Bryan Talbot (born 24 February 1952) is a British

comics artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and g ...

and writer, best known as the creator of ''

The Adventures of Luther Arkwright ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' is a limited series comic book written and drawn by Bryan Talbot. The story is adult in tone, with many mythological, historical and political references, and a little explicit sex. English writer Warren El ...

'' and its sequel '' Heart of Empire'', as well as the ''Grandville'' series of books. He collaborated with his wife, Mary M. Talbot to produce '' Dotter of Her Father's Eyes'', which won the 2012 Costa biography award.

Early life

Bryan Talbot was born in

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on 24 February 1952. He attended Wigan Grammar School, the Wigan School of Art, and Harris College in

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, from which he graduated with a degree in

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Career

Talbot began his comics work in the

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scene of the late 1960s. In 1969 his first work appeared as illustrations in ''Mallorn'', the British

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magazine, followed in 1972 by a weekly strip in his

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. He continued in the scene after leaving college, producing Brainstorm Comix, the first three of which formed ''The Chester P. Hackenbush Trilogy'', a character reworked by

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as Chester Williams for ''

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''. Talbot started ''

'' in 1978. It was originally published in ''

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'' and continued on over the years in other publications, including ''

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'' and by the publisher

Valkyrie Press Valkyrie Press was a British publisher of comics that operated from 1987 to 1989. It published Fox's '' Redfox'', and Bryan Talbot's ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'', both of which won Eagle Awards. Valkyrie Press was owned by ''Redfox'' c ...

. It was eventually collected into one volume by

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. Along with

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' '' When the Wind Blows'' it is one of the first British

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s. In the early to mid-eighties he provided art for some of '' 2000 ADs flagship serials, producing three series of ''

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'', as well as occasional strips for ''

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''. His '' The Tale of One Bad Rat'' deals with a girl's recovery from childhood

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. Talbot moved to the U.S. market in the 1990s, principally for

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, on titles such as ''

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'', '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'', and '' Dead Boy Detectives''. Talbot collaborated with

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on '' The Sandman'' and provided art for the "

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", "

A Game of You ''A Game of You'' (1993) is the fifth collection of issues in the DC Comics series, ''The Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo), The Sandman''. Written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Shawn McManus, Colleen Doran, Bryan Talbot, George Pratt (artist), George ...

", and " Worlds' End" story arcs. He drew ''

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'' limited series which was written by

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and worked with Tom's brother

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on ''Teknophage'', one of a number of mini-series he drew for

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. Talbot has illustrated cards for the ''

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'' collectible card game. He has illustrated

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's ''

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'', as well as returning to the Luther Arkwright universe with '' Heart of Empire''. In 2006, he announced the graphic novel ''Metronome'', an existential, textless erotically charged visual poem, written under the pseudonym Véronique Tanaka. He admitted that he was the author in 2009. Talbot turned down an offer to appear in character as Tanaka for an in-store signing of the work. In 2007 he released '' Alice in Sunderland'', which documents the connections between

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, and the

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and

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area. He wrote and drew the layouts for '' Cherubs!'', which he describes as "an irreverent fast-paced supernatural comedy-adventure." In 2019 it was reported that Talbot was producing the latest instalment in the Arkwright series tentatively titled ''The Legend of Luther Arkwright'', to be published in 2021.

Awards and recognition

* 1985 Eagle Award for Favourite Character for Torquemada, from ''

'' * 1988: ** Eagle Award for Favourite Artist (British) ** Eagle Award for Favourite New Comic, for ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' ** Eagle Award for Favourite Character (UK), for Luther Arkwright ** Eagle Award for Favourite Comic Cover, for ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' * 1989

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Mekon Award for "Best British Work" for ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' * 1995

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for Best New Publication for ''The Tale of One Bad Rat'' * 1996 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint, for ''The Tale of One Bad Rat'' * 1999 Haxtur Award, for Best Long Comic Strip for ''The Tale of One Bad Rat'' * 2000

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* 2007: **

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nominee, Best Novel, for ''Alice in Sunderland'' ** Nominated for "Award for Favourite Comics Writer/Artist" Eagle Award ** Nominated for "Favourite Original Graphic Novel" Eagle Award, for ''Alice in Sunderland'' * 2008: Nominated for "Best Painter or Multimedia Artist (interior art)"

