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Ed Hannigan

Edward Hannigan (born August 6,[1] 1951) is an American comics artist, writer, and editor for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics.[2]

Career

Ed Hannigan's first credited comics story was published in Marvel Comics' licensed Planet of the Apes #5 (Feb. 1975).[3] His writing credits include work on The Defenders from issue #67 (Jan. 1979) to #91 (Jan. 1981).[4] 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."[4] 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.[4] As the artist on The Spectacular Spider-Man #64 (March 1982), Hannigan and writer Bill Mantlo co-created the characters Cloak and Dagger,[5][6] who later appeared in a live-action television series on Freeform in 2018–2019.[7]

At DC Comics, Hannigan redesigned the Brainiac character into a chromed, more robotic form which debuted in Action Comics #544 (June 1983).[8][9] He pencilled the covers on Batman in a lengthy run that spanned the majority of 1983–1985 with Don Newton providing the interior art.[3] Hannigan and writer Mike Grell launched the first Green Arrow ongoing series in February 1988.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

Bibliography

DC Comics

  • Action Comics #544 (one page), #666 (penciller) (1983–1991)
  • The Adventures of Superman #479, Annual #5 (penciller) (1991–1993)
  • Aquaman Annual #2 (penciller) (1996)
  • Atari Force #16, 19 (penciller) (1985)
  • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1–5 (penciller) (1989–1990)
  • Deathstroke, the Terminator #39–40 (artist) (1994)
  • Green Arrow vol. 2 #1–6, 9–12, 15–16, 19–20, Annual #2 (penciller) (1988–1989)
  • Hawkman vol. 2 #17 (penciller) (1987)
  • Heroes Against Hunger #1 (writer) (1986)
  • League of Justice #1–2 (writer/penciller) (1996)
  • The New Teen Titans Annual vol. 2 #1 (penciller) (1985)
  • Showcase '93 #1–4 (Catwoman) (penciller) (1993)
  • Skull & Bones #1–3 (writer/artist) (1992)
  • Superman #408 (plotter) (1985)
  • Superman vol. 2 #56 (penciller) (1991)

Marvel Comics

  • The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #17 (penciller) (1983)
  • Black Panther #13–15 (writer) (1979)
  • The Defenders #58–61, 66 (penciller); #67 (writer/penciller), #68, 70–75, 78–91 (writer) (1978–1981)
  • Ed Hannigan: Covered #1 (2010)
  • Fantastic Four Annual #16 (1981)
  • Giant-Size Man-Thing #4–5 (penciller) (1975)
  • Kull the Destroyer #16–20 (penciller) (1976–1977)
  • Marvel Premiere #42 (Tigra); #51–53 (Black Panther) (writer) (1978–1980)
  • Marvel Preview #4 (penciller) (1976)
  • Planet of the Apes #5 (penciller) (1975)
  • Power Man and Iron Fist #54–55 (writer) (1978–1979)
  • Son of Satan #6 (penciller) (1976)
  • The Spectacular Spider-Man #60–62, 64, 66–67, 69–70, 72 (penciller) (1981–1982)
  • Star Trek #17 (penciller) (1981)

External links

References

  1. John Jackson Miller. Comics Industry Birthdays Comics Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005, retrieved December 12, 2010^
  2. Ed Hannigan Lambiek Comiclopedia, December 28, 2007, retrieved December 29, 2013^
  3. {{gcdb|type=credit|search=Ed+Hannigan|title=Ed Hannigan}}^
  4. Daniel DeAngelo. The Not-Ready-For-Super-Team Players A History of the Defenders Back Issue!, TwoMorrows Publishing, July 2013^
  5. Tom DeFalco. Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History Dorling Kindersley, 2008^
  6. Jason V. Shayer. Cloak and Dagger: Child of Light and Child of Darkness Back Issue!, TwoMorrows Publishing, December 2010^
  7. Nellie Andreeva. Marvel's Cloak & Dagger: Olivia Holt & Aubrey Joseph Land Title Roles In Series For Freeform Deadline Hollywood, January 30, 2017^
  8. Matthew K. Manning. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle Dorling Kindersley, 2010^
  9. Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show special features Warner Home Video, 2007^
  10. 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."^
  11. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 241: "Written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Edward Hannigan, 'Shaman' helped jump-start this popular new title."^
  12. "DCI with Johnny DC", Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #3 (January 1990).^
  13. Exclusive Preview: Ed Hannigan: Covered Comic Book Resources, Comic Book Resources, January 7, 2010, retrieved November 21, 2010^