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{{Short description|British artist (born 1963)}}
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'''David McKean''' (born 29 December 1963)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mckean_dave.htm|title= Dave McKean|date= 10 August 2012|publisher= [[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120921225200/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mckean_dave.htm|archive-date= 21 September 2012|url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is an English artist. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, [[collage]], [[found objects]], [[digital art]], and sculpture. McKean has illustrated works by authors such as [[S. F. Said|S.F. Said]], [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Grant Morrison]], [[Heston Blumenthal]], [[Ray Bradbury]] and [[Stephen King]]. He has also directed three feature films.

== Career ==

=== Comics ===
McKean first showed his work to editors at [[Marvel Comics]], [[DC Comics]], and [[Continuity Comics]] when visiting New York City in 1986. There, he met Neil Gaiman and the pair collaborated on the graphic novel ''[[Violent Cases]]'', which was published in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Essays/Essays_By_Neil/Neil_Gaiman_on_Dave_McKean|title= Neil Gaiman on Dave McKean|first= Neil|last= Gaiman|author-link= Neil Gaiman|year= 2003|publisher= Neilgaiman.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140327044152/http://neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Essays/Essays_By_Neil/Neil_Gaiman_on_Dave_McKean|archive-date= 27 March 2014|url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was followed in 1988 by a ''[[Black Orchid (comic book)|Black Orchid]]'' miniseries<ref>{{Cite book|last= Irvine|first= Alex|author-link= Alexander C. Irvine|contribution= Black Orchid|editor-last= Dougall|editor-first= Alastair|title= The Vertigo Encyclopedia|pages= 32–34|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-4122-1|oclc= 213309015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1980s|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= 235|quote = Neil Gaiman scripted the complex ''Black Orchid'' prestige format limited series in December [1988], re-envisioning the character with the help of artist Dave McKean.}}</ref> and ''[[Hellblazer]]'' covers for DC Comics.<ref>Irvine "John Constantine Hellblazer" in Dougall, pp. 102–111</ref><ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Dave+McKean|title= Dave McKean}}</ref>

In 1989, McKean illustrated the [[Batman]] graphic novel, ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'', with writer [[Grant Morrison]].<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 240: "Written by Grant Morrison, with painted artwork by Dave McKean, ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' was an innovative and complex examination of Batman's Rogues Gallery."</ref> The book was a commercial success, selling over 260,000 copies in hardcover and paperback.<ref>{{cite book|last = Daniels|first = Les|author-link = Les Daniels|chapter= A Novel Approach|title = DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes|publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company|Bulfinch Press]]|year = 1995|location= New York, New York|isbn = 0821220764}}</ref> From 1989 to 1997, McKean created the covers for Gaiman's series ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' and many of its spin-offs.<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 238: "''The Sandman'' saw a variety of artists grace its pages...Illustrator Dave McKean's mixed media pieces garnished each cover."</ref><ref>{{cite book|last= Bender|first= Hy|title= The Sandman Companion|publisher= DC Comics|year= 1999|location= New York, New York|page= 40|isbn= 978-1563894657}}</ref> In 1998, the cover images from ''The Sandman'' were released in one volume titled ''Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers''.<ref>{{cite book|last1= Gaiman|first1= Neil|last2= McKean|first2= Dave|title= Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1997|publisher= DC Comics|year= 1998|location= New York, New York|page= 206|isbn= 978-1563893889}}</ref> Further collaborations with Gaiman produced the graphic novels ''[[Signal to Noise (comics)|Signal to Noise]]'' and ''[[The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch]]''. In 1995 McKean wrote and illustrated a book for [[The Rolling Stones]] called ''[[Voodoo Lounge]]'' to tie in with the release of their album of the same name.<ref name="GCD" />

Between 1990 and 1996, McKean wrote and drew the ten issues of ''[[Cages (comics)|Cages]]'', a graphic novel about artists and creativity.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.stripkap.net/McKean.html|title= Dave McKean|first= Gert|last= Meesters|date= November 1997|publisher= Stripkap.net|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130731004857/http://www.stripkap.net/McKean.html|archive-date= 31 July 2013|url-status= live|df=dmy-all|quote= <br>Meesters: 'Some parts of ''Cages'' remind me of José Muñoz's art.'<br>McKean: 'Yeah. And the artists that influenced him. German illustrators of the thirties and during the war, with thick black lines. Wonderful stuff. Muñoz is wonderful, Mattotti is wonderful.'}}</ref><ref name="GCD" />

