Artist catalog & profile

Skottie Young

A cartoonist, writer, and cover artist whose work ranges from Marvel’s Oz adaptations to I Hate Fairyland.

Artist Profile

A career in context

Skottie Young began at Marvel on titles including Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider Clan, Human Torch, and Venom. He went on to illustrate adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels with Eric Shanower, write and draw Rocket Raccoon, and create the Young Marvel variant covers.

Young’s creator-owned work includes I Hate Fairyland. He is also the writer and co-creator of Middlewest and The Me You Love in the Dark with artist Jorge Corona, and the artist and co-creator of Twig with writer Kyle Strahm. His bibliography moves between writing for other artists and drawing his own stories.

CoverLineage noteHis Uncanny X-Men #141 facsimile variant is a direct return to an archive source. The Mad About DC entry is an interior parody, offering a different setting for a visual reference than the printed cover itself.

Catalog connections

Across the archive

This artist appears in 3 indexed catalogs. Explore the lineages below, then open individual covers for edition details and credited roles. The Dungeon Crawler Carl title catalog can overlap with the composition catalogs.

Catalog connections reviewed October 9, 2026.

In the archive

The covers

Research sources

Profile last reviewed September 2026. Career information changes; corrections are welcome at hello@coverlineage.com.

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