Clayton Henry is an American

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 comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literary ...

, known mostly for his work for

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

. His first known works were providing the art on ''Nine Rings of Wu-Tang'' and ''Area 52'', and has since worked on such series as ''

Exiles Exile or banishment is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons ...

'', ''

Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member Wolv ...

'', '' New X-Men: Hellions'', '' X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula'', and currently ''

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''.

Early life

Born in

Mandeville, Jamaica Mandeville () is the capital and largest town in the Manchester Parish, parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. In 2005, the town had an estimated population of 50,000, and including the immediate suburbs within a radius of t ...

, Henry moved to the U.S. when he was three. His father, an artist himself amazed Clayton with a picture of a car he saw him draw. He began drawing at 4 and at age 9 he was drawn into the world of comics with a copy of ''

'' #201. He attended art schools from 4th grade through 12th grade and much of college.

Career

After a brief stint in independent comics with the aforementioned Wu-Tang and '' Area 52'' comics Henry spent his time making ends meet. After several rejection letters Clayton shopped his work around the convention circuit where he was hired by

. Soon he was given a spot on ''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' is the name of several comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. An anthology title, it features stories that focus less on the main continuity and more on peripheral events occurring with the X-Men characters. The first t ...

''. This eventually led to him being placed on the "Unnatural Instincts" storyline of ''

''. He later worked on ''

'', which was cancelled after twelve issues due to poor sales. Soon he was placed on several other X-Men related projects, including '' New X-Men: Hellions'', and ''X-Men:

Apocalypse Apocalypse () is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam. In apocalypse, a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a ...

vs.

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''. His work also includes assisting

Chris Bachalo Chris Bachalo (; born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. He became well known for stints on DC Comics' ''Shade, the Changing Man'' and Neil Gaiman's two Death (Sandman), Death series. C ...

with finishing up the "Supernovas" storyline and doing art for ''Uncanny X-Men''. His most recent work is at

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on the

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story in the new ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' series.

Bibliography

Interior work

*''

The Nine Rings of Wu-Tang ''The Nine Rings of Wu-Tang'' is a 1999 comic book based on the hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop collective formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its members include RZA, GZA, Method Man, ...

'' (pencils, with writers Aaron Bullock/

Brian Haberlin Brian Haberlin (; born 1963) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor and producer. He is best known as the co-creator of the ''Witchblade'' franchise and for his digital art style. Career Haberlin was born in Hawaii and raised in La Cañ ...

Avalon Studios Avalon is a suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It was formed as a private residential development in the 1970s on land formerly occupied by market-gardens on the left (eastern) bank of the Hutt River. It features m ...

(

Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...

), 1999–2000) *'' Area 52'' (with Brian Haberlin, 4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, 2001) *''

'' #40: "Animals" (pencils, with writer

Chuck Austen Chuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum)
Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 14, 2011. is an Ameri ...

and inks by

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, February 2003) *''

'' #26-31, 35, 37 (with writer Chuck Austen and inks by Mark Morales, Marvel Comics, July 2003 - January 2004) *''

'' (vol. 3) #1-6, 9-12 (pencils, with writer

Scott Lobdell Scott Lobdell (; born 1960) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter known for his work on numerous X-Men series for Marvel Comics in the 1990s, various work for DC Comics in the 2010s, namely '' Red Hood and the Outlaws, Teen Titans,'' ...

and inks by Mark Morales, Marvel Comics, 2004–2005) *'' New X-Men: Hellions'' (pencils, with writers

Nunzio DeFilippis Nunzio DeFilippis is an American writer of comic books and television. He writes with his wife, Christina Weir, whom he met while they were both students at Vassar College. Career DeFilippis and Weir have written for two seasons on HBO's '' Arli$ ...

Christina Weir Christina Weir is an American writer of comic books and television. She writes with her husband, Nunzio DeFilippis, whom she met while they were both students at Vassar College. Career Weir and DeFilippis have written for two seasons on HBO's '' ...

and inks by Mark Morales, 4-issue mini-series, July–October 2005) *'' X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula'' (pencils, with writer Frank Tieri and inks by Mark Morales, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, April–June 2006) *''

Incredible Hercules ''The Incredible Hercules'' was an ongoing comic book series written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and published by Marvel Comics. The series starred the mythological superhero Hercules, his sidekick Amadeus Cho, the seventh-smartest person in t ...

'' #121-125 (with writer

Greg Pak Greg Pak is an American comic book writer and film director. He is best known for his work on books published by Marvel Comics, including ''X-Men'' (most notably '' X-Treme X-Men''), several titles featuring the Hulk, and Hercules.Truitt, Brian ...

Fred Van Lente Fred Van Lente (born February 14, 1972, in Tacoma, Washington) from Chagrin Falls, Ohio is an American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels. Career Van Lente is the co-founder, along with artist Ryan Dunlavey, of Evil Twin Com ...

, Marvel Comics, November 2008 - March 2009) *''

Agents of Atlas The Agents of Atlas are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first lineup was composed of characters originally appearing in unrelated stories published in the 1950s by Marvel's predecessor ...

'' (vol. 3) #3-4 (with writer Jeff Parker, Marvel Comics, April–June 2009) *''

'' #1-: "Long Live the Legion" (with writer

Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...

, October 2009-ongoing) *''

Archer & Armstrong Archer & Armstrong is a superhero duo in the Valiant Comics universe. The two were originally created by writer and artist Barry Windsor-Smith and introduced in their own self-titled comic book series in 1992. After Acclaim Entertainment bought Va ...

'' #0-4, #24-25 (pencils, with writer

, August 2012-October 2014) *''

Harbinger (Valiant Comics series) ''Harbinger'' is an American comic book series published by Valiant Comics about a group of teenage super-powered outcasts known as Harbingers. ''Harbinger'' initially featured writing and art by Jim Shooter and David Lapham. After Acclaim Ente ...

'' #20-23, #25 (pencils, with writer Joshua Dysart, January 2014-July 2014) *''Harbinger Wars'' #1-4 (pencils, with writer Joshua Dysart and

Duane Swierczynski Duane Louis Swierczynski (born February 22, 1972) is an American crime writer known for his work in non-fiction books, novels and comic books. Early life Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frankford, ...

, April–July 2013)

Cover work

*'' Fantastic Five'' #1-5 (Marvel Comics, September–December 2007)

References

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Lambiek Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum Bussum () is a commuter town and former municipality in the Gooi region in the south east of the prov ...

's Comiclopedia

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Clayton American people of Jamaican descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people)