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Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series ''
Necronauts ''Necronauts'' was a story appearing in the British comics anthology ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', by British comics writer Gordon Rennie and artist Frazer Irving. It brought Irving to public attention as his high contrast black and white artwork ...
'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a series of collaborations with
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.


Career

A native of Ilford,
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, Irving studied art at the
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, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London. He worked on '' Storming Heaven'', a psychedelic tale based around
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and
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(written by
Gordon Rennie Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for ''Warhammer Fantasy''. In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...
), and ''
The Simping Detective Jack Point, also called "the Simping Detective", is a character in the British comic anthology ''Judge Dredd Megazine'', a spin-off from ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He was created by Simon Spurrier and Frazer Irving. He was originally a Mega- ...
'' and ''
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Simon Spurrier Simon "Si" Spurrier (born 2 May 1981) is a British comics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and an art director for the BBC. Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write h ...
. He has done illustration work for RPG companies like
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, Hogshead Publishing and
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, as well as
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publications like ''
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''. He also does animations on
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for advertising agencies. Irving's style owes something to the art of
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, but with a computer-driven edge. His work on ''
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'' was commented by writer Grant Morrison as follows: This led to further work for both Marvel and DC Comics, including the '' Iron Man: The Inevitable''
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, and ''
Silent War ''Silent War'' is a six-issue Marvel Comics comic book limited series which began in January 2007. It was written by David Hine, with art by Frazer Irving. It is a sequel to the "House of M" and "Son of M" storylines, detailing the war between th ...
'', a six-issue mini-series featuring the
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David Hine David Hine (born 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on ''Silent War'' and ''The Bulletproof Coffin''. Career Hine has been working in comics since the early 1980s. For ''Crisis'', he drew the series ''Sticky Fin ...
. As part of the
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storyline he provided the art for the ''
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. Irving is responsible for the artwork on the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential phase CD release of ''
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'' radio series adaptation. He also provided the art on an arc of Grant Morrison's '' Batman & Robin'' series for DC Comics, which was initially announced as following
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's arc, but was the pushed back to after
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's run on the series and was finally confirmed to be in the issues after Andy Clarke's stint, starting with No. 13, in addition to drawing the second issue of ''
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''. Other projects include the
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one-shot which was part of Brian Reed's '' Timestorm 2009-2099'', the first and last issues of Phil Hester's ''
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'' series for DC Comics.


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Interior comic work includes: *'' 2000 AD'' (
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'': "The Island" (with
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, in #1206, 2000) **''
Necronauts ''Necronauts'' was a story appearing in the British comics anthology ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', by British comics writer Gordon Rennie and artist Frazer Irving. It brought Irving to public attention as his high contrast black and white artwork ...
'' (with
Gordon Rennie Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for ''Warhammer Fantasy''. In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...
, in Prog 2001 and #1223-1230, 2000–2001) **''
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'' (with John Smith, in #1243-1249, 2001) **'' Tharg's Terror Tales'' (with Gordon Rennie, in #1263, 1285 and Prog 2004, 2001–2003) **'' Storming Heaven'' (with Gordon Rennie, in Prog 2002 and #1273-1278, 2001–2002) **''
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 ...
'': "Black and White" (with
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, in #1268, 2001) **''
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, in #1384, 2004) **''
Button Man ''Button Man'' is a comic strip created for the British comic '' 2000 AD'', written by John Wagner and illustrated by Arthur Ranson. The series is unrelated to the earlier ''Bad City Blue'' featuring Button Men in ''2000 AD'' #468-479. Premise ...
'': "The Hitman's Daughter" (with John Wagner, in #1551-1566, 2007) *'' Meanwhile...'' #4: "The Gift of Laughter" (script and art, anthology, Soaring Penguin, 2001) *''
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 ...
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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 ...
'': "Asylum" (with Gordon Rennie, in vol. 4 #5, 2001) **''
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 ...
'' "The Scarlet Apocrypha, Part 3" (with Dan Abnett, in vol. 4 #14, 2002) **''
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'': "The Wilderness Days" (with John Wagner, in #209-216, 2003–2004) **''
The Simping Detective Jack Point, also called "the Simping Detective", is a character in the British comic anthology ''Judge Dredd Megazine'', a spin-off from ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He was created by Simon Spurrier and Frazer Irving. He was originally a Mega- ...
'' (with Simon Spurrier, in #220-227, 234-239 and 253-257, 2004–2007) *'' Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained'' #1-4 (with
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The End is Nigh ''The End Is Nigh'' was an annual British fanzine edited by Michael Molcher. It was launched at the Bristol Comic Expo in 2005 and, since becoming a semi-annual publication, each subsequent issue is also launched there. It deals with the End of ...
'' #1: "Thirty-Seven Degrees" (with
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, DC Comics, 2009) *'' Timestorm 2009-2099:
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, anthology one-shot, Marvel, 2010) *'' Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne'' #2: "Until the End of Time" (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2010) *'' Batman and Robin'' (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics): ** "Batman and Robin Must Die!" (in #13-15, 2010) ** "Black Mass" (with
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Role-playing games

*'' Pantheon and Other Roleplaying Games'' (
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, 2000) *'' Heaven and Earth Player's Guide (2nd edition)'' (
Guardians of Order Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game is the anime inspired ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth''. In 2006 Gua ...
, 2001) *''
Nobilis ''Nobilis'' is a contemporary fantasy tabletop role-playing game created by Jenna K. Moran, writing under the name R. Sean Borgstrom. The player characters are "Sovereign Powers" called ''the Nobilis''; each Noble is the personification of an ...
(2nd edition)'' (Hogshead Publishing Ltd., 2002) *'' d20 Menace Manual'' (
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, 2003) *''
Eberron Campaign Setting ''Eberron Campaign Setting'' is a hardcover accessory for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Eberron Campaign Setting'' book introduces Eberron, and provides the core campaign setting, inc ...
'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2004) *''
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'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)


Awards

*2001: Won "Best New Talent"
National Comics Award The National Comics Awards was a series of awards for comic book titles and creators given out on an annual basis from 1997 to 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) for comics published in the United Kingdom the previous year. The votes wer ...
for ''
Necronauts ''Necronauts'' was a story appearing in the British comics anthology ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', by British comics writer Gordon Rennie and artist Frazer Irving. It brought Irving to public attention as his high contrast black and white artwork ...
'' (tied with Jock) *2002: ** Won "Best New Talent" National Comics Award ** Won "Best New Talent" Diamond Comics Award *2004: Won "Graphic Novel of the Year" Diamond Comics Award for ''
Necronauts ''Necronauts'' was a story appearing in the British comics anthology ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', by British comics writer Gordon Rennie and artist Frazer Irving. It brought Irving to public attention as his high contrast black and white artwork ...
'' with
Gordon Rennie Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for ''Warhammer Fantasy''. In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...


Notes


References

* *
Frazer Irving
at 2000 AD online *


External links

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at Red Slap *


Interviews

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Brief interview with Ninth Art circa 2002REFLECTIONS: Talking with Frazer Irving
Comic Book Resources ''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion. History Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
, 1 April 2007
Interview on the Bullpen Bulletins Podcast 2007Videocast: Frazer Irving at the New York Comic Con 2007
Hypergeek, 21 August 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Irving, Frazer 1970 births British comics artists British speculative fiction artists Fantasy artists Horror artists Living people People from Ilford Role-playing game artists