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Vincent Patrick Deighan(born 1968),[2]better known by thepen nameFrank Quitely,is aScottishcomic book artist.He is best known for his frequent collaborations withGrant Morrisonon titles such asNew X-Men,We3,All-Star Superman,andBatman and Robin,as well as his work withMark MillaronThe AuthorityandJupiter's Legacy.

Frank Quitely
Quitely smiling
Quitely at theNew York Comic Con,
14 October 2011
BornVincent Patrick Deighan[1]
1968 (age 55–56)
Rutherglen,Scotland, United Kingdom
NationalityScottish
Area(s)Penciller,Inker
Notable works
All-Star Superman
The Authority
Flex Mentallo
New X-Men
We3
AwardsNational Comics Award(2002)
Eisner Award(2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
Harvey Award(2007, 2008, 2009)

Early life

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Deighan was raised inRutherglen,although attendedSt. Bride's High SchoolinEast Kilbride(as his father worked there as aPEteacher).[3][4]He studied drawing at theGlasgow School of Art.[5][6][7]

Career

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Deighan worked up the Scottish underground comics titleElectric Soupin 1990, writing and drawingThe Greens,a parody ofThe Broonsstrip published byD. C. Thomson.It was in working on this book that he adopted the pseudonym of "Frank Quitely" (aspoonerismof "quite frankly" ), as he did not want his family to know it was his work, worried that they may have found it upsetting.[8]

InitiallyElectric Soupwas only distributed locally in Glasgow, then it was picked up byJohn Brown Publishingfor widespread national UK distribution. This brought Quitely's work to the attention ofJudge Dredd MegazineeditorDavid Bishop.He was given work onShimura,written byRobbie Morrison,andMissionary Man,byGordon Rennie,quickly rising to prominence. He drew various stories inParadox Press' series ofThe Big Book Ofgraphic novels, as well as work inDark Horse PresentsforDark Horse Comics.[9]

His first major work in American comics wasFlex Mentalloin 1996, aDoom Patrolspin-off written by fellow GlaswegianGrant MorrisonforDC Comics'Vertigoimprint. Initially he worked on strips foranthologytitles such asWeird War Tales,and drew three issues ofJamie Delano's2020 Visions,as well as various covers for DC. He later drew his first full length graphic novel,Batman: The Scottish Connection,with writerAlan Grant[9]in which The Greens make a cameo appearance. Quitely and Grant worked on a one-shot titledLobo: The Hand-to-Hand Joblater retitled asIt's a Man's World.Although Quitely did all the pencils, the story was not released.[10]

2000 saw Quitely and Morrison collaborate again, onJLA: Earth 2.[11]The graphic novel was met with positive critical response, and later that year Quitely took over fromBryan Hitchas artist onThe Authority,withMark Millaras writer.[9]

New X-Menpromo art by Quitely, displaying his ornate line work and expressive faces

Quitely leftThe Authorityto drawNew X-Men.[12]Quitely illustrated aDestinystory forNeil Gaiman'sThe Sandman: Endless Nightshardcover graphic novel in 2003.[13]After leavingNew X-Men,Quitely drew the mini-seriesWe3in 2004, again in collaboration with Morrison.[14]He shared the 2005 Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker TeamEisner Awardin a tie with artistJohn Cassadayfor his work on the book. That same year, he and Morrison were nominated for Best Limited Series for that book, and Quitely additionally was nominated for the Best Cover Artist Eisner for bothWe3andBite Club.[15]He wrote and drew new instalments ofThe Greensfor the Scottish underground comicNorthern Lightz,[16]and in 2005 Morrison and Quitely designed a series oftarotcards forIntensive Care,an album by popstarRobbie Williams.

In December 2004, Quitely signed to a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics, where he illustratedAll-Star Superman.[17]The twelve issue series, yet another collaboration with Morrison, began publication in November 2005. Quitely and Morrison's work on the series won them the Eisner Award for Best New Series in 2006, with Quitely collecting another nomination for Best Penciller/Inker.[18]The series won Best Continuing Series in 2007 and 2009.[19]In 2008 Quitely illustrated the cover for the debut issue of Scottish underground comicWasted.

