Nicola Scott facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nicola Scott |
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Scott at the New York Comic Con, October 2010
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Artist, Inker |
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Notable works
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Birds of Prey Earth 2 Secret Six Black Magick |
Nicola Scott is a talented comics artist from Sydney, Australia. She is well-known for her work on popular comic books like Birds of Prey and Secret Six. In 2016, Nicola helped bring Wonder Woman back to life for DC Comics Rebirth alongside writer Greg Rucka. They also created their own comic series called Black Magick, published by Image Comics.
Nicola Scott's Career in Comics
After a short time as an actress, Nicola Scott decided in 2001 to become a comic book artist. She started her journey in the comics world by drawing covers for an Australian series called The Watch.
In 2002, she went to San Diego Comic-Con. This big event helped her meet people in the U.S. comics industry. The next year, in 2003, she began working for Top Cow Comics. This led to her being hired by DC Comics, one of the biggest comic book publishers. Her first work in the U.S. was for Star Wars: Empire in 2004.
In 2005, Wizard magazine, a popular comic book magazine, named Scott a "Talent to Watch." At DC Comics, she worked with writer Gail Simone on Birds of Prey and Secret Six. In 2010, she drew the Wonder Woman comics that were part of the Blackest Night storyline.
Later in 2010, Nicola became the artist for Teen Titans, drawing issues until the series ended in 2011. She also drew some issues of Superman. In 2012, DC Comics announced that Nicola Scott and writer James Robinson would create Earth 2. This new series focused on the Justice Society of America. Her work on Earth 2 was a big step forward in her career.
Nicola also drew a series she co-owned called Black Magick, written by Greg Rucka. This series was published by Image Comics. In June 2016, she and Greg Rucka launched a new Wonder Woman series for DC Comics. Nicola drew the even-numbered issues, while Liam Sharp drew the odd-numbered ones. After drawing several issues, Nicola left Wonder Woman to return to working on Black Magick.
In December 2022, Nicola Scott illustrated the third and final part of Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons. This three-issue comic series, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, tells the story of how the Amazons were created and how Hippolyta became their queen. This story takes place before Diana was born. The first issue was drawn by Phil Jimenez, and the second by Gene Ha. All three issues were later collected into one book in June 2023.
Key Comic Book Works
Nicola Scott has contributed her art to many well-known comic book series. Here are some of her important works:
- Star Wars: Empire (2004)
- Birds of Prey (2007–2008)
- Secret Six (2008–2009)
- Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (2010)
- Teen Titans (2010–2011)
- Superman (2012)
- Earth 2 (2012–2014)
- Black Magick (2015–2018)
- Wonder Woman (2016–2017, 2020)
- Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2022)
