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Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (12 November 1947 – 1 October 2018) was a Spanish comics artist who worked mainly in British comics. He is best known as the co-creator of ''
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''.


Biography


Early work

Born in
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, Ezquerra started his career drawing westerns and war stories for Spanish publishers. In 1973, he got work in the UK market through agent Barry Coker, drawing for girls' romance titles such as '' Valentine'' and ''
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'', as well as westerns for
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's ''Pocket Western Library'', and a variety of adventure strips for D. C. Thomson & Co.'s ''
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''. The UK was a popular market for Spanish artists as the exchange rate meant the work paid well, but Ezquerra moved to London to be near the work,Michael Molcher, "Interrogation: Carlos Ezquerra" part 2, ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #301, 14 September 2010, pp. 16–22 settling in
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with his wife.Michael Molcher, "Interrogation: Carlos Ezquerra" part 3, ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #302, 12 October 2010, pp. 16–23


''Battle'' and ''2000 AD''

In 1974, on the strength of his uncredited work for ''The Wizard'',
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and
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headhunted him, through Coker, to work for the new IPC title ''
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''. He drew "Rat Pack":David Bishop, "Blazing Battle Action" part 1, ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #209, 16 September 2003, pp. 73–78 inspired by the film ''
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'', the strip, written by
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, featured a gang of criminals recruited to carry out suicide missions. But his commitments elsewhere meant he couldn't draw it full-time, and other artists were also used. In 1976 ''Battle'' editor Dave Hunt convinced him to commit himself to the title, offering him the laid-back anti-hero "Major Eazy", written by
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. Ezquerra drew nearly 100 episodes in the next two and a half years, basing the character's appearance on the actor James Coburn. He was asked to visualise a new character, future lawman
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 (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...
, for the science fiction weekly '' 2000 AD'', prior to its launch in 1977. His elaborate designs displeased the strip's writer,
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, but impressed editor
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, and his cityscapes persuaded Mills to set the strip further into the future than initially intended. But Wagner (temporarily) quit over ownership issues,David Bishop, ''Thrill Power Overload'', Rebellion, 2002–2009 and Ezquerra followed him when the first published appearance of the character was drawn by another artist, Mike McMahon. He returned to ''Battle'', where he once again teamed up with Alan Hebden to create "El Mestizo", a black gun-for-hire who played both sides against the middle during the American Civil War. In 1978 he and Wagner created "
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", a sci-fi western about a bounty hunter in a future where mutants are an oppressed minority forced into doing such dirty work, for '' Starlord'', a short-lived sister title to ''2000 AD'' with higher production values. ''Starlord'' was later merged into ''2000 AD'', bringing "Strontium Dog" with it.David Bishop, "John Wagner: The Quiet American", ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #250, 17 October 2006, pp. 24–30 Ezquerra was almost the only artist to draw the character, until 1988, when writer Alan Grant decided to kill him off in a storyline called "The Final Solution". Ezquerra disagreed with the decision, and refused to draw the story, which was instead illustrated by Simon Harrison and
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.Michael Molcher, "Interrogation: Carlos Ezquerra" part 1, ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #300, 17 August 2010, pp. 16–22 In 2000 Wagner and Ezquerra revived "Strontium Dog" based on a treatment Wagner had written for an abortive TV pilot. Initially, stories were set before the character's death in a revised continuity, but 2010's "The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha" brought Johnny back from the dead. Other ''2000 AD'' strips he drew included '' Fiends of the Eastern Front'' (1980), a vampire story set in
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, written by
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, and adaptations of Harry Harrison's '' Stainless Steel Rat'' novels, with the title character once again resembling James Coburn. In 1982 he returned to "Judge Dredd" to draw "
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", a seven-month epic which he drew in its entirety. He continued to draw the character semi-regularly, handling the whole of " Necropolis" in 1990, "
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" in 2006–07, and many others. His son Hector inked and coloured in his pencil work for ''Strontium Dog'' between 2008 and 2012. The character of Stogie from the long running 2000 AD strip ''
Robo-Hunter ''Robo-Hunter'' is a recurring strip in the British Comic '' 2000 AD'', initially written by John Wagner and illustrated by Ian Gibson. The series starred Sam Slade, a laconic, ageing, cigar-smoking bounty hunter of robots that have gone renegad ...
'' was given the full name Carlos Sanchez Robo-Stogie in tribute to Ezquerra.


