Ryan Kelly (born January 29, 1976) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

In 1998, Kelly graduated from the

Minneapolis College of Art and Design The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students. MCAD is one of just a few major art schools to offer ...

where he studied under comic book artist Peter Gross. He began illustrating for magazines and newspapers before obtaining commissions for comic book illustration. He worked with Gross on the

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series ''

'' and ''

The Books of Magic ''The Books of Magic'' is the title of a four-issue English-language comic book Limited series (comics), miniseries written by Neil Gaiman, published by DC Comics, and later an ongoing series under the imprint Vertigo Comics, Vertigo. Since its or ...

'', both under the

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imprint. From 2000 to 2007, he was part of the MCAD staff, teaching classes on Comic Book creation and illustration. In 2004, he illustrated the political satire ''Giant Robot Warriors'' He illustrated the entire twelve issue run of the

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comics series ''

'', written by Brian Wood, a story arc ("The Cross + the Hammer") for Wood's ''

Northlanders ''Northlanders'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. The stories are fictional but set in and around historical events during the Viking Age. ''Northlanders'' is written by Brian Wood, illustrate ...

'', and the DC/Vertigo ongoing series Saucer Country by

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. In 2020, he pencilled the

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tie-in comic miniseries ''Stranger Things: Into the Fire'' published by

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. In addition to his comics art work he has had various Minneapolis area exhibitions of his painted work. He has produced illustrations for Time Magazine and Rolling Stone.

Bibliography

DC Vertigo DC Vertigo, also known as Vertigo Comics or simply Vertigo, is an imprint of the American comic book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo publishes comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and graphic violence, that do not fit ...

*'' Books of Magic'' #57, 62, 68, 70 (pencils (57, 62, 68) and inks (70), with

Bronwyn Carlton Bronwyn Carlton is an American comic book author, editor, and radio DJ. She has written a number of DC Comics titles, including ''Catwoman'' and '' The Books of Faerie'', as well as the Paradox Press imprint title, '' The Big Book of Death. '' ...

, 1999–2000) *''

'' #5-75 (inks, with Mike Carey, 2000–2006) *'' American Virgin'' #18-19, 22 (pencils, with Steven T. Seagle, 2006 & 2008) *''The New York Four'' (with Brian Wood, 2007) *'' The Vinyl Underground'' #7-12 "Pretty Dead Things" (2008) *''The New York Five'' #1-5 (2011) *''

'' #11-16 "The Cross + The Hammer" (with Brian Wood, 2008–2009) *''

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'' #42-44 "No Future" (with Brian Wood, 2009) *'' Saucer Country'' (with

, 2012-2013) *''

Dead Boy Detectives The Dead Boy Detectives are a fictional supernatural detective duo who have appeared in comic books published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. They were created by writer Neil Gaiman and artists Matt Wagner and Malcolm Jones III in '' The Sandman ...

'' #7-11 "Ghost Snow" (with

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, 2014) *'' Survivors' Club'' (with

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and Dale Halvorsen, 2015–2016) *''Unfollow'' #10 (with Rob Williams, 2016) *''Red Thorn'' #12 (with David Baillie, 2016)

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*''

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'' #6 (with

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, 2001) *''

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: Secret Avengers'' (with

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, Infinite Comics, 2014) *''Marvel Snapshots: Civil War'' #1 (with

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, 2020)

AiT/PlanetLar

*''Giant Robot Warriors'' (with

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, 2004)

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*''

'' (with Brian Wood, 2005–2008)

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*'' Comic Book Tattoo'' "

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" (with John Ney Rieber, 2008) *''

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'' #2, 4, 5 (with

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, 2013-2014) * ''Cry Havoc'' #1-6 (with

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, 2016) *''

The Wicked + The Divine ''The Wicked + The Divine'' is a contemporary fantasy comic book series created by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, and published by Image Comics. The series is largely influenced by pop music and various mythological deities, and includes the ...

'' 1373 (one-shot) (with Kieron Gillen, 2018) *''Scrapper'' #3-6 (2023)

Poseur Ink

*''Side B: The Music Lover's Comic Anthology'' #108-114 "Torso" (with Kat Vapid, 2009)

Self-Published

*''Funrama'' (2010-2020)

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*''

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'' #7-9 (with Brian Wood, 2013) *''

: Into the Fire'' #1-4 (with Jody Houser and Le Beau Underwood, Dark Horse, 2020) *'' Assassin's Apprentice'' (with Jody Houser and

Jordie Bellaire Jordie Bellaire is an American comic book writer and colorist who lives in Florida and works for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image comic book publishers. She has colored '' Pretty Deadly'', '' The Manhattan Projects'', ''Moon Knight'', '' The Vis ...

,2022-2023) *''Assassin's Apprentice II'' (with Jody Houser and

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,2022-2023)

References

External links

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Ryan Kelly's Art BlogRyan Kelly's MNArtists.org page
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