Shane Davis 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 comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

best known for his work on Superman and

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...

for

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Career

Shane Davis attended

The Kubert School The Kubert School, formerly the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and Joe Kubert School, is a private, for-profit technical school focused on cartooning and located in Dover, New Jersey. It teaches the principles of sequential art a ...

in his hometown of

Dover, New Jersey Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Located on the Rockaway River, Dover is about west of New York City and about west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 18,157,

. He entered the comics industry in 2003 at

by illustrating '' Robin'' #110 and a spot illustration in '' JLA-Z'' #3. In the following year, he illustrated other DC titles including ''

Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Althoug ...

'' #88 and ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...

'' #201, as well as 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 ...

' book ''Marvel Halloween Ashcan 2004''. In the ensuing years he illustrated a variety of titles for both publishers, such as ''Marvel Age Spider-Man'', ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publication ...

'', and ''

''. One of his more notable ''Batman'' stories was 2006's ''Batman

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'' #25, which featured the return of

Jason Todd Jason Peter Todd is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in ''Batman'' #357 in March 1983, Todd was created to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, the superhero Batman's vigilante partner ...

. That same year he illustrated

Jay Faerber Jay Faerber (born 1972) is an American comic book and television writer. Faerber is known for his work on ''Generation X'' and ''New Warriors'' for Marvel Comics, and '' The Titans'' and '' Connor: Spotlight'' for DC Comics. He later wrote his ow ...

's series, ''

Noble Causes ''Noble Causes'' is an American comic book series created and written by Jay Faerber, illustrated by a variety of artists and published by Image Comics. The series follows the lives of the Nobles, a wealthy superhero family in the Image Universe. ...

'' #17, for

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. Davis also drew the miniseries ''

Mystery in Space ''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues ...

'' vol. 2, written by

Jim Starlin James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, a ...

and featuring

Captain Comet Captain Comet (Adam Blake) is a superhero appearing in American Comic Books published by DC Comics, created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer John Broome, and artist Carmine Infantino. Once a minor character in the DC Comics canon, he occupies an ...

. In 2007, Davis illustrated the first issue of the JLA/ JSA crossover storyline "

The Lightning Saga "The Lightning Saga" is a comic book crossover story arc that took place in DC Comics' two flagship team books: ''Justice League of America'' and ''Justice Society of America''. It was written by Brad Meltzer and Geoff Johns, and illustrated by ...

", and then became the penciller for ''

Superman/Batman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, '' World' ...

'' for issues #44–49. In 2008, Davis was tapped by 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 and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim. He se ...

to be the artist for a '' Final Crisis'' tie-in

one-shot One shot may refer to: Film and television * One-shot film, a feature film shot in one long take with no edits, or manufactured to look like so * ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake * ''One Shot'' (2 ...

entitled ''

Rage of the Red Lanterns The Red Lantern Corps is a supervillain and sometimes anti-heroic organization appearing in DC Comics. Their power is derived from the emotional spectrum relating to rage. Publication history They debuted in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #25 (Dec ...

'', which featured a lead-up to a story in the main ''

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 and its 2009 crossover ''

Blackest Night "Blackest Night" is a 2009–10 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous central miniseries, written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Ivan Reis, along with a number of tie-in issues. ''Blackes ...

''. Davis' worked with writer

J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' ...

on the '' Superman: Earth One'' graphic novel published in 2010. A second volume of ''Superman: Earth One'' was released in 2012. Davis' projects since 2013 include the ''Shadow Walk'' graphic novel for

Legendary Comics Legendary Comics is an American comic book publisher founded in 2010. The company is owned by Legendary Entertainment, a media company located in Burbank, California. The company publishes both original works and licensed ones based on films pro ...

and a Batman story for the '' Legends of the Dark Knight'' series. He wrote and drew the lead story in ''The New Gods Special'' #1 (2017).

Bibliography

9 Lives Comics

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Starlight Cats Starlight is the light emitted by stars. It typically refers to visible electromagnetic radiation from stars other than the Sun, observable from Earth at night, although a component of starlight is observable from Earth during daytime. Su ...

'' (2021) *''

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'' (2022)

DC Comics

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'' #821 (among other artists) (2005) *''

'' #646, ''Annual'' #25 (2005–2006) *'' Final Crisis:

'' #1 (2008) *''

Justice League of America The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceive ...

'' vol. 2 #8 (full art); #25 (among other artists) (2007–2008) *''

Kamandi Kamandi () is a fictional comic book character created by artist Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. The bulk of Kamandi's appearances occurred in the comic series ''Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth'', which ran from 1972 to 1978. Kamandi is a ...

Challenge'' #10 (2017) *'' Legends of the Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #3 (2014) *''

'' vol. 2 #1–5, 7 (2006–2007) *''

New Gods The New Gods are a fictional extraterrestrial race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in ''New Gods'' ...

Special'' #1 (2017) *''

'' #88 (2004) *'' Robin'' #110 (2003) *''

Sideways ''Sideways'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Ra ...

'' #12 (2019) *''

'' #44–49, 75 (2008–2010) *'' Superman: Earth One'' (2010) *''Superman: Earth One – Volume Two'' (2012) *'' Superman/

Top Cat ''Top Cat'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and originally broadcast in prime time on the ABC network. It aired in a weekly evening time slot from September 27, 1961, to April 18, 1962, for a single season ...

Special'' #1 (2018) *''

'' vol. 2 #201 (2004)

Image Comics

* ''The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual'' (one page) (2011) * '' Noble Causes: Distant Relatives'' #2 (2003)

Legendary Comics

* ''Shadow Walk'' (2013)

Marvel Comics

*''

Marvel Age ''Marvel Age'' was a promotional comic book-sized magazine from Marvel Comics published from 1983 to 1994. Basically a comic-length edition of the Bullpen Bulletins page, ''Marvel Age'' contained previews of upcoming Marvel comics, as well as i ...

Spider-Man'' #13, 15 (2004–2005) *''Spider-Man Team-Up Special'' (Spider-Man and the

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...

) #1 (2005)

References

External links

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at DC Comics
Shane Davis
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Shane 21st-century American artists American comics artists American comics writers American graphic novelists Artists from New Jersey Comics inkers DC Comics people Living people People from Dover, New Jersey Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) The Kubert School alumni