Other work

Ezquerra also collaborated numerous times with writer
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on ''
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'', ''
Adventures in the Rifle Brigade ''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade'' is the name of two Vertigo comic book limited series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Carlos Ezquerra. The first series, ''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade'', was released in 2000. Its sequel, ''Adventures ...
'', '' War Stories'', a ''
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'' specials (''The Good Old Boys'' and ''The Saint of Killers'' miniseries) for
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, and ''
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'' for Black Bull Entertainment. Ezquerra occasionally used the
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"L. John Silver" for work such as ''2000 ADs ''"The Riddle of the Astral Assassin!"'' prog 118, and ''
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'', progs 134–136.


Awards

*
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for Best Artist in Comics Today, 2001comics.org
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, 2015


Death

In later life Ezquerra moved to
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. He died of lung cancer on 1 October 2018, at the age of 70. He never retired, and his uncompleted final work, "Spector," was published posthumously in June 2019 by ''2000 AD''.


Bibliography


Comics

Comics work includes: *''Rat Pack'' (with
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, in ''
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'', 1975, collected in ''Volume 1'', 128 pages,
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, September 2010, ) *''Major Eazy'' (with
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, in ''Battle Picture Weekly'', 1976–1978, collected in ''Volume 1'', 120 pages, Titan Books, November 2010, ) *''El Mestizo'' (with Alan Hebden, in ''Battle Picture Weekly'', 1977) *''
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'' (1977–2017): ** "Krong" (with Malcolm Shaw, in ''2000 AD'' #5, 1977) ** " Robot Wars" (with
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, in ''2000 AD'' #10, 1977) ** "Bank Raid" (with
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and John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1981''), 1980 ** "
The Apocalypse War 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 (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...
" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #245–270, 1982) ** "Meka City" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #271–272, 1982) ** "Fungus" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #275–277, 1982) ** "The Big Itch" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1983'', 1982) ** "Behold the Beast" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1983'', 1982) ** "It's Happening on Line 9" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1983'', 1982) ** "Destiny's Angels" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #281–288, 1982) ** "The Executioner" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #291–294, 1982) ** "The Night of the Rad Beast" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #296–297, 1982) ** "The Prankster" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #308, 1983) ** "The Starborn Thing" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #309–314, 1983) ** "Condo" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #319–321, 1983) ** "The Other Slab Tynan" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1984'', 1983) ** "Halloween" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1984'', 1983) ** "Beat the Devil" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1984'', 1983) ** "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #331–334, 1983) ** "The Big Bang Theory" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1985'', 1984) ** "Tarantula" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1985'', 1984) ** "The Eat of the Night" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1985'', 1984) ** "John Brown's Body" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1986'', 1985) ** "Crazy R Raiders" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1986'', 1985) ** "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #438–439, 1985) ** "Costa del Blood" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1989'', 1988) ** "Kirby's Demon" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #638, 1989) ** "The Amazing Ant Man" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #640, 1989) ** "Young Giant" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #651–655, 1989) ** "By Lethal Injection" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #669–670, 1990) ** "Rights of Succession" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #671, 1990) ** "Dear Annie" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #672–673, 1990) ** " Necropolis" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #674–699, 1990) ** "Death Aid" (with
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, in ''2000 AD'' #711–715 & #719–720, 1990–1991) ** "Return of the King" (with Garth Ennis, in ''2000 AD'' #733–735, 1991) ** "
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" (with John Wagner and Garth Ennis, in ''2000 AD'' # 788–799, 1992) ** "The Taking of Sector 123" (with Garth Ennis, in ''
