Dirk Manning

Dirk Manning is the writer/creator of comic series such as the supernatural noir Tales of Mr. Rhee and the genre-bending horror anthology Nightmare World. More of Dirk’s comic work includes:

• Buried But Not Dead (Finalist: Ringo Award "Best Original Graphic Novel" 2021)
  
• Twiztid Haunted High-Ons (Finalist: Ringo Award "Best Humor Comic" 2020 and 2022)
• Homestead (Finalist: Ringo Award "Best Original Graphic Novel" 2025)
• Butts in Seats: The Tony Schiavone Story (#1 Best-Selling Graphic Novel on Amazon)
• Hope
• Arn Anderson: My Life as the Enforcer
• The Adventures of Cthulhu Jr. & Friends
• Love Stories About Death
• London After Midnight: The Official Graphic Novel Adaptation (with Chaney Entertainment)
• RSVP: E.S.P. (with New York Times Best-Selling author Josh Malerman)

Dirk is also the author of the inspirational/how-to column turned book series Write or Wrong: A Writer’s Guide to Creating Comics and has contributed several short stories to the RPG game series Clockwork: Dominion for Reliquary Game Studios. His screenplay writing credits include the YouTube horror series Blackbox TV episode “The Hunger” (directed by Drew Daywalt and featuring Bonnie Aarons and Jon Gries).

Dirk was an early adopter in using crowdfunding to launch pre-sales of his comics and graphic novels, with Dirk's work having raised over half a million dollars and counting in pre-sales on Kickstarter alone. In July 2025 Dirk announced he took the position of Publisher at Source Point Press with the mission statement of returning the company to its roots of publishing cutting-edge creator-owned graphic novels in the genres of horror, speculative fiction, and pulp.

When not at his writing desk, touring on the comic convention circuit, and/or sampling his way across the best ice cream shops in the world, Dirk can be found online at www.DirkManning.com and on most social media platforms as @DirkManning.

He does not wear a top hat and scarf in real life.