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{{short description|Scottish artist}}
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| caption       = Quitely at the [[New York Comic Con]],<br /> 14 October 2011
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| birth_name    = Vincent Patrick Deighan<ref name="spmarry">[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-marriages&surname=Deighan&surname_so=exact&forename=Vincent&forename_so=starts&spsurname_so=exact&spforename_so=exact&sex=M&record_type=stat_marriages Statutory registers - Marriages - Search results], [[ScotlandsPeople]]. Retrieved 30 September 2022</ref>
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|18 January 1968|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Rutherglen]], Scotland
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| notable works = ''[[All-Star Superman]]''<br />''[[The Ambassadors (Image Comics)|The Ambassadors]]''<br />''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]''<br />''[[Flex Mentallo]]''<br />''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]''<br />''[[We3]]''
| awards        = [[National Comics Award]] (2002)<br />[[Eisner Award]] (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)<br/>[[Harvey Award]] (2007, 2008, 2009)
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'''Vincent Patrick Deighan''' (born 18 January 1968),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lambiek.net/artists/q/quitely_frank.htm|title=Frank Quitely|year=2014|publisher=[[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195946/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/q/quitely_frank.htm|archive-date=25 May 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> better known by the [[pen name]] '''Frank Quitely''', is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[comic book artist]]. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with [[Grant Morrison]] on titles such as ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'', ''[[We3]]'', ''[[All-Star Superman]]'', and ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'', as well as his work with [[Mark Millar]] on ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'', ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Legacy]]'', and ''[[The Ambassadors (Image Comics)|The Ambassadors]]''.

==Early life==
Deighan was raised in [[Rutherglen]], although attended [[St. Bride's High School]] in [[East Kilbride]] (as his father worked there as a [[Physical education|PE]] teacher).<ref name=cathkin>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/rutherglen-gotham-city-how-cathkin-10314024|title=From Rutherglen to Gotham City: How a Cathkin comic book artist draws the world's biggest superheroes|first=Jonathan|last=Geddes|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] / [[Rutherglen Reformer]]|date=2 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705233821/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/rutherglen-gotham-city-how-cathkin-10314024|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=list17/> He studied drawing at the [[Glasgow School of Art]].<ref name=et17/><ref>{{cite comic|writer=Millar, Mark|artist=Sprouse, Chris; Wong, Walden|title=[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Circle]]|volume=2|issue=5|date=April 2016|publisher=[[Image Comics]]}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/26453306|title=Frank Quitely: Comic book artist at work|first=Helen|last=Stewart|publisher=[[BBC]]|language=en-GB|date=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405011245/https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/26453306|archive-date=5 April 2017|df=dmy-all|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Deighan worked up the Scottish underground comics title ''[[Electric Soup]]'' in 1990, writing and drawing ''[[The Greens (comics)|The Greens]]'', a parody of ''[[The Broons]]'' strip published by [[D. C. Thomson & Co.|D. C. Thomson]]. It was in working on this book that he adopted the pseudonym of "Frank Quitely" (a [[spoonerism]] of "quite frankly"), as he did not want his family to know it was his work, worried that they may have found it upsetting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downthetubes.net/features/interviews/artists/frank_quitely_0508.html|title=Quite Frankly, Frank Quitely...|first=Brian Damien|last=Morgan|date=29 April 2008|publisher=Downthetubes.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602185658/http://www.downthetubes.net/features/interviews/artists/frank_quitely_0508.html|archive-date=2 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Initially ''Electric Soup'' was only distributed locally in Glasgow, then it was picked up by [[John Brown Media|John Brown Publishing]] for widespread national UK distribution. This brought Quitely's work to the attention of ''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' editor [[David Bishop (writer)|David Bishop]]. He was given work on ''[[Shimura (comics)|Shimura]]'', written by [[Robbie Morrison]], and ''[[Missionary Man (comics)|Missionary Man]]'', by [[Gordon Rennie]], quickly rising to prominence. He drew various stories in [[Paradox Press]]' series of ''[[The Big Book Of]]'' graphic novels, as well as work in ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'' for [[Dark Horse Comics]].<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Frank+Quitely|title=Frank Quitely}}</ref>

