- Paul Neary
Infobox Comics creator
name = Paul Neary
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nationality = British
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notable works = "Doctor Who "
"The Ultimates"
awards = Eisner Award for Best Art Team (1989)
Eagle Award Favourite Inker (1989 and 2006)Paul Neary is a British
comic book artist, writer and editor.His first work was for
Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working withDez Skinn atMarvel UK as well as work for "2000 AD". He later became editor-in-chief ofMarvel UK in the 1990s but is now best known for inkingBryan Hitch 's work on "The Ultimates" forMarvel Comics .Biography
His first published work was in Warren's
anthology title, "Eerie ", working on various stories and series including "Hunter" and its sequels, before drawing various "Future Shocks " for "2000AD" for various writers, includingAlan Moore .In 1978 he started working on "
Hulk Weekly " forMarvel UK which had just been drastically revamped byDez Skinn . During this time he drew various strips forMarvel UK , including "Hulk" andNick Fury , plus helping new artists such asAlan Davis .During the early 1980s he created "Madman" for
Dez Skinn 's "Warrior" before becoming a regularinker forAlan Davis 's work forDC Comics . Their most notable work at this time being a run drawingBatman for "Detective Comics ".Neary became closely associated with Davis, inking his work from titles such as "
Uncanny X-Men " to "Captain Britain ". Their working partnership still lasts to the present.Neary became editor-in-chief of
Marvel UK for a time in the 1990s, helping launch a number of US-sized titles in addition to the company's ongoing UK range. This began with "Death's Head II" and was followed by titles such as " Hell's Angel" - changed to " Dark Angel" after a copyright battle with theHells Angels ," Warheads", "Digitek" and "Motormouth" (later "Motormouth andKillpower ". Sales of the comics were initially high but over expansion soon brought an end to Marvel UK's US line, with Panini buying the company's assets, including "Doctor Who Magazine ".Neary has since been concentrating on inking since then. He has inked
Bryan Hitch 's work on "The Authority " and is now regularly working with Hitch on "The Ultimates" forMarvel Comics .Bibliography
His comic work (both drawing and writing) include:
*"Hulk": "Dr Scarabeus" (pencils, with
Alan Moore , and inks by David Lloyd, in "Hulk Comic " #15-20,Marvel UK , 1979) [ [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/scarabeus.htm Dr Scarabeus profile] ]*"
Doctor Who ":
** "The Return of the Daleks" (pencils, with Steve Moore, and inks by David Lloyd, in "Doctor Who Weekly" #1-4, 1979)
** "The Final Quest" (with Steve Moore, in "Doctor Who Weekly" #8, 1979)
** "K-9's Finest Hour" (with Steve Moore, in "Doctor Who Weekly" #12, 1980)
** "Timeslip" (art and script, with co-authorDez Skinn , in "Doctor Who Magazine " #17-18, 1980)
** "The Stockbridge Horror" (withSteve Parkhouse , and split art duties withMick Austin , in "Doctor Who Magazine " #74, 1983, collected in "The Tides of Time", Panini, 212 pages, 2005, ISBN 1904159923)*"Tharg's Future Shocks" (art, with
Alan Moore ):
** A Cautionary Fable (in "2000 AD" #240, 1981)
** Twist Ending (in "2000 AD" #246, 1982)
** All of Them Were Empty (in "2000 AD" #251, 1982)
** An American Werewolf in Space (in "2000 AD" #252, 1982)*"Madman" (script and art, with additional art by
Mick Austin , in "Warrior" #2-7, 1982)* "
Abelard Snazz ": The Multi-Storey Mind Mellows Out! (art, withAlan Moore , in "2000 AD" #254, 1982)
* "The Thing" (1983-86 series) #34-36*"Excalibur":
** #1-9, 12-17, 23-24 (inks, withChris Claremont , and pencils byAlan Davis , Marvel, 1988-1990)
** #104-105 (inks, withJohn Arcudi andKeith Giffen , and pencils byBryan Hitch , Marvel, 1997)* "Happenstance and Kismet" (script, with co-author
Steve Parkhouse ): [ [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=HAPPEN "Happenstance and Kismet" profile at 2000 AD] ]
** Happenstance and Kismet (in "Revolver" #1-7, 1990)
** Happenstance and Kismet (continued) (in "Crisis" #56-61, 1991)* "
Bloodseed " (script, with pencils byLiam Sharp and inks byCam Smith , 2-issue mini-series,Marvel UK , 1993)* "Mother Earth" (script, with co-author Jaye, and art by Cliff Robinson, in "2000 AD" #867-872, 1993) [ [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=MOTHERE "Mother Earth" profile at 2000 AD] ]
*"The Ultimates" (inks, with
Mark Millar , and pencils byBryan Hitch , Marvel):
** "The Ultimates" #8-13 (2002-2004)
** "The Ultimates 2" #1-13 (2005-2007)*"
Fantastic Four " #554-present (withMark Millar , and pencils byBryan Hitch , Marvel Comics, 2008-present)Awards
*1989:
** won Best Art TeamEisner Award for "Excalibur" (with Alan Davis)
** won Favourite Artist (inker) US Eagle Award*1999: nominated for Favourite Comic Book Artist (inking) Eagle Award
*2000: nominated for Favourite Comic Book Artist (inks) Eagle Award
*2005: won Favourite Comic Story Eagle Award for "The Ultimates" volume 2 #1-9 (with Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch)
*2006: won Favourite Comic Artist: Inks Eagle AwardNotes
References
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1115|title=Paul Neary
* [http://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/neary_paul.htm Paul Neary] atLambiek
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=PAULN 2000 AD profile]External links
* [http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/spielberg/97/paul.html Paul Neary on "
The Authority "]
* [http://www.downthetubes.net/writing_comics/life_at_marvel_uk.html Marvel UK article featuring Neary.]
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