Scott McDaniel
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Scott McDaniel is an American
comics artist
who has drawn numerous books
, including Marvel Comics
' "Fall from Grace" storyline for the Daredevil
series. Notable artwork for DC Comics
include a long run on Batman
as regular penciller, Nightwing, Richard Dragon
, and most recently Green Arrow.
. He was an avid fan of superheroes, and his mother would buy him stacks of comics from flea markets. He learned to draw from all those old comics.
McDaniel graduated from the Penn Hills Senior High School in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. After graduation Scott wanted to be a surgeon, and attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where his father's heart surgeon studied.
He was enrolled as a Pre-Med student until the day he walked into Inorganic Chemistry and saw a 4-foot-long Schrödinger Wave equation scrawled on the chalk board. At that moment he knew Pre-Med was not for him.
Next he became a chemistry major, and then a chemical engineering major. In freshman year at Bucknell he met Glenn Herdling, a friendship that would last for quite some time.
After graduating from Bucknell, Glenn took his double major (English and Psychology) and went on to work with Marvel Comics
. Scott took his BS in electrical engineering and went to work with the Kearfott Division of the Singer Company.
He married his high school girlfriend and had a son Alex.
He worked as an electrical engineer during the day, and worked on his art in the evenings. His friend Glenn would take his art into Marvel
to get critiques by other editors and artists.
After several years of that critiquing, McDaniel began to get small penciling jobs from Marvel.
McDaniel relocated to Pittsburgh (in the suburb Monroeville), and continued working as an electrical engineer with the Loftus Division of the Eichleay Corporation
.
About a year later, McDaniel was getting more assignments from Marvel
.
When the call came with an opportunity to work on Daredevil, he quit his engineering job and began his career as a comic book artist.
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comics artist
Comics artist
A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books or graphic novels. The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part.-Comic...
who has drawn numerous books
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
, including Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel 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...
' "Fall from Grace" storyline for the Daredevil
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
series. Notable artwork for DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
include a long run on Batman
Batman (comic book)
Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940...
as regular penciller, Nightwing, Richard Dragon
Richard Dragon
Richard Dragon is a fictional character created by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry in the novel Dragon's Fists under the pseudonym "Jim Dennis." O'Neil later adapted the character for DC Comics in the comic book Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter....
, and most recently Green Arrow.
Early life and career
McDaniel was born in 1965 in the city of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He was an avid fan of superheroes, and his mother would buy him stacks of comics from flea markets. He learned to draw from all those old comics.
McDaniel graduated from the Penn Hills Senior High School in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. After graduation Scott wanted to be a surgeon, and attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where his father's heart surgeon studied.
He was enrolled as a Pre-Med student until the day he walked into Inorganic Chemistry and saw a 4-foot-long Schrödinger Wave equation scrawled on the chalk board. At that moment he knew Pre-Med was not for him.
Next he became a chemistry major, and then a chemical engineering major. In freshman year at Bucknell he met Glenn Herdling, a friendship that would last for quite some time.
After graduating from Bucknell, Glenn took his double major (English and Psychology) and went on to work with Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel 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...
. Scott took his BS in electrical engineering and went to work with the Kearfott Division of the Singer Company.
He married his high school girlfriend and had a son Alex.
He worked as an electrical engineer during the day, and worked on his art in the evenings. His friend Glenn would take his art into Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel 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...
to get critiques by other editors and artists.
After several years of that critiquing, McDaniel began to get small penciling jobs from Marvel.
McDaniel relocated to Pittsburgh (in the suburb Monroeville), and continued working as an electrical engineer with the Loftus Division of the Eichleay Corporation
Eichleay Engineers
-History:The firm was founded in the nineteenth century in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by John P Eichleay. It became known for moving entire structures intact.-Notable Employees:The firm at one time employed Andy Warhol's father....
.
About a year later, McDaniel was getting more assignments from Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel 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...
.
When the call came with an opportunity to work on Daredevil, he quit his engineering job and began his career as a comic book artist.