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'' vol. 2 #10–11, 1992) ** "Christmas With Attitude" (with Garth Ennis, in ''2000 AD'' #815, 1992) ** "
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" (with
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, in ''2000 AD'' #842–853, 1993) ** "I Hate Christmas" (with
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, in ''2000 AD'' #867, 1993) ** "Frankenstein Division" (with Mark Millar, in ''2000 AD'' #868–871, 1994) ** "Could You Be Judge Dredd?" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Poster Prog'' #2, 1994) ** "The Time Machine" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #889–890, 1994) ** "The Tenth Planet" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol.2 #58–62, 1994) ** "
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" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #904–914, 1994) ** "Parting Shots" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #915, 1994) ** "The Candidates" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #917, 1994) ** "Voting Day" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #918, 1994) ** "The Neon Man" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #951, 1995) ** "Megalot" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #952, 1995) ** "Bad Frendz" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #955–959, 1995) ** "Awakening of Angels" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #958, 1995) ** " The Pit" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #970–977, 1995–96) ** "The Pit: Unjudicial Liaisons" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #987–989, 1996) ** "The Pit: Bongo War" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #996–998, 1996) ** "Beyond the Call of Duty" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1101–1110, 1998) ** "Sector House" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1215–1222, 2000) ** "Helter Skelter" (with Garth Ennis, in ''2000 AD'' #1250–1257 & 1260–1261, 2001) ** "Leaving Rowdy" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1280, 2002) ** "The Girlfriend" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.15, 2002) ** "Phartz!" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #201, 2003) ** "Sturm und Dang" (with
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, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #211–212, 2003) ** "Brothers Of The Blood" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1378–1381, 2004) ** "The Monsterus Mashinashuns of P.J. Maybe" (with John Wagner, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #231–234, 2005) ** "Matters Of Life And Death" (with Gordon Rennie, in ''2000 AD'' #1452, 2005) ** "
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" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1505–1519, #1529–1535 and #2007, 2006–2007) ** " Tour of Duty: Mega-City Justice" (with John Wagner and Hector Ezquerra, in ''2000 AD'' #1687–1693, 2010) ** "The Adjudicators" (with
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, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #323–324, 2012) ** "Block Judge" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1900–1909, 2014) ** "El Maldito" (with Gordon Rennie, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #361–364, 2015) ** "Ladykiller" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1991–1998, 2016) ** "From the Ashes" (with Michael Carroll, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #374, 2016) ** "By Private Contract (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #2000, 2016) ** "Get Jerry Sing" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #2023, 2017) *''
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'': :All stories written by John Wagner unless otherwise stated. **"Max Quirxx" (''Starlord'' #1–2, 1978) **"Papa Por-ka" (''Starlord'' #3–5, 1978) **"No Cure For Kansyr" (''Starlord'' #6–7, 1978) **"Planet of the Dead"(''Starlord'' #8–10, 1978) **"Two-Faced Terror!" (''Starlord'' #12–15, 1978) **"The Ultimate Weapon" (''Starlord'' #21–22, 1978) **"The Galaxy Killers" (''2000 AD'' #86–94, 1978) **"Journey Into Hell" (''2000 AD'' #104–118, 1979) :All stories below written by John Wagner and Alan Grant writing in partnership, unless otherwise stated. **"Death’s Head" (''2000 AD'' #178–181, 1980) **"The Schicklgruber Grab" (''2000 AD'' #182–188, 1980) **"Mutie’s Luck" (''2000 AD'' #189, 1980) **"The Doc Quince Case" (''2000 AD'' #190–193, 1980–81) **"The Bad Boys Bust" (''2000 AD'' #194–197, 1981) **"Portrait Of A Mutant" (''2000 AD'' #200–206, 210–221, 1981) **"The Gronk Affair" (''2000 AD'' #224–227, 1981) **"The Kid Knee Caper" (''2000 AD'' #228–233, 1981) **"The Moses Incident" (''2000 AD'' #335–345, 1983) **"The Killing" (''2000 AD'' #350–359, 1984) **"Outlaw!" (''2000 AD'' #363–385, 1984) **"The Big Bust Of ’49" (''2000 AD'' #415–424, 1985) **"The Slavers Of Drule" (''2000 AD'' #425–436, 1985) **"Max Bubba" (''2000 AD'' #445–465, 1985–86) **"Smiley’s World" (''2000 AD'' #466–467, 1986) **"Rage" (''2000 AD'' #469–489, 1986) **"Incident on Mayjer Minor" (''2000 AD'' #490–496, 1986) **"Warzone!" (''2000 AD'' #497–499, 1986) **"The Beast of Milton Keynes" (written by Alan Grant; ''2000 AD'' Annual 1986) **"Bitch" (''2000 AD'' #505–529, 1987) **"The Royal Affair" (''2000 AD'' #532–536, 1987) **"The Rammy" (''2000 AD'' #544–553, 1987) **"The Stone Killers" (written by Grant alone; ''2000 AD'' #560–572, 1988) **"Incident On Zeta" (written by Grant alone; plot suggested by Carlos Ezquerra; ''2000 AD'' #573, 