Billy Tan Mung Khoy, commonly known as Billy Tan, is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

Early life

Billy Tan was born in

and moved to the United States when he was 18, in 1989 to study business at the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's ...

. He began working as a penciler for

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-o ...

in the 1990s.

Career

Tan became the regular artist of the

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...

series ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' in 2006. In 2008, he was invited to draw the '' New Avengers'' issues #41 and 43-44 that tied into the "

Secret Invasion "Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term i ...

" storyline, before being offered to replace

Leinil Francis Yu Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the American market through Wildstorm Productions. Career Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the '' Wizard''s Drawing Board Contest, his fi ...

as the new regular artist on the title. Tan took over the flagship ''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness ...

'' title as ongoing penciller beginning with issue #21. He works together with writer

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, who replaced Geoff Johns as series writer.

Bibliography

Image

*''21'' #1-2 (full art); #3 (along with

Marc Silvestri Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He serves as CEO of both Top Cow Productions and Image Comics. Early life Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, ...

) (1996) *'' Codename: Stryke Force'' #9-13 (1994–95) *''

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/Stryke Force: Opposing Forces'' #1-2 (1995) *''

Darkness Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low ...

/Tomb Raider Special'', one-shot (2005) *'' Ripclaw'' #3 (1995) *''Spirit of the Tao'' #2 (1998) *''Tales of the Witchblade'' #2-4, 6 (1997–98) *''

Tomb Raider ''Tomb Raider'', also known as ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, th ...

'' #7, 11-12 (2000–01) *''Tomb Raider: Arabian Nights'', one-shot (2004) *''Tomb Raider/Darkness Special'', one-shot (2001) *'' Witchblade'' #36 (1999), #100 (1-page, among other artists) (2006) *''Witchblade: Obakemono'', one-shot (2002)

Marvel

*'' Dark Reign: The List:

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'', one-shot (2009) *'' Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' #13-18 (2005) *'' New Avengers'' #41, 43-44, 46-54 (2008–09) *''New Avengers Finale'' (2-pages among other artists) (2010) *'' Shadowland'', miniseries, #1-5 (2010) *''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

'', one-shot (among other artists) (1996) *''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing ...

'' #604-609 (2010) *'' Ultimate Comics Fallout'' #5 (2011) *''

'' #469-471, 475-476, 478-479, 481-482, 484-486, 492-494 (2006–08) *''

X-23 Laura Kinney (born X-23; codename Wolverine) is a fictional superhero appearing in media published by Marvel Entertainment, most commonly in association with the X-Men. The character was created by writer Craig Kyle for the '' X-Men: Evolution' ...

'', miniseries, #1-6 (2005) *'' Uncanny X-Force'' #8-10 (2011) *'' X-Men: Legacy'' #209 (2008) *'' Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates'' #13 (2012) *'' A+X'' #3 (2012)

Image/Marvel

*''

Elektra Electra was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology. Electra or Elektra may also refer to: Greek mythology *Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades * Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo * Electra (Oc ...

/ Cyblade'', one-shot (1997)

DC Comics

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'' vol 5. #21-26, 28-29, 31-35, 39-42, 44-50, 52, Annual #3 (2013-2016) *'' New Superman'' #7-8,11-14

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Billy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Malaysian comics artists