His first major work in American comics was ''[[Flex Mentallo]]'' in 1996, a ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' spin-off written by fellow Glaswegian [[Grant Morrison]] for [[DC Comics]]' [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] imprint. Initially he worked on strips for [[Comics anthology|anthology]] titles such as ''[[Weird War Tales]]'', and drew three issues of [[Jamie Delano]]'s ''[[2020 Visions]]'', as well as various covers for DC. He later drew his first full length graphic novel, ''[[List of Batman comics|Batman: The Scottish Connection]]'', with writer [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]]<ref name="GCD" /> in which The Greens make a cameo appearance. Quitely and Grant worked on a one-shot titled ''[[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo: The Hand-to-Hand Job]]'' later retitled as ''It's a Man's World''. Although Quitely did all the pencils, the story was not released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/sputnik/53/scifi/grant.htm|title=She Will Be There When She's Needed|first=Andy|last=Diggle|author-link=Andy Diggle|year=1997|publisher=Fusion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031218064733/http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/sputnik/53/scifi/grant.htm|archive-date=18 December 2003|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

2000 saw Quitely and Morrison collaborate again, on ''[[JLA: Earth 2]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cowsill|first1=Alan|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter=2000s|title=DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9|page=295|quote=Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely brought the Crime Syndicate of America back to DC continuity in ''JLA: Earth 2''.}}</ref> The graphic novel was met with positive critical response, and later that year Quitely took over from [[Bryan Hitch]] as artist on ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'', with [[Mark Millar]] as writer.<ref name="GCD" />

[[File:Xmen.jpg|alt=A worm's eye view of several X-Men|right|thumb|''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' promo art by Quitely]]
Quitely left ''The Authority'' to draw ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Manning, Matthew K.|editor-last=Gilbert|editor-first=Laura|chapter=2000s|title=Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2008|location=London, United Kingdom|page=306|isbn=978-0-7566-4123-8|quote=''X-Men'' comics...seemed to lack the innovation and creative direction that had given the team such staying power. That all changed when respected writer Grant Morrison and talented artist Frank Quitely took center stage.}}</ref> Quitely illustrated a [[Destiny (DC Comics)|Destiny]] story for [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[The Sandman: Endless Nights]]'' hardcover graphic novel in 2003.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gaiman|first=Neil|author-link=Neil Gaiman|title=[[The Sandman: Endless Nights]]|publisher=[[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]]|year=2003|isbn=978-1-84023-535-7}}</ref> After leaving ''New X-Men'', Quitely drew the mini-series ''[[We3]]'' in 2004, again in collaboration with Morrison.<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 314: "Writer Grant Morrison and longtime artistic collaborator Frank Quitely presented one of the year's most touching and original stories in ''WE3''."</ref> He shared the 2005 Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team [[Eisner Award]] in a tie with artist [[John Cassaday]] for his work on the book. That same year, he and Morrison were nominated for Best Limited Series for that book, and Quitely additionally was nominated for the Best Cover Artist Eisner for both ''We3'' and ''[[Bite Club (comics)|Bite Club]]''.<ref name=Eisner05/> He wrote and drew new instalments of ''The Greens'' for the Scottish underground comic ''[[Northern Lightz]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/11311/the-den-of-geek-interview-frank-quitely|title=The Den of Geek interview: Frank Quitely|date=25 September 2008|publisher=The Den of Geek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525033003/http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/11311/the-den-of-geek-interview-frank-quitely|archive-date=25 May 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and in 2005 Morrison and Quitely designed a series of [[tarot]] cards for ''Intensive Care'', an album by popstar [[Robbie Williams]].

In December 2004, Quitely signed to a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics, where he illustrated ''[[All-Star Superman]]''.<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 324: "Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely unveiled one of the most original and well-received Superman series for years as they combined high-concept science-fiction elements with classic Silver Age concepts in their ''All Star Superman'' series."</ref> The twelve issue series, yet another collaboration with Morrison, began publication in November 2005. Quitely and Morrison's work on the series won them the Eisner Award for Best New Series in 2006, with Quitely collecting another nomination for Best Penciller/Inker.<ref name="Eisner06" /> The series won Best Continuing Series in 2007 and 2009.<ref name=Eisner07/> In 2008 Quitely illustrated the cover for the debut issue of Scottish underground comic ''Wasted''.

