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Andrew J. Lewis (comics)
Andrew J. Lewis is a writer, musician, artist and co-founder of the . Biography In 2001 Lewis created the 'Top Notch Tosh' small press comic. He wrote a range of short, punchy sci-fi/horror strips, illustrating many himself and collaborating with other artists including Justin Askham and Darren Chandler. The comic ran for 6 issues. Regular characters included space loonies Baldy and Maud, intergalactic conman Jez Scullar, and righting other people's wrongs- Obadiah LaGraisse. Jez Scullar featured in a spin-off comic of his own, 'Caliburn' illustrated by Justin Askham, which has so far only seen its first issue completed. Other spin-offs were 'The Man who Saved the World' a cynical 4-parter printed under the Dry Ice Factory banner, and 'Brain Fungus' a collection of strips, single-frame gags and assorted nonsense. Lewis was the creator of ''Zarjaz'', editing its first four issues during which time it won the National Comics Award for Best Independent Comic. He wrote and lett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarjaz
''Zarjaz'' is a comics anthology fanzine for the long-running British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''. Publication history ''Zarjaz'' was started in 2001 by Andrew J. Lewis. The fanzine contained comic strips based on various ''2000 AD'' characters and also ran an in-depth interview with writer Alan Moore. There were contributions from established ''2000 AD'' creators like Alan Grant and gave a start to others such as Adrian Bamforth and Simon Spurrier. It was originally printed in A4 format and reproduced cheaply giving it something of the feel of the original 2000 AD comic as it appeared in the 70s and early 80s. Issues 3 and 4 were printed in the smaller A5 size in an attempt to keep costs low and were published simultaneously. After four issues, ''Zarjaz'' was re-launched in 2005 by Colin J. Dinnie under the Underfire Comics banner, with whom he had previously edited the small press anthology Rapid Fire. The new run has so far produced seven issues but because the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Comics
Events * Chuck Rowles and Steve Rowles begin the webcomic '' Gods of Arr-Kelaan'' * First KomMissia festival held in Moscow. January * January 29: Zak becomes the first Belgian cartoonist to win the Dutch ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon'' (edition 2001). March * '' Adventures of Superman'' #600: super-sized anniversary issue by Joe Casey, Mike Wieringo, and Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC Comics) * In ''Anders and & Co''., " Forget It!" by Don Rosa. April * ''Batman'' #600: " Bruce Wayne: Fugitive," part one, 64-page giant, written by Ed Brubaker. May * May 4: The first Free Comic Book Day is established. . * The British satirical cartoon magazine ''Punch'', which had ended in 1992 but briefly revived since 1996, is once again disestablished. June * June 3: Webcomic '' A Miracle of Science'' by Jon Kilgannon and Mark Sachs debuts. * After 59 years of continuous serialisation Albert Chartier's comic '' Onésime'' comes to an end. * June 26: Acclaimed best- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cliff Robinson (artist)
Cliff Robinson is a British comic book artist, probably best known for his cover work on 2000 AD, and contributions to the ''Judge Dredd'' strip. Biography Clifford Robinson was raised in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. Robinson has an extremely precise inking style which is extremely well suited to producing detailed, composed single images for cover art. But his strip work has also been praised highly by, among others, Gordon Rennie. This excerpt from a 2004 interview demonstrates the regard in which Robinson’s art is held by the ''2000 AD'' writers: Robinson’s strip work outside Judge Dredd has been quite limited, though he did create the strip ''Mother Earth'' with Bernie Jaye. Bibliography *''Judge Dredd'': ** "Block Rite" ( with John Wagner and Alan Grant as T.B. Grover, in "2000AD" #489, 1986) ** "A Real Xmas Story" ( with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in "2000AD" #502, 1986) ** "First of the Many" (with Garth Ennis and Gina Hart, in ''2000 AD'' #775, 1992) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Crutchley
Gary may refer to: * Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran *Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;United States * Gary (Tampa), Florida *Gary, Maryland *Gary, Minnesota *Gary, South Dakota * Gary, West Virginia *Gary – New Duluth, a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota *Gary Air Force Base, San Marcos, Texas *Gary City, Texas Ships * USS ''Gary'' (DE-61), a destroyer escort launched in 1943 * USS ''Gary'' (CL-147), scheduled to be a light cruiser, but canceled prior to construction in 1945 * USS ''Gary'' (FFG-51), a frigate, commissioned in 1984 * USS ''Thomas J. Gary'' (DE-326), a destroyer escort commissioned in 1943 People and fictional characters *Gary (surname), including a list of people with the name * Gary (rapper), South Korean rapper and entertainer *Gary (Argentine singer) Edgar Efraín Fuentes, better known as Gary ( Amboy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boo Cook
Boo Cook (born 1972) is a British comic artist, whose work mainly features in the comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. Career Cook's art has appeared in the ''ABC Warriors'' and ''Judge Dredd'', as ''Asylum'' (written by Rob Williams (comics), Rob Williams) and ''Dead Men Walking'' (written by David Bishop (writer), David Bishop). In 2005, Cook graduated to regular work on the flagship story on ''2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd'', mostly to scripts by Gordon Rennie and Simon Spurrier. With Spurrier he developed new comedy character ''Harry Kipling''. Boo Cook started and contributed to the 2000AD Online Charity Auction. Cook has also been providing the art for the latest Judge Anderson stories by Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant, and providing cover artwork on titles such as Marvel Comics, Marvel's ''X-Factor (comics), X-Factor'', the ''Elephantmen: War Toys'' prequel mini-series, and subsequently, the interior art for ''Elephantmen'' #21. In 2014, he began working on Doctor Who titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Shocks
