Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a Scottish cartoonist, best known for his work in '' 2000 AD'', '' The Losers'', and more recently ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is also known for '' Wytches'' by

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Career

Comics

Jock began his professional career at British comics magazine '' 2000 AD'', on series including ''

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'' and ''Lenny Zero'', the latter with writer

Andy Diggle Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on '' Adam Strange'' and '' Green Arrow'' for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers ...

. It was with Diggle that he got his big break in the American comic book market at

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and their

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imprint, working on '' The Losers'' and '' Green Arrow: Year One''. Also at Vertigo and with Mike Carey, another former ''2000 AD'' writer, Jock worked on an issue of ''

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'' and the '' Faker''

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, returning the character

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in the

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'' Hellblazer: Pandemonium'' with

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. Following his run on ''Green Arrow'' he got more work on main

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titles, in particular two storylines on ''

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'', the first featuring

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and the second

. Jock is also a prolific cover artist with a distinctive style – he has produced covers for several titles across all major publishers. On 9 April 2011 Jock was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at the IGN stage at the Kapow! convention in London to set two

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, the Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and Most Contributors to a Comic Book. With Guinness officials on hand to monitor their progress, writer

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began work at 9am scripting a 20-page black and white '' Superior'' comic book, with Jock and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, including

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries '' Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For th ...

Frank Quitely Vincent Patrick Deighan (born 1968), better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish comic book artist. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as '' New X-Men'', ''We3'', '' All-Star Supe ...

, John Romita Jr.,

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,"Kapow! '11: Comic History Rewritten On The IGN Stage"
IGN. 14 April 2011

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Ian Churchill Ian Churchill is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist, who has mostly worked in the American comic book industry. Career Churchill's early work included stints on ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Uncanny X-Men'' as w ...

Olivier Coipel Olivier Coipel (; November 7, 1969) is a French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as ''House of M'', ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Thor''. Career Olivier Coipel started as a movie animator, working as an assistant on '' Balto ...

Duncan Fegredo Duncan Fegredo (; born 1964) is a British comic book artist. Career Born in Leicester, Fegredo first managed to get into comics after showing his portfolio around UKCAC in 1987 and meeting Dave Thorpe. Together they worked on a strip for a sh ...

, Simon Furman,

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Sean Phillips Sean Phillips (born 27 January 1965) is a British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker on comics including ''Sleeper'', '' Incognito'', the ''Criminal'' series of comics, '' Fatale'', '' The Fade Out'', and '' ...

and

Liam Sharp Liam Roger Sharp (born 2 May 1968) is a British comic book artist, writer, publisher, and co-founder/CCO of Madefire Inc. Early life Liam Sharp was born in Derby. He went to School at Brackensdale Junior then infants school, before moving to ...

, who all drew a panel each, with regular ''Superior'' artist Leinil Yu creating the book's front cover. The book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes, and 38 seconds, and was published through Icon on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation.

Movie work

Jock has contributed concept paintings and key art to a number of film productions and promotional campaigns, including '' Hancock'', '' Battleship'', ''

Children of Men ''Children of Men'' is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel ''The Children of Men'', was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredite ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' X-Men: Days of Future Past''. He was the principal Concept Designer on ''Dredd''. He continued his work with ''Dredd'' scriptwriter Alex Garland on Garland's next film, ''Ex Machina'', working on the AI robot Ava.

Poster art

Jock has produced a number of silk screen prints and poster art for Mondo, including '' The Divide'', ''

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'', '' The Last House on the Left'', '' West of Memphis'', ''

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'', '' The Raid'', ''

'', ''

Zero Dark Thirty ''Zero Dark Thirty'' is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden, leader of terrorist network Al-Qaeda, after th ...

'', '' The Thing'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Awards

Nominations

*2006

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

for Best Cover Artist (for ''The Losers'') *2012 Stan Lee Award for Best Artist (for ''Detective Comics'')

Awards

*2001 National Comics Award for Best New Talent (for "Judge Dredd" in ''2000AD'', tied with Frazer Irving, for "Necronauts" in 2000AD) *2012 Stan Lee Award for Best Ongoing Series (for ''Detective Comics'', with Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla) *MTV The 10 Best Movie Posters of 2010 (#8, for ''The Losers'' poster art)Warmoth, Brian (21 December 2010)
"MTV TOP MOVIE POSTERS of 2010"
. MTV. *2019 SXSW Excellence in Poster Design Winner for Daniel Isn't Real

Bibliography

Comics

''2000 AD''

*'' Pulp Sci-Fi'': "Reapermen" (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 ...