In early 2009, Frank Quitely collaborated with the Scottish rock band [[The Phantom Band]] in designing artwork for a limited edition 7" single for their song "The Howling", which plays on Quitely's interest in occultism and esoterica. This was released as a limited run collector's pressing by Glasgow's [[Chemikal Underground Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/CHEM117.html|title=The Phantom Band ~ ''The Howling'' (CHEM117)|year=2009|publisher=Chemikal.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602091715/http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/CHEM117.html|archive-date=2 June 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> That same year, Quitely again teamed with Morrison, illustrated the first three issues of ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'' title,<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 338: "Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely teamed up once again to unleash a new Dynamic Duo on Gotham City."</ref> which debuted in June 2009 after the "[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl|Battle for the Cowl]]" storyline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/11/grant-morrison-discusses-batman-robin|title=Morrison discusses ''Batman & Robin''|first=Richard|last=George|date=11 March 2009|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074046/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/11/grant-morrison-discusses-batman-robin|archive-date=20 October 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He provided covers through issue No. 16. Quitely was one of the artists of ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' No. 700 (Aug. 2010).<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 342: "Written by Grant Morrison with art by Tony S. Daniel, Andy Kubert, Frank Quitely, [David] Finch, and Richard Friend, this milestone issue of ''Batman'' featured an all-star roster of talent."</ref>

On 9 April 2011, Quitely was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at the [[IGN]] stage at the Kapow! convention in London to set two [[Guinness World Records]], the "Fastest Production of a Comic Book" and "Most Contributors to a Comic Book". With Guinness officials on hand to monitor their progress, writer [[Mark Millar]] began work at 9 AM scripting a 20-page black and white ''[[Superior (comics)|Superior]]'' comic book, with Quitely and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, including [[Dave Gibbons]], [[John Romita Jr.]], [[Jock (artist)|Jock]], [[Adi Granov]],<ref name=IGNGuinness>{{cite web|url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/116/1161812p1.html|title=Kapow! '11: Comic History Rewritten on the IGN Stage|first=Tom|last=Butler|date=14 April 2011|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119174103/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/04/14/kapow-11-comic-history-rewritten-on-the-ign-stage|archive-date=19 January 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Doug Braithwaite]], [[Ian Churchill]], [[Olivier Coipel]], [[Duncan Fegredo]], [[Simon Furman]], [[David Lafuente]], [[John McCrea (comics)|John McCrea]], [[Sean Phillips]] and [[Liam Sharp]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Guinness-World-Records-at-Kapow-Comic-Con/blog/3454984/7691.html|title=Guinness World Records at Kapow! Comic Con|date=9 April 2011|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415004929/http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Guinness-World-Records-at-Kapow-Comic-Con/blog/3454984/7691.html|archive-date=15 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> who all drew a panel each, with regular ''Superior'' artist [[Leinil Yu]] creating the book's front cover. The book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes, and 38 seconds, and was published through Icon on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation.<ref name=IGNGuinness/>

That same month, he mentioned during a panel at [[WonderCon]] that although he had split his time equally between illustrating covers and interiors, he had recently been devoting more of his time to covers, due to back problems, and the difficulty that presented in meeting his deadlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/wc11-the-art-of-the-cover/|publisher=[[CBR.com]]|title=WC11: The Art of the Cover|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=April 23, 2011|access-date=April 27, 2022|archive-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324203427/https://www.cbr.com/wc11-the-art-of-the-cover/}}</ref>

In 2012, Quitely was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for [[Robert Kirkman]]'s ''[[The Walking Dead (comics)|The Walking Dead]]'' No. 100, which was released on 11 July at [[San Diego Comic-Con]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Walking-Dead-Comic-1048486.aspx|title=Exclusive First Look: ''The Walking Dead'' Comic Hits 100|first=Michael|last=Logan|date=4 June 2012|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224091935/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Walking-Dead-Comic-1048486.aspx|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Quitely was the artist on ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Legacy]]'', a ten-issue, creator-owned miniseries published by [[Image Comics]] that premiered in September 2012. It is written by Mark Millar, who described the project as "his [[Star Wars]]", and a cross between ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and a large-scale superhero crossover, albeit one that did not require the in-depth knowledge normally required of such stories, as it features entirely new characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36366|title=Millarworld Exclusive: Millar & Quitely Create ''Jupiter's Children''|first=Kiel|last=Phegley|date=12 January 2012|website=Comic Book Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215103205/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36366|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} Archive requires scrolldown</ref> On July 17, 2018, it was announced that [[Netflix]] had given a series order for a [[Jupiter's Legacy (TV series)|television adaptation]] of ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Legacy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jupiters-legacy-series-empress-film-mark-millars-first-netflix-slate-1127578|title=''Jupiter's Legacy'' Series, ''Empress'' Film Among Mark Millar's First Netflix Slate|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|last2=Kit|first2=Borys|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207224845/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jupiters-legacy-series-empress-film-mark-millars-first-netflix-slate-1127578/|archive-date=7 December 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>