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. * 2009 Talbot was given an

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of Arts by

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in July 2009, the first time this has been done for a comic book artist. * 2010: Nominated for "Favourite Original Graphic Novel Published During 2009" Eagle Award for ''Grandville'' * 2012: ** Talbot was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters on 17 July 2012 by Northumbria University in recognition of his lifetime's work in the graphic novel field. ** Winner of the Costa biography award for '' Dotter of Her Father's Eyes'', with Mary Talbot. **

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for Best Bande Dessinée 2012 for Grandville Mon Amour * 2014: Guest of honor at NordicFuzzCon. * 2018: Elected a Fellow of the

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Bibliography

2000 AD

Tharg's Future Shocks

*"The Wages of Sin" (with

, in '' 2000 AD'' No. 257, 1982)

''Ro-Busters''

*''

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'': "Old Red Eyes is Back" (with Alan Moore, in ''2000AD Annual 1983'', 1982)

Nemesis the Warlock

* "The Gothic Empire (Book IV)" (in ''2000 AD'' No. 390–406, 1984–1985) * "Vengeance of Thoth (Book V)" (in ''2000 AD'' No. 435–445, 1985) * "Torquemurder (Book VI) Part 1" (in ''2000 AD'' No. 482–487, 1986) * "Torquemurder (Book VI) Part 2" (in ''2000 AD'' No. 500–504, 1986–1987) *'' Torquemada'': "The Garden of Alien Delights" (with Pat Mills, in ''Diceman'' No. 3, 1986)

Sláine

*"The Time Killer" (with Pat Mills, in ''2000 AD'' No. 431, 1985)

Judge Dredd

* "House of Death" (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. ...

/ Alan Grant, in '' Diceman'' No. 1, 1986) * "Last Voyage of the Flying Dutchman" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' No. 459, 1986) * "Judge Dredd and the Seven Dwarves" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1987'', 1986) * "Ladies' Night" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in ''2000AD Annual 1987'', 1986) * "Caterpillars" (script by Michael Carroll, coloured by Alwyn Talbot, in ''2000 AD'' No. 1730, April 2011)

Enemy Alien

* "Enemy Alien" (with script and pencils Mike Matthews, in ''2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1987'')

Memento

* "Memento" (in ''2000 AD'' Prog 2002, 2001)

Ad Astra

*''Frank Fazakerly, Space Ace of the Future'' (October 1978 - September 1981)

Avatar Press

* ''

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'' (with Alan Moore, in '' Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths'' No. 1,

Avatar Press Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. Avatar Press is most notable for publishing Bad girl art, bad girl comics, such as ''Faust (Avatar Press), Fau ...

, 2003)

Brainstorm Comix

Chester P Hackenbush, the Psychedelic Alchemist

* "Out of the Crucible" (in Brainstorm Comix No. 1, 1975, Alchemy) * "From Here to Infinity" (in Brainstorm Comix No. 2, 1976, Alchemy) * "A Streetcar Named Delirium" (in Brainstorm Comix No. 4, 1977, Alchemy)

Amazing Rock'n'Roll Adventures

* "The Omega Report" (in Brainstorm Comix No. 6, 1978, Alchemy)

Dark Horse Comics

*'' The Tale of One Bad Rat'' (1995, )

DC Comics/Vertigo

*''

Annual No. 1'' (written by Jamie Delano, 1989) *'' The Nazz (Graphic Novel)'' (written by Tom Veitch, issue #1 coloured by Steve Whittaker and issues #2-4 coloured by Les Dorscheid, 1990 - 1991) *''

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: Dark Legends'' (reprints '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' No. 39 – 40, 50, 52 – 54, 1996, )

The Sandman

*''The Song of Orpheus'' (in Sandman Special 1, inks by Mark Buckingham, coloured by Daniel Vozzo, 1991) *''

'' (

, 1991–1992, ) *'' Fables and Reflections'' (DC Comics, 1991–1993, ) *'' Worlds' End'' (DC Comics, 1993, ) *''

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'' No. 9–12 (writer, with artists Dave Taylor (No. 9) and Peter Doherty (No. 10–12), DC Comics, February–May 1997) *''