, in #1170, 1999) **''

'': *** "Shirley Temple of Doom" (with

John Wagner John Wagner (born 1949) is an American-born British comics writer. Alongside Pat Mills, he helped revitalise British comics in the 1970s, and continues to be active in the British comics industry, occasionally also working in American comics. ...

, in #1193–1196, 2000) *** "Crossing Ken Dodd" (with John Wagner, in #1214, 2000) *** "Rampots" (with John Wagner, in #1231, 2001) *** "Safe Hands" (with Gordon Rennie, in #1273, 2002) *** "Tartan Terrors" (with Gordon Rennie, in #1540, 2007) **'' Tor Cyan'' (with John Tomlinson): *** "Rahab" (in #1295, 2002) *** "Phage" (in #1296, 2002) *** "No Such Place" (in #1297–1299, 2002) *''

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 ...

'' (Fleetway): **''

'' (with John Wagner): *** "Dead Ringer" (in ''vol. 3'' No. 65, 2000) *** "Ten Years" (in ''vol. 3'' No. 70, 2000) **''Lenny Zero'' (with

): *** "Lenny Zero" (in ''vol. 3'' No. 68, 2000) *** "Dead Zero" (in ''vol. 4'' #1–2, 2001) *** "Wipeout" (in ''vol. 4'' #14–15, 2002)

''DC Comics''/''Vertigo''

*''

'': ** "The Game of Cat and Mouse" (with Mike Carey, in No. 181, 2003) ** '' Pandemonium'' (with

, 2010) *'' The Losers'' #1–6, 9–12, 16–19, 23–25, 29–32 (with Andy Diggle, Vertigo, 2003–2006) *'' Faker'' (with Mike Carey, Vertigo, 2007–2008) *'' Green Arrow: Year One'' (with Andy Diggle, DC Comics, 2007) *''

'': ** "Cutter" (with

Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', ''Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well as ...

, in #861–863, 2010) ** "The Black Mirror" (with

Scott Snyder Scott Snyder is an American author. He is known for his 2006 short story collection ''Voodoo Heart'', and his comic book writing, including '' American Vampire'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Batman'', '' Wytches'', ''Swamp Thing,'' and ''Justice Lea ...

, in #871–873, 2011) ** "Hungry City" (with Scott Snyder, in #876–878, 2011) ** "My Dark Architect" (with Scott Snyder, in No. 880, 2011) ** "The Face in the Glass" (with Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla, in No. 881, 2011) *''

'': ** "A Simple Case" (with

and

Brian Azzarello Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series ''100 Bullets'', published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo. Az ...

, in #44, 2015) *" All-Star Batman": ** "My Own Worst Enemy" (with

, in #1-5, 2016) ** ''Cold to the Core'' (with

, in #6, 2017) *'' The Batman Who Laughs'' #1–7 (with Scott Snyder, DC Comics, 2018–2019)

''Marvel Comics''

*'' Dark X-Men: The Beginning'' #3: "Get Mystique (Slight Return)" (with

Jason Aaron Jason Aaron (born January 28, 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series '' Scalped'' and ''Southern Bastards'', as well as his work on Marvel series '' Ghost Rider'', ''Wolverine'', '' PunisherMAX'', ''Thor'', a ...

Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics * ...

, 2009) *'' Savage Wolverine'' (writer and artist, with Lee Loughridge, #9-11, 2013)

Other publishers

*''Forty-Five'': "Amy Turner" (with Andi Ewington and 44 other artists, graphic novel, Com.x, 2010) *''Immortals: Gods and Heroes'': "The Hunt" (script and art, graphic novel, Archaia Studios, 2011) *'' Wytches'' (with

, Image Comics, 2014)

Cover art

*'' 2000 AD'' #1203, 1227, 1236, 1254, 1258, 1260, 1266, 1274, 1304, 1318, 1335, 1397, 1450, 1503 (

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Rebellion Developments Rebellion Developments Limited is a British video game developer based in Oxford, England. Founded by Jason and Chris Kingsley in December 1992, the company is best known for its '' Sniper Elite'' series and multiple games in the '' Alien vs. P ...

