Yanick Paquette is a Canadian comic book artist. He has worked for Antarctic Press, Topps Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics and since 1994.
Career
In 1996, Paquette drew two miniseries adapted from the TV series
, written by Roy Thomas, for Topps Comics. The following year he and Thomas reunited to draw for Topps.
In 1997, Paquette drew two issues of JLA Secret Files, his first work on the Justice League of America. He would return to those characters in 1998 with and "Madmen and Mudbaths", one of the stories in the 1999 anthology book JLA 80-Page Giant #2. From 1998 to 1999, Paquette drew nine issues of Wonder Woman for DC Comics.
Clément Sauvé was his assistant on background on a wide number of issues from 2000 to 2002.[Ellis, Jonathan (October 21, 2004). "Fall In: Clement Sauve talks Devil's Due's 'Infantry'". Comic Book Resources.] From 2000 to 2001, Yanick drew ten issues of Gambit.
Paquette was the regular artist on Ultimate X-Men from February 2007 to January 2008, and for the first five issues of Young X-Men in 2008.
He drew first five issues of Young X-Men in 2008. He later supplied the art for #3 (August 2010), and launched Batman Incorporated, which was written by Grant Morrison.
In September 2011, DC Comics cancelled all their monthly superhero comics and rebooted their entire DC Universe with 52 new monthly series in an initiative called The New 52. Among the new titles was a Swamp Thing series whose initial story arcs were written by Scott Snyder and drawn by Paquette. His work on the series garnered him a nomination for the 2013 for Best Artist and Best Cover Artist.[MacDonald, Heidi (June 6, 2013). "2013 Joe Shuster Award nominees announced". Comics Beat.][Spurgeon, Tom (August 26, 2013). "Your 2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners". The Comics Reporter.]
Awards and nominations
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| 2019 | Shuster Award | Outstanding Artist | Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 2 | Nominated | |
| Eisner Award | Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team | Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 2 | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Shuster Award | Outstanding Artist | Batman #49-50, Nightwing Rebirth #1, Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 2 | Won | |
| Outstanding Cover Artist | JLA, Wonder Woman: Earth One | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Shuster Award | Outstanding Artist | Swamp Thing | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Cover Artist | Swamp Thing | Nominated | |
Bibliography
Interior work
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#3–4 (with Faye Perozich, Millennium Publications, 1995)
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(with Roy Thomas, Topps Comics):
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Space: Above and Beyond #1–3 (1996)
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Space: Above and Beyond: Gauntlet #1–2 (1996)
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(with Roy Thomas, Topps, 1997)
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Warrior Nun Areala #4–5: "Holy Man, Holy Terror" (with Barry Lyga, Antarctic Press, 1998)
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: "Tomorrow Never Knows" (with Tom Peyer, DC Comics, 1998)
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JLA Secret Files #2: "Heroes" (with Christopher Priest, DC Comics, 1998)
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Wonder Woman #139–144, 146–148 (with Eric Luke, DC Comics, 1998–1999)
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Eros Graphic Albums #39: "Harem Nights" (script and art, with Michel Lacombe, Eros Comix, 1999)
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Day of Judgement Secret Files #1: "Which Witch?" (with Mark Millar, DC Comics, 1999)
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JLA 80-Page Giant #2: "Madmen and Mudbaths" (with Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt, DC Comics, 1999)
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Adventures of Superman (DC Comics):
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Gambit #15–19, 21–24 (with Fabian Nicieza, Marvel Comics, 2000–2001)
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#112: "Krypto!" (with Mark Schultz and Olivier Coipel, DC Comics, 2001)
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#1: "Resources" (with Dan Curtis Johnson and J. H. Williams III, DC Comics, 2001)
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#4, 7–8, 10–12 (with Robert Rodi, Vertigo, 2001–2002)
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Gen13 #68–69: "Failed Universe" (with Adam Warren, Wildstorm, 2001)
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9-11 Volume 2: "9 a.m. EST" (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, DC Comics, 2002)
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Avengers #56: "Lo, There Shall Come... an Accounting!" (with Kurt Busiek, Marvel, 2002)
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Negation #11: "Baptism of Fire" (with Tony Bedard, CrossGen, 2002)
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Terra Obscura (with Alan Moore and Peter Hogan, America's Best Comics):
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Volume 1 #1–6 (2003–2004)
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Volume 2 #1–6 (2004–2005)
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Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #1–4 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2006)
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#1–4 (with David Hine, Marvel, 2006)
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Ultimate X-Men #77, 79–80, 84–88 (with Robert Kirkman, Marvel, 2007–2008)
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Young X-Men #1–5 (with Marc Guggenheim, Marvel, 2008)
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#3: "Abomination" (with Marc Guggenheim, Marvel, 2009)
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#31–32: "The Family Business" (with Daniel Way, Marvel, 2009)
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Uncanny X-Men #512: "The Origins of the Species" (with Matt Fraction, Marvel, 2009)
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The Amazing Spider-Man #605: "Red-Headed Stranger: Epilogue — Chapter Three: Match.con" (with Brian Reed, Marvel, 2009)
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#6–9: "Insane in the Brain" (with Jason Aaron, Marvel, 2009–2010)
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#234: "The Telltale Heart" (with Mike Carey, Marvel, 2010)
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#3: "The Bones of Bristol Bay" (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2010)
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Batman Incorporated v1 #1–3, 5 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2010–2011)
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Swamp Thing #1–3, 5, 7–9 13–14, 16, 18(with Scott Snyder and Marco Rudy, DC Comics, 2011–2013)
Cover work
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Gambit #20 (Marvel Comics, 2000)
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Marvel Comics Presents #10 (Marvel, 2008)
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Ultimate X-Men #81–83, 89 (Marvel, 2008)
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Marvel Spotlight: Dark Reign (Marvel, 2009)
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Uncanny X-Men Annual #2 (Marvel, 2009)
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New Mutants #3 (Marvel, 2009)
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(Marvel, 2009)
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Age of Heroes #3 (Marvel, 2010)
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Dark Wolverine #90 (Marvel, 2010)
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Knight and Squire #1–6 (DC Comics, 2010–2011)
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Superman v1 #705 (DC Comics, 2011)
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Batman Incorporated v1 #1–5 (DC Comics, 2011)
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Swamp Thing #1–18 (DC Comics, 2012)
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