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John Cassaday

American artist · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1971 to 2024 · aged 52

Johnny Mac Cassaday was an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He was best known for his work on the critically acclaimed Planetary with writer Warren Ellis, where his art style conveyed a sense of realism despite that book's fantastical settings.

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A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026

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2024Died9 September 20242016Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic YearsFilm2010Astonishing X-Men: GiftedFilm, Director2009DollhouseSeries, Director2006Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker TeamAwardDone the ImpossibleFilm, 2006Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-MenFilm, 20062005Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker TeamAward2004Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker TeamAward1990One Foot in the GraveSeries, Hospital Nurse1971Born14 December 1971

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Television 2

Media & music

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Awards

Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team2006
Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team2005
Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team2004

About this person

His later works included Astonishing X-Men with Joss Whedon, Captain America with John Ney Rieber, and Star Wars with Jason Aaron.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1971 to 2024 · aged 52