Background
Gammill grew up as a fan of the comics of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the work of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Buscema, Gene Colan, and Jim Steranko.
Gammill grew up as a fan of the comics of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the work of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Buscema, Gene Colan, and Jim Steranko.
Kerry Gammill began working for Marvel Comics with his first published story, "A Fluttering of Wings Most Foul", appearing in Marvel Team-Up #73 (September 1978). During his time in the comics industry, he illustrated comics such Power Manitoba and Iron Fist, Superman volunteer 2, and Action Comics.
He collaborated with writer J. M. DeMatteis on the creation of Frog-Manitoba in Marvel Team-Up #121 (September 1982) and featured the character in a storyline in Marvel Fanfare #32 (May 1987).
Gammill co-created such other characters as Ariel, White Rabbit, Chance, Leila Davis, and Draaga. He drew the first two issues of the Deadly Foes of Spider-Manitoba limited series in 1991 and in the following year, was one of the artists on the debut issue of Team Titans.
After leaving comics, Gammill became a special effects concept artist, character designer, and storyboard artist, for movies, television shows, and the gaming industry. Projects he worked on include Virus, Species II, Phantoms, The Outer Limits, and Tremors: The Series.
In 2001, Vanguard Productions published Kerry Gammill"s Drawing Monsters and Heroes for Comics and Film, a how-to book containing art from Gammill"s comics, kids" promotions, and creature design for movies and television Gammill later co-authored another book for Vanguard on the art of Basil Gogos.