Ben Oliver is a British

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who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' on ''

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'' as well as providing art for '' The Authority'', '' The Losers'', and ''

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Biography

Ben Oliver lives in Bristol, his first professional work in England came out in 2000. He started work on ''

'' and then illustrated the

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limited series ''

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'' written by Russell Uttley. His first professional work in America came out in 2003 when he got work at

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imprints, like

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and

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. He then moved to

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where he worked on ''

'', a couple of '' Thunderbolts'' one-shots with

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and a ''

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'' one-shot written by

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. Recent projects include returning to ''2000 AD'' to finish of the second ''

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'' story and to illustrate another ''Judge Dredd'' story by

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. He also returned to Wildstorm to work on "A Narrow Pass!" written by Uttley, a back-up feature running through the core Wildstorm Universe titles involved with the World's End storyline. Oliver returned to Marvel to pencil the one-shots "

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: X-Men Requiem" and " Dark Reign: The List - Hulk". He drew ''

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: The Just'' (Dec. 2014), the third issue of Grant Morrison's ''The Multiversity'' project.

Bibliography

*''

'': ** "You're a Better Man Than I Am, Gunga Dinsdale" (with

John Wagner John Wagner (born 1949) is an American-born British comics writer. Alongside Pat Mills, he helped revitalise British comics in the 1970s, and continues to be active in the British comics industry, occasionally also working in American comics. ...

, in '' 2000 AD'' #1210,

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) ** "Bring Me the Heart of P. J. Maybe" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1211, 2000) ** "Dead Ringer" (with John Wagner, in ''

Judge Dredd Megazine ''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content Like ...

'', vol. 3 #68, 2000) ** "Cockroaches" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1627, 2009) *''

'' (with Russell Uttley, 6-limited series,

, 2001–2002) *'' The Authority: Human on the Inside'' (with

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, ) *'' The Losers'' #20-22 (pencils (20-21) and art (22), with

Andy Diggle Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow'' for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers'' an ...

and inks by

Lee Loughridge Lee Loughridge is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. He is possibly best known for his work on the various ''Batman Adventures'' titles. Bibliography His other work includes such titles as: *''Accelerate'' *''Angel'' ...

(20-21),

, March–August 2005, collected in ''Close Quarters'', collects #20-25, 144 pages,

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) *''

Tom Strong ''Tom Strong'' is a comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse, initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics, an imprint of DC Comics' Wildstorm division. Tom Strong, the title character, is a "science hero", wi ...

'' #33: "The Journey Within" (with

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, August 2005, collected in ''Tom Strong Book 6'', hardcover, December 2006, ) *''

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'' (with Bruce Jones, 6-issue limited series,

, November 2005 - April 2006) *''

'' (with

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): ** " Phoenix?" (in ''Ultimate X-Men'' #69-71, 2006, collected in ''Ultimate X-Men Volume 14: Phoenix?'', 2006, ) ** "

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" (in ''Ultimate X-Men'' #75-78, 2006–2007, collected in ''Ultimate X-Men Volume 16: Cable'', 2007, ) ** "

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" (in ''Ultimate X-Men'' #81, 2007, collected in ''Ultimate X-Men Volume 17: Sentinels'', 2008, ) *'' Thunderbolts'' (with

, Marvel Comics, collected in ''Thunderbolts:

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'', 168 pages, March 2009, ): ** "International Incident" (

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, February 2008) ** "Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness" (one-shot, May 2008) * '' The Ten-Seconders'': "Make. Believe." (with Rob Williams, ''2000 AD'' #1584-1588, April–June 2008) * "Tally Ho" (with

, in '' Wolverine: Dangerous Game'', one-shot, Marvel Comics, June 2008) * ''

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'' #6-7 (with

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, Marvel Comics, November–December 2008) * "A Narrow Pass!" (with Russell Uttley, Wildstorm, April–May 2009): ** ''

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'' #8 ** ''

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'' #28 ** '' Stormwatch: P.H.D.'' #20 ** '' The Authority'' #8 *''

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'' #0.1 (pencils, with writers

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/ Fred Van Lente and inks by Dan Green, Marvel Comics, July 2011) *'' Batwing'' #1-6 (with

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, DC Comics, November 2011-February 2012) *''

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'' #0 (with

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, DC Comics, November 2012) *'' Masters of the Universe: Origin of He-Man'' #1 (with

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, DC Comics, March 2013) *''

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'' #1, #4 (with

, DC Comics, August/December 2013) *''

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'' #23.2 " Lobo" (with Marguerite Bennett, DC Comics, November 2013) *"

" #1 "The Just" (with

, DC Comics, October 2014)

Notes

References

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Ben Oliver
at 2000 AD online
Ben Oliver
at Marvel.com

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