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{{Short description|English comic book artist}}
'''Al Davison''' is an English comic book writer and artist, most famous for his autobiographical graphic novel [[''The Spiral Cage'']], which describes his lifelong struggle with [[spina bifida]] and his rise to successful [[comic book]] creator, [[martial arts]] scholar and actor.
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'''Al Davison''' is an English comic book writer and artist from Newcastle, England. He now resides in Coventry, where he runs The Astral Gypsy, his studio and comic shop in [[Fargo Village]], Far Gosford Street, with his wife Maggie. He is most famous for his autobiographical graphic novel ''[[The Spiral Cage]]'' (Renegade Press, 1988, longer version Titan Books, 1990, Absolute edition from Active Images, 2003), which describes his lifelong struggle with [[spina bifida]] and his rise to successful [[comic book]] creator, [[martial arts]] instructor, film maker, and performer.<ref>McIlvenny, Paul, "Disabling Men: Masculinity and Disability in Al Davison's Graphical Autobiography ''The Spiral Cage'' in Soren Ervo, Thomas Johansson, ''Bending Bodies: Mounding Masculinities'', Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 1 Sep 2003</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Tuana|first=Nancy|title=Revealing Male Bodies|year=2002|publisher=Indiana University Press|url=https://archive.org/details/revealingmalebod00tuan|url-access=registration|quote=Al Davison spiral cage.|page=[https://archive.org/details/revealingmalebod00tuan/page/120 120]}}</ref> ''The Spiral Cage'' featured in [[Tony Isabella]]'s ''1000 Comic Books You Must Read''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Isabella|first=Tony|title=1,000 Comic Books You Must Read|year=2009|publisher=Krause Publications}}</ref>

He is the subject of a documentary, also called ''The Spiral Cage'', directed by [[Paul W. S. Anderson]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Allon|first=Yoram|title=Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide|year=2001|publisher=Wallflower|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OJAcf31BweQC&q=paul+anderson+spiral+cage&pg=PA7|author2=Del Cullen|author3=Hannah Patterson|page=7|isbn=9781903364215}}</ref>

As part of the 10-day [http://www.festival800.co.uk Festival800], which took place in Lincoln from 28 August to 6 September 2015, he has been commissioned to create ''Manga Carta'' – a 10-page, 30-panel graphic tale of the journey and impact of the 800-year-old Magna Carta. ''Manga Carta'' is available for download from the festival website since mid-August 2015.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*''[[Crisis (comics)|Crisis]], issue 34, 1989
*''[[Crisis (Fleetway)|Crisis]]'', issue 34, 1989
*''[[The Spiral Cage]]'' original graphic novel, 1990
*''[[The Spiral Cage]]'' original graphic novel, 1990
*''[[Minotaur's Tale]]'' Dark Horse Books, 1992
*''[[Tainted (comics)|Tainted]]'' (with [[Jamie Delano]]) one-shot, 1995
*''[[Tainted (comics)|Tainted]]'' (with [[Jamie Delano]]) one-shot, 1995
*''[[The Endless Gallery]]'', one-shot, 1995
*''[[The Endless Gallery]]'', one-shot, 1995
*''[[Teknophage]]'', (with [[Paul Jenkins (writer)|Paul Jenkins]]) 7–10, 1995
*''[[Vermillion (comics)|Vermillion]]'', 1-7, 1996-97
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*''[[Hellblazer]]'' issue 101 (with Paul Jenkins) (mistakenly credited to [[Sean Phillips]]), 1996
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*''[[The Dreaming (comics)|The Dreaming]]'', 20-21, 1998
*''[[Doctor Who (comics)|Doctor Who]]'', 1-16, 2009-10
*''[[Vermillion (comics)|Vermillion]]'', 1–7, (with [[Lucius Shepard]]) 1996-97
*''[[Teknophage]]'', 7-10, 1995
*''[[The Dreaming (comics)|The Dreaming]]'', 20–21, 1998
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*''[[The Dreaming (comics)|The Dreaming]]'', (with [[Caitlin R Kiernan]]) 41, 1999
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*''[[Hellblazer]]'' issue 101 (mistakenly credited to [[Sean Phillips]]), 1996
*''[[Spiral Dreams]]'' 2000
*''[[9/11 (comics)|9/11]]'', anthology, one story, 2002
*''[[9/11 (comics)|9/11]]'', anthology, one story, 2002
*''[[The Spiral Cage]]'' Active Image edition, 2003
*''[[Hokusai Demons]]'' Astral Gypsy Ltd, 2009
*''[[Doctor Who (comics)|Doctor Who]]'', (with [[Tony Lee]]) 1–2, 7-8 2009-10
*''[[Doctor Who Annual (comics)|Doctor Who]]'', 2010
*''[[The Unwritten]]'' issue 24, 2009
*''[[The Unwritten]]'' issue 24, 2009
*''[[House of Mystery]]'' issue 17, 2009
*''[[House of Mystery]]'' issue 17, 2009
*''[[The Alchemist's Easel]]'' The Astral Gypsy Ltd 2013
*''[[Tommy Taylor & The Ship That Sank Twice]]'' Vertigo 2014
*''[[The Unwritten Apocalypse #5 & #7]]'' Vertigo 2014
* ''Manga Carta'', 2015

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Al Davison is an English comic book writer and artist from Newcastle, England. He now resides in Coventry, where he runs The Astral Gypsy, his studio and comic shop in Fargo Village, Far Gosford Street, with his wife Maggie. He is most famous for his autobiographical graphic novel The Spiral Cage (Renegade Press, 1988, longer version Titan Books, 1990, Absolute edition from Active Images, 2003), which describes his lifelong struggle with spina bifida and his rise to successful comic book creator, martial arts instructor, film maker, and performer.[1][2] The Spiral Cage featured in Tony Isabella's 1000 Comic Books You Must Read.[3]

He is the subject of a documentary, also called The Spiral Cage, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.[4]

As part of the 10-day Festival800, which took place in Lincoln from 28 August to 6 September 2015, he has been commissioned to create Manga Carta – a 10-page, 30-panel graphic tale of the journey and impact of the 800-year-old Magna Carta. Manga Carta is available for download from the festival website since mid-August 2015.

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References

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  1. ^ McIlvenny, Paul, "Disabling Men: Masculinity and Disability in Al Davison's Graphical Autobiography The Spiral Cage in Soren Ervo, Thomas Johansson, Bending Bodies: Mounding Masculinities, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 1 Sep 2003
  2. ^ Tuana, Nancy (2002). Revealing Male Bodies. Indiana University Press. p. 120. Al Davison spiral cage.
  3. ^ Isabella, Tony (2009). 1,000 Comic Books You Must Read. Krause Publications.
  4. ^ Allon, Yoram; Del Cullen; Hannah Patterson (2001). Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower. p. 7. ISBN 9781903364215.


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