Guy Davis
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Guy Davis (1966- ) is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work on Sandman Mystery Theatre and various Hellboy-related comics. He has also done work for various White Wolf, Inc. books as well has his own series, The Nevermen & The Marquis. He won the Eisner Award in 1997 and 2004.
[edit] Career
A self-taught illustrator, Guy Davis began cartooning with a comic strip that ran in his hometown newspaper while Davis was still in school. After graduating, he continued working towards a career in comics, and in 1984, he created the tongue-in-cheek space opera Quonto of the Star Corps for the small press “Fantastic Fanzine”. Quonto was not a success, but the fanzine would become Arrow Comics and lead to work (for Davis) on the comic series The Realm. After a few years at Arrow, Davis' work work attracted the editors of Caliber Press, who published his first creator-owned series — the Harvey Award-nominated Baker Street.
It was the success of Baker Street that got Davis work with DC Comics/Vertigo. He illustrated Sandman Mystery Theatre with Matt Wagner and Steve Seagle. Since that time, he has worked for Marvel Comics illustrating Deadline, and provided artwork and designs for the animated pilot of Mike Mignola's The Amazing Screw-On Head.
He also produced numerous spot illustrations to the White Wolf role-playing game series.
Davis continues to work, illustrating Mike Mignola’s ongoing B.P.R.D. series, the serial The Zombies That Ate The World for Métal Hurlant, and continuing his creator-owned series The Marquis for Oni Press.
[edit] Personal life
Guy Davis resides in Crab Point, Michigan, with his fiancée, painter and sculptor Rosemary Van Deuren. According to Davis' bio on his website, they have a cat, a rabbit, two ferrets, and a couple of horse skulls named Becky and Conrad.
