| Billy Tan | |
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 Tan at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 17, 2009 | |
| Born | Billy Tan Mung Khoy |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Children | Gavin Tan (son) |
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Billy Tan Mung Khoy, commonly known as Billy Tan, is a Malaysian comic book artist.
Billy Tan was born in Malaysia and moved to the United States when he was 18, [1] in 1989 to study business at the University of Kentucky. He began working as a penciler for Image Comics in the 1990s. [2]
Tan became the regular artist of the Marvel Comics series Uncanny X-Men in 2006. In 2008, he was invited to draw the New Avengers issues #41 and 43-44 that tied into the "Secret Invasion" storyline, before being offered to replace Leinil Francis Yu as the new regular artist on the title. [3]
Tan took over the flagship Green Lantern title as ongoing penciller beginning with issue #21. He works together with writer Robert Venditti, who replaced Geoff Johns as series writer. [4]
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