Nationality American Area(s) Writer, Publisher | Notable works Hermes Press Name Daniel Herman | |
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Born March 2, 1957 (age 67) ( 1957-03-02 ) | ||
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Daniel Herman (born March 2, 1957) is an American attorney and the founder of Hermes Press, a comic book publication company based in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
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Career
Herman is the current president of Hermes Press, a comics publishing company he founded in 2001. Herman is also a partner in the law firm Geer and Herman, P.C. In his law practice, he primarily works as a trial attorney.
In addition to running Hermes as its publisher, Herman does graphic design work along with the employed graphic designers at the company. He also is the person primarily in charge of finding the source material used in Hermes Press reprints such as The Phantom.
Herman is also a comics historian, having written several books on the topic of the Silver Age of comics, and a book on Gil Kane, the artist who created the modern Green Lantern.
Personal life
Herman is married with one child, and two dogs. Besides being involved in the publishing industry, he is an avid comic art collector, as well as a painter. Herman uses some art from his own collection to supplement the extra sections in Hermes Press books.
In 2014 Herman lent a portion of his comic art collection to the ToonSeum for the When Worlds Collide exhibit that showcased different sides of the DC and Marvel universes, in a mashup of characters. He was one of several collectors that exhibited their comic art at the show.
In 2015 Herman guest curated an exhibit at the ToonSeum for their Art of 007 show featuring artwork about James Bond. The show featured art by Boris Grinnson, Mort Drucker, and others.
YouTube
In 2015 Herman began appearing regularly on the video site YouTube, representing his publishing company in several promotional videos about new books and comic books. So far he has appeared in 5 videos, and in each he gives commentary on the new books he has published.