McManus, Shawn

Shawn McManus (born June 30, 1958) is an American artist who has worked extensively over three decades for DC Comics and other companies, notably for DC's Vertigo imprint including the ''Fables'' series.

Comics

Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, McManus entered the comics field in the early 1980s with work for '' Heavy Metal'' and DC Comics. For the June 1983 issue of ''Heavy Metal'' he collaborated with Bhob Stewart and John Coffey on "Zenobia". Six months later, McManus and Stewart teamed with Jim McDermott on "Symbiosis", also in ''Heavy Metal'' (December 1983). He drew the Green Arrow backup feature in ''Detective Comics'' in 1983-1984. McManus gained wider attention when he illustrated two issues of ''The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' written by Alan Moore.

McManus worked with writer Todd Klein on ''Omega Men'', creating Zirral and other characters for that series. He has drawn issues of ''Doctor Fate'' and '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight''. He collaborated with Neil Gaiman on the " Fables & Reflections" and " A Game of You" story arcs in '' The Sandman''. McManus' other Sandman credits include ''The Sandman Presents: Taller Tales'' and a pair of limited series about the witch Thessaly written by Bill Willingham. McManus' artwork for Marvel Comics includes '' Peter Parker: Spider-Man Annual '97'' and '' Daredevil'' #351. In an interview, John Rozum, who scripted that issue of ''Daredevil'', recalled:

McManus has contributed to titles from a variety of other publishers, including Atomeka Press ('' A1''), Dark Horse Comics ('' Cheval Noir''), Exhibit A Press ('' Wolff & Byrd: Counselors of the Macabre''), First Comics (''Grimjack''), Image Comics ('' Supreme''), Malibu Comics (''The Man Called A-X''), and DC Comics' Paradox Press (''The Big Book Of Freaks''). He worked on Leah Moore and John Reppion's '' Wild Girl'' (Wildstorm, 2004–2005) with J. H. Williams III, about 13-year-old Rosa Torez who discovers that she can communicate with animals. In 2007, he did an eight-issue run on ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' and an issue of '' The Creeper'' for DC.

He illustrated '' Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love'' in 2010 and ''Cinderella: Fables Are Forever'' the following year. He was one of several artists to contribute to the ''Fairest in All the Land'' graphic novel.

Children's art

Writer-illustrator and lecturer Mark McKenna, creator of the ''Banana Tail'' children's book series, described his long association with McManus that led to their ''Banana Tail: The Early Years'' (2009) color print:

Television

In 1987, McManus worked on the animated series ''Dinosaucers''. For the TV series ''Tales from the Crypt'', McManus and Mike Vosburg illustrated comic book covers designed to look like the original 1950s comics. The McManus ''Crypt'' cover is seen in the first episode ("The Man Who Was Death").

Awards

1985 Jack Kirby Award nomination with Alan Moore for Best Single Issue ("Pog" in ''The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' #32).

Comics bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

* '' Cheval Noir'' #48 (1993)

DC Comics

* ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' #50–57 (2007)
* '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #44–45 (1993)
* ''Countdown to Mystery'' #5 (2008)
* '' Creeper'' #5 (2007)
* ''Deadman'' #7–9 (2002)
* ''Detective Comics'' #533–545 (Green Arrow) (1983–1984)
* ''Doctor Fate'' #1–11, 13–20, 22–24 (1988–1991)
* ''Elvira's House of Mystery'' #1, 4 (1986)
* ''Green Arrow'' vol. 2 #51–52 (1991)
* ''Helmet of Fate: Detective Chimp'' #1 (2007)
* ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 3 #27 (1986)
* ''Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century'' #16 (2008)
* '' Lobo'' #30, 37 (1996–1997)
* ''Man Called A-X'' vol. 2 #1–6 (1997–1998)
* ''New Talent Showcase'' #4 (1984)
* ''Omega Men'' #25–31, 33, 35, 38, ''Annual'' #2 (1985–1986)
* ''The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' #28, 32 (1984–1985)
* '' The Sandman'' #31–33, 35–37 (1991–1992)
* ''Shadowpact'' #8 (2007)
* ''Swamp Thing'' #111, 116, ''Annual'' #3 (1987–1992)
* ''Talent Showcase'' #18 (1985)
* ''Who's Who in the DC Universe'' #10 (1991)
* ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #3, 7, 9–10, 17–18, 20 (1985–1986)

America's Best Comics

* ''Tom Strong'' #19, 27 (2003–2004)
* ''Tom Strong's Terrific Tales'' #7 (2003)

Paradox Press

* ''The Big Book Of Freaks'' (1996)

Vertigo

* ''Cinderella: Fables Are Forever'' #1–6 (2011)
* '' Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love'' #1–6 (2010)
* ''The Dreaming'' #31, 39, 50 (1998–2000)
* ''Fables'' #51, 110–111, 114–124, 144, 147 (2006–2015)
* ''Fables: The Wolf Among Us'' #1–2 (2015)
* '' Fairest'' #7, 21–26 (2012–2014)
* ''Fairest in All the Land'' HC (2014)
* '' Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad'' #1–4 (2002)
* ''Sandman Presents: Thessaly: Witch for Hire'' #1–4 (2004)
* '' Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice'' HC (2013)
* ''Vertigo: Winter's Edge'' #3 (2000)
* '' The Witching Hour'' vol. 3 #1 (2013)

Wildstorm

* '' Wild Girl'' #1–6 (2005)

HM Communications

* '' Heavy Metal'' #v7#9 (1983)

Image Comics

* '' Deathblow'' #18 (1995)
* ''Shadowhawk Gallery'' #1 (1994)
* '' Supreme'' #7–8 (1993)

Malibu Comics

* ''Man Called A-X'' #0, #1–4 (1994–1995)

Marvel Comics

* '' Daredevil'' #351–352 (1996)
* ''Dream Team'' #1 (1995)
* '' Excalibur: XX Crossing'' #1 (1992)
* ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #109–111, 113–118 (1992)
* ''Namor, the Sub-Mariner'' #38, 41 (1993)
* '' Punisher Annual'' #6 (1993)
* ''The Punisher War Journal'' #50 (1993)
* ''The Sensational Spider-Man '96'' #1 (1996)
* '' Spider-Man Annual '97'' #1 (1997)
* ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #10 (1995)
* ''Ultraforce/Spider-Man'' #1A (1996)
* '' Wolverine/Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising'' #1 (1994)

References

External links

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Shawn McManus
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics


at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

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1958 births
20th-century American artists
21st-century American artists
American caricaturists
American fantasy artists
American comics artists
American children's book illustrators
DC Comics people
Living people
Marvel Comics people
Artists from Brookline, Massachusetts