Dave McCaig (born December 6, 1971, in
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its population i ...
,
Ontario
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) is a Canadian
artist and
colourist
In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates. Since the late 20th century it is ...
who also works in the
animation industry.
He has worked on comics including ''
Adam Strange
Adam Strange is a fictional space adventurer appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by editor Julius Schwartz with a costume designed by Murphy Anderson, he first appeared in ''Showcase'' #17 (November 1958).
Adam Stran ...
'', ''
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to lo ...
'', ''
Star Wars'', ''
Superman: Birthright'', ''
The Matrix Comics
''The Matrix Comics'' is a set of comics and short stories based on ''The Matrix'' film series and written and illustrated by figures from the comics industry. One of the comics was written by the Wachowskis and illustrated by the films' concept a ...
'', ''
Nextwave
''Nextwave'' is a humorous comic book series by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, published by Marvel Comics between 2006 and 2007. ''Nextwave'' consistently features extreme violence and comedy, and simultaneously satirizes and celebrates Marve ...
'', ''
New Avengers'', ''
Northlanders'', ''
American Vampire
''American Vampire'' is an American comic book series created by writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque. It was published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. ''American Vampire'' continued under the newly-created DC Bla ...
'', and ''
Nemesis''. Animation projects have included key colour design on the first three seasons of the ''
Batman'' (2004) animated series at
Warner Brothers
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and various duties on the fourth ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...
'' film.
He won the 2008
Joe Shuster Award
The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians. The awards, ...
for Best Colorist,
which was awarded for the first time that year. McCaig also runs a forum for comic book colorists and artists called Gutterzombie.com.
References
External links
Personal websiteGutterzombieInterview in The Pulse
1971 births
Artists from Ontario
Canadian cartoonists
Canadian comics artists
Comics colorists
Joe Shuster Award winners for Outstanding Colourist
Living people
People from Thunder Bay
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