Mark McKenna is a globally acclaimed American comic artist and Inkwell Hall of Fame resident who has been creating comic art for over three decades and has been credited on over 1000 comic book related titles.
Having worked extensively for both Marvel and DC comics, McKenna’s artwork can be found within the pages of some of the worlds most influential comic books, such as X-Men, Spider Man, Batman, The Justice League, DeadPool and Star Wars. You can also find his work in Legendary Pictures’ Pacific Rim movie prequel and Dark Horse Comic’s Star Wars-The Old Republic: The Lost Suns. His artwork from an online webcomic, Star Wars: Blood of the Empire, was transformed into an 84 page paperback and served as inspiration for The Old Republic video game.
One of the 90’s most prolific comic artists and now a certifiable comic art OG with over 35 years in the industry, McKenna was introduced to the world of comics as a young teen in Brooklyn, New York after his friend, an avid comic collector, gifted him a Dare Devil comic. The rest you could say was history, as McKenna quickly fell in love with comic book culture, first as a collector himself and later as an artist.
At the time, artists like John Romita Sr (Spider-Man) and Brian Bolland (Judge Dredd) served as major influencers for McKenna. As the years progressed and McKenna found himself at the center of some of the world’s most important comic book projects, these idols soon became friends. McKenna still to this day looks up to and credits these late and great artists as huge inspirations during his rise in the comic art ranks.
Aside from his work inking for numerous comic book publishing powerhouses, McKenna has also created his own sci-fi/horror comic book series COMBAT JACKS and a children’s series Banana Tail.
One thousand comic books and twelve hundred pages later, McKenna has propelled his classic comic art style into the future by joining the rare digital art movement.
In The News
- Comic artist Mark McKenna debuts digital artworks on MakersPlace
- Mark McKenna, José Delbo and The Digital Future of Comic Book Art
- Captain America, Iron Man and Thor Teamed-Up Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Notable Sales
Mark McKenna joined the NFT space late last year (2020) with a debut collaboration with fellow comic legend José Delbo called Into The Future which sold for $6,750. McKenna has independently released a number of artworks which have all performed extremely well on the secondary sales market. For example, edition 21 of 25 of THE FALLEN BEAST recently resold
Mythology 101- Dawn of Heroes
Long before superheroes broke onto the scene the heroes of antiquity filled readers with wonder and awe. Before there was the supervillain, monsters of a different type made you think, “would I have been able to defeat them.” Before we asked ,”who wins in a fight, Superman or the Hulk?” They may have pondered which mythic hero would come out on top in a battle. And long before comic book fandom of the modern age, reverence was paid to the gods.
Battle of the Gods
Editions: One
Pricing: Accepting Offers Only
*A 24 hour auction will be triggered once reserve price is met.
Thor vs Hercules
Editions: 10
Pricing: $500
*Final edition will be auctioned.
Aphrodite – Color & Classic Bundle
Editions: 5
Pricing: $1000
*Owner will receive both Color and Classic edition of Aphrodite.
*Final edition will be auctioned.
My “EYES” are up here
Editions: One
Pricing: Accepting Offers Only
*A 24 hour auction will be triggered once reserve price is met.
The “EYES” have it
Editions: 10
Pricing: $500
*Final edition will be auctioned.
$1 COLLECTOR RAFFLE
The “EYES” have it – Classic edition
Editions: 10
Pricing: $1
*Raffle entry will be open for 30 minutes only immediately following the release of Mythology 101: Dawn of Heroes (3:30-4 PM PST). Only current owners of Mark McKenna artworks are eligible to enter.
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