Kev Hopgood (born 25 August 1961) is a
British
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comic artist
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who has been drawing comic books since 1984. He specialises in artwork for
science fiction
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and
fantasy comics
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.
Biography
Hopgood started his career in
British comics
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getting work at ''
2000 AD'' and
Marvel UK
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from the mid-
1980s
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onwards on titles like ''
Tharg's Future Shocks
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'', ''
Spider-Man and Zoids'', and ''
Action Force
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''.
At
Marvel Comics
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in the early-
1990s
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, he was the main artist on ''
Iron Man
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'' where, with writer
Len Kaminski
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, he created
War Machine (James Rhodes had appeared earlier, but the alias "War Machine" and the armour were created by Hopgood/Kaminski). War Machine later received his own eponymous series and appeared in the feature films ''
Iron Man
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'' and ''
Iron Man 2
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''.
Hopgood took a break from comics following his Iron Man run, working in computer games for three years. His most notable credit during this time is on the space shooter Blast Radius published by Psygnosis. Hopgood returned to British comics in the mid-late 1990s with a run on the rebooted ''
Harlem Heroes
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'' story at ''2000 AD'' and the
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*''Warhammer Age of Sigmar'', the success ...
series ''Darkblade'' for
Games Workshop
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Founded in 1975 by John Peake (gam ...
with writer
Dan Abnett
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. He worked again with Abnett on the
Warhammer 40,000
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comic ''Exterminatus'' at
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
, where he also worked on ''
Defenders of Ultramar
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* ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...
'' with
Graham McNeill
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.
His most recent comics work includes the Roman monster hunter story Legion Zero for Aces Weekly, a Doctor Who story for IDW and The Man from the Ministry written by Gordon Rennie and appearing in the Judge Dredd Megazine. He revisited War Machine recently with a "cutaway" style illustration for the Marvel Fact Files published by Eaglemoss. Hopgood continues to work as a freelance illustrator working primarily for children's and educational publishers.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
* "Dragon" (script and art, in ''
The Mighty World of Marvel'' vol. 2 No. 13,
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US-produced stories for the British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dill ...
, June 1984)
*''
Tharg's Future Shocks
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'':
** "Grainger in Paradise" (with
Peter Milligan
Peter Milligan (born 24 June 1961) is a British comic book writer who has written extensively for both British and American comic book industries. In the UK, Milligan has contributed to numerous anthology titles including '' 2000 AD'', ''Revolv ...
, in ''
2000 AD'' No. 426, July 1985, collected in ''The Best of Tharg's Future Shocks'', 160 pages, Rebellion, 2008, )
** "Wrong Number " (with G. Bell, in ''2000 AD'' No. 512, March 1987)
** "Zap!" (with Alex Stewart, in ''2000 AD'' No. 518, April 1987)
** "Marksman" (with Westley Smith, in ''2000 AD'' No. 729, May 1991)
*''
Spider-Man and Zoids'' (Marvel UK):
** ''Spider-Man and Zoids''(#1–4, 8–10, 15–17, 20, 23–25, 29, 32, March–October 1986)
** "The Black Zoid" (with
Grant Morrison
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, in #40–49, 1986–1987)
*''
Action Force
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'' No. 2, 10, 13, 17, 19–20, 22 (pencils with writers
Simon Furman
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(#2, 10),
Mike Collins (#13, 17) and
Ian Rimmer (#19–20, 22), Marvel UK, March–August 1987)
* ''
Doctor Who
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'' (pencils, collected in ''A Cold Day in Hell'', 180 pages,
Panini Comics
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, May 2009, ):
** "Redemption" (with writer Simon Furman, and inks by
Tim Perkins, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
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'' No. 134, March 1988)
** "Claws of the Klathi" (with writer Mike Collins, and inks by
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 ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
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'' #136–138, May–July 1988)
** "Follow that TARDIS!" (with
John Freeman, in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' No. 147, April 1989)
*''
Night Zero
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'' (with
John Brosnan
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):
** "Night Zero" (in ''2000 AD'' #607–616, December 1988 – March 1989)
** "Beyond Zero" (in ''2000 AD'' #630–634, 645–649 and 665–666, June 1989 – February 1990)
** "Lost in Zero" (in ''2000 AD Annual 1991'', September 1990)
** "Below Zero" (in ''2000 AD'' #731–745, May–August 1991)
*''
Judge Dredd
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'':
** "A Night at the Basho" (with
John Wagner
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, in ''Judge Dredd Mega Special 1989'', June 1989)
** "Headbanger" (with
Alan Grant, in ''2000AD Annual 1990'', October 1989)
** "Roboblock" (with Simon Furman, in ''Judge Dredd Yearbook 1992'', September 1991)
*''
Dry Run
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'' (with Tise Vahimagi, in ''2000 AD'' #688–699, July–October 1990)
*''
Harlem Heroes
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'' (with
Michael Fleisher
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Biography
...
