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Jamie McKelvie

Jamie McKelvie is a British cartoonist and illustrator, known for his both work on books such as Phonogram, Young Avengers and The Wicked + The Divine, and his approach to comic character design.

Career

Since 2003, McKelvie has collaborated with Kieron Gillen on a number of works. This started with a comic strip for PlayStation Official Magazine – UK, entitled Save Point, which ran for at least three years.[1] The Guardian highlighted that Gillen and McKelvie "met in 2003 at a convention where Gillen was selling his first photocopied comics".[2] Their first comic book together was Phonogram, a six-issue series in 2006, which was followed by two sequel series in 2008 and 2015 with Matt Wilson.[3][4] The three worked together on a relaunch of Young Avengers for Marvel in 2013,[5] and created the 45-issue series The Wicked + The Divine between 2014 and 2019.[6] In 2021, GamesRadar+ highlighted that the duo has "worked together on-and-off for the past 17 years" and that their Batman short story Batman: Black and White #5 was their "first major project together since the conclusion of The Wicked + The Divine in 2019".[7]

His first creator-owned series as both writer and artist, Suburban Glamour, was published in 2008, with Guy Major and Matthew Wilson as colourists. He has done various work for Marvel Comics, including a run on Defenders with Matt Fraction, and the X-Men: Season One graphic novel with Dennis Hopeless.

McKelvie's artwork also graces the covers of the Art Brut album Brilliant! Tragic! and the single "Lost Weekend",[8][9][10] and of two novels by writer Mur Lafferty.[11] He has illustrated prints and tour posters for the band Chvrches and his art was animated in their music video for the new version of "Bury It" (2016) featuring Hayley Williams.[12][13]

Character design

McKelvie has redesigned a number of characters' costumes, including the 2012 redesign of long-time character Carol Danvers, for a relaunch of the character as the new Captain Marvel,[14] and in late 2013, the design for Kamala Khan's outfit when she becomes Ms Marvel.[15] In 2016, he designed the costumes for the time-displaced original five X-Men seen in X-Men: Blue (2017).[16] In 2023, he redesigned Kamala's costume after she joined the X-Men.[17][18] He has also made available his personal takes on Wonder Woman,[19] Iron Man[20] and Cyclops.[21]

McKelvie has said that he emphasises practicality when creating his Marvel designs, stating that he considers the "message a [...] character's design is putting across",[22] and specifically for Ms. Marvel, the design reflects "the Captain Marvel legacy, and also her story and her background".[23] For the time-displaced X-Men, McKelvie commented that he "wanted to reference past incarnations of the characters, while at the same time coming up with something new and cohesive for the team".[16]