, 2000–2006) *''

vol. 3'' No. 77 (Fleetway, 2001) *''

vol. 4'' No. 4, 11 (Fleetway, 2001–2002) *'' Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus'' No. 4 (

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, 2003) *'' 2000 AD Extreme Edition'' No. 1 (Rebellion, 2003) *'' King James'' No. 1 (

, 2004) *'' The Losers'' #7–8, 13–15, 20–22, 26–28 (

, 2004–2005) *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #177–178 (DC Comics, 2004) *''

'' #797–800, 809–810, 859, 871–881 (DC Comics, 2004–2012) *''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

'' No. 43 (DC Comics, 2005) *''

'' #642–650, ''Annual'' No. 25 (DC Comics, 2005–2006) *''

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'' #118–124 (DC Comics, 2006) *''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations i ...

'' No. 26 (Vertigo, 2006) *'' Rush City'' (DC Comics, 2006–2007) *'' Scalped'' #1–11, 13–17, 21–60 (Vertigo, 2007–2012) *''

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'' No. 1 (

Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...

, 2009) *'' Thunderbolts'' No. 127 (

, 2009) *'' Die Hard: Year One'' #1–4 (

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, 2009) *'' Batman Confidential'' No. 33 (DC Comics, 2009) *''Deadlocke'' No. 1 (Dark Horse, 2009) *''

Greek Street Greek Street is a street in Soho, London, leading south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. The street is famous for its restaurants and cosmopolitan nature. History It is thought to take its name from a Greek church that was built in 16 ...

'' #3–6 (Vertigo, 2009) *''

Azrael Azrael (; , 'God has helped'; ) is the angel of death in some Abrahamic religions, namely Islam, Christian popular culture and some traditions of Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic rel ...

'' #1–3 (DC Comics, 2009–2010) *'' Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors'' #5–6 (Wildstorm, 2009–2010) *'' Driver'' (Wildstorm, 2010) *'' Daredevil'' No. 511 (Marvel, 2011) *'' Daredevil: Reborn'' (Marvel, 2011) *'' Incredible Hulks'' No. 626 (Marvel, 2011) *''Pigs'' No. 1 (Image, 2011) *''Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine'' No. 3 (Marvel, 2011) *''

MAX'' #1–15 (Marvel, 2012) *'' Scalped'' No. 60 (Vertigo, 2012) *'' American Vampire'' No. 30 (Vertigo, 2012) *''Uncanny'' No. 1 Variant (Dynamite, 2013) *''Jupiter's Legacy'' No. 2 Variant (Image, 2013) *''

'' No. 21 (DC Comics, 2013) *''Superman Unchained'' No. 8 (DC Comics, 2014) *''

Grayson Grayson may refer to: Places Canada * Grayson, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184, Saskatchewan United States * Grayson, California * Grayson, Georgia ** Grayson High School * Grayson, Kentucky * Grayson, Louisiana * Gra ...

'' No. 6 (DC Comics, 2015) *''Suiciders'' No. 1 (DC Comics, 2015) *''

Batman/Superman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's ...

'' No. 21 (DC Comics, 2015) *''Batman:Europa'' No. 4 (DC Comics, 2016) *''Superman:American Alien'' No. 7 (DC Comics, 2016) *''Batman/The Shadow'' No. 6 (DC Comics, 2017) *''

Lucifer Lucifer is one of various figures in folklore associated with the planet Venus. The entity's name was subsequently absorbed into Christianity as a name for the devil. Modern scholarship generally translates the term in the relevant Bible passage ...

'' No. 1 (Vertigo, 2018) *''Batman:Last Knight on Earth'' No. 1 (DC Comics, 2019) *'' Batman Black and White'' No. 2 (DC Comics, 2021) *''

Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a ...

'' No. 200 (Marvel, 2021)

Tabletop Games

* SLA Industries - Nightfall Games (1999)

References

External links

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