[4] McManus gained wider attention when he illustrated two issues of The Saga of the Swamp Thing written by Alan Moore.
McManus worked with writer Todd Klein on Omega Men,[5] creating Zirral and other characters for that series.
[3] In an interview, John Rozum, who scripted that issue of Daredevil, recalled: I thought Shawn McManus's art was great.
He worked on Leah Moore and John Reppion's Wild Girl (Wildstorm, 2004–2005) with J. H. Williams III, about 13-year-old Rosa Torez who discovers that she can communicate with animals.
[12] Writer-illustrator and lecturer Mark McKenna, creator of the Banana Tail children's book series, described his long association with McManus that led to their Banana Tail: The Early Years (2009) color print: I met Shawn McManus in the DC Comics offices back in late 1985.
At the time, Shawn was drawing Swamp Thing, and I was delighted to see his lively, bouncy and very refreshing art style.
1985 Jack Kirby Award nomination with Alan Moore for Best Single Issue ("Pog" in The Saga of the Swamp Thing #32).