Works

Comics

Interior work

  • "Loss" (with writer Amber Benson, in Four Letter Worlds, 144 pages, Image Comics, April 2005, ISBN 1-58240-439-9)
  • Long Hot Summer (with Eric Stephenson, graphic novel, 96 pages, Image Comics, September 2005, ISBN 1-58240-559-X)
  • Phonogram (with Kieron Gillen, three volume limited series, Image Comics, 2006, 2009, 2015): collected as:
  • Rue Britannia (collects Vol 1 #1–6 (2006), tpb, 144 pages, ISBN 1-58240-694-4)
  • The Singles Club (collects Vol 2 #1–7 (2009), tpb, 160 pages, ISBN 1-60706-179-1)
  • The Immaterial Girl (collects Vol 3 #1–6 (2016), tpb, 168 pages, ISBN 1-63215-679-2)
  • The Complete Phonogram, (collects Vol 1, 2 and 3 (2017) hb, 504 pages, ISBN 1-53430-151-8)
  • Suburban Glamour (script and art, 4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, October 2007. tpb, 104 pages, Image, April 2008, ISBN 1-58240-878-5)
  • "Migas" (with writer Matt Fraction, Nightcrawler story in X-Men: Divided We Stand No. 1, comics anthology, Marvel Comics, June 2008)
  • Cable (with writer Duane Swierczynski, issues 11 and 12, Marvel Comics, 2009): collected within:
  • X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (collects X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1–3, Cable #11–15, X-Force #14–16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War One-Shot and X-Men: Future History – The Messiah War Sourcebook, tpb, 336 pages, ISBN 0785131736)
  • Gotham Gazette (part, with writer Fabian Nicieza, issues Batman Dead? No. 1 and Batman Alive? No. 1, DC Comics): collected within:
  • Batman: Battle for the Cowl (collects Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? #1, Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1–3, Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1, tpb, 160 pages, ISBN 1-4012-2416-4)
  • SIEGE Loki (with writer Kieron Gillen, one shot (April 2010), Marvel Comics): collected within:
  • Siege: Thor (collects Thor 607–610, Siege: Loki and New Mutants 11, tpb, 144 pages, ISBN 0-78514-814-0)
  • Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man (with writer Brian Michael Bendis, Co-Artist Issue 150, Marvel Comics)
  • Invincible Iron Man (with writer Matt Fraction, back up stories in issues 32 and 33, Marvel Comics)
  • Generation Hope (with writer Kieron Gillen, issues 5 and 9, Marvel Comics): collected within:
  • The Future's a Four Letter Word (collects #1–5, tpb, 120 pages, ISBN 0-78514-719-5)
  • Schism (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages ISBN 0-78515-242-3)
  • Secret Avengers (with writer Warren Ellis, issue 16, Marvel Comics, August 2011): collected within
  • Run The Mission, Don't Get Seen, Save The World (collects #16–21, tpb, 144 pages, ISBN 0-78515-255-5)
  • X-Men Season One (with writer Dennis Hopeless, graphic novel, 136 pages, Marvel Comics, March 2012, ISBN 0-78515-645-3)
  • Defenders (with writer Matt Fraction, issues 8–11): collected within
  • Volume 2 (collects #7–12, tpb, 136 pages, ISBN 0-78515-853-7)
  • Marvel Now Point One (part, with Kieron Gillen, Marvel Comics, 2012)
  • Young Avengers (with Kieron Gillen and Matt Wilson, Marvel Comics, 2013-4): collected as:
  • Style > Substance (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, ISBN 0-78516-708-0)
  • Alternative Cultures (collects #6–10, tpb, 112 pages, ISBN 0-78516-709-9)
  • Mic-Drop at the Edge of Time and Space (collects #11–15, tpb, 112 pages, ISBN 0-78518-530-5)
  • Omnibus (collects #1–15, hb, 360 pages, ISBN 0-78519-171-2)
  • The Wicked + The Divine (with Kieron Gillen and Matt Wilson, Image Comics, 2014–2019): collected as:
  • The Faust Act (collects #1–5, tpb, 180 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-019-6)
  • Fandemonium (Collects #6–11, tpb, 200 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-327-2)
  • Commercial Suicide (Collects #12–17, tpb, 200 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-631-0)
  • Rising Action (Collects #18–22, tpb, 168 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-631-0)
  • Imperial Phase (Part 1) (Collects #23–28, tpb, 200 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-631-0)
  • Imperial Phase (Part 2) (collects #29-33, tpb, 168 pages, 2018, ISBN 1534304738)
  • Mothering Invention (collects #34-39, tpb, 208 pages, 2018, ISBN 9781534308404)
  • Old is the New New (collects all specials, tpb, 232 pages, 2019, ISBN 1534308806)
  • Okay (collects #40-45, tpb, 168 pages, 2019, ISBN 1534312498)
  • "The Riddle" (with writer Kieron Gillen, in Batman Black and White vol. 5 #5, 8 pages, DC Comics, April 2021

Cover work

  • Hack/Slash No. 11 (alternative cover)
  • Captain Marvel No. 7, 9
  • Ms. Marvel No. 1 (alternative cover), No. 2-9
  • Nightcrawler (2014–) No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
  • [Revolutionary War: Omega] (2014), No. 1
  • The Fuse No. 3 (alternative cover)

