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. He is a talented English artist and writer who creates comic books. He is well-known for his amazing work on popular titles like Captain Britain, The Uncanny X-Men, ClanDestine, and Excalibur.
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Alan Davis's Career in Comics
Starting Out in the UK
Alan Davis began his journey in comics by drawing for a fan-made magazine called a fanzine. His very first professional comic strip was named The Crusader. It appeared in Frantic Magazine for Marvel UK, which was Marvel Comics' branch in the United Kingdom.
Davis got his big break drawing the new Captain Britain stories for Marvel Superheroes. At that time, he was working full-time in a warehouse. He didn't originally plan to make drawing comics his job, as he saw it more as a fun hobby.
He drew 14 issues of the monthly Captain Britain comic. During this time, he worked closely with writer Alan Moore. Together, they also created a comic called D.R. and Quinch for 2000AD. Later, Davis also drew for Marvelman in Warrior, again with Alan Moore.
In 2019, the Post Office in the UK used Davis's illustrations for their special Marvel commemorative stamp set. This set included ten stamps featuring different superheroes.
Working in American Comics
In 1985, Alan Davis got a great opportunity in the United States. He was hired by DC Comics to draw Batman and the Outsiders. This comic was written by Mike W. Barr.
His artwork became very popular. So, in 1986, he was asked to draw for DC's main comic, Detective Comics, also with Mike W. Barr writing. Davis later moved on to other projects.
Davis then accepted an offer from Chris Claremont, a writer for Uncanny X-Men. He began working on Marvel Comics' X-Men titles. With Claremont, Davis drew for New Mutants Annuals and several issues of Uncanny X-Men.
In 1987, the two launched a new monthly series called Excalibur. This comic featured a team of heroes based in England. The team included Captain Britain, Meggan, and former X-Men members like Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, and Rachel Summers. Davis drew the first 24 issues. He later returned to the series, this time writing and drawing it. He created new characters for Excalibur, such as Feron, Cerise, Micromax, and Kylun.
In 1994, Davis created a brand new series of his own characters called the ClanDestine. This comic was about the Destines, a family of super-powered British heroes who live for a very long time. Davis wrote and drew the first eight issues of this series.
Throughout the 1990s, Alan Davis drew many of Marvel and DC Comics' most famous characters and titles. These included JLA: The Nail and The Avengers. He also wrote both main X-Men series in 1999, providing art for one of them.
Later, starting in 2002, he wrote and drew a six-issue comic series for Marvel called Killraven. After working on Uncanny X-Men again, Davis wrote and drew a six-issue Fantastic Four: The End limited series from 2006 to 2007.
In 2008, Davis wrote and drew a five-part ClanDestine miniseries. He also created a one-shot comic called Thor: Truth of History for Marvel. More recently, Davis has worked on Totally Awesome Hulk (2016), the Thanos Trilogy (2018–2019), and The Savage Sword of Conan (2019).
About Alan Davis's Family
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 the Captain Britain comics in 1981. Pauline was born a few years later.
See also
In Spanish: Alan Davis para niños
