Yanick Paquette is a
Canadian
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comic book
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artist. He has worked for
Antarctic Press
Antarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes "Amerimanga" style comic books. The company also produces "how-to" and "you can" comics, instructing on areas of comic book creation and craft.
Beginning in 1 ...
,
Topps
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,
Marvel, and
DC Comics
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and since 1994.
Career
In 1996 Paquette drew two miniseries adapted from the TV series ''
Space: Above and Beyond'', written by
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
, for
Topps Comics. The following year he and Thomas reunited to draw ''
Xena: Warrior Princess: Year One'' for Topps.
In 1997 Paquette drew two issues of ''
JLA Secret Files
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'', his first work on the
Justice League of America
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. He would return to those characters in 1998 with ''
JLA: Tomorrow Woman'' and "Madmen and Mudbaths", one of the stories in the 1999 anthology book ''JLA 80-Page Giant'' #2. From 1998 to 1999, Paquette drew nine issues of ''
Wonder Woman
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'' for
DC Comics
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.
Clément Sauvé
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He was born September 24, 1977, in Montreal, where he grew up, and died January 26, 2011. After some short studies in graphic design at Cé ...
was his assistant on background on a wide number of issues from 2000 to 2002. From 2000 to 2001, Yanick drew ten issues of ''
Gambit''.
Paquette was the regular artist on ''
Ultimate X-Men'' from February 2007 to January 2008, and for the first five issues of ''
Young X-Men'' in 2008.
He drew first five issues of ''
Young X-Men'' in 2008. He later supplied the art for ''
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne'' #3 (August 2010),
and launched ''
Batman Incorporated'', which was written by
Grant Morrison.
In September 2011, DC Comics cancelled all their monthly superhero comics and rebooted their entire
continuity with 52 new monthly series in an initiative called
The New 52
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. Among the new titles was a ''
Swamp Thing'' series whose initial story arcs were written by
Scott Snyder and drawn by Paquette. His work on the series garnered him a nomination for the 2013
Shuster Awards for Best Artist and Best Cover Artist.
MacDonald, Heidi
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Career
MacDonald is a former editor for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint and ''Disney A ...
(June 6, 2013)
"2013 Joe Shuster Award nominees announced"
Comics Beat.[ Spurgeon, Tom (August 26, 2013)]
"Your 2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners"
The Comics Reporter.
Awards and nominations
Bibliography
Interior work
*''
Blood Childe: Portrait of a Surreal Killer'' #3–4 (with
Faye Perozich,
Millennium Publications
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, 1995)
*''
Space: Above and Beyond'' (with
Roy Thomas
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,
Topps
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):
**''Space: Above and Beyond'' #1–3 (1996)
**''Space: Above and Beyond: Gauntlet'' #1–2 (1996)
*''
Xena: Warrior Princess: Year One'' (with Roy Thomas, Topps, 1997)
*''
Warrior Nun Areala
Warrior Nun Areala is a manga-style American comic book character created by Ben Dunn and published by Antarctic Press, first appearing in ''Ninja High School'' #37 in March 1993 as Shanna Masters.
The story later revolves around 'Sister' Sha ...
'' #4–5: "Holy Man, Holy Terror" (with
Barry Lyga
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,
Antarctic Press
Antarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes "Amerimanga" style comic books. The company also produces "how-to" and "you can" comics, instructing on areas of comic book creation and craft.
Beginning in 1 ...
, 1998)
*''
JLA: Tomorrow Woman'': "Tomorrow Never Knows" (with
Tom Peyer
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,
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, 1998)
*''
JLA Secret Files
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'' #2: "Heroes" (with
Christopher Priest, DC Comics, 1998)
*''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
'' #139–144, 146–148 (with
Eric Luke
Eric Luke (born October 31, 1962 in Salem, Massachusetts) is an American writer.
