History Creator / DaveMcKean

Dave [=McKean=] is an English artist. His work often uses collages involving traditional painting materials, photographs, sculpture, found objects and digital manipulation.

* ArtStyleClash: A common feature of his work. His ''Sandman'' covers are mixed media, often painting and collage on actual sculptures that he would then photograph!

* DerangedAnimation: ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' revels in the comic book equivalent of this trope.

* AnimalMotifs: Likewise common throughout [=McKean=]'s work, including his work illustrating a cook book by Heston Blumenthal.

* ArtShift: His graphic novel ''Cages'' does this frequently, shifting between full painted pages, black and white ink pages and full prose among others.

[=McKean=] is probably most widely known for his collaborations with Creator/NeilGaiman, which include four graphic novels, two picture books, and the ''ComicBook/BlackOrchid'' miniseries. He did every cover for the entire run of Gaiman's ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989''. Other non-Gaiman-related comic book work includes the miniseries ''Cages'', which he wrote himself, and ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' with Creator/GrantMorrison.

[=McKean=] is probably most widely known for his collaborations with Creator/NeilGaiman, which include four graphic novels, two picture books, and the ''ComicBook/BlackOrchid'' miniseries. He did every cover for the entire run of Gaiman's ''ComicBook/TheSandman''. Other non-Gaiman-related comic book work includes the miniseries ''Cages'', which he wrote himself, and ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' with Creator/GrantMorrison.

* MixAndMatchCritters: His love of mythology mean that these make frequent appearance, especially in ''Film/MirrorMask'' and ''ComicBook/TheSandman''.

He is probably most widely known for his collaborations with Creator/NeilGaiman, which include four graphic novels, two picture books, and the ''ComicBook/BlackOrchid'' miniseries. He did every cover for the entire run of Gaiman's ''ComicBook/TheSandman''. Other non-Gaiman-related comic book work includes the miniseries ''Cages'', which he wrote himself, and ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' with Creator/GrantMorrison.

* EyelessFace: He often invokes this trope, depicting faces with either empty eye sockets or...well...''things'' where eyes would normally be.

* ArtStyleClash: A common feature of his work. His Sandman covers are mixed media, often painting and collage on actual sculptures that he would then photograph!
* MixAndMatchCritters: His love of mythology mean that these make frequent appearance, especially in Film/MirrorMask and ComicBook/TheSandman.
* DerangedAnimation: ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth revels in the comic book equivalent of this trope.
* TarotMotifs: Shows up in Arkham Asylum and his Sandman work, as well as others.
* AnimalMotifs: Likewise common throughout his work, including his work illustrating a cook book by Heston Blumenthal.

* ArtShift: His graphic novel Cages does this frequently, shifting between full painted pages, black and white ink pages and full prose among others.

* AnimalMotifs: Likewise common throughout his work.

He is probably most widely known for his collaborations with Creator/NeilGaiman, which include four graphic novels, two picture books, and the ''Comicbook/BlackOrchid'' miniseries. He did every cover for the entire run of Gaiman's ''Comicbook/TheSandman''. Other non-Gaiman-related comic book work includes the miniseries ''Cages'', which he wrote himself, and ''Comicbook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' with Creator/GrantMorrison.

He is also a filmmaker, who has made several short films as well as the feature film ''Film/{{MirrorMask}}'', another collaboration with Neil Gaiman.

* FanDisservice: There are a fair amount of naked or topless people in his work, but [[{{Understatement}} they don't look like they're having a lovely time]].
* MindScrew: Applies to at least ninety-nine percent of his published works. It really says something when his infamously surreal ''Sandman'' covers are among the ''sanest'' of his portfolio.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Applies to at least ninety-nine percent of his published works. It really says something when his infamously surreal ''Sandman'' covers are among the ''sanest'' of his portfolio.

He is also a filmmaker, who has made several short films as well as the feature film ''{{MirrorMask}}'', another collaboration with Neil Gaiman.

He is probably most widely known for his collaborations with Creator/NeilGaiman, which include four graphic novels, two picture books, and the ''Comicbook/BlackOrchid'' miniseries. He did every cover for the entire run of Gaiman's ''Comicbook/TheSandman''. Other non-Gaiman-related comic book work includes the miniseries ''Cages'', which he wrote himself, and ''ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' with Creator/GrantMorrison.

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He is probably most widely known for his collaborations with NeilGaiman, which include four graphic novels, two picture books, and the ''Comicbook/BlackOrchid'' miniseries. He did every cover for the entire run of Gaiman's ''Comicbook/TheSandman''. Other non-Gaiman-related comic book work includes the miniseries ''Cages'', which he wrote himself, and ''ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' with GrantMorrison.