American comic book artist and penciller (born 1963)
Douglas Mahnke (
[1] ) is an American
comic book
artist , known for his work and
penciling books including
The Mask ,
JLA ,
Batman ,
Final Crisis , and
Green Lantern .
Career
Mahnke's first prominent work was for
The Mask , and he has since worked for
DC Comics on
JLA ,
Batman with writer
Judd Winick , and
Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein with
Grant Morrison . Mahnke's work on Batman included the story "
Under the Hood ", which detailed how the previously deceased second
Robin ,
Jason Todd , was alive and actively working against Batman's interests as the
Red Hood .
[2] Mahnke also worked on the critically acclaimed prestige one-shot
Batman: The Man Who Laughs with writer
Ed Brubaker .
[3]
His work also includes titles such as
Major Bummer ,
Superman: The Man of Steel ,
Team Zero and
Justice League Elite . He was the original artist for the
Dark Horse Comics title
X , a run inked by
Jimmy Palmiotti , as well as being the cover artist for
King Tiger /
Motorhead , a two-issue series set in the same universe as X . In 2005, with comic book inker
Tom Nguyen , Mahnke produced two comic book art instructional
DVDs . In 2006, he took over the art for Stormwatch P.H.D. for
Wildstorm Comics . His work in 2007 included the DC mini,
Black Adam: The Dark Age written by
Peter Tomasi , detailing Black Adam's mourning over his wife
Isis and regaining his powers.
[4] In 2008, he reunited with Tomasi to pencil an issue of
Nightwing for the writer.
[5]
Mahnke was an important collaborator with writer
Grant Morrison on DC's event series
Final Crisis , pencilling the Requiem one-shot and the two-issue Superman Beyond 3D tie-in. Mahnke also pencilled the final pages of the main series' 6th issue featuring the "death" of
Batman , and replaced artist
J. G. Jones entirely on the series finale issue #7 over concerns of Jones' speed.
[6]
Starting in July 2009, Mahnke became the ongoing artist for DC's
Green Lantern with writer
Geoff Johns , right at the beginning of the
Blackest Night storyline.
[7]
[8]
He drew
The Multiversity : Ultra Comics (May 2015), the eighth issue of
Grant Morrison 's The Multiversity project.
[9]
Bibliography
Interior work
Homicide (with
John Arcudi ,
Dark Horse ):
The Mask (with John Arcudi, Dark Horse):
X #1–5, 9 (with
Steven Grant , Dark Horse, 1994)
Aliens: Stronghold #1–4 (with John Arcudi, Dark Horse, 1994)
Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #26 (with John Arcudi,
Marvel , 1994)
Major Bummer #1–15 (with John Arcudi,
DC Comics , 1997–1998)
Gen13 vol. 2 #38: "The Roar of the Greasepaint" (with John Arcudi, co-feature,
Wildstorm , 1999)
Superman: The Man of Steel #87–89, 91, 93, 95–98, 100, 102–105, 107–108, 110–111, 114–118 (with
Mark Schultz , DC Comics, 1999–2001)
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest : "Last Imp Standing!" (with
Evan Dorkin , among other artists, one-shot, DC Comics, 2000)
Hitman/Lobo: That Stupid Bastich! (with
Garth Ennis , one-shot, DC Comics, 2000)
Martian Manhunter vol. 3 #24: "Revelations, Part Five" (with
John Ostrander , DC Comics, 2000)
Superman: Lex 2000 : "Where Were You" (with
Jeph Loeb , anthology one-shot, DC Comics, 2001)
Action Comics (DC Comics):
JLA #61–68, 70, 72, 74–75, 78–79, 84–89, 100 (with Joe Kelly, DC Comics, 2002–2004)
