David Lloyd (born 1950) is an English

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best known as the

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of the story ''

V for Vendetta ''V for Vendetta'' is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). Initially published between 1982 and 1985 in black and white as an ongoing serial in the British anthol ...

'', written by Alan Moore, and the designer of its anarchist

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V and the modern Guy Fawkes/V mask, the latter going on to become a symbol of

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. Other books he has illustrated include '' Wasteland'', '' Espers'', '' Hellblazer'', '' Global Frequency'', '' The Territory'', and licensed properties such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2012 Lloyd established ''Aces Weekly'', an online comics anthology.

Early life

David Lloyd was born in

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in 1950.

Career

Lloyd started working in comics in the late 1970s, drawing for ''

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'', ''TV Comic'' and a number of Marvel UK titles. With writer Steve Parkhouse, he created the pulp adventure character Night Raven. Lloyd names

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, Steve Ditko, Ronald Embleton, Jack Kirby, and Tony Weare as artistic influences. Lloyd drew a comics adaptation of the '' Time Bandits'' film in 1982.

''Warrior'' and ''V for Vendetta''

Dez Skinn set up ''

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'' magazine in 1982 and asked Lloyd to create a new pulp character. Lloyd and writer Alan Moore, who had previously collaborated on several '' Doctor Who'' stories at Marvel UK, created ''V for Vendetta'', a dystopian adventure featuring a flamboyant anarchist terrorist — V — fighting against a future

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government. Lloyd, who illustrated in cinematic

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, devised V's Guy Fawkes-inspired appearance and suggested that Moore avoid captions, sound effects and thought balloons. Lloyd stated in a 2005 interview that "I don't know why I thought of Guy Fawkes, because it was during the summer. I thought that would be great if he looked like Guy Fawkes, kind of theatrical. I just suggested it to Alan, and he said, 'that sounds like a good idea.' It gave us everything, the costume and everything. During the summer, I couldn't get any of these masks. These masks that you could get in every shop had a smile built into them. So I created this Guy Fawkes mask with a kind of smile. It was an ideal costume for this future anarchist persona." After ''Warrior'' folded in 1984, the series was reprinted and continued in colour by

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in 1988 and collected as a graphic novel in 1995. It was adapted into a

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released in 2005. The stylized Guy Fawkes/V mask Lloyd created for the character went on to become a symbol of

. It was adopted as the symbol for the online

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group Anonymous after appearing in web forums. It has also been used in Project Chanology, the

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, Anonymous for the Voiceless, the

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al F-Society in ''

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'', and other anti-establishment protests around the world.

Later career

Lloyd was one of the artists on the graphic horror anthology '' Wasteland'' for DC Comics with writers John Ostrander and

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. Lloyd has also worked on '' Espers'', with writer

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, for

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; '' Hellblazer'', with writers Grant Morrison and

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, and ''War Story'', with Garth Ennis, for DC; and '' Global Frequency'', with

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, for

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. With Delano he drew '' The Territory'' for

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, where he also worked on some of their licensed properties such as ''

'' and ''

''. In 2006 Lloyd created a graphic novel, ''Kickback'', for the French publisher Editions Carabas. In 2012 Lloyd established ''Aces Weekly'', an online comics anthology featuring creators such as Mark Wheatley, Val Mayerik, John McCrea, Phil Hester, Lew Stringer and David Leach.

Bibliography

*'' Night Raven'': ** "Night Raven" (with Steve Parkhouse, Marvel UK, 1979) ** "House Of Cards" (with

, Marvel UK, one shot, 1993) * ''

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'': "Dr Scarabeus" (inks, with Steve Moore and pencils by Paul Neary, in ''

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'' #15–20, Marvel UK, 1979) * '' Doctor Who'' (with Alan Moore, Marvel UK): ** "Black Legacy" (in '' Doctor Who Magazine'' #35–38, 1980, reprinted in ''Doctor Who'' #14, Marvel Comics) ** "Business as Usual" (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' #40–43, 1980 reprinted in ''Doctor Who'' #15, Marvel Comics) ** " The 4-D War" (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' #51, reprinted in ''

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'' #6, 1980) ** "Black Sun Rising" (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' #57, also ''The Daredevils'' #7, 1980) * '' Time Bandits'' (pencils, with Steve Parkhouse and inks by John Stokes, film adaptation, Marvel, 1982) * ''

'' (with Alan Moore, first two books serialised in ''

'' #1–26, 1982–1985, DC, 10 issues, 1988–1989, tpb, DC, 1995) * ''

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'': "Cauldron of Blood" (with Pat Mills, in '' Dice Man'' #1, 1986) * '' Wasteland'' (with John Ostrander and

, DC, 1987–1988) ** "Foo Goo" (artist, in #1, December 1987) ** "Warning Signals" (artist, in #2, January 1988) ** "Dies Illa" (artist, in #3, February 1988) ** "Big Crossover Issue" (artist, in #5, April 1988) ** "Method Actor" (artist/colourist, in #6, May 1988) ** "Secret Lords of the DNA" (artist/colourist, in #7, June 1988) ** "Del & Elron" (artist/colourist, in #9, August 1988) ** "Life's Illusion" (artist/colourist, in #10, September 1988) ** "Embryo" (artist/colourist, in #11, October 1988) * '' Hellblazer'': ** ''Rare Cuts'' (trade paperback, 2005,

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, , DC/ Vertigo, ) collects: *** "Early Warning" (with Grant Morrison, ''Hellblazer'' #25–26, 1990) *** "This is the Diary of Danny Drake" (with Garth Ennis, ''Hellblazer'' #56, 1993) ** ''Shoot'' (trade paperback, 2014, DC/Vertigo, ) collects: *** "Christmas Cards" (with Jamie Delano, ''Hellblazer'' #250, 2008) ** '' The Horrorist'' (with Jamie Delano, Vertigo, two–issue mini–series, 1995, collected in ''The Devil You Know'', 2007, ) * ''

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Annual'' #1 (with Matt Wagner and

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, Vertigo, 1994) * '' The Territory'' (with Jamie Delano,

, four–issue mini–series, 1999, tpb, 96 pages, 2006, ) * ''War Story'' (with Garth Ennis, Vertigo, standalone one shots): ** "Nightingale" (2001, collected in ''War Stories: Volume 1'', 2004 ) ** "J for Jenny" (2003, collected in ''War Stories: Volume 2'', 2006 ) * "Have You Seen...?" (with

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and Andy Lanning, '' 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two'', 2002, DC, tpb) * ''Kickback'' (original French edition, Editions Carabas, 2005, English edition, 2006, Dark Horse Comics, ) * ''Kickback: The iPad Graphic Novel'' (published by Panel Nine Publishing, 2012) * ''São Paulo'' (original Brazilian edition, editora Casa 21, 2007, ) The ISBN printed in the document (978-85-88327-11-6) is invalid, causing a checksum error.

Early life

Career

''Warrior'' and ''V for Vendetta''

Later career

Bibliography

References

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