McKean's collections of short comics ''Pictures That Tick'', and ''Pictures That Tick 2: Exhibition''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/24-661/Pictures-That-Tick-Volume-2-Ltd-Ed-HC|title=Pictures That Tick Volume 2 Ltd. Ed. HC :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160628040820/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/24-661/Pictures-That-Tick-Volume-2-Ltd-Ed-HC|archive-date= 28 June 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all|access-date= 3 September 2016}}</ref> were published by Dark Horse Comics in 2009 and 2015. ''Pictures That Tick'' won the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] Illustrated Book of the Year award.

McKean created a wordless [[Erotic literature|erotic graphic novel]] called ''Celluloi''d<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantagraphics.com/celluloid/|title=Artists :: Dave McKean :: Celluloid|publisher= [[Fantagraphics Books]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160120141131/http://www.fantagraphics.com/celluloid/|archive-date= 20 January 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all|access-date= 3 September 2016}}</ref> for [[Delcourt (publisher)|Delcourt]], which was published in the United States by [[Fantagraphics Books]].

''Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash'', which was commissioned by the 14-18 Now Foundation, [[Imperial War Museum|The Imperial War Museum]] and The Lakes International Comic art Festival, was published in October 2016 by [[Dark Horse Comics]] as an oversized hardback and regular paperback.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-05-27 |title=Black Dog: Dave McKean delves into the dreams of war artist Paul Nash – in pictures |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/may/27/black-dog-the-dreams-of-paul-nash-dave-mckean |access-date=2023-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526124037/https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/may/27/black-dog-the-dreams-of-paul-nash-dave-mckean |archive-date=2023-05-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

''Raptor'' was released in 2021 by Dark Horse Books <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3004-327/Raptor-A-Sokol-Graphic-Novel-TPB |title=Raptor: A Sokol Graphic Novel TPB |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref> and is the first of a proposed series of books featuring the character Sokol.

=== Illustration ===
McKean designed the posters for the Raindance Film Festival<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/sep/28/poster-notes-raindance-film-festival|title= Poster notes: Raindance film festival |date= 28 September 2011| work = [[The Guardian]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140526035444/http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/sep/28/poster-notes-raindance-film-festival|archive-date= 26 May 2014 |url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> for five consecutive years between 1996 and 2000. In 1997 he wrote, directed and edited a ninety-second trailer for the festival. In 2005, McKean designed the poster for the 32nd [[Telluride Film Festival]]. In 2006, he designed projections, sets and directed film clips for the Broadway musical ''[[Lestat (musical)|Lestat]]''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

McKean has also released picture books that include pictures from his trips. Examples include ''Postcards from Vienna'', ''Postcards from Barcelona'', ''Postcards from Paris'' (2008), ''Postcards from Brussels'' (2009), ''Postcards from Perugia'' (2011), ''Postcards from Bilbao'' (2012). He created another book of 200 pages called ''Squink'' (éditions BdArtist(e)) that gathered a number of drawings in 15 chapters.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

===Album and book covers===
McKean has created album covers for many artists, including [[Counting Crows]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Altan (band)|Altan]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Download (band)|Download]], [[Fear Factory]], [[Front Line Assembly]], [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]], [[Dream Theater]], [[Stabbing Westward]], [[Skinny Puppy]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://thequietus.com/articles/17626-dave-mckean-interview|title= Portraying Psychological Angst: Dave McKean Interviewed|first= Dan|last= Franklin|date= 15 April 2015|work= [[The Quietus]]|archive-url= http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20161101091216/http://thequietus.com/articles/17626%2Ddave%2Dmckean%2Dinterview|archive-date= 1 November 2016|url-status= live|df= dmy-all|quote= I like the Front Line Assembly covers, I think they've got better through the years, and I like the band. I liked doing the Skinny Puppy covers and the Stabbing Westward cover. The Fear Factory covers came out well, but only after a lot of rather pointless back and forth.}}</ref> [[Toad the Wet Sprocket]], [[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}, and [[Delerium]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-26 |title=Interview with Bill Leeb Of Delerium: ‘Delerium Is A Healing Process, A Perfect Escape From The Aggression In The World’ |url=https://www.side-line.com/interview-with-bill-leeb-of-delerium-delerium-is-a-healing-process-a-perfect-escape-from-the-aggression-in-the-world/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Bill Bruford]]'s [[Earthworks (band)|Earthworks]] commissioned McKean artworks for six of their albums from 1994 to 2004, as well as additional images for the 2019 ''Complete'' box set.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

