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Com.x
Com.x is a British comic publishing company. History 2000–2002 Com.x was founded in 2000 by Eddie Deighton, Russell Uttley and Neil Googe. Deighton later described how the group came together in 1999: The company published a number of titles in the following couple of years like '' Cla$$war'' by Rob Williams and Trevor Hairsine,Finally Collected: Rob Williams Talks Cla$$war , 2 April 2009 '' Puncture'' by Uttley and , '' |
Cla$$war
''Cla$$war'' is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Com.x between 2002 and 2004. It was written by Rob Williams with art by Trevor Hairsine and Travel Foreman. Williams has summed up the story as "a political thriller with superheroes," dealing with a government supersoldier programme and how the leading superhero, The American, deals with the revelation of the truth.Cla$$war Returns With a New Artist , June 23, 2003 Publication history The series, written by Rob Williams with art by |
Neil Googe
Neil Googe is a British comics artist. Biography Googe's early comics work include a ''Shotgun Mary'' mini-series and work on '' 2000 AD'', including a number of ''Judge Dredd'' stories. In 1999, Googe was hired as the artist for a graphic novel adaptation of Konami's Silent Hill, which had been released in early 1999. The novel was scheduled for release in November 1999. Despite being completed, advertised, and even receiving an ISBN code, the novel never got published due to disputes with Konami and it's European branch, with only four screenshots of the novel remaining. Googe is said to have had a CD with the full, completed novel on it, but has since lost said CD. He was one of the co-founders of the British independent comic publisher Com.x in 2000, where he wrote and drew '' Bazooka Jules'' and although only three issues were published Googe says he still has ideas for many more. However, since then he had steady work in the American comic book market since and the oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Middleton
Joshua Middleton (sometimes credited as Josh Middleton) is an artist and designer working in the animation, film, comics, and book industries. In 2004 he was nominated for an Eisner Award as "Best Cover Artist" for his work on Marvel's '' NYX'', ''X-Men Unlimited'', and ''New Mutants''. Career Middleton started his career as a comic book artist in 2000 as penciler for CrossGen's ''Meridian'', written by Barbara Kesel. After that, he joined a small independent British publisher, Com.x, planning to release there his creator-owned series ''Sky Between Branches'', but only did a preview issue in early 2002, along with some other work for the publisher. After contributing covers and short stories to Marvel's ''X-Men Unlimited'' series beginning in late 2002, he signed an exclusive contract in 2003, and created '' NYX'' with Joe Quesada as writer, but left the title after four issues in 2004 when his contract ran out. Following his stint at Marvel he signed exclusively with DC Comics in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Oliver
Ben Oliver is a British comics artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' on ''Judge Dredd'' as well as providing art for '' The Authority'', '' The Losers'', and ''Ultimate X-Men'' Biography Ben Oliver lives in Bristol, his first professional work in England came out in 2000. He started work on ''Judge Dredd'' and then illustrated the Com.x limited series ''Puncture'' written by Russell Uttley. His first professional work in America came out in 2003 when he got work at DC Comics imprints, like Wildstorm, Vertigo and America's Best Comics. He then moved to Marvel Comics where he worked on ''Ultimate X-Men'', a couple of '' Thunderbolts'' one-shots with Christos Gage and a ''Wolverine'' one-shot written by Simon Spurrier. Recent projects include returning to ''2000 AD'' to finish of the second ''Ten Seconders'' story and to illustrate another ''Judge Dredd'' story by Al Ewing. He also returned to Wildstorm to work on "A Narrow Pass!" written by Uttley, a back-up feature running th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Higgins (comics)
John Higgins (born 1949) is an English comic book artist and writer. He did significant work for '' 2000 AD'', and he has frequently worked with writer Alan Moore, most notably as colourist for ''Watchmen''. Biography John Higgins was born in Walton, Liverpool. After leaving school when he was 15, he joined the army and, on leaving, spent some time in a commune in Wiltshire. He returned to Liverpool and, in 1971, resumed his studies at Wallasey College of Art. There, in 1974 he qualified in technical illustration, which allowed him to get a job as a medical illustrator at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. After getting his first comic book art published in ''Brainstorm'' in 1975, he drew the cover for '' 2000 AD'' No. 43 in 1977 and decided to go freelance in 1978, with an eye on becoming a comic artist. In 1981 he started getting regular work at ''2000 AD'', one of his early projects being the art for a ''Tharg's Future Shocks'' by Alan Moore, as well as doing covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon Busters
