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The Dead Man
''The Dead Man'' was a science fiction strip in the British comic ''2000 AD (comic), 2000 AD'' by writer John Wagner and artist John Ridgway (comic artist), John Ridgway, published in black and white in 1989–90. Although it was not billed as a ''Judge Dredd'' story, it featured Dredd as the amnesiac protagonist known only as the Dead Man. It was part of a series of stories that set the scene for the main ''Judge Dredd'' story of 1990, "Necropolis (Judge Dredd story), Necropolis". Plot The story is told from the point of view of Yassa Povey, a young boy living in the Cursed Earth, a radioactive desert in post-nuclear war America where the whole story takes place. Yassa discovers the body of a man with appalling injuries caused by acid burns, leaving him so badly disfigured that he effectively has no face left. At first believing the man to be dead, Yassa is startled when the man regains consciousness, and he runs home to get help. The townsfolk collect the injured man and take h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ridgway (comic Artist)
John Ridgway (born 4 May 1940) is an English comic book artist. He is best known as the first artist of the comic book series ''Hellblazer'', featuring John Constantine. Career Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, D.C.Thompson's Commando Comics, Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer. In 1984 Ridgway became a full-time professional, broadening his employment to include 2000 AD (comic), ''2000 AD'', Guttenberghus, Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Ridgway's full-colour work is immediately distinctive for its unusual realism coupled with a delicate, sketchy pencil line, the two combining to give a slightly old-fashioned look influenced strongly by classic British artist Frank Hampson. This has made him ideal for illustrating strips such as the 1960s set ''Summer Magic'' and Enid Blyton's ''The Famous Five (characters), The Famous Five'', but it is also a look that lends itself well to large-scale science ficti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashback (narrative)
A flashback (sometimes called an analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory. In the opposite direction, a flashforward (or prolepsis) reveals events that will occur in the future. Both flashback and flashforward are used to cohere a story, develop a character, or add structure to the narrative. In literature, internal analepsis is a flashback to an earlier point in the narrative; external analepsis is a flashback to a time before the narrative started. In film, flashbacks depict the subjective experience of a character by showing a memory of a previous event and they are often used to "resolve an enigma". Flashbacks are important in film noir and melodrama films. In films and television, several camera techniques, editing approaches and special effects have evolved to alert the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mega Collection
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebellion Developments
Rebellion Developments Limited is a British video game developer based in Oxford, England. Founded by Jason and Chris Kingsley in December 1992, the company is best known for its ''Sniper Elite'' series and multiple games in the ''Alien vs. Predator'' series. Sister company Rebellion Publishing has published comic books since 2000, when it purchased '' 2000 AD'', the publisher of characters such as Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper. History Origins (1992–1999) Rebellion was founded on 4 December 1992 by brothers Jason and Chris Kingsley in Oxford, England. The pair had just finished academic degrees at the University of Oxford, and had ambitions of starting doctorates. In their spare time, they did freelance work in the games industry. When their freelance jobs roles began to expand and they were taking on more management responsibilities, they decided to establish Rebellion in Oxford. The foundation of the studio was laid when the brothers secured a deal with video game publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Comics
Events Year overall * Publishers Cartoon Books, Comic Zone Productions, Personality Comics, and Boneyard Press all enter the arena; First Comics stops publishing. * Egmont UK bought Fleetway Publications and forced to merge with London Editions to form Fleetway Editions. January *'' Checkmate'' is canceled by DC Comics with issue #33. * '' El Diablo'' vol. 2 is canceled by DC with issue #16. * ''Count Duckula'' is canceled by the Marvel Comics imprint Star Comics with issue #15. * '' Alien Legion: On The Edge'' is canceled with issue #3. * ''Avengers Spotlight'' is cancelled with #40. February * ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #344 - First appearance of Cletus Kasady, who later becomes the super-villain Carnage. * ''Frank'' by Jim Woodring debuts in the second issue of Buzz. * ''New Mutants'' #98 - Introduction of Deadpool, Domino, and Gideon. (Marvel Comics) * ''Power Pack'' is canceled by Marvel with issue #62. * '' Heathcliff'' is cancelled with issue #56. March * "Weapon X" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics references and art titles. Its imprints are Titan Books, Titan Comics and Titan Magazines. As of 2016, Titan Books' editorial director is Laura Price. Titan Books Titan Books is a publisher of film, video game and TV tie-in books. As of 2011, the company publishes on average 30 to 40 such titles per year, across a range of formats from "making of" books to screenplays to TV companions and novels, and has a backlist reprint program. Titan Books' first title was a trade paperback collection of Brian Bolland's Judge Dredd stories from '' 2000 AD''. Titan Books followed the first title with numerous other ''2000 AD'' reprints. Subsequently, the publishing company expanded operations, putting out its first original title in 1987 (Pat M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually presenting either a complete miniseries, a story arc from a single title, or a series of stories with an arc or common theme. A trade paperback may reproduce the stories either at the same size in which they were originally presented (in comic book format), in a smaller "digest-sized" format, or a larger-than-original hardcover. This article applies to both paperback and hardcover collections. In the comics industry, the term "trade paperback market" may refer to the market for any collection, regardless of its actual cover. A trade paperback differs from a graphic novel in that a graphic novel is usually original material. It is also different from the publishing term '' trade paperback'', which is a book with a flexible cardstock cover that is larger than the standard mass market paperback format. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judge Kraken