''Tharg's Future Shocks'' is a long-running series of short strips in the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'' in 1977. The name originates from the fictional editor of 2000 AD and the book titled ''Future Shock'', written by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970. Publishing history The series began in issue 25 of ''2000 AD'' titled "Tharg's Future Shocks" in a single short story written by Steve Moore, who also created the format. This established the pattern of the series which would be two- or three-page short stories, which were normally self-contained. These stories would be a testing ground for new artists and writers and creators resulting in the stories having a very mixed level of quality. Some successful authors such as Peter Milligan, Alan Davis, Alan Moore, and Grant Morrison found some of their earliest work published as ''Future Shocks''. Spin-offs Some characters proved popular enough to either appear in their own stories, or have multiple appearances in ''Future Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In Comics
Events Year overall * The AOL name was finally dropped from Time Warner, reverted to the Time Warner name. * Peter van Straaten wins his third ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon''. March * March 16: The final Sunday comic episode of '' Flash Gordon'' is published, which also marks the end of the series overall, which had been in continuous production since 1934. April * ''Action Comics'' #800: Double-sized anniversary issue, "A Hero's Journey," by Joe Kelly, Pascual Ferry, and Duncan Rouleau. (DC Comics) * April 19: Webcomic '' Bigtime Consulting'' comes to a conclusion June * ''Wolverine'' vol. 2 is canceled by Marvel with issue #189. * June 10 - Manhwa ''Dragon Hunter'' begins publication July * July 18: The first issue of the Croatian comics magazine '' Q strip'' is published. It will last until 2013. September * September 24: Albert Uderzo is honoured as Commandeur des Arts et Lettres. October * October 18-19: During the Stripdagen in Alphen aan den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Staff
Jack Staff is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist. Billed as "Britain's Greatest Hero", it is known for being in the style of an anthology title and for its multi-linear plotlines. He first saw print in comics published by Paul Grist's Dancing Elephant Press, and is now published by Image Comics. ''Comics International'' began exclusive publication of a monthly four-page strip featuring the supporting character Ben Kulmer (the Claw); this started in #185 of the magazine and was set to run for twelve episodes. These strips have since been reprinted by Image Comics in a special. Publication history Grist created Jack Staff based on a story he had written to make use of Marvel's Union Jack character, only to be rejected. He reworked the story to make it more of an original, self-contained comic which Grist then published through his own imprint, Dancing Elephant Press. After twelve issues in black and white, Grist restarted the title with Image Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Festival
Comic Festival (also known as Comics Festival UK) was a British comic book convention which was held annually in Bristol between 1999 and 2004. It was devised and produced by Kev F Sutherland with the help of Mike Allwood of Area 51 Comics. The presentation of the National Comics Awards was a regular feature of Comic Festival from 1999 to 2003 (except for the year 2000, when the Eagle Awards were presented there). Charity auctions were held every year at the festival, first for Comic Relief and then for the benefit of ChildLine. History Comic Festival was preceded as an annual British comic convention by the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention, held annually (usually in London) from 1985 to 1998. By 1999, the comics audience in the UK was in decline; Comic Festival's aim was to reach non-comic readers, children, and families, and to enable them to enter the event at the cheapest possible prices. Once inside the convention, the audience would then be exposed to the widest range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big L (Radio London International)
Big L was the name of a short-lived broadcasting company registered by the British licensing authority Ofcom fro11 June 2002 to 10 June 2003for a satellite radio service known as Big L. The license stated that the station ''"… will provide an eclectic mix of rock and pop, both modern and classic. News and weather will be broadcast hourly. The service will be in English language and will be free to air."'' The station was owned by Big L Limited. Though the station targeted audience in the United Kingdom, advertisers developed their commercials mainly to reach English speakers in the Netherlands. Presenters and staff The station's presenters included former ''Saturday Superstore'' host Mike Read, who presented a morning show, as well as other former BBC Radio 1 DJs like Adrian John and David Hamilton. To recapture a similar working environment to the days of the pirate ships (such as the original Wonderful Radio London) all the DJs lived together at the same house in Frinton-on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Comics Awards
The National Comics Awards was a series of awards for comic book titles and creators given out on an annual basis from 1997 to 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) for comics published in the United Kingdom the previous year. The votes were by the U.K. comics fan community, and were open to anyone. The Awards were founded in 1997 by comic creators Kev F Sutherland and Mark Buckingham (comic book artist), Mark Buckingham. They took over for the UK Comic Art Awards, which were presented from 1990 to 1997 (which had themselves replaced the Eagle Award (comics), Eagle Awards, which were the dominant British comics awards from 1977 to 1990). The National Comics Awards were distinguished by the distinctive "Jimmy" statue designed by Buckingham. Structure and categories The National Comics Awards were awarded by UK comics fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Financial supporters of the awards could have their companies' names added to an individual award, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |