Beatty, Terry

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Beatty, Terry

PERSONAL: Male. Married Wendi Lee (a writer); children: Beth.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, DC Comics, 1700 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. E-mail—terry@terrybeatty.com.

CAREER: Writer, comic book inker and illustrator, designer of model kits, commercial illustrator.

AWARDS, HONORS: Eisner awards, 1998, for Batman and Robin Adventures: World's Finest, and 1999, for Batman: The Gotham Adventures.

WRITINGS:

(Inker) Wendy Pini, ElfQuest: Bedtime Stories, Warp Graphics, 1994.

(Inker) Paul Dini, The Official Comics Adaptation: Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest, DC Comics (New York, NY), 1997.

(Inker) Max Allan Collins, Johnny Dynamite, Ait/Planet Lar, 2003.

Inker of Batman for DC Comics, and for other publishers; inker for the comic book series Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures, by Frank Miller.

SIDELIGHTS: Terry Beatty has inked Batman for DC Comics for many years, as well as working on projects for Marvel Comics and others. Ray Tate reviewed Batman: Gotham Adventures for Silver Bullet Comic Books online, writing that Beatty, "who seals all the art in his evocative inks, also uses his penciling opportunity to exude mood and atmosphere. He closes in on Bruce Wayne's eyes and tells the reader without words that nothing will stand in this man's way."

Beatty is married to the prolific author Wendi Lee, creator of the "Angela Matelli" mystery series, and the two have collaborated on a number of short stories that have been published in anthologies.

Beatty and Lee also worked together on ElfQuest: Bedtime Stories, a volume for young children that is based on the adult fantasy series. The elves tell the traditional stories, such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood, while adding "fun, new twists to the familiar tales," commented Booklist's Sally Estes.