Clint Langley (born July 30, 1970) is a British
comic book artist best known for his work on series with
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather ...
at ''
2000 AD'' and as the cover artist for
Marvel Comics
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' ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
''.
He is an artist who combines painting, photography and
digital art
Digital art refers to any artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process, or more specifically computational art that uses and engages with digital media.
Since the 1960s, various name ...
and as well as his work in comics, he has provided the art for role-playing games and collectible cards.
Early life
Langley went to
Hastings College
Hastings College is a private Presbyterian college in Hastings, Nebraska.
History
The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards. ...
and studied
art and design
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.
Career
Langley's first published work was with ''
Nighfall Games's'' role-playing game ''
SLA Industries'' in 1993. His work appeared in their first three books, SLA Industries, Karma and Mort, for which he painted the cover. He also provided the large wrap-around painting for the game's
GM's screen
A gamemaster's screen, also called a GM's screen, is a gaming accessory, usually made out of either cardboard or card stock, and is used by the gamemaster to hide all the relevant data related to a tabletop role-playing game session from the playe ...
. He returned to SLA Industries in 2019, contributing 3 pieces, including the back cover art, to the source book: Cannibal Sector One.
Langley began his career at ''
2000 AD'' on ''
Dinosty'' with
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather ...
, and went on to work on some of the comics flagship titles, like ''
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of '' 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology comic. He is the magazine's longest-running ...
'' and ''
Sinister Dexter
''Sinister Dexter'' is a long-running comic series in British comics anthology '' 2000 AD'', created by Dan Abnett and David Millgate.
Set in the near future, it features the exploits of gun sharks (hitmen) Finnigan "Finny" Sinister and Ramone ...
''.
He has since repeatedly collaborated with Mills, most notably on his long-running series ''
ABC Warriors'' and ''
Sláine'' where he is the current artist on both. Mills also has forme
Repeat Offenderswith Langley and Jeremy Davis "to develop graphic novel concepts with big-screen potential" and the first project was a graphic novel called ''American Reaper''. It has been optioned by
Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler (born 6 January 1954) is an English actress and film producer.
Early life and family
Styler was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, the daughter of Pauline and Harry Styler, a farmer and factory worker. When Styler was two years ...
's
Xingu Films and Mills will be writing the screenplay.
Since 2007 he has also got work in the American comic book market providing covers for
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, especially those connected with
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...
, who he worked with on ''Sinister Dexter'', leading to a run on the modern incarnation of the ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
''.
Bibliography
Comics
*''
Dinosty'' (with
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather ...
, in ''
2000 AD'' #873–882, 1994)
*''
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of '' 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology comic. He is the magazine's longest-running ...
'': "Enemy Below" (with
John Tomlinson as Sonny Steelgrave, in ''2000 AD'' #886–887, 1994)
*''
Nemesis the Warlock
''Nemesis the Warlock'' is a comic series created by writer Pat Mills and artist Kevin O'Neill which appeared in the pages of the British weekly comics anthology '' 2000 AD''. The title character, a fire-breathing demonic alien, fights again ...
'': "Hammer of the Warlocks" (with
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather ...
, in ''2000 AD'' #901–903, 1994)
*''
Sláine'' (with
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather ...
):
** "Lord of Misrule, Part I" (in ''2000 AD'' #958–963, 1995)
** "Lord of Misrule, Part II" (in ''2000 AD'' #995–998, 1996)
** ''The Books of Invasions: Moloch and Golamh'' (2006, ):
*** "The Books of Invasions I: Moloch" (in ''2000 AD'' #1322–1326 and Prog 2003)
*** "The Books of Invasions II: Golamh" (in ''2000 AD'' #1350–1355)
** ''The Books of Invasions: Scota and Tara'' (2006, ):
*** "The Books of Invasions III: Scota" (in ''2000 AD'' #1371–1376)
*** "The Books of Invasions IV: Tara" (in ''2000 AD'' #1420–1425 and Prog 2005)
** ''The Books of Invasions: Odacon'' (July 2007, ):
*** "The Books of Invasions V: Odacon" (in ''2000 AD'' #1436–1442)
*** "Carnival" (in ''2000 AD'' #1469–1475 and Prog 2006)
** ''Slaine the Wanderer'' (2011, ):
*** "The Gong Beater" (in 2000 AD #1635–1638)
*** "The Amber Smuggler" (in 2000 AD #1662–1665)
*** "The Exorcist" (in 2000 AD, #1709–1712)
*** "The Mercenary" (in 2000 AD, #1713–1714 and Prog 2011)
*''
Outlaw'': "Deadliest Man Alive" (with
Paul Neal, in ''2000 AD'' #1005–1006, 1996)
*''
Holocaust 12'': "Storm Warning" (with
Chris Standley
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People with the given name
*Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
and
John Smith, 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
Li ...
