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David W. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his creator-owned series ''
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Early life

Mack graduated from Ludlow High School in 1990, where he had written and acted in many of the school theatre productions. He gave the commencement address there in 2003. Mack did not attend a specialized art school, but earned scholarships to Northern Kentucky University for five years, a four-year scholarship based on his portfolio of art works, and in his fifth year the Dean's Scholarship for academics. He graduated in 1995 with a BFA in graphic design.


Career

Mack began publishing ''
Kabuki is a classical form of Theatre of Japan, Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with Japanese traditional dance, traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes ...
'' in 1994 with
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, and later moved the series to
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. It is now released through Marvel Comics' imprint
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. He completed the first book, ''Kabuki: Circle of Blood'', while still in college. Mack has also worked on such Marvel Comics publications as '' Daredevil'', '' Alias'', ''
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''. He was nominated for the 2020 Eisner Award in the categories of Best Painter/Digital Artist, and Best Cover Artist.


Bibliography


Awards and honors

* Best Short Story Nominee, "Silent All These Years" from ''Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album'', Z2 Comics, Eisner Awards 2023 * Best Anthology, Group Nomination, ''Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album'', Z2 Comics, Eisner Awards 2023 * Best Adaptation from Another Medium, Group Nomination, ''Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album'', Z2 Comics, Eisner Awards 2023


Interior artwork

*'' Daredevil'', Vol. 2, #16–19, #50 (with writer Brian Bendis, 2000, 2003), #51–55 *''Daredevil: End of Days'' #3, #6, #8 *''
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'': Fear The Reaper – 1994"Portfolio: Kabuki"
DavidMackGuide.com. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
*''Kabuki'': Circle of Blood (vol 1) #1–6 *''Kabuki'': Dreams (vol 2) #1–4 *''Kabuki'': Masks of the Noh (vol 3) #1–4 *''Kabuki'': Skin Deep (vol 4) #1–4 *''Kabuki'': Metamorphosis (vol 5) #1–9 *''Kabuki'': The Alchemy (vol 7) #1–9 Marvel Comics *''
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'' #39 (with writer Brian Bendis, 2008) *''Grendel: Black, White & Red'' (Dark Horse Comics) *''Reflections'' #1–15 (Image Comics & Marvel Comics) *''Dream Logic'' #1–4 (Marvel Comics) *''Cover'' #1-6 (Marvel Comics) *''Young Dracula'' #1–3 (Caliber Comics)


Covers

*''
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'' #1–18 (2016–2018) *'' Alias'' (2001–2004) *''Daredevil'', Vol. 2, #9–25 (1999–2001) *''
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'', Vol. 3, #8 (2011) *''
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'', Vol. 2, #44–45, 51–53 (2010–2011) *'' Miss Marvel'', Vol. 2, #6–8 (2007) *''
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'', Vol. 3, #13–15 (2001) *'' Ultimate Marvel Team Up'' #15–16 (2002) *''
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'' #1–6 (2006) *'' The Realm'', Vol. 2, #7 (1994) *''
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'', (2017–present) *#''Shadows'' *#''My Ainsel'' * ''
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: Six'' #1 variant (2019)
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(2019)
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*'' Vampire: The Masquerade'' (2020–present)


Writer

*''Daredevil'', Vol. 2, #9–11, #13–15 (with artist Joe Quesada, David Ross, 1999–2000) *''Daredevil'' Vol. 2 #51–55 (2003–2004) *''Daredevil End of Days'' #1–8 (with
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, 2012–2013) *'' Philip K. Dick's: Electric Ant'' #1–5 (with artist Pascil Alixe, 2010) *''SE7EN''"Se7en: Envy #6"
DavidMackGuide.com. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
*''Kabuki: Fear The Reaper'' – 1994 *''Kabuki: Circle of Blood'' (vol 1) #1–6 *''Kabuki: Dreams'' (vol 2) #1–4 *''Kabuki: Masks of the Noh'' (vol 3) #1–4 *''Kabuki: Skin Deep'' (vol 4) #1–4 *''Kabuki: Metamorphosis'' (vol 5) #1–9 *''Kabuki: Scarab'' (vol 6) #1–8 *''Kabuki: The Alchemy'' (vol 7) #1–9 (Marvel Comics)


Writer/artist

*'' Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)'' Main titles *''Daredevil'', Vol. 2, #51–55 (2003–2004) **Excerpted as "Vision Quest: Echo" in ''Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collective'' vol. 1, pp. 12–21 (Alternate History Comics, 2015) *''Dream Logic'' #1–4 (2010) *''Kabuki'' #1–9 (1997)


Children's books

*''The Shy Creatures'' Feiwel & Friends (2007)


References


External links

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Jim Casey and Stefan Hall, "The Exotic Other Scripted: Identity and Metamorphosis in David Mack's ''Kabuki''


Interviews


David Mack Interview
at Pop Syndicate
Things You Didn't Know About...David Mack
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