Interior work

  • "Loss" (with writer Amber Benson, in Four Letter Worlds, 144 pages, Image Comics, April 2005, ISBN 1-58240-439-9)
  • Long Hot Summer (with Eric Stephenson, graphic novel, 96 pages, Image Comics, September 2005, ISBN 1-58240-559-X)
  • Phonogram (with Kieron Gillen, three volume limited series, Image Comics, 2006, 2009, 2015): collected as:
  • Rue Britannia (collects Vol 1 #1–6 (2006), tpb, 144 pages, ISBN 1-58240-694-4)
  • The Singles Club (collects Vol 2 #1–7 (2009), tpb, 160 pages, ISBN 1-60706-179-1)
  • The Immaterial Girl (collects Vol 3 #1–6 (2016), tpb, 168 pages, ISBN 1-63215-679-2)
  • The Complete Phonogram, (collects Vol 1, 2 and 3 (2017) hb, 504 pages, ISBN 1-53430-151-8)
  • Suburban Glamour (script and art, 4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, October 2007. tpb, 104 pages, Image, April 2008, ISBN 1-58240-878-5)
  • "Migas" (with writer Matt Fraction, Nightcrawler story in X-Men: Divided We Stand No. 1, comics anthology, Marvel Comics, June 2008)
  • Cable (with writer Duane Swierczynski, issues 11 and 12, Marvel Comics, 2009): collected within:
  • X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (collects X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1–3, Cable #11–15, X-Force #14–16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War One-Shot and X-Men: Future History – The Messiah War Sourcebook, tpb, 336 pages, ISBN 0785131736)
  • Gotham Gazette (part, with writer Fabian Nicieza, issues Batman Dead? No. 1 and Batman Alive? No. 1, DC Comics): collected within:
  • Batman: Battle for the Cowl (collects Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? #1, Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1–3, Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1, tpb, 160 pages, ISBN 1-4012-2416-4)
  • SIEGE Loki (with writer Kieron Gillen, one shot (April 2010), Marvel Comics): collected within:
  • Siege: Thor (collects Thor 607–610, Siege: Loki and New Mutants 11, tpb, 144 pages, ISBN 0-78514-814-0)
  • Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man (with writer Brian Michael Bendis, Co-Artist Issue 150, Marvel Comics)
  • Invincible Iron Man (with writer Matt Fraction, back up stories in issues 32 and 33, Marvel Comics)
  • Generation Hope (with writer Kieron Gillen, issues 5 and 9, Marvel Comics): collected within:
  • The Future's a Four Letter Word (collects #1–5, tpb, 120 pages, ISBN 0-78514-719-5)
  • Schism (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages ISBN 0-78515-242-3)
  • Secret Avengers (with writer Warren Ellis, issue 16, Marvel Comics, August 2011): collected within
  • Run The Mission, Don't Get Seen, Save The World (collects #16–21, tpb, 144 pages, ISBN 0-78515-255-5)
  • X-Men Season One (with writer Dennis Hopeless, graphic novel, 136 pages, Marvel Comics, March 2012, ISBN 0-78515-645-3)
  • Defenders (with writer Matt Fraction, issues 8–11): collected within
  • Volume 2 (collects #7–12, tpb, 136 pages, ISBN 0-78515-853-7)
  • Marvel Now Point One (part, with Kieron Gillen, Marvel Comics, 2012)
  • Young Avengers (with Kieron Gillen and Matt Wilson, Marvel Comics, 2013-4): collected as:
  • Style > Substance (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, ISBN 0-78516-708-0)
  • Alternative Cultures (collects #6–10, tpb, 112 pages, ISBN 0-78516-709-9)
  • Mic-Drop at the Edge of Time and Space (collects #11–15, tpb, 112 pages, ISBN 0-78518-530-5)
  • Omnibus (collects #1–15, hb, 360 pages, ISBN 0-78519-171-2)
  • The Wicked + The Divine (with Kieron Gillen and Matt Wilson, Image Comics, 2014–2019): collected as:
  • The Faust Act (collects #1–5, tpb, 180 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-019-6)
  • Fandemonium (Collects #6–11, tpb, 200 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-327-2)
  • Commercial Suicide (Collects #12–17, tpb, 200 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-631-0)
  • Rising Action (Collects #18–22, tpb, 168 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-631-0)
  • Imperial Phase (Part 1) (Collects #23–28, tpb, 200 pages, ISBN 978-1-63215-631-0)
  • Imperial Phase (Part 2) (collects #29-33, tpb, 168 pages, 2018, ISBN 1534304738)
  • Mothering Invention (collects #34-39, tpb, 208 pages, 2018, ISBN 9781534308404)
  • Old is the New New (collects all specials, tpb, 232 pages, 2019, ISBN 1534308806)
  • Okay (collects #40-45, tpb, 168 pages, 2019, ISBN 1534312498)
  • "The Riddle" (with writer Kieron Gillen, in Batman Black and White vol. 5 #5, 8 pages, DC Comics, April 2021

