What is "shadowman"

Shadowman or Shadow Man may refer to:

• Shadowman, street art shadow paintings made by Richard Hambleton in New York City in the early 1980s
• Shadow people, creatures of both modern folklore and paranormal popular culture
• Shadowman (comics), a comic book series from Valiant Comics
  • Shadow Man (video game), a 1999 video game by Acclaim Entertainment loosely based on this comic book
• Shadow Man (1988 film), a Dutch-British film with Tom Hulce
• Shadow Man (2006 film), a 2006 Steven Seagal film
• Shadow Man (2014 film), an Indian film
• Nuits Rouges or Shadowman, a 1974 film by Georges Franju
• Doctor Facilier or the Shadow Man, a character in The Princess and the Frog
• " The Shadow Man", a 1985 episode of The Twilight Zone directed by Joe Dante
• "Shadowmen", a 1992 episode of The Young Riders
• Shadowman (album), a 2005 progressive rock solo album by Steve Walsh
• Shadow Man (album), a 1988 studio album from South African artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka
• "Shadow Man" (song), a song written by David Bowie in 1971
• "Shadow Man", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from Volume 3: Further in Time
• Shadowpeople, a fictional species from the Dragonlance series
• Shadow Man, a robot master in Mega Man 3
• Shadowman, the logo of Red Hat, Inc., a free software development company

Shadowman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by Valiant Comics. The character debuted in Shadowman #1 (May 1992), and was created by writers Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, artist David Lapham and inker Bob Layton. Shadowman appears in his own series as well as numerous other Valiant comics and also stars in the Shadow Man video game franchise by Acclaim Entertainment.

Shadowman is a lineage and four characters have taken up the mantle thus far in the comics and video games. The series protagonist is Jack Boniface.

Since his introduction, Shadowman has been a key character in the Valiant Universe and has sold over 5.3 million copies to date with 80 issues published. Shadowman comics have been translated into a number of languages including German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Filipino and Chinese among others. Shadowman is so tied to the city of New Orleans that New Orleans mayor Sidney Barthelemy officially proclaimed January 17 as “Shadowman Day.”

Shadowman has also had success in video games, selling over 2 million copies and garnering an IGN rating of 9.1/10 for the first game. Shadow Man also garnered a 93% rating for N64 Magazine, the same score as N64 favorites Donkey Kong 64 and Mario Kart 64. Shadow Man was named one of the “Top 20 Black Characters in Gaming by BET. IGN.com named Shadow Man the N64 game of the month for August 1999. And IGN.com also named Shadow Man one of the three most important Black characters on the N64 saying "Shadow Man is one of the strongest, most uncompromising characters in any game on any platform." The Shadowman video game was released around the world and translated into a number of languages including German, Russian, Spanish, French and Italian among others.

Shadowman is a 2005 solo album by Steve Walsh.