1988) **"Complaint" (''2000 AD'' Annual 1988) :All stories below written by John Wagner alone. **"The Kreeler Conspiracy" ''2000 AD'' #2000, 1174–1180, 1195–1199 (1999–2000) **"The Sad Case" ''2000 AD'' #2001 (2000) **"Roadhouse" ''2000 AD'' #1300–1308 (2002) **"The Tax Dodge" ''2000 AD'' #1350–1358 (2003) **"The Headly Foot Job" ''2000 AD'' #1400–1403 (2004) **"Traitor To His Kind" ''2000 AD'' #1406–1415 (2004) **"A Shaggy Dog Story" ''2000 AD'' #2006, 1469–1472 (2005–06) **"The Glum Affair" ''2000 AD'' #2008, 1567–1576 (2007–08) **"Blood Moon" (inking and colours by Hector Ezquerra from episode 2) ''2000 AD'' #2009, 1617–1628 (2008–09) **"The Mork Whisperer" (inking and colours by Hector Ezquerra) ''2000 AD'' #1651–1660 (2009) **"The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha" (inking and colours by Hector Ezquerra) ''2000 AD'' #1689–1699 (2010) **"The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha: The Project" (inking and colours by Hector Ezquerra) ''2000 AD'' #2012, 1764–1771 (2011–12) **"What If...? Max Bubba Hadn't Killed Wulf," written by Alan Grant. ''2000 AD'' #1772 (2012) **"The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha: Mutant Spring" ''2000 AD'' #2013, 1813–1821 (2012–13) **"The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha: Dogs of War" ''2000 AD'' #2014, 1862–1870 (2013–14) **"The Stix Fix" ''2000 AD'' #1924–1933 (2015) **"Repo Men" ''2000 AD'' #1961–1971 (2015–2016) **"The Son" ''2000 AD'' #2073–2081 (2018) *'' Rick Random'' (in ''2000 AD'' #118, 1979) *''
Tharg the Mighty Tharg the Mighty or The Mighty One is the fictional editor of the British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''. The character was introduced on the cover of the first issue in 1977 and is one of only two characters to appear in almost every issue of ...
'': **"A Close Encounter of the Fatal Kind!" (in ''2000 AD'' #102, 1979) **"A Day in the Life of the Mighty Tharg" (in ''2000 AD'' #129, 1979) **Tharg The Mighty (in ''2000 AD'' # 145-46, 1979) **Tharg the Mighty (in ''2000 AD'' # 155 & 162, 1980) **Tharg the Mighty (in ''2000 AD'' # 176-77 & 180-82, 1980) **Tharg the Mighty (in ''2000 AD'' # 304, 1983) **Tharg the Mighty (in ''2000 AD'' # 435-36, 1985) **Tharg the Mighty (in ''2000 AD'' # 443, 1985) **Tharg the Mighty (in ''2000 AD Winter Special'' # 3, 1990) *''
ABC Warriors ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...
'' (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 ...
): ** "Golgotha" (in ''2000 AD'' #134–136, 1979) ** "The Shadow Warriors Book I" (in ''2000 AD'' #1336–1341, 2003) *''
The Stainless Steel Rat James Bolivar diGriz, alias "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat", is a fictional character and a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison. Description James Bolivar diGriz goes by many aliases, including "Slippe ...
'' (with
Kelvin Gosnell Kelvin Gosnell is a British comics writer and editor. He was involved in the founding of the long-running comic '' 2000 AD'' in 1977, and was its second editor (1977–1978). He also edited '' Starlord'' (1978) and ''Tornado'' (1979). Biography ...
, tpb, 208 pages, July 2010, ): ** "The Stainless Steel Rat" (in ''2000 AD'' #140–151, 1979–1980) ** "The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World" (in ''2000 AD'' #166–177, 1980) ** "The Stainless Steel Rat for President" (in ''2000 AD'' #393–404, 1984–1985) *'' Fiends of the Eastern Front'' (with Gerry Finley-Day, in ''2000 AD'' #152–161, 1980; tpb ) *''
Third World War World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use since at ...
'' (with Pat Mills): ** Book 1 (in ''
Crisis A crisis ( : crises; : critical) is either any event or period that will (or might) lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affair ...
'' #1–6 and 9–14, 1988) ** "Back in Babylon" (in ''Crisis'' #17, 1989) ** Untitled (in ''Crisis'' #18, 1989) ** "All about Eve" (in ''Crisis'' #20–21, 1989) *'' Anderson: Psi Division'': "The Random Man " (with Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #657–659, 1989) *''
Durham Red Durham Red is a British comics character, originally created in 1987 as a female sidekick and lover for Johnny Alpha in the long-running comic book series ''Strontium Dog'' in '' 2000 AD''. She is a bounty hunter with a mutation that gives her ...
'': ** "Island of the Damned" (written by Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #762–773, 1991) ** "The Golden Mile" (written by Alan Grant, in ''2000AD Yearbook 1993'') ** ''The Scarlet Apocrypha:'' "Red Menace" (written by
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 ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 4 no. 17, 2002) ** "The 'Nobody Wants This Job' Job" (written by Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #1785–1790, 2012) ** "The Judas Strain" (written by
Lauren Beukes Lauren Beukes (born 5 June 1976) is a South African novelist, short story writer, journalist and television scriptwriter. Early life Lauren Beukes was born 5 June 1976. She grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. She attended Roedean School in ...
and Dale Halvorsen, in ''2000 AD 40th Anniversary Special'', 2017) *''
Al's Baby ''Al's Baby'' is a British comedy comic series, which featured in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and its weekly parent publication '' 2000 AD'' in the 1990s. It tells the story of Al 'The Beast' Bestardi, a mob enforcer compelled into male pregnancy ...
'' (with John Wagner): **Al's Baby (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol.1 # 4–15 1991) **Al's Baby (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol.2 # 16–24 1992–93) **Al's Baby (in ''2000 AD'' # 1034–1044, 1997) *''Armageddon'': "The Bad Man" (with Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 2 #1–7, 1992) *''
Purgatory Purgatory (, borrowed into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is, according to the belief of some Christian denominations (mostly Catholic), an intermediate state after physical death for expiatory purification. The process of purgatory ...
'' (with Mark Millar, in ''2000 AD'' #834–841, 1993) *'' Janus: Psi-Division'': "Will o' the Wisp" (with Grant Morrison, in ''2000 AD Winter Special 1993'', 1993) *'' Bob, the Galactic Bum'' (with Alan Grant and John Wagner, 4-issue mini-series, DC, 1995) *''
Bloody Mary Bloody Mary originally referred to: * Mary I of England (1516–1558), Queen of England and Ireland, so called because of her persecution of Protestants Bloody Mary may also refer to: Film * '' Urban Legends: Bloody Mary'', a 2005 horror fi ...
'' (with Garth Ennis,
Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...
, tpb, 2005 ): ** "Bloody Mary" (DC/Helix, 4 issue mini-series, 1996) ** "Bloody Mary: Lady Liberty" (DC/Helix, 4 issue mini-series, 1998) *''
Hitman Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may ...
'' (with Garth Ennis, in ''Pulp Heroes Annual'' #1, DC Comics, 1997) *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #101 (with John Wagner, December 1997) *''
Preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as ...
'' (with Garth Ennis, Vertigo, included in ''Preacher, Volume 4: Proud Americans'', tpb, March 1998, ): ** ''Preacher Special:
Saint of Killers The Saint of Killers is a fictional character who appears in the comic book series ''Preacher'', published by Vertigo Comics in 1995. Writer Garth Ennis created the Saint of Killers with artist Steve Dillon. The Saint is described as "a grim, ...
'' #3 (4-issue mini-series, October 1996, included in ''Preacher, Book 3'', hardcover, December 2010, ) ** ''Preacher Special: The Good Old Boys'' ( one-shot, August 1997, included in ''Preacher, Book 4'', hardcover, June 2011, ) *''
Mara Jade Mara Jade Skywalker is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. She appears in the now non-canon ''Legends'' series as the wife of Luke Skywalker and mother of Ben Skywalker. She has been voiced by Heidi Shannon, Edie Mirman and K ...
'': By the Emperor's Hand (with
Timothy Zahn Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known best for his prolific collection of ''Star Wars'' List of Star Wars books, books, chiefly the Thrawn trilogy, ''Thrawn'' series, and has publis ...
and Michael A. Stackpole, Dark Horse, tpb collects ''Star Wars: Mara Jade – By The Emperor's Hand'' #1–6, 1999 ) *''War Story: Condors'' (with Garth Ennis, Vertigo, 2003; collected in ''War Stories volume 2'') *''
Adventures in the Rifle Brigade ''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade'' is the name of two Vertigo comic book limited series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Carlos Ezquerra. The first series, ''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade'', was released in 2000. Its sequel, ''Adventures ...
'' (with Garth Ennis, Vertigo, tpb collects both mini-series, 2004: ): **"Adventures in the Rifle Brigade" (3 issue mini-series, 2000) **"Operation Bollock" (3 issue mini-series, 2001) *''
Just a Pilgrim ''Just a Pilgrim'' is a five-issue comic book limited series written by Garth Ennis, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, and published by Black Bull, the short-lived comics publishing division of Wizard Entertainment, in 2001. It was followed by a 4 is ...
'' (with Garth Ennis, complete hardcover,
Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
, 2009, ) collects: **''Just a Pilgrim'' (Black Bull, 5 issues, 2001, tpb, 2001 ) **''Just a Pilgrim: Garden of Eden'' (Black Bull, 4 issues, 2002, tpb, 2003 ) *''
Cursed Earth Koburn This is a list of minor '' 2000 AD'' stories. Stories A Absalom ''Absalom'' is a horror story spin-off from '' Caballistics, Inc.'' by Gordon Rennie and Tiernen Trevallion. The stories were "Noblesse Obligie" in ''2000 AD'' #1732–1739 ( ...
'' (with Gordon Rennie): ** "Kuss Hard" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #221–223, 2004) ** "Burial Party" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #228, 2005) ** "The Assizes" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #239, 2005) ** "Malachi" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #240–244, 2006) ** "Going After Billy Zane" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #314–318, 2011) ** "The Law of the Cursed Earth" (written by Rory McConville, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #392–396, 2018) * Kev Hawkins (with Garth Ennis): **''The Magnificent Kevin'' (DC/Wildstorm, 5 issues, 2005, tpb, 2006, ) **''A Man Called Kev'' (5-issue mini-series, 2006, June 2007, ) * ''
Battlefields A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troops ...
'' (with Garth Ennis, Dynamite Entertainment): ** ''Tankies'' (3-issue mini-series, April–July 2009, tpb, 88 pages, September 2009, , included in ''The Complete Battlefields, Volume 1'', hardcover, 268 pages, December 2009, ) ** ''The Firefly and His Majesty'' (3-issue mini-series, March–May 2010, tpb, 80 pages, August 2010, , included in ''The Complete Battlefields, Volume 2'', hardcover, 200 pages, July 2011, ) * ''Spector'' (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD Sci-Fi Special'', June 2019)