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'' (with

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, four-issue mini-series, 2001)

Shade, the Changing Man

*The Santa Fe Trail (written by

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, inks by Mark Pennington, coloured by Daniel Vozzo, August 1991)

Fables

*''Bag o’Bones'' (with

, Vertigo, 2004, )

Desperado Publishing

*'' Cherubs!'' (with Mark Stafford,

, 104 pages,

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, November 2007, )

Jonathan Cape

*'' Alice in Sunderland'' (graphic novel, Jonathan Cape, April 2007, ) *'' Dotter of Her Father's Eyes'' (written by Mary M. Talbot, 2012) *'' Sally Heathcote: Suffragette'' ( written by Mary Talbot, lettering, layouts and rough pencils by Bryan, finished artwork by

Kate Charlesworth Kate Charlesworth (born 1950) is a British cartoonist and artist who has produced comics and illustrations since the 1970s. Her work has appeared in LGBT publications such as ''The Pink Paper'', ''Gay News'', ''Strip AIDS'', ''Dyke's Delight'', ...

, 2014) *'' The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia'' (written by Mary M. Talbot, 2016) *'' Rain (Graphic Novel)'' (written by Mary M. Talbot, 2019)

Grandville

*''Grandville'' (graphic novel, 104 pages, November 2009) *''Grandville Mon Amour'' (graphic novel, 104 pages, December 2010) *''Grandville Bête Noire'' (graphic novel, 104 pages, December 2012) *''Grandville: Nöel'' (graphic novel, Jonathan Cape, November 2014) *''Grandville: Force Majeure'' (graphic novel, Jonathan Cape, November 2017)

Luther Arkwright

*''The Papist Affair'' (in The Mixed Bunch 1, 1976) *''

'' (various publishers: 1978–1989, ) *''For A Few Gallons More'' (with

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, in Moon Comics 3, 1979 Street Comics) *''The Fire Opal of Set'' (in Imagine 14, 1984 TSR UK Ltd) *'' Heart of Empire: Or the Legacy of Luther Arkwright'' (Dark Horse Comics, nine-issue limited series, 1999, ) *'' The Legend of Luther Arkwright (forthcoming)

Moonstone Books

NBM Publishing

*''The Art of Bryan Talbot'' (96 pages,

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, December 2007, ) *''

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'' (as Véronique Tanaka, 64 pages, NBM Publishing, May 2008, )

Sounds

*Scumworld (credited to The Crabs from Uranus, 1983 – 1984)

Tekno Comix

*''Neil Gaiman’s

Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man ''Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man'' is a comic book published by Tekno Comix from March 1995 to June 1996. The original character concept was created by Neil Gaiman, but the books were written by James Vance and penciled mostly by Ted Slampyak. De ...

'' (Issue #1, 6 pages pencils and inks, written by

, coloured by Angus McKie, 1995) *''Neil Gaiman’s

'' (Issue #2, 5 pages, inked by Angus McKie (1995, Tekno Comix Written by Rick Veitch, coloured by Angus McKie, 1995) *'' Neil Gaiman’s Wheel of Worlds'' One shot, 11 pages (1995, Tekno Comix Written by Rick Veitch, coloured by Angus McKie,) *''Neil Gaiman's Teknophage'' (pencils only, written by

, Issues #1-6, 1995-1996) *''Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadow Death'' (script, with pencils by David Pugh and inks by Tim Perkins, six-issue limited series,

, June–November 1996)

Other

* ''Superharris'' with Bonk in Hac, Harris College's Student Newspaper 1971 - 1972) * ''Brainworms'' (script by Matthias Schultheiss, in ''

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presents the Second Xpresso Special'', 1991)

References

Interviews

British Comics Month – Bryan Talbot speaks

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, 26 July 2006
Curioser and curioser – Bryan draws on Alice
''

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'', 17 March 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Talbot, Bryan 1952 births Living people 20th-century English male artists 21st-century English male artists Alumni of the University of Central Lancashire British comics artists British comics writers British graphic novelists Costa Book Award winners DC Comics people Game artists Inkpot Award winners People from Wigan Pseudonymous artists Silver Age comics creators Underground cartoonists