Alan Davis (born 1956) is a British writer and artist of comic books. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

UK work

Amazing Heroes cover by Alan Davis.

Davis began his career in comics onto an English fanzine. His first professional work was a strip called The Crusader in Frantic Magazine for Dez Skinn's revamped Marvel UK line. Image File history File links Amazingheroes. ... Image File history File links Amazingheroes. ... Amazing Heroes was a magazine about the comic book medium that was published by Fantagraphics Books from 1981 to 1992. ... Frantic Magazine is a comic book series published by Marvel UK from 1979 to 1980. ... Dez Skinn is a British comic book and magazine editor. ... The Mighty World of Marvel #1: The very first Marvel UK title published in 1972. ...

Davis big break was drawing the revamped Captain Britain story in The Mighty World Of Marvel. Curiously, as Davis never realised artists drew at a larger size than what was published, his art was drawn as the same size as it would be on publication. Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel universe. ... The Mighty World of Marvel #1 published in 1972 The Mighty World Of Marvel ( commonly shortened to MWOM ) was Marvel UKs first ever title published in 1972. ...

Davis's work proved highly popular but scored greater success when Alan Moore took over writing duties on Captain Britain. Davis and Moore found their feet as creators and formed a close working partnership, also creating D.R. and Quinch for 2000AD. Later Davis replaced Garry Leach on Marvelman in Warrior and yet again worked with Moore. He also drew the story, Harry Twenty on the High Rock in 2000AD. Alan Moore Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England) is a British writer most famous for his work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels, Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel universe. ... Cover of . ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Miracleman#2, art by Garry Leach. ... Miracleman (originally Marvelman) was a British-authored superhero comic, first published on February 3, 1954. ... Warrior #1 (March 1982), featuring an image of Axel Pressbutton by Steve Dillon. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ...

Davis later fell out with Moore over creative differences on Marvelman. The two also disagreed over whether their Captain Britain work should be reprinted by Marvel Comics in the U.S. Miracleman (originally Marvelman) was a British-authored superhero comic, first published on February 3, 1954. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel universe. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

He drew 14 issues of the monthly Captain Britain title which was later reprinted in trade paperback. Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel universe. ...

American work

In 1985 Davis was hired by DC Comics to draw their Batman and the Outsiders title, written by Mike W. Barr. His work proved popular enough for him to be assigned artistic duties on Detective Comics, main Batman's series, in 1986, again with Barr writing. During the Batman: Year Two storyline, however, Davis encountered difficulties with his editor and left (his replacement was Todd McFarlane) midway during the storyline. DC Comics (originally called National Periodical Publications or National Periodicals) is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Outsiders is a fictional superhero team, produced by DC Comics. ... Mike W. Barr, also referred to as Mike Barr, is a notable writer of comic books, mystery novels, and science fiction. ... Categories: Comics stubs | Batman | DC Comics titles ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is the second staple DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Spawn #1 (1992), featuring one of McFarlanes most popular creations Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur. ...

In 1987 he therefore jumped to Marvel Comics. Here he formed a new efficacious creative team with writer Chris Claremont and, after two New Mutants annuals and three popular episodes for Uncanny X-Men, the duo launched Excalibur, one of the most amusing US comics of 1980s. The team featured Captain Britain and Meggan together with former X-Men members Kitty Pride, Nightcrawler and Rachel Summers. The stories, set mainly in England, pivoted mainly on cross-dimensional capers (including several Lewis Carrolls, and the bizarre team called the Technet) based on Moore's Captain Britain stories of early 1980s. Davis' artwork showed at its best on this series, thanks to effective inks provided by Paul Neary and, later, Mark Farmer. It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... New Mutants is the name of two comic book series, published by Marvel Comics. ... The Uncanny X-Men is a Marvel Comics series featuring an eponymous group of mutant superheroes, published from 1963 to present day. ... Excalibur is the title of several Marvel Comics series, each offshoots of the popular X-Men franchise. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel universe. ... Meggan is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Shadowcat (Katherine Kitty Anne Pryde) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Rachel Summers (who as of late has changed her last name to honor her mother, calling herself Rachel Grey) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero. ... Lewis Carroll. ... TechNet was established in 1991 as a closed research and development computer network for academics at the National University of Singapore (NUS). ... Paul Neary is a British comic book artist, writer and editor. ... Mark Farmer is a British comic book artist. ...