In early 2009, Frank Quitely collaborated with the Scottish rock bandThe Phantom Bandin designing artwork for a limited edition 7 "single for their song" The Howling ", which plays on Quitely's interest in occultism and esoterica. This was released as a limited run collector's pressing by Glasgow'sChemikal Underground Records.[20]That same year, Quitely again teamed with Morrison, illustrated the first three issues ofBatman and Robintitle,[21]which debuted in June 2009 after the "Battle for the Cowl"storyline.[22]He provided covers through issue No. 16. Quitely was one of the artists ofBatmanNo. 700 (Aug. 2010).[23]

On 9 April 2011, Quitely was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at theIGNstage at the Kapow! convention in London to set twoGuinness World Records,the "Fastest Production of a Comic Book" and "Most Contributors to a Comic Book". With Guinness officials on hand to monitor their progress, writerMark Millarbegan work at 9 AM scripting a 20-page black and whiteSuperiorcomic book, with Quitely and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, includingDave Gibbons,John Romita Jr.,Jock,Adi Granov,[24]Doug Braithwaite,Ian Churchill,Olivier Coipel,Duncan Fegredo,Simon Furman,David Lafuente,John McCrea,Sean PhillipsandLiam Sharp,[25]who all drew a panel each, with regularSuperiorartistLeinil Yucreating the book's front cover. The book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes, and 38 seconds, and was published through Icon on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation.[24]

That same month, he mentioned during a panel atWonderConthat although he had split his time equally between illustrating covers and interiors, he had recently been devoting more of his time to covers, due to back problems, and the difficulty that presented in meeting his deadlines.[26]

In 2012, Quitely was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover forRobert Kirkman'sThe Walking DeadNo. 100, which was released on 11 July atSan Diego Comic-Con.[27]

Quitely was the artist onJupiter's Legacy,a ten-issue, creator-owned miniseries published byImage Comicsthat premiered in September 2012. It is written by Mark Millar, who described the project as "hisStar Wars",and a cross betweenThe Lord of the Ringsand a large-scale superhero crossover, albeit one that did not require the in-depth knowledge normally required of such stories, as it features entirely new characters.[28]On July 17, 2018, it was announced thatNetflixhad given a series order for atelevision adaptationofJupiter's Legacy.[29]

Quitely drew the fourth issue of Grant Morrison'sThe Multiversitylimited series which was published in November 2014.[30][31]

In March 2017, an exhibition of his work was displayed atKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museumin Glasgow.[3][4]A few months later, Quitely received anhonorary degreeas aDoctor of Lettersfrom theUniversity of Glasgowin recognition of his achievements.[5]

Personal life

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Quitely married his high school sweetheart, Ann Jane Docherty, in 1994.[1][32][33]They live in Rutherglen[33]with their sons Vincent and Joseph,[32][33]and their daughter, Orla.[33]Quitely's son Vincent is also an artist who created art for localSt Columbkille's RC Church[de]in 2011 while a pupil atTrinity High School.[34]

Quitely used to design his own hats and clothing.[33]For a long time, he eschewed social media, noting that theTwitteraccount @Frank_Quitely is unconnected with him.[35]In 2021, Quitely established official accounts on both Twitter andInstagram.[36][37]

Technique and materials

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In a 2014 BBC News interview, Deighan, having developed a reputation for difficulty in meeting deadlines, stated while he did his drawing digitally, it did not reduce the time it took to complete his art, saying, "I have never been on a project where I've thought 'ach, this is rubbish', and not tried hard," he says, "It's not in my nature. The downside of that is that things take a while."[7]

Awards

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Nominations

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Bibliography

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Interior comic work includes:

Covers only

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^The final issue; the series' third and final volume was numbered in reverse order.

References

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