'' (vol. 3) #29–33, 1997)
*''
Sinister Dexter
''Sinister Dexter'' is a long-running comic series in British comics anthology '' 2000 AD'', created by Dan Abnett and David Millgate.
Set in the near future, it features the exploits of gun sharks (hitmen) Finnigan "Finny" Sinister and Ramone ...
'': "F.A.Q" (with
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...
, in ''2000 AD'' #1076, 1998)
*''Darkblade'': "Darkblades" (with Dan Abnett, in ''
Warhammer Monthly
''Warhammer Monthly'' was a comics anthology published by Games Workshop's publishing arm, Black Library, from March 1998 to December 2004, running to 86 issues in total. The final two issues were published bi-monthly under the name ''Warhammer Co ...
'' No. 50, December 2001)
*''The Vampire Hunter's Tale'' (with Stu Taylor, in ''Warhammer Monthly'' No. 52, February 2002)
*''
Tales of Telguuth
Tales may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Tales'' (album), a 1995 album by Marcus Miller
* ''Tales'' (film), a 2014 Iranian film
* ''Tales'' (TV series), an American television series
* ''Tales'' (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure ...
'': "The Rousing of Rezir" (with
Steve Moore, in ''2000 AD'' #1287–1288, 2002)
*''
ABC Warriors'' (with Pat Mills):
** "The Volgan War V1" (in ''2000 AD'' #1518–1525, 2007)
** "The Volgan War V2" (in ''2000 AD'' #1550–1559, 2007)
** "The Volgan War V3" (in ''2000 AD'' #1601–1606, 1611–1616, 2008)
** "The Volgan War V4" (in 2000 AD #1666–1677, 2010)
** "Return to Earth" (in 2000 AD #1800–1811, 2012)
*''
American Reaper'' (with Pat Mills,
graphic novel
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, Repeat Offenders, forthcoming; serialised 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
Li ...
'' #316-ongoing, 2011)
Covers
Cover work includes:
*''2000 AD'' #877, 886, 894, 902, 958, 995, 998, 1002, 1025, 1277, 1323, 1326, 1332, 1339, 1351, 1355, 1363, 1372, 1375, 1398, 1400, 1420, 1425, 1437, 1442, 1445, 1456, 1466, 1470, 1475, 1519, 1522, 1524, 1551, 1555, 1559, Prog 2008, 1603, 1606, 1611 and 1616 (1994–2009)
*''
Annihilation: Conquest:
Wraith'' #1–4 (
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, 2007)
*''
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch'' #1–4 (Marvel Comics, 2008)
*''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'' #1–10 (Marvel Comics, 2008–2009)
*''
City of Dust'' #1–5 (
Radical Comics
Radical Studios is an American multimedia studio.
It had branches in feature films, television, physical and digital publishing, merchandise, recorded music, digital and online media applications and mobile and social games.
History
Radical Pub ...
, 2008–2009)
*''
Hercules
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The Romans adapted the ...
: Knives of Kush'' #1–5 (Radical Comics, 2009)
*''
Dark Reign:
Hawkeye'' #1–5 (Marvel Comics, 2009)
*''
Realm of Kings'' one-shot (Marvel Comics, January 2010)
Role-playing games
*''
SLA Industries'' (Nightfall Games, 1993)
*''
Magic: The Gathering
''Magic: The Gathering'' (colloquially known as ''Magic'' or ''MTG'') is a Tabletop game, tabletop and Digital collectible card game, digital Collectible card game, collectable card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards ...
'' (1997–2006)
*''
Violence
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'' (cover only, Hogshead, 1999)
*''
Werewolf: The Forsaken'' (White Wolf, 2005)
*''
World of Warcraft
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Stackable Tins – Silvermoon Vs Exodar''
Books
*''The Art of Clint Langley'' (96 pages, April 2008,
Simon & Schuster
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, ,
Black Library
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, )
''The Art of Clint Langley''
at Black Library
References
External links
Clint Langley
at 2000 AD online
*
*
Clint Langley
at the RPG Database
Clint Langley
Marvel cover art on Marvel.com
*
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British comics artists
Game artists
Living people
1970 births