Quitely drew the fourth issue of Grant Morrison's ''[[The Multiversity]]'' limited series which was published in November 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsarama.com/22784-frank-quitely-on-pax-americana-subsequent-readings-will-reward-you.html|title=Frank Quitely on 'Pax Americana': 'Subsequent Readings Will Reward You'|first=Vaneta|last=Rogers|date= 20 November 2014|work=Newsarama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122161515/http://www.newsarama.com/22784-frank-quitely-on-pax-americana-subsequent-readings-will-reward-you.html|archive-date=22 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/multiversity-annotations-part-4-morrison-quitely-pax-americana/|title=''The Multiversity'' Annotations, Part 4: Pax Americana – 'Not The Peace of the Grave or the Security of the Slave'|first=David|last=Uzumeri|date=10 December 2014|publisher=[[Townsquare Media|ComicsAlliance]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814035034/http://comicsalliance.com/multiversity-annotations-part-4-morrison-quitely-pax-americana/|archive-date=14 August 2015|quote=The fourth issue of the series, 'Pax Americana' with art by Frank Quitely, colors by Nathan Fairbairn and letters by Rob Leigh, is probably the most widely anticipated of the series, and certainly the most-hyped.|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In March 2017, an exhibition of his work was displayed at [[Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum]] in Glasgow.<ref name=cathkin/><ref name=list17>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/89978-we-dont-coast-along-and-knock-off-at-five-oclock-we-know-you-only-get-better-by-doing-the-best-you-can-frank-quitely-talks-comics/|title='We don't coast along and knock off at five o'clock, we know you only get better by doing the best you can' – Frank Quitely talks comics|magazine=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]|first=David|last=Pollock|date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706022704/https://www.list.co.uk/article/89978-we-dont-coast-along-and-knock-off-at-five-oclock-we-know-you-only-get-better-by-doing-the-best-you-can-frank-quitely-talks-comics/|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref> A few months later, Quitely received an [[honorary degree]] as a [[Doctor of Letters]] from the [[University of Glasgow]] in recognition of his achievements.<ref name=et17>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15342485.A_new_degree_of_success__Comic_book_artist_Frank_Quitely_honoured_by_Glasgow_University/
|title=A new degree of success: Comic book artist Frank Quitely honoured by Glasgow University|work=[[Evening Times]]|date=12 June 2017|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Quitely married his high school sweetheart, Ann Jane Docherty, in 1994.<ref name="spmarry"/><ref name=Authority13>Brissenden, Rachelle (Editor) (May 2000). "Voice of Authority", ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'' #13, p 23. [[WildStorm]]/[[DC Comics]] ([[La Jolla, California]]).</ref><ref name=We3>{{cite book|last1=Morrison|first1=Grant|author-link=Grant Morrison|last2=Quitely|first2=Frank|title=[[We3]]|publisher=Vertigo|year=2004|page=Inside back jacket flap|isbn=1-4012-0495-3}}</ref> They live in Rutherglen<ref name=We3/> with their sons Vincent and Joseph,<ref name=Authority13/><ref name=We3/> and their daughter, Orla.<ref name=We3/> Quitely's son Vincent is also an artist who created art for local {{ill|St Columbkille's RC Church|de|St Columbkille's Roman Catholic Church}} in 2011 while a pupil at [[Trinity High School, Rutherglen|Trinity High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sconews.co.uk/youth/15036/pupil-who-painted-the-sky-with-stars/|title=Pupil who painted the sky with stars|work=[[Scottish Catholic Observer]]|date=23 December 2011|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-date=18 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118111721/http://www.sconews.co.uk/youth/15036/pupil-who-painted-the-sky-with-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Quitely used to design his own hats and clothing.<ref name=We3/> For a long time, he eschewed social media, noting that the [[Twitter]] account @Frank_Quitely is unconnected with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/comics-artist-frank-quitely-in-a-rare-interview-looks-back-on-his-iconic-career|title=Comics Artist Frank Quitely, in a Rare Interview, Looks Back on His Iconic Career|first=Dana|last=Forsythe|agency=[[Syfy Wire]]|publisher=[[Syfy]]|date=14 August 2018|access-date=19 January 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814205122/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/comics-artist-frank-quitely-in-a-rare-interview-looks-back-on-his-iconic-career|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, Quitely established official accounts on both Twitter and [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/frankquitely1|title=@frankquitely1|first=|last=|publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/frankquitelyofficial|title=@frankquitelyofficial|first=|last=|publisher=[[Instagram]]}}</ref>

==Technique and materials==
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."<ref name=BBC/>