):
** "Harlem Heroes" (in ''2000 AD'' No. 705, November 1990)
** "Cyborg Death Trip" (pencils, with inks by Stewart Johnson (931–932) and
Siku (933–939), in ''2000 AD'' #928–939, February–May 1995)
*''
Knights of Pendragon
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'' vol. 1 #7–8 (pencils, with
Dan Abnett
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/
Gary Erskine
Gary Erskine is a Scottish comic book artist.
Career
Born in Paisley near Glasgow in 1968, Erskine grew up in Rutherglen and attended Burnside Primary and Stonelaw High School. Fellow comic artist Frank Quitely (Vincent Deighan) is the same ...
, Marvel UK, January–February 1991)
*''
Strange Cases
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'': "Demonspawn" (with
Dave Stone
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Biography
Stone has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and ''Judge Dredd''.
Stone also contributed a number of com ...
, in ''Judge Dredd Yearbook 1992'', September 1991)
*''
Iron Man
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'' #280–288, 290–297, 299–306 (pencils, with
Len Kaminski
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,
Marvel Comics
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, May 1992 – July 1994)
* ''Darkblade: Reign of Blood'' (with Dan Abnett,
Black Library
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, 256 pages, 2005, ) includes:
** ''Darkblade, Book One: Born of Blood'' (in ''
Warhammer Monthly
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'' #5–6, July–September 1998, 64 pages, 2000, )
** ''Darkblade, Book Two: World of Blood'' (in ''Warhammer Monthly'' #15–19, 20, May–September 1999, 96 pages, 2001, )
** ''Darkblade, Book Three: Throne of Blood'' (96 pages, 2003, )
* "War With Monster Isle" (with
Al Ewing
Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics.
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
, in ''
Marvel Heroes'' No. 2, Panini Comics, 2008)
*
Warhammer 40,000
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:
** ''
Exterminatus'' #1–2 (with writers Dan Abnett/
Ian Edginton
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Career
Ian Edginton is known for his steampunk/ alternate history wor ...
and co-artist
Daniel Lapham, 5-issue mini-series,
Boom! Studios
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History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
, June–August 2008)
** ''
Defenders of Ultramar
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*Defense (sports)
**Defender (association football)
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary
* ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...
'' (with
Graham McNeill
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, 4-issue mini-series, Boom Studios, November 2008 – February 2009)
* ''Legion Zero'' (with
Ferg Handley, in ''
Aces Weekly
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'', October 2012)
* ''Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time 7'' (with
Scott & David Tipton, IDW ', July 2013)
Covers
* ''2000 AD'' ##610, 616, 631, 642, 645, 657, 689, 697, 705, 938, 957 (1989–1995)
* ''
Warheads'' No. 3 (Marvel UK, 1992)
* ''Iron Man'' #280–306 (Marvel, 1992–1994)
* ''
War Machine'' No. 9, 10, 12–13 (Marvel, 1994–1995)
Notes
References
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Lambiek
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1961 births
English comics artists
Games Workshop artists
Living people