Davis left with #24, but returned with issue #42, this time also as writer, showing a passion for creating new, pleasant characters of his own, which included Feron, Cerise (comics), Micromax and Kylun. Davis confirmed this in creating a complete new series of characters maintaining some of the English-mythology related Excalibur themes, the unlucky ClanDestine team of 1994. Created for Marvel UK and written and drawn by Davis, it ended with N°12 (last four numbers not by Davis) but was briefly revamped by Davis for a cross-over with X-Men. Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Cerise is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Micromax (Scott Wright) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero of the Marvel universe. ... Kylun is a leonine fictional character of Scottish descent in the Marvel Universe. ...

ClanDestine was a Davis' creation of his own for Marvel UK, but scored little success in spite of critical praise.

Cover to Excalibur vol. 1 #52.

Cover to JLA: the Nail #2.

During much of the 1990s Davis drew many of Marvel and DC Comics major characters and titles including JLA: The Nail, The Avengers and Killraven. He was also commissioned to write both main X-Men series in 1999 (providing art for Uncanny X-Men as well), but he left the following year. Image File history File links ClanDestine. ... Image File history File links ClanDestine. ... Image File history File links Excalibur52. ... Image File history File links Excalibur52. ... Image File history File links The_Nail_Davis_1. ... Image File history File links The_Nail_Davis_1. ... DC Comics (originally called National Periodical Publications or National Periodicals) is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ... Jonathan Raven, better known as Killraven, the Warrior of the Worlds, is a freedom fighter in a post-apocalyptic alternate future (Earth-691) of the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

From the October 2002 he wrote and drew for Marvel a six-issues miniseries revamping a famous comics character of 1970s, Killraven. After a return to Uncanny X-Men, working again with Claremont, in 2006 Davis will write and draw Fantastic Four:The End for Marvel Comics. Jonathan Raven, better known as Killraven, the Warrior of the Worlds, is a freedom fighter in a post-apocalyptic alternate future (Earth-691) of the fictional Marvel Universe. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ...

Selected works

• Captain Britain stories
  • Marvel Superheroes # 377-388 (Marvel UK, 1981-82)
  • The Daredevils #1-11 (Marvel UK, 1983)
  • Mighty World of Marvel #7-16
• Harry Twenty on the High Rock (in 2000 AD # 287-307, Fleetway, 1982-83)
• Marvelman (in Warrior # 4, 9-10 & 13-16, Quality Comics, 1982-83)
• D.R. & Quinch (in 2000 AD # 317, 1983)
• D.R. & Quinch (in 2000 AD # 350-359 & 363-367, 1984)
• Batman and the Outsiders #20-36 (DC Comics, 1985-86)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 585, 1988)
• New Mutants Annual #2-3 (1986-1987)
• Detective Comics #569-575 (DC Comics, 1986-1987)
• Uncanny X-Men #213 & 215 (Marvel Comics, 1987)
• Uncanny X-Men Annual #11, 1996 (Marvel Comics, 1987, 1996)
• Excalibur Special Edition (Marvel Comics, 1987)
• Excalibur vol. 1 #1-7, 9, 12-17, 23-24, 42-52, 54-58, 61-67 (Marvel Comics, 1988-1993)
• Wolverine: Bloodlust (graphic novel, Marvel Comics, 1990)
• Batman: Full Circle (graphic novel, DC Comics, 1991)
• The ClanDestine #1-8 (Marvel Comics, 1994)
• X-Men/ClanDestine #1-2 (Marvel Comics, 1996)
• JLA: The Nail #1-3 (DC Comics, 1998)
• JLA: Another Nail #1-3 (DC Comics, 1998)
• Legion of Superheroes #100 & Annual 5 (DC Comics, 1998)
• Fantastic Four vol. 3, #1-3 (Marvel Comics, 1998)
• Uncanny X-Men #360-380 (only writer, Marvel Comics, 1999-2000)
• X-Men #85-99 (#91-92 95 & 99 only as writer, Marvel Comics, 1999-2000)
• X-Men Annual 1999 (writer, Marvel Comics)
• Superboy's Legion #1-2 (DC Comics, 2001)
• Avengers vol. 3 #38-43 & 63 (Marvel Comics, 2001-2003)
• Spider-Man: The Official Movie Adaptation (Marvel Comics, 2002)
• Killraven #1-6 (Marvel Comics, 2002)
• Uncanny X-Men #444-463 (Marvel Comics, 2004)

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External links

• Alan Davis' Home Page
• 2000 AD profile