Clayton Crain
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Clayton Crain is an American
comic book artist
, who primarily uses digital painting
techniques in his art.
He is best known for his works on Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation
, Venom vs. Carnage and Sensational Spider-Man
(vol. 2).
He has done two Ghost Rider mini-series with writer Garth Ennis
: Road To Damnation, featuring the return of Johnny Blaze
as Ghost Rider and Trail of Tears, about a Civil War
-era Ghost Rider.
Crain's current work is X-Force
for which he does both the covers and interior art.
collections include:
United States
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comic book artist
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s...
, who primarily uses digital painting
Digital painting
Digital painting is an emerging art form in which traditional painting techniques such as watercolor, oils, impasto, etc. are applied using digital tools by means of a computer, a digitizing tablet and stylus, and software. Traditional painting is painting with a physical medium as opposed to a...
techniques in his art.
He is best known for his works on Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation
Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation
Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation is comics miniseries created by the Marvel Knights imprint of Marvel Comics. It is a six part story of the superhero Ghost Rider.- Plot :A demon by the name of Kazaan found a way to bring hell to the world...
, Venom vs. Carnage and Sensational Spider-Man
The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2)
Sensational Spider-Man is the name of a comic book series starring Spider-Man and published monthly by Marvel Comics for 41 issues between 2004 and 2007...
(vol. 2).
Biography
Clayton Ryder Crain born in 1975, in Oregon to Alan and Vickie Rae Crain.He has done two Ghost Rider mini-series with writer Garth Ennis
Garth Ennis
Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...
: Road To Damnation, featuring the return of Johnny Blaze
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
Ghost Rider is a fictional character, an antihero in the Marvel Comics Universe. He is the second Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, following the Western hero later known as the Phantom Rider, and preceding Daniel Ketch.Johnny Blaze was portrayed both in the 2007 film Ghost Rider and...
as Ghost Rider and Trail of Tears, about a Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
-era Ghost Rider.
Crain's current work is X-Force
X-Force
X-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...
for which he does both the covers and interior art.
Image
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- Darkness, vol. 1, #34-36
- Sam & Twitch #14
- No Honor #1-4
- Universe #1-8
- Tom Judge: End Of Days #1
Marvel
- Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
#538 (variant cover, 2007) - Ant Man #1-4 (unpublished)
- Four #29 (cover, 2006)
- Ghost Rider: Road to DamnationGhost Rider: Road to DamnationGhost Rider: Road to Damnation is comics miniseries created by the Marvel Knights imprint of Marvel Comics. It is a six part story of the superhero Ghost Rider.- Plot :A demon by the name of Kazaan found a way to bring hell to the world...
, miniseries, #1-6 (2005–06) - Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears, miniseries, #1-6 (2007)
- WolverineWolverine (comics)Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
/Punisher, miniseries, #4 (Marvel KnightsMarvel KnightsMarvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc. that contains material taking place within the mainstream Marvel Universe .-Production:...
(cover, 2004) - Sensational Spider-manThe Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2)Sensational Spider-Man is the name of a comic book series starring Spider-Man and published monthly by Marvel Comics for 41 issues between 2004 and 2007...
, vol. 2 (interiors): #26, 28, 39-40; (covers): #27, #30-33 (2006-07) - Silver SurferSilver SurferThe Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy"....
, vol. 3, #10 (cover, 2004) - ToxinToxin (comics)Toxin is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is the third major symbiote of the Spider-Man series, the ninth known to have appeared in the comics outside of the Planet of the Symbiotes storyline, and the first symbiote that Spider-Man considers an ally, despite...
, miniseries, #2 (cover, 2005) - ThunderboltsThunderbolts (comics)The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
#114 (variant cover, 2007) - Ultimate Comics FalloutUltimate FalloutUltimate Comics: Fallout is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2011 as part of the second re-launch of the Ultimate Universe...
#4 (2011) - VenomVenom (comics)Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
#14 (cover, 2004) - Venom/CarnageCarnage (comics)Carnage is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . The character first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #344 , and was created by writer David Michelinie and artist Mark Bagley. The character is frequently depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man...
, miniseries, #1-4 (2004) - X-ForceX-ForceX-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...
, vol. 2, #1-6, 11-16, 21-23 (2009-)
Collections
Trade paperbackTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
collections include:
- Ghost RiderGhost Rider (comics)Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Night Rider and subsequently to Phantom Rider.The first supernatural Ghost Rider is...
:- Road to DamnationGhost Rider: Road to DamnationGhost Rider: Road to Damnation is comics miniseries created by the Marvel Knights imprint of Marvel Comics. It is a six part story of the superhero Ghost Rider.- Plot :A demon by the name of Kazaan found a way to bring hell to the world...
(MarvelMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, 6-issue mini-series, 20052005 in comics- January :* January 3: Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit, dies at age 87.-April:*April 13:**DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 A.D. titles....
, July 20062006 in comics-January:*January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons. *January 2, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman starts a blog to detail his creative process...
ISBN 0-7851-1592-7) - Trail of Tears (MarvelMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, 6-issue mini-series, 20072007 in comics-January:*January 10: Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator released.*January 24: The Boys is canceled with issue #6.-February:*February 2: Newsarama reports that The Boys has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment....
, September 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2003-3)
- Road to Damnation