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Kieron Dwyer (born March 6, 1967) is an American
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. He is best known for his work for
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and
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as well as for his creator-owned projects.


Biography

During his career, Dwyer has worked on such comic book titles as '' Captain America'' (1987–1990), '' Danger Unlimited'' (on the "
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" story) (1994), ''
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'' (1995–1996), '' The Avengers'' vol. 3 (2001–2003), and his creator-owned series, ''LCD: Lowest Comic Denominator''. Dwyer's first published comics work was the story "The Ghost of Masahiko Tahara" in '' Batman'' #413 (Nov. 1987) and he was soon offered the pencilling duties on the monthly Captain America title at Marvel, which he drew for nearly two years during the storyline when John Walker (formerly Super-patriot) was given the mantle of Captain America while Steve Rogers took on the costume and identity of "The Captain." With Steve Rogers reinstated as the official Captain America in issue 350, Dwyer continued pencilling the title through "The Bloodstone Hunt" storyarc as well as the "Acts of Vengeance" crossover issues. Following his run on Captain America, Dwyer collaborated with writer
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on the "Dark Knight, Dark City" storyarc in ''Batman'' #452–454 (Aug.–Sept. 1990). Dwyer was one of the many artists who contributed to the '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' one-shot in 1996 wherein the title character married
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. Starbucks sued Dwyer in 2000 for parodying their famous siren logo on the first cover of ''LCD'', as well as selling the image on T-shirts and stickers. With assistance from the
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, the two parties settled the case out of court. The settlement established that the image was protected speech, citing the "parody" exception in Constitutional law; however, Dwyer is no longer allowed to use the image for financial gain because of its "confusing similarity" to the original material. ''LCD: Lowest Comic Denominator'' had two " ashcan" editions, #1 (1997) and #2 (1998), before coming out with full comic versions starting in 1999 later with #0 (a second printing was later issued with pieces removed due to the Starbucks legal action), 1, 2, and 3. A trade paperback collection of all 4 issues is being published by Image Comics, available July 2020. Dwyer has collaborated with
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on a number of titles, including '' XXXombies'' (the first in a planned line of horror comics ''
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''), '' Sea of Red'' and ''
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''. As of July 2020, Dwyer has three new books published by Image Comics: ''Unpresidented'', a collection of Dwyer's political cartoons (currently available); ''Last of the Independents'', a hardcover reprint of the original graphic novel written by
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(currently available); and the aforementioned ''LCD: Lowest Comic Denominator'' trade paperback collection (currently on hold).


Personal life

Kieron Dwyer was born in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. His father William M. Dwyer and mother Andrea Braun were both actors in Chicago theater and TV ads. Several years after his parents divorced, Dwyer's mother met and married comics creator John Byrne (with whom Dwyer collaborated on the "Torch of Liberty" backups in ''Danger Unlimited'', as well as a one-shot special). Byrne became Dwyer's stepfather when Kieron was 13 and Byrne encouraged Dwyer's aspirations to be a cartoonist and assisted in landing Dwyer's first professional job drawing Batman #413 (Nov. 1987). Braun and Byrne would go on to be divorced, but Dwyer's love of art would continue to grow and flourish. Dwyer and his wife, Birch, have one child, son Liam, who continues in his father's footsteps as he loves to draw.


Bibliography

Comics work includes: * '' Batman'' #413 (with
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, November 1987) * ''
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'' #17–29 (with Chris Claremont,
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, January 1988–January 1989) * ''
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'' #2 ( Captain Marvel story with
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, Marvel Comics, January 1988) * '' Captain America'' #338–367 (with
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, Marvel Comics, February 1988–February 1990) * '' Fantastic Four Annual'' #21 (with
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, Marvel Comics, 1988) * ''Batman'' #452–454 (with
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, DC Comics, August–September 1990) * '' Daredevil'' #289–290 (with
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, Marvel Comics, February–March 1991) * ''
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'' #671 (with Roger Stern, DC Comics, November 1991) * '' Danger Unlimited'': "Torch of Liberty" (with John Byrne,
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, February–May 1994) * '' Lobo: A Contract on Gawd'' #1–4 (with Alan Grant, DC Comics, April–July 1994) * ''Action Comics'' #712–721 (with
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, DC Comics, August 1995–May 1996) * '' The Avengers'' vol. 3 #48–50, 53–54, 57–60 (with
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and
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, Marvel Comics, January 2002–January 2003) * '' Remains'' (with
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, five–issue limited series, IDW Publishing, May–September 2004) * '' Sea of Red'' #3–13 (script, with co-author
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, Image Comics, May 2005–November 2006) * ''
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'' (script and art, with co-author Rick Remender, four–issue mini–series, IDW Publishing, July–November 2005) * '' XXXombies'' (with Rick Remender, four–issue mini–series, Image Comics, October 2007–February 2008) * ''
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'' #20 (with
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, DC Comics, February 2008) * ''
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'' #20–21 (with Rick Remender, Dark Horse Comics, April–June 2008) * ''
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: Monsters of Rock'' #1 (with Adam Beechen, DC Comics, January 2011)


Awards

*2005: Nominated for "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award, for ''Remains''.


References


External links

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Kieron Dwyer
at Marvel.com
Kieron Dwyer
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Dwyer, Kieron 1967 births 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists American comics artists Artists from Portland, Oregon DC Comics people Living people Marvel Comics people Place of birth missing (living people)