==Awards==
* 2002: Won "Best Artist in Comics Today" [[National Comics Award]]<ref>{{cite web|title=National Comics Awards Results 2003|work=Down The Tubes|url=http://www.downthetubes.net/news_archive/2003/awards2003.html|access-date=April 15, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615115645/http://www.downthetubes.net/news_archive/2003/awards2003.html|archive-date=2006-06-15}}</ref> 
* 2005: Won "Best Penciller/Inker" [[Eisner Award]] for ''[[We3]]'' (tied with [[John Cassaday]])<ref name=Eisner05>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner05.php|title=2005 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922034913/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner05.php|archive-date=22 September 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2006: Won "Best New Series" Eisner Award for ''[[All-Star Superman]]'' with [[Grant Morrison]]<ref name="Eisner06">{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner06.php|title=2006 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921082903/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner06.php|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2007:
** Won "Best Continuing Series" Eisner Award for ''All-Star Superman'' with Grant Morrison<ref name=Eisner07>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner07.php|title=2007 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016200947/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner07.php|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
** Won "Best Artist" [[Harvey Award]] for ''All-Star Superman''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2007-harvey-awards/|title=2007 Harvey Awards|year=2013|publisher=[[Harvey Award]]s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108100916/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2007-harvey-awards/|archive-date=8 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2008: Won "Best Artist" Harvey Award for ''All-Star Superman''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2008-harvey-awards/|title=2008 Harvey Awards|year=2013|publisher=Harvey Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108095730/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2008-harvey-awards/|archive-date=8 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2009:
** Won "Best Continuing Series" Eisner Award for ''All-Star Superman'' with Grant Morrison<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsarama.com/3455-sdcc-09-2009-eisner-awards-winners.html|title=SDCC 09: 2009 Eisner Awards Winners|first=Michael|last=Doran|date=25 July 2009|work=[[Newsarama]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104032145/http://www.newsarama.com/3455-sdcc-09-2009-eisner-awards-winners.html|archive-date=4 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
** Won "Best Artist" Harvey Award for ''All-Star Superman''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2009-harvey-awards/|title=2009 Harvey Awards|year=2013|publisher=Harvey Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108094154/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2009-harvey-awards/|archive-date=8 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Nominations===
* 2001: 
** "Best Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award for ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'' with [[Trevor Scott (comics)|Trevor Scott]]<ref name=Eisner01>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner01.php|title=2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080906/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner01.php|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
** "Best Serialized Story" Eisner Award for ''The Authority: [[List of The Authority story arcs#"The Nativity" (#13-16)|The Nativity]]'' with [[Mark Millar]]<ref name=Eisner01/>
* 2002: "Best Serialized Story" Eisner Award for ''[[X-Men: Legacy#New X-Men|New X-Men]]: [[E is for Extinction]]'' with Grant Morrison<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php|title=2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428123808/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php|archive-date=28 April 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2003: "Best Artist in Comics Today" [[National Comics Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=news&page=newsimage&choice=awards02|title=national Comics Awards 2002: The 5th National Comics Awards Results|first=Kev F.|last=Sutherland|date=1 June 2002|website=2000adonline.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216121640/http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=news&page=newsimage&choice=awards02|archive-date=16 February 2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2004: "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist" for ''[[The Sandman: Endless Nights]]'': "[[Destiny (DC Comics)|Destiny]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner04.php|title=2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921214412/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner04.php|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2005:
** "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award for ''We3'' and ''[[Bite Club (comics)|Bite Club]]''<ref name=Eisner05/>
** "Best Limited Series" Eisner Award for ''We3''<ref name=Eisner05/>
* 2006: "Best Penciller/Inker" Eisner Award for ''All-Star Superman''<ref name=Eisner06/>
