Scott McDaniel

Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist who has drawn numerous books, including Marvel Comics' "Fall from Grace" storyline for the Daredevil series. Notable artwork for DC Comics include a long run on Batman as regular penciller, Nightwing, Richard Dragon, and most recently Green Arrow.

Biography

Early life and career

McDaniel was born in 1965 in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was an avid fan of superheroes, and his mother would buy him stacks of comics from flea markets. He learned to draw from all those old comics.

McDaniel graduated from the Penn Hills Senior High School in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. After graduation Scott wanted to be a surgeon, and attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where his father's heart surgeon studied. He was enrolled as a Pre-Med student until the day he walked into Inorganic Chemistry and saw a 4-foot-long Schrödinger Wave equation scrawled on the chalk board. At that moment he knew Pre-Med was not for him.

Next he became a chemistry major, and then a chemical engineering major. In freshman year at Bucknell he met Glenn Herdling, a friendship that would last for quite some time.

After graduating from Bucknell, Glenn took his double major (English and Psychology) and went on to work with Marvel Comics. Scott took his BS in electrical engineering and went to work with the Kearfott Division of the Singer Company.

Cover to Nightwing #100 (2004). Art by Scott McDaniel.

He married his high school girlfriend and had a son Alex.

He worked as an electrical engineer during the day, and worked on his art in the evenings. His friend Glenn would take his art into Marvel to get critiques by other editors and artists.

After several years of that critiquing, McDaniel began to get small penciling jobs from Marvel.

McDaniel relocated to Pittsburgh (in the suburb Monroeville), and continued working as an electrical engineer with the Loftus Division of the Eichleay Corporation. About a year later, McDaniel was getting more assignments from Marvel. When the call came with an opportunity to work on Daredevil, he quit his engineering job and began his career as a comic book artist.

Bibliography

Interior comics work includes:

• Daredevil #305-315, #317-327, #328 (Cover), #329-332, Annual #9-10
• Nightwing (1996–2005):
  • Issues 1-40, 92, 95, 101-106, Wizard 1/2, 1,000,000, Secret Files & Origins #1, The Target
• Batman #575-586, 588-607,(2000–2002)
• Detective Comics #691-692, 766, 887-870 (1995, 2002, 2010)
• Richard Dragon #1-12 (2004-2005)
• Robin #139-147 (2005–2006)
• Green Arrow #60-75 (2006–2007)
• Outsiders Annual #1
• Static Shock #1-8 (2011)
• The Spectacular Spider-Man #225, Annual #9, 12 (1989, 1992)
• Marvel Comics Presents #71, 74 (1991)
• What If...? Vol. 2 #31 83 (1991, 1995)
• Spider-Man #19-20 (1992)
• The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 26 (1992)
• Web of Spider-ManAnnual 08 (1992)
• Spider-Man, Punisher, Sabretooth: Designer Genes (1993) OGN SC'
• The Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #1-2 (1993)
• The Avengers Annual 22 (1993)
• The Life of Christ: The Easter Story (1994)
• Ghost Rider Vol. 3 #50 -(1994)
• Beavis and Butt-Head #6 (1994)
• X-Men Unlimited #6, 11 (1994-1995)
• Deathstroke Vol. 1 #0, 41-45 (1994-1995)
• Nightwatch (1994) #7
• X-Men (1991) Annual 03
• Batman: Two-Face - Crime and Punishment
• Elektra #1-4 (1995)
• Marvel Super-Heroes Megazine (1994) #6
• Green Goblin #1-10 (1995-1996)
• X-Man #8 - 'Hitting Bottom'
• Assassins #1 (1996)
• The Batman Chronicles #5, 12
• Marvel Vision #10
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #84
• Marve #3, 5
• he Batman Chronicles Gallery #1
• Negative Burn #50
• Teen Titans Vol. 2 #12
• Batman Secret Files #1
• Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty
• Foot Soldiers #2
• DC Universe Holiday Bash #2
• Marvel Team-Up Vol. 2 #7
• Batman Villains Secret Files (1998) #1
• JLA in Crisis Secret Files (1998) #1
• Legends of the DC Universe 3-D Gallery #1
• Hourman #1-9
• Batman: No Man's Land Gallery #1
• Young Justice in No Man's Land #1
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat' '#92'
• Avengelyne / Pandora #1
• Batman: Gotham City Secret Files#1
• Superman: Emperor Joker #1
• Action Comics #771
• Onstar Batman Special Edition (2001) #2
• Batgirl #11
• Azrael: Agent of the Bat #80-82, 84-87
• Spider-Girl #37
• The Flash Secret Files (1997) #3
• Joker: Last Laugh#2-5
• Just Imagine Stan Lee With Scott McDaniel Creating Aquaman
• 9-11 (2002) OGN SC vol. 02
• Just Imagine Stan Lee... Secret Files and Origins #1
• Superman 10-Cent Adventure#1
• Superman Vol. 2 #190-200
• Superman/Batman Secret Files 2003 #1
• DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern #1 -
• JSA: Classified #17-18
• 52 #42
• Countdown #29 -
• Countdown: Arena #1-4
• Trinity Vol. 1 #1, 4, 8-10, 15, 17-18, 21-22, 26-27, 31, 33, 36-37, 40, 42, 45-48, 50, 52
• Manhunter Vol. 3 #34 - 'Forgotten, Part Four'
• Batman Confidential#22-25, 29
• Birds of Prey #125
• Strange Adventures Vol. 3 #6-8
• The Red Circle: The Shield #1
• The Red Circle: The Web #1'
• Batman: Arkham Asylum Special (2009) #1
• The Great Ten #1-9
• Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Ra's al Ghul #1
• Batman and Robin Vol. 1 #17-19
• Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #20
• JLA 80-Page Giant 2011 #1
• Fear Itself: Fellowship Of Fear #1
• DC Universe Presents #0
• Blue Beetle Vol. 3 #15
• Captain Universe: The Hero Who Could Be You #1
• Birds Of Prey Vol. 3 #21-23 25-26, 28, 32-34
• Catwoman Vol. 4 #22-23
• Worlds' Finest #16-18, 20, 22, 24
• Action Comics Vol. 2 #25
• Teen Titans Vol. 4 #25-30
• Nightwing Vol. 4 #26, 29
• Justice League Vol. 2 #28-30
• Earth 2: World's End #1-2, 9-25
• Green Lantern Vol. 5 #36-37, 40, 42
• Teen Titans (2014) #9 (Joker 75th Anniversary Variant Cover), 13-14
• Robin: Son of Batman #7
• Red Hood/Arsenal #8
• Robin War #2
• Titans Hunt #4 (Adult Coloring Book Variant)
• Dark Knight III: The Master Race #3 (Scott McDaniel Variant)
• Detective Comics Vol. 2 #50
• Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion #5-6

References

External links

• Official website