Shawn McManus explained

Birth Place:Brookline, Massachusetts
Nationality:American
Art:y
Cartoonist:y
Notable Works:
Fables
Fairest
The Saga of the Swamp Thing
Subcat:American
Birth Date:30 June 1958

Shawn McManus (born June 30, 1958)[1] is an American artist who has worked extensively over three decades for DC Comics and other companies, notably for DC's Vertigo imprint including the Fables series.

Comics

Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, McManus entered the comics field in the early 1980s with work for Heavy Metal and DC Comics.[2] For the June 1983 issue of Heavy Metal he collaborated with Bhob Stewart and John Coffey on "Zenobia". Six months later, McManus and Stewart teamed with Jim McDermott on "Symbiosis", also in Heavy Metal (December 1983). He drew the Green Arrow backup feature in Detective Comics in 1983-1984.[3] McManus gained wider attention when he illustrated two issues of The Saga of the Swamp Thing written by Alan Moore.

McManus worked with writer Todd Klein on Omega Men,[4] creating Zirral and other characters for that series. He has drawn issues of Doctor Fate and . He collaborated with Neil Gaiman on the "Fables & Reflections" and "A Game of You" story arcs[5] [6] in The Sandman.[7] McManus' other Sandman credits include The Sandman Presents: Taller Tales and a pair of limited series about the witch Thessaly written by Bill Willingham. McManus' artwork for Marvel Comics includes Annual '97 and Daredevil #351. In an interview, John Rozum, who scripted that issue of Daredevil, recalled:

McManus has contributed to titles from a variety of other publishers, including Atomeka Press (A1), Dark Horse Comics (Cheval Noir), Exhibit A Press (Wolff & Byrd: Counselors of the Macabre), First Comics (Grimjack), Image Comics (Supreme), Malibu Comics (The Man Called A-X), and DC Comics' Paradox Press (The Big Book Of Freaks). He worked on Leah Moore and John Reppion's Wild Girl (Wildstorm, 2004–2005) with J. H. Williams III, about 13-year-old Rosa Torez who discovers that she can communicate with animals. In 2007, he did an eight-issue run on Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis and an issue of The Creeper for DC.

He illustrated in 2010[8] and Cinderella: Fables Are Forever the following year.[9] He was one of several artists to contribute to the Fairest in All the Land graphic novel.[10]

Children's art

Writer-illustrator and lecturer Mark McKenna, creator of the Banana Tail children's book series, described his long association with McManus that led to their Banana Tail: The Early Years (2009) color print:

Television

In 1987, McManus worked on the animated series Dinosaucers. For the TV series Tales from the Crypt, McManus and Mike Vosburg illustrated comic book covers designed to look like the original 1950s comics. The McManus Crypt cover is seen in the first episode ("The Man Who Was Death").

Awards

1985 Jack Kirby Award nomination with Alan Moore for Best Single Issue ("Pog" in The Saga of the Swamp Thing #32).[11]

Comics bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

America's Best Comics

Paradox Press

Vertigo

Wildstorm

HM Communications

Image Comics

Malibu Comics

Marvel Comics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller . John Jackson . John Jackson Miller . Comics Industry Birthdays . . June 10, 2005 . Iola, Wisconsin . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays . February 18, 2011 . dead . mdy.
  2. Web site: Shawn McManus. December 19, 2006. Lambiek Comiclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505181711/http://lambiek.net/artists/m/mcmanus_shawn.htm. May 5, 2012. live.
  3. Kingman. Jim. The Ballad of Ollie and Dinah. Back Issue!. 64. 19. TwoMorrows Publishing. May 2013. Raleigh, North Carolina.
  4. Web site: Creating Go Freelance!. Todd. Klein. Todd Klein. October 18, 2011. Kleinletters.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130531050938/http://kleinletters.com/Blog/creating-go-freelance/. May 31, 2013. live.
  5. Book: Bender, Hy. The Sandman Companion. DC Comics. 1999. New York, New York. 110–130. 978-1563894657.
  6. Web site: Comics You Should Own – Sandman. Greg. Burgas. January 7, 2013. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20140410022316/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/. April 10, 2014. live.
  7. Book: Manning, Matthew K.. Dolan. Hannah, ed.. 1980s. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 2010. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7566-6742-9. 238. The Sandman saw a variety of artists grace its pages. Sam Kieth drew the first few issues, followed by Mike Dringenberg, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, and Shawn McManus, among others..
  8. News: Cinderella: Superspy: Writer Talks Fables Spin-off. Vaneta. Rogers. October 22, 2009. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20140507012019/http://www.newsarama.com/4077-cinderella-superspy-writer-talks-fables-spin-off.html. May 7, 2014 . live.
  9. Web site: Cinderella Returns in Fables are Forever #1 . Andy . Khouri . February 8, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113140749/http://comicsalliance.com/cinderella-fables-are-forever-preview/ . November 13, 2013 . dead .
  10. Fables: Fairest in All the Land . November 4, 2013. Publishers Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20140507013056/http://publishersweekly.com/978-1-4012-3900-8. May 7, 2014 . live.
  11. Web site: 1985 Jack Kirby Awards. Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113611/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kirby85.php. September 27, 2013. live.

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