Billy Tan Mung Khoy, commonly known as Billy Tan, is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n comic book artist.

Early life

Billy Tan was born in

and moved to the United States when he was 18, in 1989 to study business at the

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. He began working as a penciler for

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in the 1990s.

Career

Tan became the regular artist of the

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series ''

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'' in 2006. In 2008, he was invited to draw the '' New Avengers'' issues #41 and 43-44 that tied into the "

Secret Invasion "Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term in ...

" storyline, before being offered to replace

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as the new regular artist on the title. Tan took over the flagship ''

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'' title as ongoing penciller beginning with issue #21. He works together with writer

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, who replaced Geoff Johns as series writer.

Bibliography

Image

*''21'' #1-2 (full art); #3 (along with

Marc Silvestri Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He serves as CEO of both Top Cow Productions and Image Comics. Early life Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, ...

) (1996) *'' Codename: Stryke Force'' #9-13 (1994–95) *'' Cyberforce/Stryke Force: Opposing Forces'' #1-2 (1995) *''

Darkness Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low ...

/Tomb Raider Special'', one-shot (2005) *''

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'' #3 (1995) *''Spirit of the Tao'' #2 (1998) *''Tales of the Witchblade'' #2-4, 6 (1997–98) *''

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'' #7, 11-12 (2000–01) *''Tomb Raider: Arabian Nights'', one-shot (2004) *''Tomb Raider/Darkness Special'', one-shot (2001) *''

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers ...

'' #36 (1999), #100 (1-page, among other artists) (2006) *''Witchblade: Obakemono'', one-shot (2002)

Marvel

*'' Dark Reign: The List: Daredevil'', one-shot (2009) *''

Marvel Knights Spider-Man ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) is a comic book series starring Spider-Man and published monthly by Marvel Comics for 41 issues between 2004 and 2007. It was originally published under the Marvel Knights imprint (as ''Marvel Knights Spide ...

'' #13-18 (2005) *'' New Avengers'' #41, 43-44, 46-54 (2008–09) *''New Avengers Finale'' (2-pages among other artists) (2010) *'' Shadowland'', miniseries, #1-5 (2010) *''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

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'', one-shot (among other artists) (1996) *''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...

'' #604-609 (2010) *'' Ultimate Comics Fallout'' #5 (2011) *''

'' #469-471, 475-476, 478-479, 481-482, 484-486, 492-494 (2006–08) *''

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'', miniseries, #1-6 (2005) *''

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'' #8-10 (2011) *'' X-Men: Legacy'' #209 (2008) *'' Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates'' #13 (2012) *''

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'' #3 (2012)

Image/Marvel

*'' Elektra/

Cyblade Cyblade is the name of Image Universe superhero from Top Cow Productions. She is a member of Cyberforce. Publication history After her initial appearances in other comics, Cyblade was one of two properties to win the first '' Pilot Season'' in ...

'', one-shot (1997)

DC Comics

*''

'' vol 5. #21-26, 28-29, 31-35, 39-42, 44-50, 52, Annual #3 (2013-2016) *''

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'' #7-8,11-14

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Billy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Malaysian comics artists