Collected editions

Some of Ezquerra's more recent Judge Dredd and Cursed Earth Koburn work has been collected into one volume: *''Judge Dredd: The Carlos Ezquerra Collection'' (224 pages, Rebellion, )


Toys

He drew the artwork on the header cards for
Corgi The Welsh Corgi ( or Corgi, plural Corgis, or occasionally the etymologically consistent Corgwn; ) is a small type of herding dog that originated in Wales. The name ''corgi'' is derived from the Welsh words and (which is mutated to ), mean ...
model's range of X-Ploratron
die-cast Die casting is a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is created using two hardened tool steel dies which have been machined into shape and work similarly t ...
models. (''Diecast Collector Magazine'', September 2006 issue, page 38) The four X-Ploratron models were; *Corgi Model Number 2022; "X4 Scanotron" *Corgi Model Number 2023; "X1 Rocketron" *Corgi Model Number 2024; "X2 Lasertron" *Corgi Model Number 2026; "X3 Magnetron"


Notes


References

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Carlos Ezquerra
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Lambiek Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ), though since 2007, his son Boris Kousemaker is the current owner. From 1968 to 2015, it was located ...
's Comiclopedia


External links


Carlos Ezquerra
at Comic Vine
Carlos Ezquerra
at 2000ad.org
Carlos Ezquerra
at Grand Comics Database *


Interviews


Interview by Paul Ens (Ghent)
from theForce.net
Ezquerra interviewed in 2014
at 2000ad.wordpress.com


Further reading

* Interview, "Interrogation" in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #300–302, August – October 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ezquerra, Carlos 1947 births 2018 deaths Inkpot Award winners Judge Dredd People from Comunidad de Calatayud Spanish comics artists 20th-century Spanish artists People from Zaragoza