Terry Kavanagh
BornTerence Kavanagh
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Notable works
Marc Spector: Moon Knight
Web of Spider-Man
X-Man

Terrence "Terry" Kavanagh (/ˈkævənɑː/ KAV-ə-nah) is an American comic book editor and writer.

Career

Kavanagh was a Marvel Comics editor from 1985 to 1997.[1] Titles he edited during that time included Marvel Comics Presents and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writer/artist Alan Davis, who Kavanagh edited on Excalibur, said "Terry Kavanagh spoiled me, gave me near total freedom, and encouraged me to experiment."[2]

In 1987, he began to write for Marvel with his first published story "Cry Vengeance!" appearing in Kickers, Inc. #4 (Feb. 1987).[3] He later wrote such titles as Marc Spector: Moon Knight, Avengers: Timeslide, X-Man and X-Universe. In Web of Spider-Man #100 (May 1993), Kavanagh and artist Alex Saviuk gave the lead character "Spider-Armor".[4] He wrote the Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes one-shot the following month.[5] Kavanagh was one of the writers on the "Maximum Carnage" storyline which ran through the various Spider-Man titles in 1993.[6] The first Black Cat limited series was co-written by Kavanagh and Joey Cavalieri in 1994.[7] Kavanagh pitched a storyline involving the return of Spider-Man's clone,[8] which then formed the basis of the "Clone Saga" which began in Web of Spider-Man #117 (Oct. 1994).[9] Kavanagh's last new comics project was the Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms limited series in 2000–2001.[3][10]

In 2011, Kavanagh co-founded the Internet startup company www.mybeanjar.com.[11]

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

References

  1. ^ Terry Kavanagh (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
  2. ^ Lowrey, Nigel (August 2008). "The Saga of Captain Britain". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (29): 41–42.
  3. ^ a b Terry Kavanagh (writer) at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ Cowsill, Alan (2012). "1990s". In Gilbert, Laura (ed.). Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 204. ISBN 978-0756692360. In the concluding chapter of a tale written by Terry Kavanagh and illustrated by Alex Saviuk, Spider-Man debuted a new armored costume.
  5. ^ Cowsill "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 205: "Three of Marvel's bestselling characters appeared together in this one-shot graphic novel by writer Terry Kavanagh and artist Scott McDaniel."
  6. ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2008). "1990s". In Gilbert, Laura (ed.). Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 263. ISBN 978-0756641238. Writers J. M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, Terry Kavanagh, and David Michelinie...all brought their talents to this key story line.
  7. ^ Cowsill "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 212: "Writers Joey Cavalieri and Terry Kavanagh and artist Andrew Wildman were at the helm for the Black Cat's first four-issue miniseries."
  8. ^ Saffel, Steve (2007). "Maximum Clonage". Spider-Man the Icon: The Life and Times of a Pop Culture Phenomenon. London, United Kingdom: Titan Books. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-84576-324-4. Proposed by editor Danny Fingeroth and writer Terry Kavanagh, it was launched to inject new excitement into the continuity.
  9. ^ Cowsill "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 214: "This issue ushered in one of Marvel's most talked-about storylines ever – the 'Clone Saga'. Written by Terry Kavanagh and drawn by Steven Butler, the first chapter...saw Peter Parker still recovering from recent traumatic events."
  10. ^ Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 303: "Written by Terry Kavanagh and drawn by Charlie Adlard, this [series]...detailed an early adventure of siblings Johnny and Sue Storm."
  11. ^ Johnston, Rich (December 14, 2011). "Whatever Happened To Terry Kavanagh?". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

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Preceded byChuck Dixon Marc Spector: Moon Knight writer 1992–1994 Succeeded byn/a Preceded byHoward Mackie Web of Spider-Man writer 1993–1995 Succeeded byTodd Dezago Preceded byLen Kaminski Iron Man writer 1995–1996(with Dan Abnett) Succeeded byJim Lee and Scott Lobdell Preceded byBob Harras The Avengers writer 1996(with Bob Harras) Succeeded byMark Waid Preceded byJohn Ostrander X-Man writer 1996–2000 Succeeded bySteven Grant Preceded byJoe Casey Uncanny X-Men writer 1999–2000 Succeeded byChris Claremont
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