Ed Hannigan

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Ed Hannigan
BornEdward Hannigan
(1951-08-06) August 6, 1951 (age 74)
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Editor
Notable works
 Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
The Defenders
Green Arrow
The Spectacular Spider-Man
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Edward Hannigan (born August 6, [1] 1951) [2] is an American comics artist, writer, and editor for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. [3]

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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 #64 (March 1982), Hannigan and writer Bill Mantlo co-created the characters Cloak and Dagger, [6] [7] who later appeared in a live-action television series on Freeform in 2018–2019. [8]

At DC Comics, Hannigan redesigned the Brainiac character into a chromed, more robotic form which debuted in Action Comics #544 (June 1983). [9] [10] 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. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13]

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

Marvel Comics

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Ed Hannigan". Lambiek Comiclopedia. December 28, 2007. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Ed Hannigan at the Grand Comics Database
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  6. ↑ DeFalco, Tom (2008). "1980s". In Gilbert, Laura (ed.). 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.
  7. ↑ Shayer, Jason V. (December 2010). "Cloak and Dagger: Child of Light and Child of Darkness". Back Issue! (45). TwoMorrows Publishing: 67–75.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1980s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). 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).
  10. ↑ Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show special features (DVD). Warner Home Video. 2007.
  11. ↑ 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."
  12. ↑ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 241: "Written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Edward Hannigan, 'Shaman' helped jump-start this popular new title."
  13. ↑ "DCI with Johnny DC", Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #3 (January 1990).
Preceded by The Defenders artist
1978–1979		Succeeded by
Preceded byThe 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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