Judge (or street judge) is a title held by several significant characters in ''Judge Dredd'' and other series which appear in the British comics ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of "Judge" combines those of judge, jury and police, police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot. Since they overthrew the U.S. Constitution in 2070, Judges have also held supreme political power in Mega-City One. Collectively they are known as the Justice Department. Overview In the comic strip, Judges are the product of many (normally 15) years' of training and psychological conditioning. Training, which takes place in the Academy of Law, generally begins at age five. The Judges recruit promising children, and grow their own clones. Judge Dredd (character), Judge Dredd is himself a clone of the Judges' founder, Chief Judge Fargo.''2000 AD'' prog 552 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Characters In Judge Dredd
This is a list of characters in the British comic strip ''Judge Dredd'' appearing in '' 2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories. (Major characters have their own articles: see the navigation box at the bottom of this article.) Judges of Mega-City One Anderson See Judge Anderson. Beeny Beeny is the child of the two main characters who appeared in the first ''America'' story, America Jara and Bennett Beeny. She herself first appeared briefly in the sequel to that story, but her first main story was the third in the ''America'' trilogy, in which she took a lead role. In 2119 Beeny was enrolled as a cadet in the Academy of Law by her father just before his untimely death, and served well enough to qualify for the accelerated graduation program. In her tenth year, as with all tenth year cadets, she was required to plan and execute a criminal investigation on her own. Allowed to choose her supervisor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Anderson (comics)
Jeffrey Allan Anderson (born April 21, 1970) is an American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter best known for starring as Randal Graves in '' Clerks,'' '' Clerks II,'' and '' Clerks III''. In between, he has appeared in other Kevin Smith-directed films and has written, directed, and starred in '' Now You Know''. Early life Born in Connecticut and raised in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, Anderson attended Henry Hudson Regional High School, with his friend, aspiring writer Kevin Smith; they graduated in 1988. While Anderson was working at AT&T, Smith was working on his debut movie '' Clerks''. As a joke, Anderson auditioned for the role of "Jay," and based on this audition, Smith later offered Anderson a lead role as video store employee Randal Graves, a foul-mouthed apathetic slacker, who patronized, angered, and mocked his customers while avoiding any real work opportunities. Career For his role in ''Clerks'', Anderson was nominated for an Independen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democracy (Judge Dredd Storyline)
Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the ''Judge Dredd'' comic strip in ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judge (2000 AD), Judges' dictatorial system of government, and efforts by the citizens to re-establish democracy. Besides being a notable story arc in itself, the "Democracy" stories also had wider repercussions which led directly to the events depicted in the story "Necropolis (Judge Dredd story), Necropolis". The stories include "America (Judge Dredd story), America", which is regularly voted by fans in polls as the best Dredd story ever written, and is Dredd creator John Wagner's favourite ''Judge Dredd'' story.''Judge Dredd: The Mega-History'', by Colin M. Jarman and Peter Acton (Lennard Publishing, 1995). Page 122. () Editor David Bishop (writer), David Bishop called it "the best ''Judge Dredd'' story ever written." The first D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Simpson (comics)
William "Will" Simpson is a Northern Irish comics artist and film and television storyboard and concept artist. Born in Prehen, County Londonderry,James Meredith"The Art of William Simpson" Culture Northern Ireland, 13 March 2013 he began his career in British comics in the 1980s, drawing "Big Ben" for ''Warrior'' magazine in 1984, ''Transformers'' for Marvel UK, work for '' 2000 AD'', including "Judge Dredd" and "Rogue Trooper", in 1987-91, and "Sex Warrior" for ''Toxic!'' in 1991. This led to work in American comics in the 1990s, including ''Hellblazer'' and '' Vamps'' and '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' for DC Comics. In the 2000s he moved into film and television, providing storyboards and concept art for films like ''24 Hours in London'' (2000), '' Reign of Fire'' (2002), '' Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005) and ''City of Ember'' (2008). From 2011 until 2019 he was a storyboard and concept artist for the HBO TV series '' Game of Thrones'', for which he designed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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