Cover work

  • Hack/Slash No. 11 (alternative cover)
  • Captain Marvel No. 7, 9
  • Ms. Marvel No. 1 (alternative cover), No. 2-9
  • Nightcrawler (2014–) No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
  • [Revolutionary War: Omega] (2014), No. 1
  • The Fuse No. 3 (alternative cover)

Games

  • Kudos 2, Positech Games

External links

References

  1. Greg Burgas. Ten questions with Kieron Gillen Comic Book Resources, 26 August 2006, retrieved 3 November 2017^
  2. Emily Mackay. Florence the superhero: the comics giving pop stars superpowers The Guardian, 2015-08-10, retrieved 2024-02-28^
  3. Phonogram for summer return - Image Expo Digital Spy, 2015-01-09, retrieved 2024-02-28^
  4. Kieran Shiach. The Impact Of Gillen, McKelvie And Wilson's 'Phonogram' ComicsAlliance, 2017-01-19, retrieved 2024-02-28^
  5. Richards, Dave. EXCLUSIVE: Gillen & McKelvie Assemble New Volume of "Young Avengers" Comic Book Resources, 9 October 2012^
  6. Wheeler, Andrew (9 January 2014). " Exclusive: Gillen & McKelvie Announce 'The Wicked + the Divine' For Image". ComicsAlliance.^
  7. Chris Arrant. Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie take on Batman GamesRadar+, 2021-01-15, retrieved 2024-02-28^
  8. Khouri, Andy (4 March 2011). " Jamie McKelvie’s Art Brut Album Cover with Exclusive Kieron Gillen Commentary". ComicsAlliance.^
  9. " Art Brut's 'Brilliant! Tragic!' album cover art by Jamie McKelvie". Marvel.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.^
  10. Reed, Patrick A. (1 September 2011). "Pop Music Comics: Brilliant! Tragic! (inspired by the songs Of Art Brut)". Depth of Field Magazine.^
  11. Orbit Books (4 January 2013).Cover Story: THE SHAMBLING GUIDE TO NYC by Mur Lafferty^
  12. Kieran Shiach. CHVRCHES Team With Jamie McKelvie For 'Bury It' Music Video ComicsAlliance, 2016-07-11, retrieved 2024-02-28^
  13. Rachel Brodsky. Chvrches 'Bury It' and Rise Above in Animated Video Featuring Hayley Williams Spin, 11 July 2016, retrieved 6 June 2022^
  14. . Ching, Albert. Jamie McKelvie Details his Captain Marvel Redesign Newsarama, 22 March 2012^
  15. P:R Approved: Jamie McKelvie's Ms. Marvel Project Rooftop, retrieved 8 May 2016^
  16. Jamie Lovett. Exclusive: Jamie McKelvie Gives The X-Men: Blue Team New Costumes ComicBook.com, November 29, 2016, retrieved 2024-06-23^
  17. Christian Holub. The Marvels star Iman Vellani is writing a new Ms. Marvel comic Entertainment Weekly, July 14, 2023, retrieved July 14, 2023^
  18. Susana Polo. Ms. Marvel will come back from the dead for new comic series written by her MCU actor Polygon, July 14, 2023, retrieved July 15, 2023^
  19. Wonder Woman by Jamie McKelvie Project Rooftop, 26 April 2006, retrieved 8 May 2016^
  20. Jamie McKelvie's Iron Man Project Rooftop, retrieved 8 May 2016^
  21. Jamie McKelvie Presents…X-Men's Cyclops with Moustache ifanboy.com, 31 May 2011, retrieved 26 July 2017^
  22. Jamie McKelvie Details his CAPTAIN MARVEL Redesign Newsarama, 22 March 2012, retrieved 8 May 2016^
  23. STEWART, MCKELVIE & MORE TALK COSTUME DESIGN IN MODERN COMICS Comic Book Resources, retrieved 8 May 2016^