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Kaare Andrews | |
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Born | Kaare Kyle Andrews July 13, 1975 Canada |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Iron Fist , Renato Jones , Spider-Man: Reign , Marvel Mangaverse Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk , X-Men, Altitude , The ABCs of Death, Cabin Fever: Patient Zero , Sniper: Assassin's End |
Awards | "Outstanding comicbook artist" – Joe Shuster Awards (2005), [1] "Best Director" – Victoria Film Slam, "Outstanding VFX" – Leo Awards (2013) |
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Kaare Kyle Andrews (born 1975) is a comic book writer, artist and filmmaker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His work includes Spider-Man , Iron Fist , Renato Jones , and Incredible Hulk . Andrews has a diverse drawing style, which ranges from hyper realistic to more cartoonesque. He was the first recipient of the Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist for his work on Spider-Man: Doctor Octopus. His latest film, Sniper: Assassin's End reached #1 on iTunes in September 2020. [2]
Andrews' began his career writing short stories. [3] He became a member of the Writer's Bloc club that originated on Wizard's Wizard World website.[ citation needed ]
Andrews began working at Marvel Comics, where his work has been featured across many series, including: Incredible Hulk, Iron Fist, Ultimate X-Men, Hawkeye, and The Amazing Spider-Man.[ citation needed ] He has created several characters including Mangaverse Spider-Man for Marvel Mangaverse, a martial arts spin on the character which was spun off into another mini-series written by Andrews, as well as toys and videogames. In 2006, Andrews wrote and drew a four-issue mini-series set 35 years in the future known as Spider-Man: Reign , starring a retired Spider-Man. [4] The series was named one of the 25 greatest Spider-Man stories by Complex [5] and one of "10 Spider-Man Stories Every Fan Should Read" by Comic Book Resources. [6]
Andrews wrote, pencilled, inked and colored the 2014 relaunch of Marvel's Iron Fist: The Living Weapon.[ citation needed ]
He has also designed album covers, including The Beta Band's 2004 album Heroes to Zeros and Tegan and Sara's 2002 album, If It Was You , as well as directing the music video for their single "Living Room". In 2004, Andrews began working in the film industry, directing short films and public service announcements. [7]
In October 2010, Andrews released his debut feature film Altitude , starring Jessica Lowndes and Julianna Guill, [8] a thriller about five friends on a small aircraft lost in a supernatural storm. [9] Altitude was named one of the Top 15 Giant Monster Movies Of The 21st Century.[ citation needed ]
Andrews directed the segment "V is for Vagitus" for the anthology film, The ABCs of Death , released in 2013. This was followed by Cabin Fever: Patient Zero , released in 2014 and starring Sean Astin. His latest film Sniper: Assassin's End , starring Tom Berenger, was released in 2020 and hit #1 on iTunes [10]
Andrews has been directing television for the past couple of years[ when? ] including stints on Van Helsing (SyFy/Netflix), Aftermath (SyFY), Mech-X4 (Disney) and V Wars for Netflix in 2020.[ when? ]