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'''Johnny Mac Cassaday''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|s|ə|d|eɪ}};<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXS9lRkpeos "Comic-Con 2010: John Cassaday"]<!--at 0:15--></ref> December 14, 1971 – September 9, 2024) was an American [[comic book artist]], writer, and television director.<ref name=AIPT9.9.24>{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2024/09/09/comic-john-cassaday-passes-away-52/|title=Comic book artist John Cassaday passes away at 52|author=Brooke, David|publisher=AIPT Comics|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=September 9, 2024|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 10, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240910135705/https://aiptcomics.com/2024/09/09/comic-john-cassaday-passes-away-52/}}</ref> He was best known for his work on the critically acclaimed ''[[Planetary (comics)|Planetary]]'' with writer [[Warren Ellis]],<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kreiner |first=Rich |date=February 2004 |title=Firing Line:Planetary/Batman |journal=[[The Comics Journal]] |volume=1 |issue=258 |pages=50–51 |issn=0194-7869 }}</ref> where his art style conveyed a sense of realism despite that book's fantastical settings.<ref name=NYTimes9.18.24>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/arts/john-cassaday-dead.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=John Cassaday, Award-Winning Comic Book Artist, Dies at 52: In series like Planetary, of which he was a creator, and Astonishing X-Men, his drawings conveyed a sense of realism in situations that were often fantastical.|author=[[Gustines, George Gene]]||language=en-US|url-status=live|date=September 18, 2024|access-date=September 19, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.ph/G0XTJ}}</ref> He later works included ''[[Astonishing X-Men]]'' with [[Joss Whedon]], ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' with [[John Ney Rieber]], and ''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' with [[Jason Aaron]].
Both [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]] include many of Cassaday's iconic images in their marketing, and in their art and poster book collections. Marvel Comics-based animated films have made extensive use of his art. He received multiple [[Eagle Awards|Eagle]] and [[Eisner Awards]] and nominations for his work.
==Early
Johnny Mac Cassaday was born on December 14, 1971, in Fort Worth, Texas.<ref name=
==Career==
Cassaday's first published work appeared in 1994–1995 in comics published by independent publishers [[Boneyard Press]] and [[Caliber Comics]].
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==Comics==
In late 1997 Cassaday was hired by [[DC Comics|DC]] and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] as artist on the ''[[Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[Flash (comic book)|Flash]]'' annuals, ''[[X-Men]]/[[Alpha Flight]]'', and ''[[Union Jack]]''. His work on ''X-Men'' made him one of the title's most popular artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/06/the-top-10-x-men-artists/jim-lee|title=The Top 10 X-Men Artists|website=[[Complex Networks]]}}</ref>
In 1999, Cassaday and writer [[Warren Ellis]] created ''[[Planetary (comics)|Planetary]]'' for [[WildStorm Productions]]. Relating the manner in which the episodic series would feature different settings in each issue, Ellis, recalled in 2024, "John said he'd love to try a monthly series, but hated the idea of having to draw the same thing every issue." To this end, the stories revolved around concepts as diverse as [[Doc Savage]] analogues, an island of monsters reminiscent of Japanese [[kaiju]] films, the ghost of a murdered Chinese police officer, and a doppelgänger of [[Marilyn Monroe]] who was subjected to scientific experiments by the government. Cassaday's covers for the series were designed like movie posters, with the book's logo reimaginzed for each issue. He also modeled the character Drummer after himself.<ref name=NYTimes9.18.24/>
Cassaday quickly became an in-demand artist working on many top titles, including ''[[Gen¹³|Gen<sup>13</sup>]]'', ''[[Superman/Batman]]'', ''[[The Hulk]]'', and ''[[Avengers (comics)|The Avengers]]''.
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In addition to penciling and inking his interior comics pages, Cassaday did his cover work in ink and charcoal, working with frequent collaborator Laura Martin, who digitally colored most of his covers. He credited the challenges of working on complicated books like ''Planetary'' with making him a better artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/4953-circling-back-around-planetary-w-artist-john-cassaday.html|author=Arrant, Chris|title=Circling Back Around PLANETARY W/ Artist John Cassaday|publisher=[[Newsarama]]|language=en-US|url-status=dead|date=March 24, 2010|archivedate=August 30, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830095229/http://www.newsarama.com/4953-circling-back-around-planetary-w-artist-john-cassaday.html}}</ref>
==Personal life and death==
Cassaday's partner was Tara A. Martinez.<ref name=NYTimes9.18.24/>
Cassaday died from cardiac arrest at a hospital in New York City on September 9, 2024, at the age of 52.<ref name=nytimes/><ref name=AIPT9.9.24/>▼
▲Cassaday died from [[cardiac arrest]]
==Awards==
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==References==
* {{gcdb|type=credit|search=John+Cassaday|title=John Cassaday}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060320084110/http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?artist=JOHN%20CASSADAY John Cassaday on Marvel.com]
* [http://comicartcommunity.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=134 Collectors' galleries of Cassaday's original artwork]
==External links==
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