McKean has also made book covers for [[Jonathan Carroll]], [[Iain Sinclair]] and [[Alan Moore]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

=== Books of photography ===
McKean has published five books of photography:

*''A Small Book of Black and White Lies'' (1995)
*''Option: Click'' (1998)
*''The Particle Tarot: The Major Arcana'' (2000)
*''The Particle Tarot: The Minor Arcana'' (2006)
*''Prompt: Conversations with [[Artificial Intelligence]]'' (2022)

=== Work with John Cale ===
McKean designed and illustrated [[John Cale]]'s autobiography ''What's Welsh for Zen'', a further biography called ''Sedition and Alchemy'', a box set of C.D.s called ''[[Circus Live]]'', and used John's Welsh-by-way-of-New York voice as the narrator for his short film ''Neon''.

=== Children's picture books ===
McKean has collaborated with [[Neil Gaiman]] on four children's [[picture book]]s, ''[[The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish]]'' (1998), ''[[The Wolves in the Walls]]'' (2003), ''[[Crazy Hair]]'' (2009), and ''[[MirrorMask|Mirrormask]]'' (2005), and illustrated Gaiman's children's novels ''[[Coraline]]'' (2002) and ''[[The Graveyard Book]]'' (2008), as well as [[S. F. Said]]'s ''[[Varjak Paw]]'' (2003), ''Outlaw Varjak Paw'' (2006), ''Phoenix'' (2013) and Tyger (2022). ''The Wolves in the Walls: a Musical Pandemonium'' premiered as a play in [[Glasgow]] in 2006 with Improbable and the [[National Theatre of Scotland]]. The National Theatre of Scotland adapted ''The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish'' into a promenade performance for young people in 2013. He illustrated [[David Almond]]'s ''[[The Savage (novel)|The Savage]]'' published in April 2008, ''[[Slog's Dad]]'' published in September 2010, and ''[[Mouse Bird Snake Wolf]]'' (2013). In 2011, McKean collaborated with [[Richard Dawkins]] on ''[[The Magic of Reality]]'', an introduction to critical thinking and science for children.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/625578|title= ''The Magic of Reality'' - new book by Richard Dawkins this Fall|date= 10 May 2011|publisher= The Richards Dawkins Foundation|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140203020534/http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/625578|archive-date= 3 February 2014|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all|access-date= 26 May 2014}}</ref> McKean also illustrated [[Ray Bradbury]]'s ''The Homecoming'' (2006).

