Declan Shalvey
Encyclopedia
Declan Shalvey is an Irish comic book artist
. He made his name with his first comic Hero Killers
, that won an Eagle Award, before going on to work on a number of Irish comics, as well as getting work on American comic books most notably Thunderbolts
.
, written by Andy Winter
, which won an Eagle Award for "Favourite Black and White British Comicbook" in 2006. His small press work includes the Irish noir comic Freakshow, written by Rob Curley, which featured in the small press section of Judge Dredd Megazine
, contributions to the anthologies Your Round Presents: Tequila, The Shiznit, and the Irish language
comic Rí-Rá, and Tim Skinner: Total Scumbag, again with Andy Winter.
In 2008 he illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of Mary Shelley
's Frankenstein
for Classical Comics
, written by Jason Cobley, and he is currently working on a comics spin-off from the film 28 Days Later
, written by Michael Alan Nelson and published by Boom! Studios
. He also provided the art for the "Shadowland
" tie-in issues of Thunderbolts
.
Declan has stated he is indebted to fellow Irish comic artist & "Eclectic Mick" Stephen Mooney. In an interview on the Eclectic Micks website he says "Yeah, Stephen basically inspired me to be the man I am today. I have to give him credit for inspiring me to push past my initially drab forays in illustration to the much improved stuff I'm doing now." Mooney groomed Declan to replace him illustrating Rob Curley's Freakshow, Declan's first paid position.
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s...
. He made his name with his first comic Hero Killers
Hero Killers
Hero Killers is an Eagle Award winning comic book written by Andy Winter and illustrated by Declan Shalvey. It was published by Moonface Press....
, that won an Eagle Award, before going on to work on a number of Irish comics, as well as getting work on American comic books most notably Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
.
Career
Shalvey made his debut with the superhero comic Hero KillersHero Killers
Hero Killers is an Eagle Award winning comic book written by Andy Winter and illustrated by Declan Shalvey. It was published by Moonface Press....
, written by Andy Winter
Andy Winter
Andy Winter is a British comics writer. He is best known for creating Hero Killers, with Declan Shalvey, which won the Eagle Award for "Favourite British Black and White Comicbook".He largely publishes his work through his own Moonface Press....
, which won an Eagle Award for "Favourite Black and White British Comicbook" in 2006. His small press work includes the Irish noir comic Freakshow, written by Rob Curley, which featured in the small press section of Judge Dredd Megazine
Judge Dredd Megazine
Judge Dredd: The Megazine is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in October 1990. It is a sister publication to 2000 AD. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Dredd's locale Mega-City One.-Content:...
, contributions to the anthologies Your Round Presents: Tequila, The Shiznit, and the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
comic Rí-Rá, and Tim Skinner: Total Scumbag, again with Andy Winter.
In 2008 he illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus . She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley...
's Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
for Classical Comics
Classical Comics
Classical Comics is a British publisher of graphic novel adaptations of the great works of literature, including Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë and Dickens.-Overview:...
, written by Jason Cobley, and he is currently working on a comics spin-off from the film 28 Days Later
28 Days Later (comics)
28 Days Later is a comic book series published by BOOM! Studios, written by Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by Declan Shalvey and Alejandro Aragon....
, written by Michael Alan Nelson and published by Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios
BOOM! Studios is an American comic book company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The "BOOM!" in BOOM! Studios is always capitalized by the company.-History:BOOM! was founded June 22, 2005 with Zombie Tales #1....
. He also provided the art for the "Shadowland
Shadowland (comics)
"Shadowland" is a 2010 Marvel Comics storyline centering around Daredevil and other "street level" superheroes in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:The storyline included a number of tie-in limited series and one shots...
" tie-in issues of Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
.
Declan has stated he is indebted to fellow Irish comic artist & "Eclectic Mick" Stephen Mooney. In an interview on the Eclectic Micks website he says "Yeah, Stephen basically inspired me to be the man I am today. I have to give him credit for inspiring me to push past my initially drab forays in illustration to the much improved stuff I'm doing now." Mooney groomed Declan to replace him illustrating Rob Curley's Freakshow, Declan's first paid position.
Comics
- Hero KillersHero KillersHero Killers is an Eagle Award winning comic book written by Andy Winter and illustrated by Declan Shalvey. It was published by Moonface Press....
(with Andy WinterAndy WinterAndy Winter is a British comics writer. He is best known for creating Hero Killers, with Declan Shalvey, which won the Eagle Award for "Favourite British Black and White Comicbook".He largely publishes his work through his own Moonface Press....
, one-shot, Moonface Press, 2006) - "Freakshow: The Quiet Man" (with Rob Curley, in Judge Dredd MegazineJudge Dredd MegazineJudge Dredd: The Megazine is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in October 1990. It is a sister publication to 2000 AD. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Dredd's locale Mega-City One.-Content:...
#260, July 2007) - Your Round Presents: Tequila (Olive Press, 2007)
- Frankenstein (with Jason Cobley, 144 pages, Classical ComicsClassical ComicsClassical Comics is a British publisher of graphic novel adaptations of the great works of literature, including Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë and Dickens.-Overview:...
, September 2008 Original Text, ISBN 978-1-906332-15-0, Quick Text, ISBN 978-1-906332-16-7) - Tim Skinner: Total Scumbag (with Andy Winter, Moonface Press, November 2008)
- 28 Days Later28 Days Later (comics)28 Days Later is a comic book series published by BOOM! Studios, written by Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by Declan Shalvey and Alejandro Aragon....
#1-4, 6-8, 10-12 (with Michael Alan Nelson, Boom! StudiosBoom! StudiosBOOM! Studios is an American comic book company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The "BOOM!" in BOOM! Studios is always capitalized by the company.-History:BOOM! was founded June 22, 2005 with Zombie Tales #1....
, July 2009 - February 2010) - ThunderboltsThunderbolts (comics)The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
#148-149 (with writer Jeff Parker, Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, November–December 2010)
Illustrations
- 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool (by John ReppionJohn ReppionJohn Mark Reppion is a British writer. He is married to Leah Moore, the daughter of Alan Moore, and he has worked with both on the comic Albion.-Biography:...
, The History Press, 2008)
Awards
- 20062006 in comics-January:*January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons. *January 2, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman starts a blog to detail his creative process...
: Won Hero Killers "Favourite British Black and White Comicbook" Eagle Award for Hero Killers - 20102010 in comics-Events:*February 18: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio were announced as the new Co-Publishers of DC Comics, both replacing Paul Levitz.-January:*January 3: Tibet dies at age 78...
: Nominated for "Favourite Newcomer Artist" Eagle Award
External links
- Declan's Artblog
- Declan Shalvey on the Irish Comics Wiki
- Declan Shalvey & Andy Winter: Hero Creators, Comics BulletinComics BulletinComics Bulletin is a website with an emphasis on the American comic book industry, updated daily with news, reviews, interviews, and editorial content. Coverage ranges from mainstream to independent/small press comic book and graphic novel publishers.-History:...
, December 12, 2006 - Andy Winter and Declan Shalvey: Writer and Artist of Hero Killer, Jazma Online, December 23, 2006
- Declan Shalvey Interview, Indie Review, August 9, 2008
- It's Alive!!!!, Forbidden PlanetForbidden Planet (bookstore)Forbidden Planet is the trading name of two separate science fiction, fantasy and horror bookshop chains across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States of America, after the feature film of the same name....
, September 24, 2008