Alan Davis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Alan Davis |
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Davis in the 2013 Chicago Wizard World
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| Born | 18 June 1956 Corby, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller |
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Notable works
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Captain Britain ClanDestine Detective Comics Excalibur JLA: The Nail JLA: Another Nail Uncanny X-Men |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (2011) |
Alan Davis was born on June 18, 1956, in England. He is a famous English comic book writer and artist. He is well-known for his amazing work on popular comic series like Captain Britain, The Uncanny X-Men, and Excalibur. Alan Davis has helped create many exciting stories and characters in the world of comics.
Alan Davis's Comic Journey
Starting in the UK
Alan Davis started his career drawing for a fan-made comic magazine in England. His first professional job was a comic strip called The Crusader. This was for a magazine called Frantic Magazine at Marvel UK.
His big chance came when he started drawing the new Captain Britain stories. At that time, he worked full-time in a warehouse. He loaded trucks and did not think drawing would be his job. Because he was new, he did not leave enough space for the speech bubbles in his first five-page comic. So, it had to be made into six pages.
Later, Alan Moore started writing Captain Britain. Davis drew 14 issues of the comic. Davis and Moore worked very well together. They also created a comic called D.R. and Quinch for 2000AD. Davis also drew for Marvelman and "Harry Twenty on the High Rock."
In 2019, the Post Office used Alan Davis's art for a special set of Marvel stamps. These stamps showed ten different superheroes.
Working in America
In 1985, Alan Davis got a big opportunity in the United States. DC Comics hired him to draw Batman and the Outsiders. This comic was written by Mike W. Barr. Fans really liked his art. So, he was asked to draw for DC's main comic, Detective Comics, in 1986.
During a story called "Batman: Year Two", Davis had some disagreements with his editor. He left after drawing the first part of the story. Other artists finished the rest.
Davis then joined Marvel Comics. He worked on the X-Men comics with writer Chris Claremont. Davis drew for New Mutants Annuals and Uncanny X-Men.
In 1987, Davis and Claremont started a new monthly comic series called Excalibur. This team included Captain Britain and Meggan. It also had former X-Men members like Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, and Rachel Summers. The stories were set in England. They featured many characters from Davis's earlier Captain Britain comics. Davis left Excalibur for a while because of tight deadlines. But he came back later and also started writing the comic. He created new characters like Feron, Cerise, Micromax, and Kylun.
In 1994, Davis created a new comic series called The ClanDestine. This series was about the Destines, a family of super-powered people from Britain. They had very long lives and magical powers. Davis wrote and drew the first eight issues. The series ended after 12 issues. In 1996, Davis also wrote and drew a two-part comic that brought the X-Men and the ClanDestine together.
Davis continued to draw for many major Marvel and DC Comics titles in the 1990s. These included JLA: The Nail and The Avengers. He also wrote for the main X-Men series in 1999.
Later, he wrote and drew a six-issue comic series called Killraven for Marvel. He also worked on Uncanny X-Men again. From 2006 to 2007, Davis wrote and drew a six-issue Fantastic Four: The End series. In 2008, he wrote and drew a five-part ClanDestine comic. He also worked on Thor: Truth of History. More recently, Davis has drawn for Totally Awesome Hulk (2016) and the Thanos Trilogy (2018–2019). He also reunited with Roy Thomas for two issues of The Savage Sword of Conan in 2019.
Family Life
Alan Davis is married to Heather. They have a son named Thomas and a daughter named Pauline. Thomas was born around the time Davis started working on Captain Britain in 1981. Pauline was born a few years later.
See also
In Spanish: Alan Davis para niños
