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Frank Quitely

Vincent Patrick Deighan (born 1968),[2] better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish comic book artist. He 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.

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Frank Quitely

Vincent Patrick Deighan[1]
1968 (age 55–56)
Rutherglen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Scottish

National Comics Award, 2002
Eisner Award, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Harvey Award, 2007, 2008, 2009

Early life[edit]

Deighan was raised in Rutherglen, although attended St. Bride's High School in East Kilbride (as his father worked there as a PE teacher).[3][4] He studied drawing at the Glasgow School of Art.[5][6][7]

Personal life[edit]

Quitely married his high school sweetheart, Ann Jane Docherty, in 1994.[1][32][33] They live in Rutherglen[33] with their sons Vincent and Joseph,[32][33] and their daughter, Orla.[33] Quitely's son Vincent is also an artist who created art for local St Columbkille's RC Church in 2011 while a pupil at Trinity High School.[34]


Quitely used to design his own hats and clothing.[33] For a long time, he eschewed social media, noting that the Twitter account @Frank_Quitely is unconnected with him.[35] In 2021, Quitely established official accounts on both Twitter and Instagram.[36][37]

Technique and materials[edit]

In a 2014 BBC News interview, Deighan, having developed a reputation for difficulty in meeting deadlines, stated while he did his drawing digitally, it did not reduce the time it took to complete his art, saying, "I have never been on a project where I've thought 'ach, this is rubbish', and not tried hard," he says, "It's not in my nature. The downside of that is that things take a while."[7]

2002: Won "Best Artist in Comics Today" [38]

National Comics Award

2005: Won "Best Penciller/Inker" for We3 (tied with John Cassaday)[15]

Eisner Award

2006: Won "Best New Series" Eisner Award for with Grant Morrison[18]

All-Star Superman

[19]

2008: Won "Best Artist" Harvey Award for All-Star Superman

[40]

[41]

#1–17 (script and art, anthology, 1989–1992)

Electric Soup

Judge Dredd Megazine

#91–93: "Blackheart" (with Robbie Morrison, anthology, Dark Horse, 1994–1995)

Dark Horse Presents

...

The Big Book of

#1–4 (with Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 1996)

Flex Mentallo

#1–3 (with Jamie Delano, Vertigo, 1997)

2020 Visions

vol. 2 #3: "New Toys" (with Grant Morrison, anthology, Vertigo, 1997)

Weird War Tales

#1: "Your Special Day" (with Doselle Young, anthology, Vertigo, 1997)

Gangland

(with Alan Grant, one-shot, DC Comics, 1998)

Batman: The Scottish Connection

#3: "Floaters" (script and art, anthology, Bad Press, 1998)

Shit the Dog

: Offspring (with Mark Waid, one-shot, DC Comics, 1998)

The Kingdom

Flinch

vol. 2 #2: "Romancing the Stone" (with ILYA, anthology, Vertigo, 1999)

Heart Throbs

vol. 2 #1: "Immune" (with Robert Rodi, anthology, Vertigo, 1999)

Strange Adventures

#1–11 (various strips with Alan Grant, anthology, 1999–2005)

Northern Lightz

#31 (with Warren Ellis, among other artists, Vertigo, 2000)

Transmetropolitan

(with Grant Morrison, graphic novel, DC Comics, 2000)

JLA: Earth 2

#13–16, 19–20, 22 (with Mark Millar, Wildstorm, 2000–2001)

The Authority

vol. 3 #1: "Glitterdammerung"[Note 1] (with Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 2000)

The Invisibles

#114–116, 121–122, 126, 135–138 (with Grant Morrison, Marvel, 2001–2003)

New X-Men

: "They Just Fade Away" (with Jeff Jensen, anthology graphic novel, Marvel, 2002)

Captain America: Red, White & Blue

: "VII: Destiny" (with Neil Gaiman, a chapter in the graphic novel, Vertigo, 2003)

The Sandman: Endless Nights

#1: "Tit-for-Tat" (with Mark Millar, anthology, Marvel, 2003)

411

#1–3 (with Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 2004–2005)

We3

#1–12 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2006–2008)

All-Star Superman

#1–3: "Batman Reborn" (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2009)

Batman and Robin

#700: "Time and the Batman: Today" (with Grant Morrison and Scott Kolins, co-feature, DC Comics, 2009)

Batman

: "The Grand Design" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, Image, 2011)

Madman 20th Anniversary Monster!

#8: "Snapshot: Revelation!" (with Len Wein, co-feature, DC Comics, 2011)

DC Universe: Legacies

vol. 1 #1–5 and vol. 2 #1–5 (with Mark Millar, Image, 2013–2015; 2016–2017)

Jupiter's Legacy

: Pax Americana: "In Which We Burn" (with Grant Morrison, one-shot, DC Comics, 2015)

The Multiversity

#1 (with Mark Millar, Image, 2023)

The Ambassadors

What Do Artists Do All Day?

at 2000 AD online

Frank Quitely

at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

Frank Quitely

at Comic Art Community

Frank Quitely Image Gallery

at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

Frank Quitely

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

Frank Quitely