* 2010: "Best Artist" Harvey Award for ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2010-harvey-awards/|title=2010 Harvey Awards|year=2013|publisher=Harvey Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108102036/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2010-harvey-awards/|archive-date=8 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
Interior comic work includes:
* ''[[Electric Soup]]'' #1–17 (script and art, [[anthology]], 1989–1992)
* ''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' (anthology, [[Fleetway]]):
** ''[[Missionary Man (comics)|Missionary Man]]'' (with [[Gordon Rennie]], in vol. 2 #29–30 and 50–55, 1993–1994)
** ''[[Inspector Shimura]]'' (with [[Robbie Morrison]], in vol. 2 #37–39, 1993)
** ''[[Judge Inspector Inaba]]'' (with Robbie Morrison, in vol. 3 #21, 1996)
* ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'' #91–93: "Blackheart" (with Robbie Morrison, anthology, [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]], 1994–1995)
* ''[[The Big Book of]]...'' (anthology, [[Paradox Press]]):
** "The Choking Doberman" (with [[Jan Harold Brunvand]], in ''The Big Book of Urban Legends'', 1994)
** "The Physicist and the Flying Saucers" (with [[Doug Moench]], in ''The Big Book of Conspiracies'', 1995)
** "A Visit with the Hanging Judge" (with [[Bronwyn Carlton]], in ''The Big Book of Death'', 1995)
** "Salvador Dali" (with [[Carl Posey]], in ''The Big Book of Weirdos'', 1995)
** "The Elephant Man" (with [[Gahan Wilson]], in ''The Big Book of Freaks'', 1996)
** "Ma Barker" (with [[George Hagenauer]], in ''The Big Book of Little Criminals'', 1996)
** "Cottingley Fairy Photos" (with [[Paul M. Yellovich]], in ''The Big Book of Hoaxes'', 1996)
** "Pavel Navrotsky's Pig Pen" (with [[Paul Kirchner]], in ''The Big Book of Losers'', 1997)
** "St. Polycarp: The Cult of Saints" (with [[John Wagner]], in ''The Big Book of Martyrs'', 1997)
* ''[[Flex Mentallo]]'' #1–4 (with [[Grant Morrison]], [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]], 1996)
* ''[[2020 Visions]]'' #1–3 (with Jamie Delano, Vertigo, 1997)
* ''[[Weird War Tales]]'' vol. 2 #3: "New Toys" (with Grant Morrison, anthology, Vertigo, 1997)
* ''[[Gangland (comics)|Gangland]]'' #1: "Your Special Day" (with [[Doselle Young]], anthology, Vertigo, 1997)
* ''[[Batman: The Scottish Connection]]'' (with [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]], [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]], [[DC Comics]], 1998)
* ''[[Shit the Dog]]'' #3: "Floaters" (script and art, anthology, [[Bad Press Ltd.|Bad Press]], 1998)
* ''[[The Kingdom (comics)|The Kingdom]]: [[Offspring (comics)|Offspring]]'' (with [[Mark Waid]], one-shot, DC Comics, 1998)
* ''[[Flinch (comics)|Flinch]]'' (anthology, Vertigo):
** "Nice Neighborhood" (with [[Jen Van Meter]], in #1, 1999)
** "Watching You" (with [[Bruce Jones (comics)|Bruce Jones]], in #12, 2000)
* ''[[Heart Throbs]]'' vol. 2 #2: "Romancing the Stone" (with [[ILYA]], anthology, Vertigo, 1999)
* ''[[Strange Adventures]]'' vol. 2 #1: "Immune" (with [[Robert Rodi]], anthology, Vertigo, 1999)
* ''[[Northern Lightz]]'' #1–11 (various strips with Alan Grant, anthology, 1999–2005)
* ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'' #31 (with [[Warren Ellis]], among other artists, Vertigo, 2000)
* ''[[JLA: Earth 2]]'' (with Grant Morrison, [[graphic novel]], DC Comics, 2000)
* ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'' #13–16, 19–20, 22 (with [[Mark Millar]], [[Wildstorm]], 2000–2001)
* ''[[The Invisibles]]'' vol. 3 #1: "Glitterdammerung"{{#tag:ref|The final issue; the series' third and final volume was numbered in reverse order.|group=Note|name=note1}} (with Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 2000)
* ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' #114–116, 121–122, 126, 135–138 (with Grant Morrison, [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], 2001–2003)
* ''[[Captain America|Captain America: Red, White & Blue]]'': "They Just Fade Away" (with [[Jeff Jensen]], anthology graphic novel, Marvel, 2002)
* ''[[The Sandman: Endless Nights]]'': "[[Destiny (DC Comics)|VII: Destiny]]" (with [[Neil Gaiman]], a chapter in the graphic novel, Vertigo, 2003)
* ''[[411 (anthology)|411]]'' #1: "Tit-for-Tat" (with Mark Millar, anthology, Marvel, 2003)
* ''[[We3]]'' #1–3 (with Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 2004–2005)
* ''[[All-Star Superman]]'' #1–12 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2006–2008)
* ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'' #1–3: "Batman Reborn" (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2009)
* ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #700: "Time and the Batman: Today" (with Grant Morrison and [[Scott Kolins]], co-feature, DC Comics, 2009)
* ''[[Madman (Mike Allred character)|Madman 20th Anniversary Monster!]]'': "The Grand Design" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, [[Image Comics|Image]], 2011)
* ''[[DC Universe: Legacies]]'' #8: "Snapshot: Revelation!" (with [[Len Wein]], co-feature, DC Comics, 2011)
* ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Legacy]]'' vol. 1 #1–5 and vol. 2 #1–5 (with Mark Millar, Image, 2013–2015; 2016–2017)
* ''[[The Multiversity]]: [[Charlton Comics|Pax Americana]]'': "In Which We Burn" (with Grant Morrison, one-shot, DC Comics, 2015)
* ''[[The Ambassadors (Image Comics)|The Ambassadors]]'' #1 (with Mark Millar, Image, 2023)