Masks: Too Hot for TV! : "Introduction" (with
Ed Brubaker , anthology one-shot,
Eye of the Storm , 2004)
DC Comics Presents: The Flash : "Flash Back!" (with
Dennis O'Neil , anthology one-shot, DC Comics, 2004)
Batman: The Man Who Laughs (with Ed Brubaker,
graphic novel , DC Comics, 2005)
Batman #635–639, 641, 645, 647–648 (with
Judd Winick , DC Comics, 2005–2006)
Seven Soldiers :
Frankenstein #1–4 (with
Grant Morrison , DC Comics, 2006)
Team Zero #1–6 (with
Chuck Dixon , Wildstorm, 2006)
Stormwatch P.H.D. (with Christos Gage, Wildstorm):
Worldstorm #1: "Stormwatch" (anthology, 2006)
"Post-Human Division" (in #1–4 and 6–7, 2007)
Black Adam: The Dark Age #1–6 (with
Peter Tomasi , DC Comics, 2007–2008)
Countdown #8, 3 (with
Scott Beatty , "Origins" co-features, DC Comics, 2008)
Final Crisis (DC Comics):
Final Crisis: Requiem (with Peter Tomasi, one-shot, 2008)
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1–2 (with Grant Morrison, 2008–2009)
Final Crisis #6-7 (with Grant Morrison,
J. G. Jones and
Carlos Pacheco , DC Comics, 2009)
Nightwing #151: "The Great Leap, Epilogue" (with Peter Tomasi and
Shawn Moll , DC Comics, 2008)
Justice League of America (DC Comics):
Green Lantern vol. 4 #43–48, 50–62, 64–67 and vol. 5 #1–5, 7–11, 0, 13–17, 20 (with Geoff Johns, DC Comics, 2009–2013)
Justice League (DC Comics):
"Injustice League" (with Geoff Johns and
Ivan Reis (#35), in vol. 2 #25, 29–33 and 35, 2014)
"Legion of Doom, Part One" (with
James Tynion IV , in vol. 4 #5, 2018)
"Invasion of the Supermen" (with
Robert Venditti , in vol. 4 #40 and 43, 2020)
Batman and Robin vol. 2 #31, Annual #2 (with Peter Tomasi and
Patrick Gleason , DC Comics, 2014)
Secret Origins vol. 3 #1: "The Secret Origin of Dick Grayson!" (with
Kyle Higgins , anthology, DC Comics, 2014)
The Multiversity :
Ultra Comics : "Ultra Comics Lives!" (with Grant Morrison, one-shot, 2015)
Superman/Wonder Woman #13–26 (with Peter Tomasi,
Ed Benes (#15–17) and
Tom Derenick +
Ardian Syaf (#24), DC Comics, 2015–2016)
Batman/Superman #31–32: "The Final Days of Superman, Parts Two and Three" (with Peter Tomasi, DC Comics, 2016)
Superman vol. 4
Rebirth , #5, 8–9, 12–13, 22–25, 29, 33–34, 36, 40, 44 (with Peter Tomasi, Patrick Gleason and
James Robinson (#40), DC Comics, 2016–2018)
Dark Nights: Metal (with
Scott Snyder , James Tynion IV and
Joshua Williamson , DC Comics):
Detective Comics #994–1000, 1008, 1012–1016 (with Peter Tomasi, DC Comics, 2018–2020)
Covers only
Dark Horse Presents #49, 64, 134 (
Dark Horse , 1991–1998)
Dr. Giggles #1–2 (Dark Horse, 1992)
Comics' Greatest World: Arcadia #4 (Dark Horse, 1993)
Comics' Greatest World: Vortex #1 (Dark Horse, 1993)
Out of the Vortex #1 (Dark Horse, 1993)
Barb Wire: Ace of Spades #3–4 (Dark Horse, 1996)
King Tiger and Motorhead #1–2 (Dark Horse, 1996)
Randy Bowen's Decapitator #1 (Dark Horse, 1998)
The Mask: Toys in the Attic #1–4 (Dark Horse, 1998)
Space Bunnies Must Die! #1 (Dark Horse, 1998)
Superman: Secret Files #2 (
DC Comics , 1999)
Superman: The Man of Steel #99, 101 (DC Comics, 2000)
Batman #573 (DC Comics, 2000)
Superman vol. 2 #158 (DC Comics, 2000)
Action Comics #767, 1000 (DC Comics, 2000; 2018)
Adventures of Superman #580, 629 (DC Comics, 2000; 2004)
JLA #69, 71, 73, 76, 80–83, 90–93 (DC Comics, 2002–2004)
Outsiders vol. 3 #18–19, 21–23 (DC Comics, 2005)
Stormwatch P.H.D. #5 (
