| Birth Date: | 1975 7, df=yes |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Write: | y |
| Website: | http://www.mccarthyshane.com |
| Subcat: | Australia |
Shane McCarthy (born 24 July 1975) is an Australian writer best known for his comic book work.
A comic book fan from an early age, McCarthy's first widely published work was the three-part Batman backup story Low for DC Comics in 2004, beginning in Detective Comics #797. McCarthy later was responsible for a reinvention of the Riddler character in the five-part Riddle Me That beginning in #185 (2005) and followed it up with Victims in Detective Comics #816 (2006), pitting Batman against Zsasz.[1]
Other published works include Zombies: Feast for IDW Publishing and contributions to Event Horizon for Mam Tor Publishing, and Star Wars Tales for Dark Horse.
McCarthy completed a twelve-part Transformers series entitled All Hail Megatron for IDW Publishing.[2] He is the creator of the character Drift.
His work appears in Marvel's Dark X-Men: The Beginning #1.
McCarthy formerly ran a swing dancing school in Perth, Western Australia.[3]
Transformers for IDW Publishing
The Transformers (one-shot, 2013)
Batman for DC Comics
Others:
The Beginning #1 (2009)