===Covers only===
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* ''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' vol. 3 #19, 32 ([[Fleetway]], 1996–1997)
* ''[[Negative Burn]]'' #38 ([[Caliber Comics|Caliber]], 1996)
* ''[[DNA Swamp]]'' #1 ([[DNA Design]], 1997)
* ''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA Gallery]]'' #1 ([[DC Comics]], 1997)
* ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'' #4–6 ([[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]], 1997–1998)
* ''[[Vamps (comics)|Vamps: Pumpkin Time]]'' #1–3 (Vertigo, 1998–1999)
* ''[[James Murphy's August]]'' #1 ([[Bigger Betty]], 1998)
* ''[[The Foot Soldiers]]'' vol. 2 #3 ([[Image Comics|Image]], 1998)
* ''[[Avengers Forever]]'' #4 ([[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], 1999)
* ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'' #17–18, 21 ([[Wildstorm]], 2000–2001)
* ''Gen-Active'' #5 (Wildstorm, 2001)
* ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' #117, 124, 140 ([[Wizard Entertainment|Wizard]], 2001–2003)
* ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' #117–120, 127, 132–133 (Marvel, 2001–2003)
* ''[[Uncanny X-Men|Wizard Ace Edition: Uncanny X-Men]]'' #94 (Marvel, 2002)
* ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard Special Edition: X-Men]]'' (Marvel, 2002)
* ''[[X-Statix]]'' #4 (Marvel, 2003)
* ''[[Puffed]]'' #1 (Image, 2003)
* ''[[Youngblood (comics)|Youngblood: Bloodsport]]'' #1 ([[Arcade Comics|Arcade]], 2003)
* ''[[The Invisibles|Anarchy for the Masses]]'' sc ([[Mad Yak Press]], 2003)
* ''[[Masters of the Universe]]'' vol. 3 #1 ([[MVCreations]], 2004)
* ''[[Bite Club (comics)|Bite Club]]'' #1–6 + ''Vampire Crime Unit'' #1–2 (Vertigo, 2004; 2006)
* ''[[Books of Magick: Life During Wartime]]'' #1–5, 7, 9, 11 (Vertigo, 2004–2005)
* ''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Transformers: Last Stand]]'' hc ([[Titan Books]], 2005)
* ''[[Wanted (comics)|Wanted]]'' #6 ([[Top Cow]], 2005)
* ''[[Jonah Hex]]'' vol. 2 #1 (DC Comics, 2006)
* ''[[American Virgin (comics)|American Virgin]]'' #1–3 (Vertigo, 2006)
* ''[[All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder]]'' #10 (DC Comics, 2008)
* ''[[Wasted (Bad Press)|Wasted]]'' #1 ([[Bad Press Ltd.|Bad Press]], 2008)
* ''[[Olympus (Image Comics)|Olympus]]'' #2 (Image, 2009)
* ''[[Birds of Prey (team)|Birds of Prey]]'' #125 (DC Comics, 2009)
* ''[[Madame Xanadu]]'' #6 (Vertigo, 2009)
* ''[[Final Crisis|Final Crisis Secret Files]]'' (DC Comics, 2009)
* ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' vol. 3 #27 (DC Comics, 2009)
* ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'' #4–16 (DC Comics, 2009–2010)
* ''[[DC Holiday Special|DCU Holiday Special 2009]]'' (DC Comics, 2009)
* ''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' #301 ([[Rebellion Developments|Rebellion]], 2010)
* ''[[Superman/Batman]]'' #75 (DC Comics, 2010)
* ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' vol. 4 #60 (DC Comics, 2011)
* ''[[Teen Titans]]'' vol. 3 #89 (DC Comics, 2011)
* ''[[Liberty Comics|Liberty Annual]]'' '11 (Image, 2011)
* ''[[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents]]'' vol. 3 #1 (DC Comics, 2011)
* ''[[Batman Incorporated]]'' vol. 2 #1 (DC Comics, 2012)
* ''[[The Walking Dead (comics)|The Walking Dead]]'' #100 (Image, 2012)
* ''[[Channel Evil]]'' #3 ([[Renegade Arts Entertainment|Renegade]], 2012)
* ''[[Happy! (comics)|Happy!]]'' #4 (Image, 2013)
* ''[[Django Unchained]]'' #5 (Vertigo, 2013)
* ''[[Elephantmen]]'' #50 (Image, 2013)