Wildstorm , 2007)
Number of the Beast #1 (Wildstorm, 2008)
Nightwing #144 (DC Comics, 2008)
JLA: Classified #39 (DC Comics, 2008)
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3 (DC Comics, 2009)
Blackest Night #8 (DC Comics, 2009)
inFamous #1–2 (DC Comics, 2011)
Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1–3 (DC Comics, 2011)
DC Universe Online: Legends #16–17 (DC Comics, 2011–2012)
Green Lantern Corps vol. 2 #1 (DC Comics, 2011)
Green Lantern vol. 5 #6, 12, 38, 50 (DC Comics, 2012–2016)
Team 7 vol. 2 #1 (DC Comics, 2012)
Justice League vol. 2 #23 (DC Comics, 2013)
Justice League Dark #23 (DC Comics, 2013)
Justice League of America vol. 3 #9 (DC Comics, 2013)
Earth 2 #17 (DC Comics, 2014)
Sinestro #1 (DC Comics, 2014)
Suicide Squad vol. 4 #30 (DC Comics, 2014)
Batman: Black and White vol. 2 #6 (DC Comics, 2014)
Sensation Comics vol. 2 Chapter 36
[10] (
DC Digital , 2015)
Harley Quinn vol. 3 #1 (DC Comics, 2016)
Superman vol. 4 #6, 30 (DC Comics, 2016–2017)
Green Lantern /
Space Ghost #1 (
Hanna-Barbera , 2017)
Justice League of America vol. 5 #1–25 (DC Comics, 2017–2018)
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #45, 48 (DC Comics, 2018)
Gotham City Garage Chapter 23
[11] (DC Digital, 2018)
Super Sons /
Dynomutt #1 (Hanna-Barbera, 2018)
Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1 (DC Comics, 2018)
Supergirl vol. 7 #25 (DC Comics, 2019)
Swamp Thing Giant #1 (DC Comics, 2019)
Detective Comics #1009 (DC Comics, 2019)
References
^
"Florida's SuperCon 2009 (Exclusive 1 on 1 with Doug Mahnke)"
^ Renaud, Jeffrey (July 27, 2010).
" 'Under The Red Hood' With Brandon Vietti" .
Comic Book Resources .
Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2014 .
^ Cronin, Brian (July 18, 2014).
"75 Greatest Batman Stories: #35-26" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved July 18, 2014 .
^ Renaud, Jeffrey (June 8, 2007).
"Peter Tomasi brings Black Adam into 'The Dark Age' " . Comic Book Resources .
Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2014 .
^ Zawisza, Doug (December 10, 2008).
"Nightwing #151" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved July 18, 2014 .
^ Melrose, Kevin (October 21, 2008).
"J.G. Jones apologizes for inability to finish Final Crisis" .
Newsarama . Archived from
the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2009 .
^ Rogers, Vaneta (March 18, 2009).
"Doug Mahnke Named New Green Lantern Artist" . Newsarama . Archived from
the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009 .
^ Rogers, Vaneta (March 30, 2009).
"Mahnke Business - Talking with the New Green Lantern Artist" . Newsarama . Archived from
the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009 .
^ Rogers, Vaneta (March 27, 2015).
"Vivisecting Multiversity : Doug Mahnke on Ultra Comics " . Newsarama.
Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. In this week's world-hopping Ultra Comics chapter of Grant Morrison's The Multiversity , artist Doug Mahnke helped the writer define Earth 33 — the supposed "real" world, yet one that's clearly re-focused through the writer's mind-bending lens.
^ Also used as cover for chapters 37 and 48 as well as print edition of Sensation Comics #16.
^ Also used as cover for chapter 24 and print edition of Gotham City Garage #12.
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