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Career

After a trip to New York in 1986 during which he failed to find work as a comics artist, McKean met writer Neil Gaiman and the pair collaborated on a short graphic novel of disturbing childhood memories, Violent Cases, published in 1987. This was followed in 1988 by a Black Orchid miniseries (again with Gaiman) and Hellblazer covers for DC Comics. Beginning in 1989 he produced the covers for Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman, all its collected editions and many of its spin-offs, and the Batman graphic novel, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, with writer Grant Morrison (1989). His work during this period was often compared to that of Bill Sienkiewicz. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... Violent Cases, cover art by Dave McKean Violent Cases is a short graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Lets us talks some realities here before we get into the fictional works here. ... Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Bill Sienkiewicz in Gijón, Spain. ...

Graphic novels

Between 1990 and 1996 McKean wrote and drew the ten issues of Cages, an ambitious graphic novel about artists and creativity, illustrated in a stripped-down pen and ink style influenced by José Antonio Muñoz and Lorenzo Mattotti. Cages was published as single volume by Kitchen Sink Press in 1998, and in a new edition by NBM Publishing in 2002. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Cages is a ten issue comic mini-series by Dave McKean, which was later collected as a graphic novel. ... A frame from Muñoz/Sampayo strip Alack Sinner, Flic ou Privé, displayed in Centre belge de la bande dessinée, Brussels José Antonio Muñoz or simply Muñoz (born October 7, 1942 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine artist. ... Lorenzo Mattotti (born 24 January 1954, Brescia) is an Italian comics and graphical artist as well as an illustrator. ... Kitchen Sink Press was a comic book publisher in from the late 1960s until the late 1990s when it went out of business. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A publisher of graphic novels located in the State of New York in the United States. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Cages (1998) by Dave McKean

Further collaborations with Gaiman produced the graphic novels Signal to Noise in 1992 (previously serialised in The Face magazine), about a dying filmmaker and his hypothetical last film, and Mr. Punch, which explored similar themes as Violent Cases through the imagery of the Punch and Judy show. Cages by Dave McKean This image is a book cover. ... Cages by Dave McKean This image is a book cover. ... Signal to Noise (ISBN 1569711445)is a graphic novel by written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean (Illustrator). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see The Face (disambiguation). ... The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. ... For other uses, see Punch and Judy (disambiguation). ...

Compact Disc covers

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• Tori Amos
• Alice Cooper
• Testament
• My Dying Bride
• Dream Theater
• Paradise Lost
• Fear Factory
• Buckethead (for whom he also created a 3D animation in 16 mm)
• Counting Crows
• Michael Nyman
• Toad the Wet Sprocket
• Skinny Puppy
• Download
• Front Line Assembly
• Stabbing Westward
• Bill Bruford and Earthworks
• Believer
• Dali's Dilemma
• Suicide Silence

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Book covers

• Jonathan Carroll,
• Iain Sinclair and others,
• Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town

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Books of photography

He has published two books of photography,

• A Small Book of Black and White Lies (1995) and
• Option: Click (1998),

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Short comics

Pictures that Tick (2001). Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2005, he designed the poster for the 32nd Telluride Film Festival. 32nd Poster, by Dave McKean The Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado. ...

Children's picture books

More recently McKean has collaborated with Neil Gaiman on two children's picture books, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (1998) and The Wolves in the Walls (2003), and illustrated Gaiman's children's novel Coraline (2002), as well as S F Said's Varjak Paw (2003). The Wolves in the Walls: a Musical Pandemonium premiered as a play in Glasgow in 2006 with Improbable and the National Theatre of Scotland. Picture Book was a BBC TV series that first appeared in 1955. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coraline (2002) is a novella for children and adults by the British author Neil Gaiman. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Film directing

MirrorMask, McKean's first feature film as director, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005. The screenplay was written by Neil Gaiman, from a story by Gaiman and McKean. A children's fantasy which combines live action and digital animation, Mirrormask was produced by Jim Henson Studios and stars Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, and Gina McKee. Before MirrorMask, McKean directed a number of short films, television intros and music videos including The Week Before (1998) and N[eon] (2002), both of which will be included in an upcoming compilation DVD of McKean's work from Allen Spiegel Fine Arts. McKean was also a conceptual artist on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). MirrorMask is a 2005 film from the Jim Henson Company, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Destination Films. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... The Jim Henson Company is a company founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. ... Poster for MirrorMask featuring Leonidas Stephanie Leonidas (born February 14, 1984) is a British actress of Greek Cypriot ancestry. ... Jason Barry (born on 14 December 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor. ... Rob Brydon (born Robert Brydon Jones, May 3, 1965, Baglan, Port Talbot) is a Welsh actor, comedian and impressionist most famous for his role as Keith Barret in the BBC comedy Marion and Geoff and The Keith Barret Show. ... Gina McKee (born 14 April 1961) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in the TV dramas Our Friends in the North (1996) and The Lost Prince (2003) for the BBC and the ITV version of The Forsyte Saga (2002-03). ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film and the fourth in the popular Harry Potter films series. ...

Jazz pianism

McKean is also an accomplished jazz pianist, and founded the record label Feral Records with saxophonist Iain Ballamy. His most recent project is directing an adaptation to Varjak Paw, based on the S F Said-written book he originally illustrated. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ... Iain Ballamy (born February 20, 1964 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British soprano, alto and tenor saxophone player. ...

External links

• The Art of Dave McKean
• Dreamline An unofficial Dave McKean site
• Official site for children's books with Neil Gaiman (UK publisher)
• Official site for children's books with Neil Gaiman (US publisher)
• Neil Gaiman on Dave McKean
• Dave McKean Persian Biography By Sanaz Mohadesi
• Dave McKean at Lambiek.net
• MirrorMask at the Internet Movie Database
• Narcolepsy: a Dave McKean Retrospective
• Interview with Stripkap
• Interview with The Onion A.V. Club
• Interview on Future Movies
• Dave McKean credits at IMDB