Career
Film
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, DC Comics, 1998–1999)
*''
Eros Graphic Albums'' #39: "Harem Nights" (script and art, with
Michel Lacombe,
Eros Comix, 1999)
*''
Day of Judgement Secret Files'' #1: "Which Witch?" (with Mark Millar, DC Comics, 1999)
*''
JLA 80-Page Giant'' #2: "Madmen and Mudbaths" (with
Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt, DC Comics, 1999)
*''
Adventures of Superman'' (DC Comics):
** "A Night at the Opera" (with
Mark Millar
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and
Stuart Immonen
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, in #575, 2000)
** "A Tale of Two Cities" (with
Jay Faerber and Stuart Immonen, in #577, 2000)
*''
Gambit'' #15–19, 21–24 (with
Fabian Nicieza,
Marvel, 2000–2001)
*''
Superman: The Man of Steel'' #112: "Krypto!" (with
Mark Schultz and
Olivier Coipel, DC Comics, 2001)
*''
Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files'' #1: "Resources" (with
Dan Curtis Johnson
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and
J. H. Williams III
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, DC Comics, 2001)
*''
Codename: Knockout'' #4, 7–8, 10–12 (with
Robert Rodi
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,
Vertigo, 2001–2002)
*''
Gen¹³
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'' #68–69: "Failed Universe" (with
Adam Warren,
Wildstorm
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, 2001)
*''
9-11 Volume 2'': "9 a.m. EST" (with
Dan Abnett
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and
Andy Lanning, DC Comics, 2002)
*''
Avengers
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'' #56: "Lo, There Shall Come... an Accounting!" (with
Kurt Busiek
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, Marvel, 2002)
*''
Negation
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'' #11: "Baptism of Fire" (with
Tony Bedard
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,
CrossGen
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, 2002)
*''
Terra Obscura'' (with
Alan Moore and
Peter Hogan,
America's Best Comics):
**''Volume 1'' #1–6 (2003–2004)
**''Volume 2'' #1–6 (2004–2005)
*''
Seven Soldiers
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:
Bulleteer
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'' #1–4 (with
Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2006)
*''
Civil War: X-Men'' #1–4 (with
David Hine, Marvel, 2006)
*''
Ultimate X-Men'' #77, 79–80, 84–88 (with
Robert Kirkman
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, Marvel, 2007–2008)
*''
Young X-Men'' #1–5 (with
Marc Guggenheim, Marvel, 2008)
*''
X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' #3: "Abomination" (with Marc Guggenheim, Marvel, 2009)
*''
Wolverine: Origins'' #31–32: "The Family Business" (with
Daniel Way, Marvel, 2009)
*''
Uncanny X-Men'' #512: "The Origins of the Species" (with
Matt Fraction
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, Marvel, 2009)
*''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' #605: "Red-Headed Stranger: Epilogue — Chapter Three: Match.con" (with Brian Reed, Marvel, 2009)
*''
Wolverine: Weapon X'' #6–9: "Insane in the Brain" (with
Jason Aaron, Marvel, 2009–2010)
*''
X-Men: Legacy'' #234: "The Telltale Heart" (with
Mike Carey, Marvel, 2010)
*''
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne'' #3: "The Bones of Bristol Bay" (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2010)
*''
Batman Incorporated v1'' #1–3, 5 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2010–2011)
*''
Swamp Thing'' #1–3, 5, 7–9 13–14, 16, 18(with
Scott Snyder and
Marco Rudy
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, DC Comics, 2011–2013)
Cover work
*''
Gambit'' #20 (
Marvel, 2000)
*''
Marvel Comics Presents
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Volume 1
The first volume ...
'' #10 (Marvel, 2008)
*''
Ultimate X-Men'' #81–83, 89 (Marvel, 2008)
*''
Marvel Spotlight:
Dark Reign'' (Marvel, 2009)
*''
Uncanny X-Men Annual'' #2 (Marvel, 2009)
*''
New Mutants'' #3 (Marvel, 2009)
*''
Dark X-Men: The Confession'' (Marvel, 2009)
*''
Age of Heroes'' #3 (Marvel, 2010)
*''
Dark Wolverine
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...
'' #90 (Marvel, 2010)
*''
Knight and Squire'' #1–6 (
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, 2010–2011)
*''
Superman
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v1'' #705 (DC Comics, 2011)
*''
Batman Incorporated v1'' #1–5 (DC Comics, 2011)
*''
Swamp Thing'' #1–18 (DC Comics, 2012)
Notes
References
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External links
*
Yanick Paquetteat DeviantArt
Yanick Paquetteat ComicSpace
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian comics artists
Place of birth missing (living people)
Joe Shuster Award winners for Outstanding Artist