Guy Davis (born 1966) is an

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creature designer, concept artist, illustrator and storyboard artist who has worked on film, television, comic book and video game projects. He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker

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, including the television series ''

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'' (2014–17) and the films ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2017). Beforehand, Davis was the regular artist for the ''

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'' spinoff comic '' B.P.R.D.'' (2003–2010), as well as the artist behind his own creator-owned comic '' The Marquis'' (2009).

Biography

Career

A self-taught illustrator, Guy Davis began his art career in 1985. Soon his independent work attracted the editors of

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, who published his first creator-owned series — the

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-nominated ''

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''. It was the success of ''Baker Street'' that got Davis work with

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, illustrating ''

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''. He illustrated

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’s ongoing '' B.P.R.D.'' series, '' The Zombies That Ate the World'' for Métal Hurlant, and his creator-owned series '' The Marquis'' for

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.CCI: Guy Davis Talks "The Marquis"

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, July 24, 2008 He has also provided illustration work for the

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role-playing game series and

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, cover artwork for Criterion, and poster art for Mondo. At the 2011 ECCC, Davis announced he would no longer be the ongoing ''B.P.R.D.'' artist. Since leaving comics, Davis has moved to a career in conceptual design, providing concept art, character design and storyboards for film, television and video games. He worked on ''Pacific Rim'', designing the

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Otachi and Slattern, various props and storyboards. Other conceptual design projects for director

include ''

'', ''The Strain'' TV series and ''The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXIV'' opening. He has also provided concept for ''

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'', ''

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'', ''The Mill at Calder's End'', ''Pinocchio'', and video game projects including ''Evolve'' and ''InSane''.

Personal life

Davis currently resides in

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Bibliography

Concept art / character design: * ''

'' (Legendary Pictures) Concept Art 2013–2014 * ''

'' (FX) Concept Art 2013–2014 * ''

'' (Cartoon Network) Additional Character Design / Additional Background Design Arcade Mania / Giant Woman, Tiger Millionaire / Steven's Lion 2013 * ''The Mill at Calder’s End'' (Kevin McTurk / The Spirit Cabinet) Creature Concept 2013 * ''

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'' (Guillermo del Toro / Jim Henson Co) Concept Art 2012 * '' EVOLVE'' Video Game (Turtle Rock / THQ) Additional Creature Concept Design 2012 * ''

'' (Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros) Concept Art 2011–2012 * ''

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'' (THQ / Volition) Concept Art / Design 2010–2012 * ''

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'' (Guillermo del Toro) Concept Art 2010 * ''

'' (Laika) Character Design 2008 * ''Black Sky'' (Chamber Six Productions) Concept Art 2007 * ''

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'' (KickStart Entertainment) Prop Design 2005 * ''The Zombies That Ate the World pilot'' (Les Humanoides Associes) Character Design 200
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Comics work includes: * ''

'' (art and script, with writer Gary Reed (first arc), ten-issue

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, March 1989 - February 1991, collected as 2

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, single volume, iBooks, 352 pages, 2003, ) * ''

'' (with

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and Steve Seagle,

) * ''Vertigo Visions:

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'' (with

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) * ''

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'' #22 (with James Robinson, DC Comics, September 1996) * ''Nevermen'' (with Phil Amara,

): ** ''The Nevermen'' (4-issue mini-series, 2000, tpb, 120 pages, 2001, ) ** ''Streets of Blood'' (3-issue mini-series, 2003, tpb, 80 pages, 2003, ) * ''

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'' (4-issue limited series with

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, Phil Hester, February 2000,

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) * '' The Marquis'' (script and art,

): * '' Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules'' (with

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, Marvel Comics, March–June, 2003, tpb, 2003, ) * ''Batman: Nevermore'' (with

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, 5-issue mini-series,

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, June – October,

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) *'' The Zombies That Ate the World'' (art, with writer

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, in '' Métal Hurlant'', #8-14, Sept/Oct. 2003 – Nov/Dec. 2004, tpb,

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, 184 pages, October 2009, ) *'' B.P.R.D.'' (art, with writer

, July 2003 – 2011) collected as: ** '' The Soul of Venice and Other Stories'' (collects "Dark Waters", ) ** '' Plague of Frogs'' (collects ''A Plague of Frogs'' 5-issue limited series, ) ** ''The Dead'' (collects ''The Dead'' 5-issue limited series, 2005, ) ** ''The Black Flame'' (collects ''The Black Flame'' 6-issue limited series, July 2006, ) ** ''The Universal Machine'' (collects ''The Universal Machine'' 5-issue limited series, January 2007, ) ** '' Garden of Souls'' (collects ''Garden of Souls'' 5-issue limited series, January 2008, ) ** ''Killing Ground'' (collects ''Killing Ground'' 5-issue limited series, May 2008, ) ** ''The Warning'' (collects ''The Warning'' 5-issue limited series, April 29, 2009, ) *''

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'': "Out Law" (with Rob Williams, in ''

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'' #296, March 2010) Other Projects: * ''Legacy'' by blues musician Guy Davis (cover and liner artwork)

Awards

He won the

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in *

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: Won "Best Serialized Story," for "Sand and Stars" (''Starman'' #20–23) with James Robinson, Tony Harris, and

Wade Von Grawbadger Wade von Grawbadger is a comic book artist who is known mostly for his inking work for Marvel and DC comics. He is well known for his collaborations with Stuart Immonen. Inker DC Comics * ''Alpha Centurion Special'' #1 * ''Batman Black and White ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

: Won "Best Limited Series," for ''Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules'' with James Sturm2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
the Comic Book Awards Almanac *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: Won "Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team," for BPRD

Notes

References

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External links

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SciFi.com's The Amazing Screw-On Head pilot

Interviews

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Guy Living people American comics artists Eisner Award winners for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 1966 births