Declan Shalvey is an Irish comics artist and writer. He has worked for

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, drawing titles like ''

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'', '' Thunderbolts'' and ''

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''. For

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, he has collaborated with writer

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on science fiction series ''

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'', and written crime comics set in Ireland, including ''Savage Town'', with artist Philip Barrett, and ''Bog Bodies'', with artist Gavin Fullerton. Shalvey was born on 11 January 1982 in

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, and grew up in

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, where he was educated at

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and

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secondary schools. He studied Fine Art Printmaking at Limerick School of Art and Design. He started his career in independent comics in Ireland and the UK. He made his debut with the superhero comic '' Hero Killers'', written by Andy Winter, which won an Eagle Award for "Favourite Black and White British Comicbook" in 2006.The Eagle Awards 2006
His small press work includes the Irish noir comic ''Freakshow'', written by Rob Curley, which featured in the small press section of ''

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'', contributions to the anthologies ''Your Round Presents: Tequila'', ''The Shiznit'', and the

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comic ''Rí-Rá'', and ''Tim Skinner: Total Scumbag'', again with Andy Winter. In 2008 he illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of

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's ''

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'', written by Jason Cobley, and in 2012 an adaptation of ''

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'', written by Scottish writer Sean Michael Wilson, both for Classical Comics He moved into American comics in 2009, drawing ten of the first twelve issues of

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' film spin-off comic ''

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'', written by Michael Alan Nelson. In September 2010 he did his first work for Marvel, and over the next decade he drew numerous series for them, including '' Thunderbolts'' (2010–12), '' Fear Itself'' (2011), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2012–13), '' Winter Soldier'' (2013), ''

'' (2013), ''

'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015), and ''Return of Wolverine'' (2018), and writing '' Civil War II: Choosing Sides'' (2016), and ''Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan'' (2017).Declan Shalvey at Marvel Comics
/ref> In 2020 Marvel published ''Marvel Monograph: The Art of Declan Shalvey'', a trade paperback collecting highlights of his work for the company. For

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, he has drawn '' Northlanders'' (2011–12), and contributed to the anthology series ''American Vampire'' (2013), ''All-Star Batman'' (2016) and ''Batman and the Signal'' (2018), and the graphic novel ''Mad Max: Fury Road Inspired Artists Deluxe Edition'' (2015). For

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, he has drawn issues of ''

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'' (2012–13) and '' The Massive'' (2013), and contributed to ''

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'' (2014) and the graphic novel ''Murder Book'' (2015). He collaborated with writer

on the creator-owned science fiction series ''

'', which ran for 15 issues from

in 2015-17. He has also written two crime graphic novels set in Ireland, ''Savage Town'', illustrated by Philip Barrett (2017), and ''Bog Bodies'', illustrated by Gavin Fullerton (2020),Dan Grote
Declan Shalvey on ''Bog Bodies'', Irish crime and more
WMQ Comics, 15 May 2020 both published by Image.

Bibliography

Comics

*'' Hero Killers'' (with Andy Winter, one-shot, Moonface Press, 2006) * "Freakshow: The Quiet Man" (with Rob Curley, in ''

'' No. 260, July 2007) *''Your Round Presents: Tequila'' (Olive Press, 2007) *''Frankenstein'' (with Jason Cobley, 144 pages, Classical Comics, September 2008 Original Text, , Quick Text, ) *''Tim Skinner: Total Scumbag'' (with Andy Winter, Moonface Press, November 2008) *''

'' #1–4, 6–8, 10–12 (with

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, July 2009–February 2010) *'' Thunderbolts'' #148–149 (with writer Jeff Parker,

, November–December 2010) * ''

'' #15–19 (with writers Gerry Duggan and

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, August–November 2013) * ''

'' (with writers

and Brian Wood,

, March 2014 – 2015) *''

'' (with writer Warren Ellis, Image Comics, 2015–present)

Illustrations

* ''800 Years of Haunted Liverpool'' (by

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, The History Press, 2008)

Awards

* 2006: Won ''Hero Killers'' "Favourite British Black and White Comicbook" Eagle Award for ''Hero Killers'' * 2010: Nominated for "Favourite Newcomer Artist" Eagle Award

Notes

References

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Declan Shalvey
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External links

Declan's Artblog
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, 12 December 2006
Andy Winter and Declan Shalvey: Writer and Artist of Hero Killer
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Indie Review, 9 August 2008
It's Alive!!!!

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