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6 unusual facts about Dave McKean


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Dave McKean - illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician

Everything Must Perish


Everything Must Perish features artwork by Dave McKean.

Photographic mosaic

1994 Dave McKean creates an image for DC Comics, a mosaic of a face made from photos of faces, although this is believed to be created manually using Photoshop.

Stian Carstensen

He played the accordionist in the circus band (and the soundtrack) of the 2005 Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean film MirrorMask.

The Gospel of Us

Directed by Dave McKean, the film stars Sheen as The Teacher, a man who has lost all memory of who he is and of the danger his town is facing from a company, ICU.

Varjak Paw

Varjak Paw (2003) is a novel by the British author S. F. Said and illustrated by Dave McKean.


Swazzle

A discussion of the proper use of a swazzle is given towards the end of Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch; throughout the story, a mysterious figure known as "Swatchell" works as the Professor in a Punch and Judy show where the narrator is staying with his grandparents.


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