Frank Quitely is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as New X-Men, We3, All-Star Superman, and Batman and Robin, as well as his work with Mark Millar on The Authority and Jupiter's Legacy.
19 Facts About Frank Quitely
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Frank Quitely studied at the Glasgow School of Art but did not complete his course in fine art, drawing and painting.
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Frank Quitely was given work on Shimura, written by Robbie Morrison, and Missionary Man, by Gordon Rennie, quickly rising to prominence.
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Frank Quitely drew various stories in Paradox Press' series of The Big Book Of graphic novels, as well as work in Dark Horse Presents for Dark Horse Comics.
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Frank Quitely later drew his first full length graphic novel, Batman: The Scottish Connection, with writer Alan Grant in which The Greens make a cameo appearance.
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The graphic novel was met with positive critical response, and later that year Frank Quitely took over from Bryan Hitch as artist on The Authority, with Mark Millar as writer.
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Frank Quitely illustrated a Destiny story for Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Endless Nights hardcover graphic novel in 2003.
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That same year, he and Morrison were nominated for Best Limited Series for that book, and Frank Quitely additionally was nominated for the Best Cover Artist Eisner for both We3 and Bite Club.
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Frank Quitely wrote and drew new instalments of The Greens for the Scottish underground comic Northern Lightz, and in 2005 Morrison and Quitely designed a series of tarot cards for Intensive Care, an album by popstar Robbie Williams.
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In December 2004, Frank Quitely signed to a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics, where he illustrated All-Star Superman.
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In 2008 Frank Quitely illustrated the cover for the debut issue of Scottish underground comic Wasted.
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That same year, Frank Quitely again teamed with Morrison, illustrated the first three issues of Batman and Robin title, which debuted in June 2009 after the "Battle for the Cowl" storyline.
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Frank Quitely was one of the artists of Batman No 700.
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In 2012, Frank Quitely was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead No 100, which was released on 11 July at the San Diego Comic-Con.
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Frank Quitely was the artist on Jupiter's Legacy, a ten-issue, creator-owned miniseries published by Image Comics that premiered in September 2012.
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Frank Quitely drew the fourth issue of Grant Morrison's The Multiversity limited series which was published in November 2014.
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Frank Quitely married his high school sweetheart, Ann Jane Docherty, in 1994.
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Frank Quitely's son Vincent is an artist who created art for local St Columbkille's RC Church in 2011 while a pupil at Trinity High School.
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In 2021, Frank Quitely established official accounts on both Twitter and Instagram.