Tan Eng Huat (; born 1974), also known as Kutu, is a Malaysian

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and

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. After self-publishing comics in his homeland, Tan began a career in Western comics, starting with ''

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'' volume 3 in 2001 by

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Biography

Tan was born in

Teluk Intan Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital, the largest town in the district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half of Hilir P ...

and began working in the Malaysian comics industry in the early 1990s under the

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Kutu ( Malaysian for "lice") with publications such as '' Gempak'', ''Genocide'', and ''Red Hunter''. His art style has been influenced by American, European, and Hong Kong

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styles. After meeting

publisher Andy Helfer at a conference on Asian comics in 2001, he was offered a job pencilling the newest incarnation of the

, written by

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. ''Doom Patrol'' was cancelled after 22 issues and Tan was offered work on '' The Authority'' and '' JLA'' for DC. After several years at DC, Tan started working for

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in 2006 with ''

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: In Thy Name'' and '' Ghost Rider''. He has since relocated to

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and continues to work with Marvel, specifically on

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projects.

Awards

* Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award,

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2002 *Best Penciller and Inker, Eisner Awards 2004 (nominated)

List of works

*''

'' (volume 3, December 2001 – September 2003, DC) #1–22 *'' Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe'' 2001–2002 (February 2002, DC) #1 *'' The Authority'' (volume 1, November 2003, DC/

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) #5 (collected in the trade paperback ''Harsh Realities'') *'' The DC Comics Encyclopedia'' (2004) *'' JLA'' (February–April 2004, DC) #91–93 (collected in the trade paperback ''JLA Deluxe Edition, Volume 7'') *'' Batman: Journey into Knight'' (October 2005 – November 2006, DC) #1–12 *''

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'' (volume 5, November 2007,

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) #264 *''Silver Surfer: In Thy Name'' (November 2007 – April 2008, Marvel) #1–4 (collected in the trade paperback ''Silver Surfer: In Thy Name'') *'' Ghost Rider'' (volume 5, August 2008 – April 2009, Marvel) #24–32 (collected in the trade paperbacks ''Hell Bent & Heaven Bound'' and ''The Last Stand'' and ''Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron Omnibus'') *''Punisher'' (volume 6, August–December 2009, Marvel) #6–10 (collected in the trade paperback ''Dead End'' and ''Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus'') *'' Superman: World of New Krypton'' (September 2009, DC) #5 (variant cover) *''

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'' (volume 2, June 2010, Marvel) #22 (collected in the trade paperback ''Deadpool: Complete Collection, Volume 2'') *'' Vengeance of the Moon Knight'' (June–July 2010, Marvel) #7–8 (collected in the trade paperback ''Killed, Not Dead'') *'' Avengers: The Origin'' (July 2010, Marvel) #2 (Heroic Age variant cover) *''

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A to Z Update'' (September 2010, Marvel) #3 *''

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: First Thunder'' (November 2010 – March 2011) #1–5 (collected in the trade paperback ''Thor: First Thunder'') *''

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: JLA'' (February 2011, DC) #1 *'' Annihilators'' (May–August 2011, Marvel) #1–4 (collected in the trade paperback ''Annihilators'') *''Thor: Asgard's Avenger'' (June 2011, Marvel) #1 *''Deadpool'' (volume 3, 2011, Marvel) #4 *''Annihilators: Earthfall'' (November 2011 – February 2012, Marvel) #1–4 (collected in the trade paperback ''Annihilators: Earthfall'') *'' Legends of the Dark Knight'' (volume 2, September 2012, DC) #15 (collected in the trade paperback ''Legends of the Dark Knight'') *''

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Previews'' (December 2012, Marvel) #1 (collected in ''Marvel NOW! Omnibus'') *'' X-Men: Legacy'' (January–February, May–July, and September–October 2013, January, March–May, 2014, Marvel) #1–3, 7–9, 11, 13–15, 19–20, 23–24, 300 (collected in the trade paperbacks, ''X-Men: Legacy – Prodigal'', ''X-Men: Legacy – Invasive Exotics'', ''X-Men: Legacy – Revenants'', ''X-Men: Legacy – For We Are Many'') *''Legends of the Dark Knight'' (volume 3, March 2013, DC) #4 *'' Liquid City'' (volume 3) *'' Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' (July–October 2014, Marvel) #1–4 (collected in the trade paperback ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu – Out of the Past'') *''AXIS: Revolutions'' (September 2014) #1 *''

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'' (volume 3 December 2014 and February 2015, Marvel) #10, 13 (collected in the trade paperback ''X-Force Volume 2 – Hide/Fear'')

References

External links

DeviantArt profile

List of works at ComicbookDB
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