David W. Mack

This article is about the comic book artist. For the Star Trek and Wolverine novelist, see David Alan Mack.

David W. Mack
Mack at the 2012 New York Comic Con
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Artist
Notable works	Kabuki
Awards	International Eagle Awards, Eisner Awards, Harvey Awards, Kirby Awards
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David W. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his creator-owned series Kabuki and for co-creating with Joe Quesada the deaf Marvel Comics superhero Echo. Mack is known for his unique painted and collage-like work.

Early life

Mack graduated from Ludlow High School in 1990, where he had written and acted in many of the school theatre productions. He gave the commencement address there in 2003. Mack did not attend a specialized art school, but earned scholarships to Northern Kentucky University for five years, a four-year scholarship based on his portfolio of art works, and in his fifth year the Dean's Scholarship for academics. He graduated in 1995 with a BFA in graphic design.

Career

Mack began publishing Kabuki in 1994 with Caliber Press, and later moved the series to Image Comics. It is now released through Marvel Comics' imprint Icon Comics. He completed the first book, Kabuki: Circle of Blood, while still in college. Mack has also worked on such Marvel Comics publications as Daredevil, Alias, New Avengers, and White Tiger.

Bibliography

Interior artwork

• Daredevil, Vol. 2, #16–19, #50 (with writer Brian Bendis, 2000, 2003), #51–55
• Daredevil: End of Days #3, #6, #8
• Kabuki: Fear The Reaper – 1994
• Kabuki: Circle of Blood (vol 1) #1–6
• Kabuki: Dreams (vol 2) #1–4
• Kabuki: Masks of the Noh (vol 3) #1–4
• Kabuki: Skin Deep (vol 4) #1–4
• Kabuki: Metamorphosis (vol 5) #1–9
• Kabuki: The Alchemy (vol 7) #1–9 Marvel Comics
• New Avengers #39 (with writer Brian Bendis, 2008)
• Grendal: Black, White & Red (Dark Horse Comics)
• Reflections #1–15 (Image Comics & Marvel Comics)
• Dream Logic #1–4 (Marvel Comics)

Covers

• Alias #1–28 (2001–2004)
• Daredevil, Vol. 2, #9–25 (1999–2001)
• Green Arrow, Vol. 3, #8 (2011)
• Justice League of America, Vol. 2, #44–45, 51–53 (2010–2011)
• Miss Marvel, Vol. 2, #6–8 (2007)
• Swamp Thing, Vol. 3, #13–15 (2001)
• Ultimate Marvel Team Up #15–16 (2002)
• White Tiger #1–6 (2006)
• The Realm, Vol. 2, #7 (1994)

Writer

• Daredevil, Vol. 2, #9–11, #13–15 (with artist Joe Quesada, David Ross, 1999–2000)
• Daredevil Vol. 2 #51–55
• Daredevil End of Days #1–8 (with Brian Michael Bendis)
• Philip K. Dick's: Electric Ant #1–5 (with artist Pascil Alixe, 2010)
• SE7EN
• Kabuki: Fear The Reaper – 1994
• Kabuki: Circle of Blood (vol 1) #1–6
• Kabuki: Dreams (vol 2) #1–4
• Kabuki: Masks of the Noh (vol 3) #1–4
• Kabuki: Skin Deep (vol 4) #1–4
• Kabuki: Metamorphosis (vol 5) #1–9
• Kabuki: Scarab (vol 6) #1–8
• Kabuki: The Alchemy (vol 7) #1–9 (Marvel Comics)

Writer/artist

• Daredevil, Vol. 2, #51–55 (2003–2004)
  • Excerpted as "Vision Quest: Echo" in Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collective vol. 1, pp.12-21 (Alternate History Comics, 2015)
• Dream Logic #1–4 (2010)
• Kabuki #1–9 (1997)

Children's books

• The Shy Creatures Feiwel & Friends (2007)

External links

• David W. Mack on Facebook
• ImageTexT Jim Casey and Stefan Hall, "The Exotic Other Scripted: Identity and Metamorphosis in David Mack's Kabuki"

Interviews

• David Mack Interview at Pop Syndicate
• Things You Didn't Know About...David Mack at Pop-topia