Dave McCaig
Dave McCaig (born December 6, 1971, in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian artist and colourist who also works in the animation industry. He has worked on comics including Adam Strange, X-Men, Star Wars, Superman: Birthright, The Matrix Comics, Nextwave, New Avengers, Northlanders, American Vampire, and Nemesis. Animation projects have included key colour design on the first three seasons of The Batman (2004) animated series at Warner Bros.
Dave McCaig
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- Birth Name
- Dave McCaig
- Born
- 6 December 1971
- Birthplace
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- artist · comics colorist · illustrator
- Fields
- comic
- Honours
- Inkpot Award · Shuster Award for Outstanding Colourist
- Languages
- English
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Dave McCaig (born December 6, 1971, in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian artist and colourist who also works in the animation industry. He has worked on comics including Adam Strange, X-Men, Star Wars, Superman: Birthright, The Matrix Comics, Nextwave, New Avengers, Northlanders, American Vampire, and Nemesis. Animation projects have included key colour design on the first three seasons of The Batman (2004) animated series at Warner Bros.
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Dave McCaig (born 1971) is an artist, comics colorist and illustrator, of Canadian nationality. The artist was born in Thunder Bay. Activity centred on comic.
Languages used include English. Honours include Inkpot Award and Shuster Award for Outstanding Colourist.
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And various duties on the fourth Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. He won the 2008 Joe Shuster Award for Best Colorist, which was awarded for the first time that year. McCaig also runs a forum for comic book colorists and artists called Gutterzombie.com.
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• Imagesize — 200 • Birth Name — Dave McCaig • Born — 6 December 1971 • Birthplace — Thunder Bay, Ontario • Cartoonist — y • Color — y
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Dave McCaig is recorded as having received Inkpot Award and Shuster Award for Outstanding Colourist.
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1971
Dave McCaig born at Thunder Bay.
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- 1.July 2018, Dave McCaig10. How to colour comics. Creative Bloq. 10 July 2018.
- 2.truenorthcountrycomics. Interview with Dave McCaig. True North Country Comics Podcast. 2018-03-30.
- 3.Gonna Party Like It's Yer Birfright (Part 3): Dave McCaig Talks 'Superman: Birthright'. CBR. 2003-08-15.
- 4.Joe Shuster Awards. 2008 Nominees and Winners.
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