* ''[[House of Gold & Bones (comics)|House of Gold and Bones]]'' #4 ([[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]], 2013)
* ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Circle]]'' vol. 1 #1–6 + vol. 2 #1–6 (Image, 2015–2016)
* ''[[Super Sons]]'' #1 (DC Comics, 2017)
* ''[[Kid Lobotomy]]'' #1 ([[IDW Publishing]], 2017)
* ''[[Kingsman (franchise)|Kingsman: The Red Diamond]]'' #1 (Image, 2017)
* ''[[The Dark Knight III: The Master Race]]'' #9 (DC Comics, 2017)
* ''[[Klaus (comics)|Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville]]'' #1 ([[Boom! Studios]], 2017)
* ''[[The Edge Off]]'' #1 ([[Cabal Comics|Cabal]], 2018)
* ''[[Kick-Ass (comic book)|Kick-Ass]]'' vol. 4 #1 (Image, 2018)
* ''[[Justice League|JLA]]/[[Doom Patrol]] Special'' #1 ([[DC's Young Animal]], 2018)
* ''[[Mother Panic]]/[[Batman]] Special'' #1 (DC's Young Animal, 2018)
* ''[[Shade, the Changing Girl|Shade]]/[[Wonder Woman]] Special'' #1 (DC's Young Animal, 2018)
* ''[[Prodigy (comics)|Prodigy]]'' #1 (Image, 2018)
* ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|The Green Lantern]]'' #1 (DC Comics, 2019)
* ''[[Sharkey the Bounty Hunter]]'' #1 (Image, 2019)
* ''[[Action Comics]]'' #1013 (DC Comics, 2019)
* ''[[Killtopia]] Volume 2'' ([[BHP Comics]], 2019)
* ''[[American Jesus (comics)|American Jesus: The New Messiah]]'' #1 (Image, 2019)
* ''[[The Batman's Grave]]'' #7 (DC Comics, 2020)
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #1027 (DC Comics, 2020)
* ''[[The Joker (comic book)|The Joker]]'' vol. 2 #1 (DC Comics, 2021)
* ''[[Fire Power (comic book)|Fire Power]]'' #12 (Image, 2021)
* ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Legacy: Requien]]'' #1 (Image, 2021)
* ''[[List of Batman family enemies|Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant]]'' #1 (DC Comics, 2022)
* ''[[Shaolin Cowboy|Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin]]'' #2 (Dark Horse, 2022)
* ''[[Sgt. Rock|Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead]]'' #1 (DC Comics, 2022)
* ''[[Nemesis (Icon Comics)|Nemesis: Reloaded]]'' #1 (Image, 2023)
* ''[[The Ambassadors (Image Comics)|The Ambassadors]]'' #2 (Image, 2023)
* ''[[Batman: Dark Age]]'' #1 (DC Comics, 2024)
* ''[[Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham]]'' #3 (DC Comics, 2024)
* ''Jupiter's Legacy: Finale'' #1 (Dark Horse Comics, 2024)
* ''[[Absolute Batman]]'' #6 (DC Comics, 2025)
* ''Batman'' #160 (DC Comics, 2025)
* ''[[The Golem of Venice Beach]]'' vol. 2 (Clover Press, 2025)
* ''Superman Unlimited'' #1 (DC Comics, 2025)
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==See also==
* ''[[What Do Artists Do All Day?]]''

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.2000ad.org?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=frankq Frank Quitely] at ''2000 AD'' online
* {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=544}}
* [http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=130 Frank Quitely Image Gallery] at Comic Art Community
* [https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=2668 Frank Quitely] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
* [http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namq3.htm#N661 Frank Quitely] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

===Interviews===
* [http://store.payloadz.com/details/1342699-audio-books-podcasts-sidebar-episode-30-frank-quitely-part-i.html An Audio Interview with Frank Quitely by SiDEBAR (Part I)] and [http://store.payloadz.com/details/1342700-audio-books-podcasts-sidebar-episode-31-frank-quitely-part-ii.html (Part II)]
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