Darryl Banks studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. After Banks graduated from college, he sent copious samples of his art to District of Columbia and Marvel, and went to comics conventions to show his work to publishers.
He worked on one of the first painted comic books, Cyberpunk, and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis to revamp the long-running The Justice Machine series for two publishers, Innovation and Millennium. He always loved art but decided in high school that he wanted to pursue a career in comics. Banks then went to work for District of Columbia, illustrating Legion of Super-Heroes.