=== ''The Fat Duck Cookbook'' ===
In 2008, McKean collaborated with [[Heston Blumenthal]] on ''The Fat Duck Cookbook'', an autobiography, compilation of key recipes and insight into Blumenthal's scientific method. The book was nominated in the [[James Beard Foundation]] Awards for Cooking from a Professional Point of View and won the Photography/Illustration award. In 2014, McKean collaborated again with Blumenthal and writer Pascal Clariss on Historical Heston, a collection of historically inspired recipes. The book won two James Beard Foundation Awards. McKean is the Director of Story at [[The Fat Duck]], and helped to relaunch the restaurant after its refurbishment in 2015. He has created package designs, maps, menu designs and murals for The Fat Duck, as well as [[Dinner by Heston Blumenthal]] in London and Melbourne.
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=== Stamps ===
McKean created six images for the [[Royal Mail]]'s ''Mythical Creatures'' collection, which featured depictions of mythical creatures found in British folklore, including [[dragon]]s, [[unicorn]]s, [[Giant (mythology)|giants]], [[pixie]]s, [[mermaid]]s, and [[Fairy|fairies]]. The collection was released in the UK on 16 June 2009. The Presentation Pack contains short descriptions of each subject by author Neil Gaiman.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.norvic-philatelics.co.uk/2009/06a-mythical_creatures.htm|title= Mythical Creatures|date= 16 June 2009|publisher= Norvic-philatelics.co.uk|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120812043327/http://www.norvic-philatelics.co.uk/2009/06a-mythical_creatures.htm|archive-date= 12 August 2012|url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Films ===
''[[MirrorMask]]'', McKean's first feature film as director, premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in January 2005. The screenplay was written by Neil Gaiman, from a story by Gaiman and McKean. A children's fantasy which combines live action and digital animation, ''MirrorMask'' was produced by [[Jim Henson Studios]] and stars a British cast [[Stephanie Leonidas]], [[Jason Barry]], [[Rob Brydon]], and [[Gina McKee]]. Before ''MirrorMask'', McKean directed a number of television intros and music videos as well as several short films, such as ''The Week Before'' (1998) and ''N[eon]'' (2002),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/dreamweaver/michelle-thomas|title= Dreamweaver|date=1 March 2005|publisher= Future Movies|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194143/https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/dreamweaver/michelle-thomas|archive-date= 4 March 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which are included in the compilation DVD of McKean's work ''[[Keanoshow]]'' from Allen Spiegel Fine Arts. McKean directed ''[[The Gospel of Us]]'', a film of the [[National Theatre Wales]]'s [[Passion play]] in [[Port Talbot]] which stars [[Michael Sheen]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12326895|title=Port Talbot Passion Play to be filmed|work= BBC News|date=31 January 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110430224547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12326895|archive-date= 30 April 2011|url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The feature film ''Luna'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lunathemovie.com/page9/index.html|title=Dave McKean|website= Luna the Movie
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160801121243/http://www.lunathemovie.com/page9/index.html|archive-date= 1 August 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all|access-date= 3 September 2016}}</ref> written and directed by McKean and starring Stephanie Leonidas, Ben Daniels, Dervla Kirwan and Michael Maloney, debuted at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2014.

McKean was a [[concept art]]ist on the TV mini-series ''[[Neverwhere]]'' (1996), which was created and co-written by Neil Gaiman, and the feature films ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' (2004) and ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' (2005).

=== Theatre and live performance ===
McKean wrote and performed a song cycle called ''Nine Lives''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/09/nine-lives-lived-in-full-with-dave-mckean-at-the-british-library/|title=Nine Lives Lived In Full With Dave McKean At The British Library|last= Johnston|first= Rich|author-link= Rich Johnston|date=9 June 2014|publisher=Bleeding Cool|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140811000117/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/09/nine-lives-lived-in-full-with-dave-mckean-at-the-british-library/|archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status= live|df=dmy-all|access-date= 3 September 2016}}</ref> at the [[Sydney Opera House]] as part of the Graphic Festival. This was also performed at the [[British Library]] and at LICAF.

McKean wrote the text for Wildworks' ''Wolf's Child''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildworks.biz/projects/wolfs-child/|title=''Wolf's Child''|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160402225740/http://wildworks.biz/projects/wolfs-child/|archive-date= 2 April 2016|url-status= usurped|df=dmy-all|access-date= 3 September 2016}}</ref> site-specific theatre work as part of the Norwich Theatre Festival in 2015.

''An Ape's Progress'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchesterjazz.com/2015/07/30/world-premiere-of-an-apes-progress/|title=World Premiere of ''An Ape's Progress''|date=30 July 2015|publisher=[[Manchester Jazz Festival]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160906021225/http://www.manchesterjazz.com/2015/07/30/world-premiere-of-an-apes-progress/|archive-date= 6 September 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref> was a commission by the [[Manchester Jazz Festival|Manchester Literature/Jazz Festivals]] in 2015, and was created by poet [[Matthew Sweeney]], composer/saxophone player [[Iain Ballamy]], cellist Matthew Sharp, singer Emilia Martensson, accordionist [[Stian Carstensen]], and pianist [[Kit Downes]], with McKean providing film projections and keyboards. A book of the work accompanied the show.

''Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1418now.org.uk/commissions/black-dog-the-dreams-of-paul-nash/|title=Black Dog - The Dreams of Paul Nash|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160315171054/https://www.1418now.org.uk/commissions/black-dog-the-dreams-of-paul-nash/|archive-date= 15 March 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref> is a multi-media, music, song and performance work commissioned by 14-18 Now Foundation and LICAF. McKean performs as narrator and pianist, Matthew Sharp as a performer, singer and cellist, and Clare Haythornthwaite as violinist/performer. It premiered in [[Amiens]], and has been performed in Kendal. In 2016 it was performed in Rye, Ashford and at [[Tate Modern]].

