 6

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Agents of Law (1995) · 6

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

Tarzan (1996) · 6

#11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16

Vext (1999) · 6

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

GrimJack: Killer Instinct (2005) · 6

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

The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (2009) · 6

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

El Diablo (1989) · 5

#1 #2 #4 #5 #6

Batman: Sword of Azrael (1992) · 5

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

Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch (1994) · 5

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

Jon Sable, Freelance: Bloodtrail (2005) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Tomb of Dracula (1991) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Inferno (1991) · 4

#2/1992 #3/1992 #5/1992 #6/1992

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1992) · 4

#42 #43 #111 #136

Trencher (1993) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Superpatriot (1993) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Wydanie specjalne (1991) · 4

#1/94 #2/1994 #1/1996 #2/1996

Magnum presenterer (1995) · 4

#6/1995 #6/1996 #11/1996 #12/1996

The Ring of the Nibelung [The Rhinegold] (2000) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Ring of the Nibelung Vol. 4 [Gotterdammerung] (2001) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Hardy Boys (2005) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #2

Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur (2005) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #[nn]

Doctor Who (2009) · 4

#1 #2 #7 #8

Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor (2010) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Elric: The Bane of the Black Sword (1988) · 3

#1 #2 #3

American Heroes (1991) · 3

#2 #3 #4

L.E.G.I.O.N. & Lobo (1992) · 3

#1/1992 #2/1992 #3/1992

Batman: Sword of Azrael Silver Edition (1993) · 3

#1 #2 #4

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1993) · 3

#1 #2 #3

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1995) · 3

#3 #1 #2

Punx (1995) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Body Bags (1996) · 3

#2 #1 #2

The Ring of the Nibelung Vol. 2 [The Valkyrie] (2000) · 3

#1 #2 #3

The Ring of the Nibelung Vol. 3 [Siegfried] (2000) · 3

#1 #2 #3

The Ring of the Nibelung (2002) · 3

#1 #2 #[nn]

The Sandman: Endless Nights (2003) · 3

#[nn]#[nn]#[nn]

Star Trek: Crew (2009) · 3

#3 #4 #5

Star Trek Romulans: Schism (2009) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Elric: The Weird of the White Wolf (1986) · 2

#4 #5

Magnum Comics (1990) · 2

#13/1992 #4/1995

Lobo's Back (1992) · 2

#1 #2

The Hacker Files (1992) · 2

#1 #5

Robin 3000 (1992) · 2

#1 #2

Batman: A Espada de Azrael (1993) · 2

#1 #2

X-Men (1991) · 2

#31 #16

Penthouse Comix (1994) · 2

#5 #26

The Incredible Hulk (1968) · 2

#454 #460

The Life Story of the Flash (1997) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

DC Crossover (1998) · 2

#26 #27

Lucifer (2000) · 2

#50 #8

The Legend of GrimJack (2005) · 2

#1 #1

Wizard Brasil (2003) · 2

#21 #36

Smoke & Mirror (2005) · 2

#1 #2

Conan (1990) · 2

#6/2006 #5

The Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons (2008) · 2

#1 #2

Go Berserk! (1987) · 1

Alien Encounters (1985) · 1

#12

Infinity Inc. Annual (1985) · 1

The Spectre (1987) · 1

#17

Batman (1987) · 1

#14

Marvel Graphic Novel: Rick Mason, the Agent (1989) · 1