Tripwire’s 101 Greatest Comic Artists Of All Time: No.94: Alan Davis

No.94: Alan Davis

Alan Davis is a British comic artist who first came to prominence drawing Captain Britain for Marvel UK’s Marvel Superheroes magazine in the early 1980s. His dynamic work on this title which included a run written by future superstar Alan Moore led to a second collaboration with Moore on 2000AD’s DR and Quinch. Words: Joel Meadows…

This in turn got him noticed by the Americans and DC hired him as artist on Batman And The Outsiders. This series proved popular with fans and the company put him onto their flagship title Detective Comics with writer Mike W Barr. He left the series before the Batman: Year Two epic ended and jumped ship to move to Marvel, where he returned to Captain Britain, the character that made his reputation, but this time as part of a new X-Men related team, Excalibur.

Davis counts artists like fellow Brit John M Burns (Modesty Blaise) as well as the work of old masters like Leonardo da Vinci and even the work of a number of Beano and Dandy artists as an influence on his work, a very eclectic mix.

His clean lines and distinctly British sensibilities as an artist have garnered him a reputation as one of the best modern superhero illustrators. Davis has also worked as a writer, utilising the skills he has picked up from working with some of the best scripters in the business.

JM

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