Cover of the collected edition of Eddy Current
Ted McKeever is an award-winning American Comics artist. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel"
McKeever first published work appeared in 1987, when he published the first 5 parts of his unfinished series Transit, establishing his trademark style. This was followed in 1987-1988 by his 12-part series Eddy Current. Eddy Current is a twelve issues comic-book series created in 1987 by Ted McKeever and published by Mad Dog Graphics. This "12-hour book" centers on an escapee from an asylum -- obsessed with the expoits of the superhero "The Amazing Broccoli," Eddy buys a mail-order battery-powered "Dynamic Fusion Suit" and sets out to save the world. The work is quintessential McKeever: darkly humorous, showing an "ordinary" person caught up in extra-ordinary events. Some of the characters in Eddy Current reappear in Metropol and other later works ,similarly from Transit. This series was nominated for the Eisner Awards for Best Single-Issue (#1), Best Black-and-White Series, Best New Series, and Best Artist (for McKeever) for 1988. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner
His 5-parter Plastic Forks (Epic 1990) explored the world of animal experimentation, albeit in a surreal and comical way. Epic Comics was a creator-owned Imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982 lasting through the mid-1990s and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s
Metropol (Epic 1991-1992) is an epic story of the fight between angels and demons, but set in a modern industrial landscape. Epic Comics was a creator-owned Imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982 lasting through the mid-1990s and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s An apocalyptic work in which non-entity Jasper Notochord becomes involved in a surreal fight between the forces of good and evil.
The Extremist, a 4-parter written by Peter Milligan (Vertigo 1993) tells the tale of a woman who discovers that her husband had a secret life, which she discovers upon his death. Peter Milligan is an British writer best known for his Comic book, film and television work Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Her investigations lead her into a shocking world of extreme sex and violence.
Recently, McKeever has produced a number of works exploring alternative realities within the world of DC Superhero comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company With Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier, he has produced an Elseworlds trilogy: Superman's Metropolis, Batman: Nosferatu and Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon, all retellings of the DC mythos. Jean-Marc Lofficier (born June 22, 1954) is a French author of Books about Films and Television programs, as well as numerous Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon Superman's Metropolis is a DC Comics Comic book Elseworlds publication and the first part in a trilogy based on Batman: Nosferatu is a DC Comics Comic book Elseworlds publication and is the middle of a trilogy Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon is a DC Comics Comic book Elseworlds publication and the final part of a trilogy DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company
His artistic style is dark distorted and far less clean than many of his contemporaries. As well as Peter Milligan and Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier, McKeever has collaborated with comics creators Dave Gibbons and writer and singer Lydia Lunch. Peter Milligan is an British writer best known for his Comic book, film and television work Jean-Marc Lofficier (born June 22, 1954) is a French author of Books about Films and Television programs, as well as numerous Dave Gibbons (born April 14, 1949) is a British Comic book Artist, writer and sometime letterer Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester New York) is an American Singer, Poet, His most recent work Enginehead (DC 2004) was written by Joe Kelly. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company
Bibliography
- Transit #1-5 (Vortex 1987-88 Unfinished)
- Eddy Current #1-12 (Mad Dog Graphics 1987-88)
- Grimjack #47 (First Comics 1988) (Eddy Current Back-up story)
- Fish Police vol. Eddy Current is a twelve issues comic-book series created in 1987 by Ted McKeever and published by Mad Dog Graphics. GrimJack is the main character of a Comic book published by First Comics. 2 #8 (Comico 1988) (4 page story: Riverfront Joe's)
- Clive Barker's Hellraiser #1 (Epic 1989) (18 page story: Dance Of The Fetus)
- Ted McKeever’s Plastic Forks #1-5 (Epic 1990)
- Metropol #1-12 (Epic 1991-92)
- Metropol A. Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist Hellraiser is a 1987 British Horror film exploring the themes of Sadomasochism, pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear Epic Comics was a creator-owned Imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982 lasting through the mid-1990s and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s Epic Comics was a creator-owned Imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982 lasting through the mid-1990s and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s Epic Comics was a creator-owned Imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982 lasting through the mid-1990s and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s D. #1-3 (Epic 1993)
- Eclipso #8-9 (DC 1993) (written by Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming)
- The Extremist #1-4 (DC/Vertigo 1993) (written by Peter Milligan)
- Clive Barker's Night Breed # 24-25 (Epic 1993 (covers only)
- Showcase '93 #12 (DC 1993) (10 page story: The Creeper: A Cold Night In Hell written by Keith Giffen)
- Doom Patrol #75-79, 81-82, 84-87 (DC/Vertigo 1994-95) (written by Rachel Pollack)
- Industrial Gothic #1-5 (DC/Vertigo 1995)
- "Engines" in Legends of the Dark Knight #74-75 (DC 1996)
- Batman: Black & White #1 (DC 1997) (8 page story: Perpetual Mourning)
- Superman's Metropolis (DC 1997) (written by Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier & Roy Thomas)
- Junk Culture #1-2 (DC 1997)
- Toxic Gumbo (DC 1998) (written by Lydia Lunch)
- Batman: Nosferatu (DC, Elseworlds, 1999) (written by Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier)
- Faith #1-5 (DC/Vertigo 2000)
- Flinch #14 (DC/Vertigo 2000) (8 page story: Grave Wisdom)
- Vertigo Visions (Titan Books 2000)
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web #18 (Marvel 2002)
- Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #12-13 (Marvel 2002) (written by Brian Michael Bendis)
- Marvel Knights Double Shot #2 (Marvel 2002) (11 page story: Memories of Green)
- Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon - Elseworlds (DC 2003) (written by Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier)
- The Matrix Comics #1 (Burleyman 2003) (12 page story: "A Life Less Empty")
- The Matrix Comics #2 (Burleyman 2004) (16 page story: "The King of Never Return")
- Enginehead (DC 2004) (written by Joe Kelly)
- A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome #1 (Atomeka 2005) (5 page story: Eddy Current - prologue, 6 page story: Judgement)
- Little Book of Horror: War of the Worlds (IDW 2005) (written by Steve Niles)
- Doomed (IDW 2006) (15 page story: Cuts, written by F. Paul Wilson)
Covers work includes:
- Silent Hill: Dead/Alive #1-5 (IDW 2006) (variant covers only)
- Zombies! Feast #1-2 (IDW 2006) (variant covers only)
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