Tom Raney is an American comic book artist whose career spans more than three decades of work across Marvel, DC, and Image Comics. Born in 1960, he broke into the industry around 1989 and built a reputation as a reliable, versatile penciler capable of handling both team books and action-heavy cosmic narratives.
Raney made an early mark at Image Comics on titles such as Stormwatch and DV8, helping to define the look of those WildStorm-era superhero stories. His work for Marvel includes runs on Alpha Flight, Ultimate X-Men, and Uncanny X-Men, as well as the cosmic crossover event Annihilation: Conquest. At DC, he contributed to Outsiders, Green Lantern, Avengers Academy, and the science-fiction anthology Threshold, demonstrating a consistent ability to adapt his style to a wide range of genre demands.
His art is characterized by clean, dynamic figure work suited to ensemble casts and large-scale action sequences — qualities that made him a natural fit for the team books that dominate his bibliography. Over the course of his career he has been credited on more than 219 issues as both artist and inker, with activity recorded as recently as 2024. While Raney has not been prominently associated with a single iconic character, his body of work reflects the kind of steady, professional craftsmanship that sustains the collaborative medium of monthly comics.
Green Lantern (2021) · 15
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) · 11
Warlock Chronicles (1993) · 8
Ultimate X-Men (2001) · 8
Avengers Academy (2010) · 7
Captain America (1996) · 6
Annihilation: Conquest (2008) · 6
Black Widow: Deadly Origin (2010) · 6
Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992) · 4
Deathstroke, the Terminator (1991) · 4
X-Men: Search for Cyclops (2000) · 4
Secret Invasion: Inhumans (2008) · 4
Dark Reign: Hawkeye (2009) · 4
Gli Incredibili X-Men (1994) · 3
Forgotten Realms Comic Book (1989) · 2
Justice League America (1989) · 2
The New Titans (1988) · 2
Team One: Stormwatch (1995) · 2
Ultimate Secret (2005) · 2
Spider-Man Collectible Series (2006) · 2
Timestorm 2009 / 2099 (2009) · 2
Marvel Heroes Extra (2010) · 2
The Mighty World of Marvel (2009) · 2
X-Men: Hellbound (2010) · 2
Fear Itself: Avengers Academy (2012) · 2
AVX: Consequences (2012) · 2
Bloodshot and H.A.R.D.Corps (2013) · 2
The Greatest Battles of the Avengers (1993) · 1
Spécial Strange (1989) · 1
Marvel Annual Report (1991) · 1
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992) · 1
Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994) · 1
X-Factor Annual (1986) · 1
Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual (1993) · 1
X-Men: The Early Years (1994) · 1
Voodoo / Zealot: Skin Trade (1995) · 1
Team One: WildC.A.T.s (1995) · 1
Marvel Miniserie (1994) · 1
Os Novos Titãs (1986) · 1
Fantastic Four (1996) · 1
Alpha Flight / Inhumans '98 (1998) · 1
GOAT: H.A.E.D.U.S. (1998) · 1
Marvel Crossover (1997) · 1
Titans Secret Files (1999) · 1
X-Men Unlimited (1993) · 1
Star Wars Handbook (1998) · 1
Star Wars The Comic (1999) · 1
Die Fantastischen Vier (1999) · 1
X-Men Universe (1999) · 1
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) · 1
Magneto: Dark Seduction (2000) · 1
X-Men, los Hombres X (1998) · 1
Outsiders Double Feature (2003) · 1
Teen Titans / Outsiders Secret Files 2003 (2003) · 1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age Marvel 2004 (2004) · 1
What If Magneto Had Formed the X-Men with Professor X? (2005) · 1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man 2005 (2005) · 1
Ultimate X-Men Annual (2005) · 1
Ultimate Marvel Flip Magazine (2005) · 1
Cable & Deadpool (2006) · 1
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update (2007) · 1
Civil War: The Return (2007) · 1
New Avengers / Transformers (2007) · 1
Marvel: Your Universe Saga (2008) · 1
War of Kings Saga (2009) · 1
Marvel Universe (2007) · 1
Sentry: Fallen Sun (2010) · 1
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Handbook (2010) · 1
X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook (2010) · 1
Incredible Hulks (2010) · 1
Thor: The Death of Odin (2011) · 1
Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe (2011) · 1
Thor: Lord of Asgard (2011) · 1
Thor: Gods on Earth (2011) · 1
Thor: Whosoever Wields This Hammer (2011) · 1
AAFES 13th Edition [The Avengers] (2012) · 1
Incredible Hulk (2011) · 1
Superman Annual (2012) · 1
Batman / Superman (2013) · 1
Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse (2014) · 1
Superman / Wonder Woman: Futures End (2014) · 1
Wonder Woman: Futures End (2014) · 1
The New 52: Futures End (2014) · 1
World Premiere (2016) · 1
Batman: Shadow of the Bat (2016) · 1
Mutant X: The Complete Collection (2018) · 1
The Outsiders by Judd Winick (2019) · 1
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2020) · 1
Komikai Micro Comics Ultimate Marvel (2005) · 1
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