BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2003) Winner
Dave McKean
デイヴ・マッキーン
Deivu Makkīn
Aliases:
David McKean
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-12-29 （Maidenhead, Berkshire, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
Career
- Occupations
- Artist, Illustrator, Comics artist, Film director
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Affiliations
- DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics
- Influenced By
- José Muñoz, German illustrators of the 1930s
- Influenced
- Neil Gaiman
- Nominations
- World Fantasy Award Artist (nominated 5 times), Spectrum Awards (nominated 6 times, won 3)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | World Fantasy Award | — | Artist | — | won |
| 1999 | Harvey Award | Cages | Best Graphic Novel | — | won |
| 2009 | V&A Illustrated Book of the Year | Pictures That Tick | — | Victoria and Albert Museum | won |
| 2004 | BSFA Award | The Wolves in the Walls | Short Fiction | — | won |
| 2017 | Sergio Aragones International Award for Excellence in Comic Art | — | — | The Lakes International Comic Art Festival | won |
World Fantasy Award
1991
Category:
Artist
Result:
won
Harvey Award
1999
Work:
Cages
Category:
Best Graphic Novel
Result:
won
V&A Illustrated Book of the Year
2009
Work:
Pictures That Tick
Organization:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Result:
won
BSFA Award
2004
Work:
The Wolves in the Walls
Category:
Short Fiction
Result:
won
Sergio Aragones International Award for Excellence in Comic Art
2017
Organization:
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
1989 Graphic novelGrant Morrison's Batman graphic novel.
MadnessAsylum
Cages
1996 Graphic novelGraphic novel about artists and creativity.
CreativityArt
The Wolves in the Walls
2003 Picture bookChildren's picture book with Neil Gaiman about a family believing wolves live in the walls.
FearImagination
Adaptations
- [Musical] The Wolves in the Walls (2006)
Adaptations
- MirrorMask
- Luna
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mixed mediaDrawing, painting, photography, collageDigital art
- Recurring Motifs
- DreamsCreativitySurrealism
Legacy
Known for innovative mixed-media techniques in comics, illustration, and film, famous for collaborations with Neil Gaiman. Multiple awards across fields.
Trivia
- Designed stamps for Royal Mail's Mythical Creatures series.
- Illustrated The Fat Duck Cookbook, winning James Beard Foundation Award.