Dan McDaid () is a British

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and

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Career

McDaid made his debut in ''

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'', after sending a sample strip to then editor

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. His debut work for DWM was as writer of ''The First'', a story where the Doctor meets

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. He took part in

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' Comic Book Idol 2007, reaching the final three. He then teamed up with Glen Brunswick for a twelve-issue run on ''

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'' for

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. While the television series ''

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'' was off-air, McDaid wrote the 10th Doctor's continuing adventures, published in DWM, then collected in ''The Crimson Hand''. In these stories, the Doctor finds himself with a new companion, Majenta Pryce, whom McDaid had created for the story ''Hotel Historia''. Since then he has worked for

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, IDW,

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and Blank Slate. At the 2012

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it was announced that McDaid would be one of the artists on

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' Catalyst Comix, with writer

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, released in 2013. McDaid was the comic book artist on the multi-media project, ''

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'', along with

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. The project includes a 5 issue comic, an album and film. In 2014 he illustrated a story written by

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which was published in ''IDP:2043'', as part of the

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. He worked with Welsh again in 2018, contributing pages of art to his novel Dead Men's Trousers.

Personal life

McDaid is originally from Cornwall, but has lived in the north-east of Scotland since 2003.

Bibliography

*''Dega'' (writer and artist, 2021) Dr Ink Productions *''The Fearsome Doctor Fang'' (artist, issues 1–6, 2018)

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* ''Sea Dogs'', written by Joe Hill (artist, 2019–2020) * ''Doom Patrol'' (artist, issue 12, 2018) * ''

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'' (artist, issue 10, 2011) * ''

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80-page Giant'' (artist, 2011) IDW *''Judge Dredd: Mega-City Zero'' (artist, 2016) *''Doctor Who Annual 2011'' (writer and artist)

*''

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'' (artist, 2014–2015) *''

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'', written by

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(artist, 2018–2020)

*''Smoke/Ashes'' (artist, September, 2013) *''Catalyst Comix'' written by

(artist, issues 1–9, 2013–2014) *''

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'' (artist, 2014)

* ''The First'' (writer, issues 386–389) * ''Hotel Historia'' (writer, artist and colourist, issue 394) * ''Thinktwice'' (writer, issues 400–402) * ''The Stockbridge Child'' (writer, issues 403–405) * ''Mortal Beloved'' (writer, issues 406–407) * ''The Age of Ice'' (writer, issues 408–411) * ''The Deep Hereafter'' (writer, issue 412) * ''Onomatopoeia'' (writer, issue 413) * ''Ghosts of the Northern Line'' (writer, issues 414–415) * ''The Crimson Hand'' (writer, issues 416–420) * ''The Screams of Death'' (artist, issues 430–431) * ''Apotheosis'' (artist, issues 435–437) * ''The Cornucopia Caper'' (artist, issues 448–450)

*''The Widow's Curse'' (writer, October 2009) * ''The Crimson Hand'' (writer and artist, May 2012) *''The Child of Time'' (artist, October, 2012) * ''The Chains of Olympus'' (artist, September, 2013)

* ''

'' (artist, issues 1-12, 2010) * ''Lost Vegas''
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artist, issue 1, 2013) * ''Lost Vegas'' (cover artist, ECCC exclusive, issue 1, 2013) * ''Mind The Gap'' (artist, issues 9, 13–15, 2013) *''Sex'' (artist, issue 17, 2014) *''IDP: 2043'', written by Irvine Welsh (artist, 2014)

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*''Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers'' (artist, 2016)

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*''Time Share'' (artist, 2017)

*''Nelson'' (writer and artist, November 2011) Blank Slate

References

External links

*
Dan McDaid at the Comic Book Database

Interview with Dan (June, 2010)

Newsarama Jersey Gods Interview

Comic Art Gallery
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