Ted McKeever is an American artist known for his work in the comic book industry. A master of pen-and-ink, McKeever has also fully painted many comics. He is known for his distinct graphic style and "bold, angular lines, which gives his work a fantastic, almost Kafka-esque edge."[1]
In the mid-1980s, at the Atlanta Fantasy Fair, McKeever showed editor Archie Goodwin some preliminary pages for Transit; Goodwin encouraged him to show the work to as many publishers as possible. As a result, the project was picked up by Vortex Comics and editor Lou Stathis. McKeever's next project, Eddy Current, was published by the short-lived publisher Mad Dog Graphics in 1987–1988.
McKeever's next series, Plastic Forks, was originally set for publication by Comico, but the company went out of business before publishing a single issue. McKeever showed Archie Goodwin, now head of the Marvel Comicscreator-owned imprint Epic Comics, some original art pages from the first issue of Plastic Forks, which Goodwin immediately approved, and added it to the Epic line-up. Metropol followed, also published by Epic in 1991–1992. McKeever left Epic after his epilogue series, Metropol A.D. (1993) was given new editors partway through its production.
In 1994, McKeever connected with DC Vertigo Executive Editor Karen Berger, first working on The Extremist with writer Peter Milligan. McKeever then took over as artist of Doom Patrol, working with writer Rachel Pollack; McKeever drew most of the last 13 issues before the series was canceled. Other Vertigo projects followed — most edited by Lou Stathis, who had moved to Vertigo (but who died in 1997) — including Industrial Gothic (1995), Junk Culture (1997), Toxic Gumbo (with writer Lydia Lunch, 1998), and Faith (1999–2000).
In 2010 McKeever began producing solo projects for Jim Valentino's Shadowline imprint at Image Comics. Starting with Meta4, McKeever then continued between the years 2011 through 2015, where he produced the series Mondo, Miniature Jesus, The Superannuated Man, and finally Pencil Head in 2016, before he walked away from the comics industry for good.
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Ted McKeever is an American artist known for his work in the comic book industry A master of pen and ink McKeever has also fully painted many comics He is known for his distinct graphic style and bold angular lines which gives his work a fantastic almost Kafka esque edge 1 Ted McKeeverBornNew York City U S Area s Writer ArtistNotable worksEddy CurrentIndustrial GothicMcKeever s first professional comics work appeared in 1986 with Transit published by Vortex Comics His following thirty years in the industry also included such titles as Eddy Current Plastic Forks Metropol Industrial Gothic Junk Culture and Faith Over the years McKeever collaborated with other creators including Dave Gibbons Peter Milligan Jean Marc Lofficier and Rachel Pollack McKeever cites editors Archie Goodwin Lou Stathis Karen Berger and Jim Valentino as being important contributors to his career Contents 1 Life and career 2 Bibliography 2 1 Creator series 2 2 Other comics work 3 ReferencesLife and career editMcKeever came to comics after working for some years in the journalism field first for ABC television as a courtroom artist and then at the Miami Herald as an editorial artist In the mid 1980s at the Atlanta Fantasy Fair McKeever showed editor Archie Goodwin some preliminary pages for Transit Goodwin encouraged him to show the work to as many publishers as possible As a result the project was picked up by Vortex Comics and editor Lou Stathis McKeever s next project Eddy Current was published by the short lived publisher Mad Dog Graphics in 1987 1988 McKeever s next series Plastic Forks was originally set for publication by Comico but the company went out of business before publishing a single issue McKeever showed Archie Goodwin now head of the Marvel Comics creator owned imprint Epic Comics some original art pages from the first issue of Plastic Forks which Goodwin immediately approved and added it to the Epic line up Metropol followed also published by Epic in 1991 1992 McKeever left Epic after his epilogue series Metropol A D 1993 was given new editors partway through its production In 1994 McKeever connected with DC Vertigo Executive Editor Karen Berger first working on The Extremist with writer Peter Milligan McKeever then took over as artist of Doom Patrol working with writer Rachel Pollack McKeever drew most of the last 13 issues before the series was canceled Other Vertigo projects followed most edited by Lou Stathis who had moved to Vertigo but who died in 1997 including Industrial Gothic 1995 Junk Culture 1997 Toxic Gumbo with writer Lydia Lunch 1998 and Faith 1999 2000 In 2010 McKeever began producing solo projects for Jim Valentino s Shadowline imprint at Image Comics Starting with Meta4 McKeever then continued between the years 2011 through 2015 where he produced the series Mondo Miniature Jesus The Superannuated Man and finally Pencil Head in 2016 before he walked away from the comics industry for good Bibliography editCreator series edit Transit Vortex Comics 1986 Eddy Current Mad Dog Graphics 1987 1988 Plastic Forks Epic Comics 1989 1990 Metropol Epic Comics 1991 1992 Metropol A D Epic Comics 1993 Industrial Gothic Vertigo 1995 Junk Culture Vertigo 1997 Faith Vertigo 1999 2000 Meta4 Shadowline 2010 2011 Mondo Shadowline 2010 2012 Miniature Jesus Shadowline 2013 The Superannuated Man Shadowline 2014 2015 Pencil Head Shadowline 2016 Other comics work edit untitled one pager in Strip AIDS U S A Last Gasp 1988 with writer Dave Gibbons Survivor in A1 1 Atomeka Press 1989 The Talk of Creatures in A1 2 Atomeka Press 1989 with writer Peter Milligan The Extremist Vertigo 1993 with writer Rachel Pollack Doom Patrol 75 79 81 82 84 87 Vertigo 1994 1995 Engines in Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 74 75 DC Comics 1995 Perpetual Mourning in Batman Black and White 1 DC Comics 1996 with writers Randy Lofficier amp Jean Marc Lofficier Superman s Metropolis DC Elseworlds 1997 with writer Lydia Lunch Toxic Gumbo Vertigo 1998 with writers Randy Lofficier amp Jean Marc Lofficier Batman Nosferatu DC Elseworlds 1999 A Life Less Empty in The Matrix Comics Series 1 WB Publishing 1999 Grave Wisdom in Flinch 14 Vertigo 2000 The King of Never Return in The Matrix Comics Series 2 WB Publishing 2000 with writer Keron Grant Day In Day Out in The Matrix Comics Series 2 WB Publishing 2000 Memories of Green in Marvel Knights Double Shot Marvel Knights 2002 with writer Brian Michael Bendis Ultimate Marvel Team Up 12 13 Marvel Comics 2002 Spider Man s Tangled Web 18 Marvel Comics 2002 with writers Randy Lofficier amp Jean Marc Lofficier Wonder Woman The Blue Amazon DC Elseworlds 2003 with writer Joe Kelly Enginehead DC 2004 with writer Steve Niles Little Book of Horror War of the Worlds IDW Publishing 2005 with writer F Paul Wilson Cuts in Doomed 1 IDW 2006 with writer Joe Harris Dr Locrian s Asylum The Nightmare Factory Fox Atomic Comics 2007 Morgue Amore in Legion of Monsters 1 Marvel Comics 2007 inspired by Tori Amos Under the Pink Past The Mission Comic Book Tattoo Image Comics 2008 Modern Primitive in Rampaging Wolverine 1 Marvel Comics 2009 Breakfast All Day in Astonishing Tales 1 Marvel Comics 2009 So This Is How It Feels in The Mystic Hands of Dr Strange 1 Marvel Comics 2010 Bonebomb Babylon in Savage Axe of Ares 1 Marvel Comics 2010 References edit McKeever entry Lambiek Comiclopedia Retrieved Jan 1 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted McKeever amp oldid 1184071308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
