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Shane McCarthy (born 24 July 1975) is an
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best known for his
comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
work.


Career

A comic book fan from an early age, McCarthy's first widely published work was the three-part
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
backup story ''Low'' for
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in 2004, beginning in ''
Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
#797''. McCarthy later was responsible for a reinvention of the
Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...
character in the five-part ''Riddle Me That'' beginning in '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #185 (2005) and followed it up with ''Victims'' in
Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
#816 (2006), pitting
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against
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. Other published works include ''Zombies: Feast'' for
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and contributions to ''
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'' for
Mam Tor Publishing Mam Tor Publishing is an United Kingdom, English independent comic book publisher founded by Liam Sharp and his wife Christina McCormack. The company's headquarters are in Derby, East Midlands. The name "Mam Tor" comes from the landmark Mam To ...
, and ''
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'' for
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. McCarthy completed a twelve-part ''
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'' series entitled ''All Hail Megatron'' for
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. He is the creator of the character
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. His work appears in
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's ''
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: The Beginning'' #1. McCarthy formerly ran a
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school in
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Western Australia.


Bibliography

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...
for
IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recog ...
*''All Hail Megatron'' (12 issues, 2008–2009) *''Spotlight: Blurr'' (one-shot, 2008) *''Spotlight: Drift'' (one-shot, 2009) *''Spotlight: Cliffjumper'' (one-shot, 2009) *''The Transformers: Drift'' (4 issues, 2010) *''
Mars Attacks ''Mars Attacks'' is a science fiction-themed trading card series released in 1962 by Topps. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists Wally Wood and Norman Saunders. The cards form a story arc, which tells of the invasion of Earth by c ...
: The Transformers'' (one-shot, 2013) *''The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone'' (4 issues, 2014–2015)
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
for
DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
*''Low'' "
Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
" #797 - #799 (2004) *''Riddle Me That'' " Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight" #185 - #189 (2005) *''Victims'' "
Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
" #815 - #816 (2006) Others: * "Black Eight" in ''
Star Wars Tales ''Star Wars Tales'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the ''Star Wars'' ...
'' #21 (2004) *''Event Horizon'' #1 (2005) *''Event Horizon'' #2 (2005) *''Zombies! Feast'' (2006)IDW Publishing: IDW Titles
*''
Dark X-Men The Dark X-Men are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They made their debut during the crossover between ''Dark Avengers'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' written by Matt Fraction, as part of the broader Dark Re ...
: The Beginning'' #1 (2009)


References


External links

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Interview with Pulse News 11 January 2006Interview about ''All Hail Megatron'' with Newsarama April 2008
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