=== Music and jazz label ===
McKean has produced [[Album cover|album artwork]] for many bands, such as: [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]], [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Fear Factory]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Dream Theater]], [[Michael Nyman]]. He has a longstanding relationship with [[Industrial music|industrial]] band [[Front Line Assembly]], creating many illustrations for dozens of their albums from [[Millennium (Front Line Assembly album)|1994]] to [[Mechanical Soul|2021]]. McKean also founded the record label Feral Records with saxophonist Iain Ballamy.

=== Video games ===
McKean created the cover art for [[Synnergist]], [[Point-and-click Adventure|point-and-click adventure]] game released in 1996, the only video game he has made art for.

== Awards ==
McKean has won numerous awards and accolades. Over the years, he has been nominated five times for a [[World Fantasy Award]] in the category of "Artist", and he won the award in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |title=Award Winners & Nominees |year=2013 |publisher=[[World Fantasy Convention]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015020014/http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His graphic novel ''Cages'' won the [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album|Alph-Art]], Pantera, and [[Harvey Award]]s for best Graphic Novel.<ref name="HCC">{{cite web |url= http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Teachers/BookDetail.aspx?isbn13=9780380977789&BDMode=7|title= ''Coraline'' by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean|date= n.d.|publisher= [[HarperCollins]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090319232834/http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Teachers/BookDetail.aspx?isbn13=9780380977789&BDMode=7|archive-date= 19 March 2009|url-status= dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has been nominated six times and won three Spectrum Awards in the categories of "Advertising", "Book", and "Comic".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomArt27.html#3509|title= Dave McKean|year= 2011|publisher= The Locus Index to SF Awards|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140220132211/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomArt27.html#3509|archive-date= 20 February 2014|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref> His collection of short comics, ''Pictures That Tick'' won the [[Victoria and Albert Museum|V&A Museum]] Illustrated Book Awards Overall First Prize.<ref name="HCC"/> In 2004, McKean won a [[BSFA Award]] in "Short Fiction" with Neil Gaiman for their work, ''The Wolves in the Walls''. His film ''[[MirrorMask]]'' was nominated for the [[William Shatner]] Golden Groundhog Award for Best Underground Movie, the other nominated films were ''[[Green Street Hooligans]]'', ''[[Nine Lives (2005 film)|Nine Lives]]'', ''[[Up for Grabs (2004 film)|Up for Grabs]]'' and ''[[Opie Gets Laid]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Shatner-Gets-His-Own-Award-2037.html |title=Shatner Gets His Own Award |last=Tyler |first=Joshua |date=10 January 2006 |publisher=Cinema Blend |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220071937/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Shatner-Gets-His-Own-Award-2037.html |archive-date=20 February 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''Luna'' won Best British Feature at the Raindance Festival Awards,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2014/10/raindance-film-festival-2014-winners-announced/|title= Raindance Film Festival 2014 winners announced|first= Kat|last= Kourbeti|date= 6 October 2014|publisher= Flickering Myth|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160906022113/http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2014/10/raindance-film-festival-2014-winners-announced/|archive-date= 6 September 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and also the Raindance Award at the Möet British Independent Film Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bifa.film/awards/winners/2014|title= Winners|date= 2014|publisher= The British Independent Film Awards|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160119163839/https://www.bifa.film/awards/winners/2014|archive-date= 19 January 2016|url-status= live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2017 McKean was the inaugural recipient of the "Sergio Aragones International Award for Excellence in Comic Art", given as part of [[The Lakes International Comic Art Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Comic art award launched at Lakes festival |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-41628116|date=15 October 2017|work=BBC News|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180212151917/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-41628116|archive-date= 12 February 2018|url-status= live|df= dmy-all|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041010073441/http://www.gaimanmckeanbooks.co.uk/ Official site for children's books with Neil Gaiman (UK publisher)] and [http://www.mousecircus.com/ (US publisher)]
*{{IMDb name|0571098}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/dave_mckean Dave McKean] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
*[http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=114 Dave McKean] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
*[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namm25.htm#N2393 Dave McKean] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
*[https://www.1418now.org.uk/commissions/black-dog-the-dreams-of-paul-nash/ Black Dog: the Dreams of Paul Nash]
* {{LCAuth|n93030133|Dave McKean|48|ue}}

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