Ed Hannigan
Comic creator
| Ed Hannigan | |
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| Born | Edward Hannigan (1951-08-06) August 6, 1951 (age 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Editor |
Notable works | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight The Defenders Green Arrow The Spectacular Spider-Man |
| http://home.myfairpoint.net/hannigan7/ | |
Edward Hannigan (born August 6,[1] 1951)[2] is an American comics artist, writer, and editor for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics.[3]
Career
Ed Hannigan's first credited comics story was published in Marvel Comics' licensed Planet of the Apes #5 (Feb. 1975).[4] His writing credits include work on The Defenders from issue #67 (Jan. 1979) to #91 (Jan. 1981).[5] Hannigan started as the series' artist but, while working on the story arc in issues #66 to #68, "I got in a pinch ... and asked [Hannigan] to help me," writer David Anthony Kraft recalled. "He felt self-conscious ... but I told him he'd be fine. He eventually got into it."[5] Hannigan found it too difficult to both write and draw the series, so by the end of the story arc he was working solely as writer.[5] As the artist on The Spectacular Spider-Man, Hannigan and writer Bill Mantlo co-created the characters Cloak and Dagger,[6] who appeared in a live-action television series on Freeform.[7]
At DC Comics, Hannigan redesigned the Brainiac character into a chromed, more robotic form.[8][9] He pencilled the covers on Batman in a lengthy run that spanned the majority of 1983–1985 with Don Newton providing the interior art.[4] Hannigan and writer Mike Grell launched the first Green Arrow ongoing series in February 1988.[10] The Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight series began in November 1989 with the five-part "Shaman" storyline by Hannigan and writer Dennis O'Neil.[11] He both wrote and illustrated the three-issue prestige format series Skull & Bones for DC in 1992.
Personal life
Hannigan and his wife Heidi are the parents of Jean Anne, born in 1989.[12]
In January 2010, Marvel Comics and The Hero Initiative published Ed Hannigan: Covered a fundraising effort to assist with Hannigan's medical expenses due to multiple sclerosis.[2]
Bibliography
DC Comics
- Action Comics #666 (penciller) (1991)
- The Adventures of Superman #479, Annual #5 (penciller) (1991–1993)
- Aquaman Annual #2 (penciller) (1996)
- Atari Force #16, 19 (penciller) (1985)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1–5 (penciller) (1989–1990)
- Deathstroke, the Terminator #39–40 (artist) (1994)
- Green Arrow vol. 2 #1–6, 9–12, 15–16, 19–20, Annual #2 (penciller) (1988–1989)
- Hawkman vol. 2 #17 (penciller) (1987)
- Heroes Against Hunger #1 (writer) (1986)
- League of Justice #1–2 (writer/penciller) (1996)
- The New Teen Titans Annual vol. 2 #1 (penciller) (1985)
- Showcase '93 #1–4 (Catwoman) (penciller) (1993)
- Skull & Bones #1–3 (writer/artist) (1992)
- Superman #408 (plotter) (1985)
- Superman vol. 2 #56 (penciller) (1991)
Marvel Comics
- The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #17 (penciller) (1983)
- Black Panther #13–15 (writer) (1979)
- The Defenders #58–61, 66 (penciller); #67 (writer/penciller), #68, 70–75, 78–91 (writer) (1978–1981)
- Giant-Size Man-Thing #4–5 (penciller) (1975)
- Kull the Destroyer #16–20 (penciller) (1976–1977)
- Marvel Premiere #42 (Tigra); #51–53 (Black Panther) (writer) (1978–1980)
- Marvel Preview #4 (penciller) (1976)
- Planet of the Apes #5 (penciller) (1975)
- Power Man and Iron Fist #54–55 (writer) (1978–1979)
- Son of Satan #6 (penciller) (1976)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #60–62, 64, 66–67, 69–70, 72 (penciller) (1981–1982)
- Star Trek #17 (penciller) (1981)
References
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Preview: Ed Hannigan: Covered". Comic Book Resources. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
Today, [January 7, 2010,] Ed is 58 years old and has multiple sclerosis.
- ^ "Ed Hannigan". Lambiek Comiclopedia. December 28, 2007. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Ed Hannigan at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ a b c DeAngelo, Daniel (July 2013). "The Not-Ready-For-Super-Team Players A History of the Defenders". Back Issue! (65). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 10–12.
- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2008). "1980s". Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 207. ISBN 978-0756641238.
Cloak and Dagger's first appearance was written by Bill Mantlo and illustrated by Ed Hannigan. A socially conscious writer, Mantlo used the characters to address the problems of teenage runaways and the dangers of illegal drugs.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 30, 2017). "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger: Olivia Holt & Aubrey Joseph Land Title Roles In Series For Freeform". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017.
- ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
Writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gil Kane chronicled Brainiac's evolution into robot form (designed by Ed Hannigan).
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show special features (DVD). Warner Home Video. 2007.
- ^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 233: "Mike Grell continued the evolution of the character of Oliver Queen that began in 1987's Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters with an ongoing monthly series...The series featured pencils by Ed Hannigan, with covers by Grell."
- ^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 241: "Written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Edward Hannigan, 'Shaman' helped jump-start this popular new title."
- ^ "DCI with Johnny DC", Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #3 (January 1990).
External links
- Official website
- Ed Hannigan at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Ed Hannigan at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Ed Hannigan at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
| Preceded by | The Defenders artist 1978–1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Defenders writer 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Spectacular Spider-Man artist 1981–1982 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by n/a | Green Arrow vol. 2 artist 1988–1989 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by n/a | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight artist 1989–1990 | Succeeded by |
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