''Cannon Busters'' is an American fantasy comic book series by LeSean Thomas, launched in March 2005. An original net animation anime series by Satelight and Yumeta Company was released on Netflix on August 15, 2019. Publication history The first issue of the series was due to be published by Com.x in 2003, but moved to Devil's Due in 2004 and was published in 2005. It was well received by critics and fans, but due to a very busy schedule, Thomas had decided to reprint and continue the series as an original graphic novel. The graphic novel was due to come out in 2009 and it was speculated that it would have feature a number of guest artists. However, the graphic novel has long since been put on hold, presumably cancelled in favor of reviving the project as an animated production. Characters Focuses on those featured in the anime, which was not intended to be an exact adaptation. As the anime changed some of the characters' names, they will be listed before the original (in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travel Foreman
Travel Foreman is an American comic book artist. Biography Travel Foreman gained attention with his work on Com.x’s ''Cla$$war'', where he replaced original series artist Trevor Hairsine.Cla$$war Returns With a New Artist , June 23, 2003 He quickly moved on to work at , illustrating the spin-off mini-series, '' |
Rob Williams (comics)
Rob Williams is a Welsh comics writer, working mainly for '' 2000 AD''. He is currently writing books for DC Comics and its Vertigo imprint. Career Williams started out as a freelance journalist and creator of corporate videos. It's a Droids Life: Rob Williams 2000 AD online, 28 May 2008 He decided to try comics writing resulting in '''', published by and illustrated by several artists, including and |
Trevor Hairsine
Trevor Hairsine is a British comics artist, whose detailed style has been compared to that of Bryan Hitch. In August 2005 Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada named him as one of Marvel Comics's "Young Guns", a group of artists who have the qualities that make "a future superstar penciller". Career Hairsine began his professional career working for the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'', where he co-created the character of Harmony Krieg, and at '' 2000 AD'', as one of the artists of the anthology's flagship series ''Judge Dredd''. He worked on the first three issues of ''Cla$$war'' but problems for the publisher Com.x caused a delay in publication and Hairsine had already got the attention of Marvel Comics and went on to provide the art for Captain America. He has since worked mostly for Marvel since, frequently illustrating scripts by Brian Michael Bendis and fellow-Brit Warren Ellis. At the New York Comic Con it was announced that he would be providing the art for '' Killapalooza'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razorjack
''Razorjack'' is an independent comic book created, written and illustrated by John Higgins, published first by Higgins' own Jack Publishing and later by Com.X. Publication history Razorjack's first appearance was a fifteen-page strip entitled 'Citadel' that appeared in the first and only issue of Higgins' self-published anthology comic ''Razorjack'' ( Jack Publishing, 1999). Razorjack returned in a two-issue comic book limited series published by Com.X in 2001. In May 2018, Higgins and writer Michael Carroll incorporated Razorjack into the Judge Dredd universe in Judge Dredd Megazine #396. Plot ''Razorjack'' tells the story of three college students who inadvertently create an opening into an alternate universe - known by its inhabitants as The Twist Dimension - and consequently become a target for the evil Razorjack. Police officers Ross and Frame investigate the results of Razorjack's killing spree and are drawn into what is potentially the ultimate battle between good and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Hill (comics)
''Silent Hill'' comics are a series of comic books additions to the ''Silent Hill'' franchise. Apart from an unreleased graphic novel, ''Sinner's Reward'', and Past Life, they have all been written by Scott Ciencin, with various artists, and published by IDW Publishing. Stories Silent Hill An original unreleased ''Silent Hill'' graphic novel was completed in 1999 by comics publisher Com.X, Com.x’s Back: Talking to Ed Deighton & Benjamin Shahrabani , April 16, 2008 "we felt that 's talent would have gone to waste if we'd taken him on as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last American
''The Last American'' is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Marvel's Epic imprint in 1990. It was written by John Wagner and Alan Grant with art by Mike McMahon. Synopsis Twenty years after a global nuclear conflict, one man, Ulysses S. Pilgrim, is released from suspended animation to see what remains. It is unclear why nuclear war occurred or who started it but the devastation is immense. The protagonist is joined by three robot companions who accompany him on his journey to discover if he is, in fact, the last American alive. History John Wagner wrote the first two parts and Alan Grant the last two. Grant has said that this was done because it could not have been done any other way: "Together with Chopper in " Oz", it brought the crisis in John's and my partnership to a crescendo". He also concluded: "The only time we ever did alternate episodes was on ''Last America''n, when our partnership was teetering on its last legs anyway. If we hadn't done it that way, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |