Graham Higgins (born 1953) is a British writer and artist, designer and lecturer.
Biography
Higgins' association with comics began with independent publishers Birmingham's Ar-Zak Press and
Knockabout Comics. He has drawn
cartoons and covers for ''
Punch
Punch commonly refers to:
* Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist
* Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice
Punch may also refer to:
Places
* Pun ...
'' including the
Chandleresque comic-strip "Luke Carew, Lone Wolf Detective - The Hogfather",
Radio Times,
Q magazine
''Q'' was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1986 by broadcast journalists Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, who were presenters of the BBC television music series '' The Old Grey Whistle Test''. ...
and others, and has also drawn for
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
,
Marvel Comics
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and ''
2000 AD'' He is an associate artist with Comic Company, illustrating educational publications featuring health and social advice for children and young people.
Higgins is also associated with the UK
fantasy fiction
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and dra ...
scene, as an occasional member of the
Midnight Rose Collective and artist on the
graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...
adaptations of two ''
Discworld
''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat ...
'' novels, ''
Mort
''Mort'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the fourth ''Discworld'' novel and the first to focus on the character Death, who only appeared as a side character in the previous novels. The title is the ...
'' and ''
Guards! Guards!
''Guards! Guards!'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the '' Discworld'' series, first published in 1989. It is the first novel about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. The first ''Discworld'' point-and-click adventu ...
.
Bibliography
*''
The Journal of Luke Kirby'': "A Winter's Tale" (with
Alan McKenzie
Alan McKenzie is a British comics writer and editor known for his work at '' 2000 AD''.
Biography
McKenzie worked for Marvel UK during the early 1980s, editing '' Starburst'', ''Cinema'' and '' Doctor Who Monthly'' magazines. After leaving the ...
, in ''2000 AD Winter Special 1'', 1988)
References
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Graham Higginsat 2000 AD online
Graham Higginsat the
Big Comic Book DataBase
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The BCDB project began in 1997 as a list of Disney animated feat ...
External links
Flickr
1953 births
Living people
British comics artists
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