Andy Lanning is an English comic book writer and
inker, known for his work for
Marvel Comics
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and
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, and for his collaboration with
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...
.
Career
Lanning works primarily at
Marvel Comics
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and
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
as an inker. He has also
pencilled books, such as his creation ''
The Sleeze Brothers''.
Lanning's writing has included his and Abnett's 2000 relaunch of DC's title ''
Legion of Super-Heroes''. The two co-created the
Resurrection Man character with artist
Jackson Guice
Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961) is an American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s.
Biography
Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.. Retrieved March 21, 2008. Growing up in the 1960s, Guice was fond o ...
in 1997.
Lanning and Abnett also collaborated on an ongoing ''
Nova'' series for Marvel, which premiered in 2007. The duo previously authored a ''Nova'' miniseries as a tie-in for the Marvel crossover
Annihilation
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, starring Richard Rider, now the only member of the Xandarian Nova Corps. This led into their piloting the "
Annihilation: Conquest" storyline, and the core characters from this went on to form the new
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
.
Lanning teamed up with Abnett to relaunch ''
The Authority'', with
Simon Coleby
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
on art, as part of the World's End relaunch of the core
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, Wild ...
titles.
It was announced at
Wizard World Chicago
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in June 2008 that Abnett and Lanning had signed an exclusive deal with Marvel, which they hoped would give them time to work on the "cosmic" characters they dealt with, as well as more earth-based ones. The contract allows them to finish existing commitments, so they will be able to finish their fifteen issue run on ''The Authority''. Their first major work which followed this was "
War of Kings
"War of Kings" is a comic book crossover storyline written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, published by Marvel Comics, and set in Marvel's main shared universe. The six-issue limited series was published between March ", which depicted the "cosmic" aftermath of
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term in ...
. He also wrote the three-issue Marvel/
Top Cow
Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.
History
During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim ...
crossover miniseries ''
Fusion
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Fusion may also refer to:
Science and technology Physics
*Nuclear fusion, multiple atomic nuclei combining to form one or more different atomic nucl ...
''.
In 2020 Lanning collaborated with
Ron Marz
Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as ''Batman/Aliens'', '' DC vs. Marvel'', '' Green Lantern'', '' Silver Surfer'', and '' Witchblade''.
Career
Marz is known for his work on '' ...
on the nine-issue
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
storyline "
Endless Winter", which would debut that December.
Bibliography
*''
The Sleeze Brothers'' (with John Carnell,
Epic Comics
Epic Comics (also known as the Epic Comics Group)Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins: The Truth About the Epic Comics Group!" Marvel comics cover-dated November 1982. was an imprint of Marvel Comics from 1982 to 1996. A spin-off of the publisher's ...
, 1989–1990)
*''
Judge Anderson
Judge Cassandra Anderson is a fictional law enforcer and psychic appearing in the British science fiction comics '' 2000 AD'' and the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland, Anderson made her debut as a ...
'': "Exorcise Duty" (with
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...
, and art by
Anthony Williams, in ''Judge Dredd Annual'' 1991)
* ''
Death's Head
Death's Head is the name of several fictional characters appearing in British comics and American comic books both published by Marvel Comics.
The original Death’s Head is a robotic bounty hunter (or rather, as he calls himself, a "freelance ...
II'' (inks, with Dan Abnett, and art by
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 ...
, mini series and ongoing series,
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 Di ...
, 1991–1993)
Dreadlands Epic comics with co author Steve White and art by Phil Gascoine, 4 issue miniseries Epic comics 1992
* ''
Digitek
Digitek was an early system software company located in Los Angeles, California.
Digitek, co-founded in the early 1960s by three equal partners (James R. Dunlap, President plus Vice Presidents Donald Ryan and Donald Peckham who had worked togethe ...
'' (with co-author
John Tomlinson and art by
Dermot Power
Dermot Power, originally from County Waterford, Ireland, is a movie concept artist who started his career as a comic book artist working for British anthology comic '' 2000 AD''.
Biography
He got his break in comic books when he was commiss ...
, 4-issue mini-series,
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 Di ...
, 1992)
*''
Codename: Genetix'' (with co-author Graham Marks, pencils by
Phil Gascoine and inks by
Robin Riggs, 4-issue mini-series,
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 Di ...
, 1993)
*''
The Punisher: Year One'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, pencils by
Dale Eaglesham
Dale Eaglesham (born 1962) is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', ''Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Soc ...
and inks by
Scott Koblish, 4-issue mini-series,
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, 1994–1995)
*''
Force Works
Force Works was the name of different fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first version of Force Works first appeared in the comic book series ''Force Works'' #1 (July ...
'' (with co-author Dan Abnett,
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, 1994)
*''
Resurrection Man'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Jackson Guice
Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961) is an American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s.
Biography
Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.. Retrieved March 21, 2008. Growing up in the 1960s, Guice was fond o ...
,
DC, 1997–1999)
*''
Batman'': "
Two Faces" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Anthony Williams, one shot
Elseworlds story, DC, 1998)
*''
Superman'':
** "Prime Time" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by Graham Higgins), a 10-page short story in ''
Superman 80-Page Giant'' No. 1 (Feb. 1999)
** "
The Superman Monster
''The Superman Monster'' is a DC Comics '' Elseworlds'' comic book, published in 1999. The story combined the elements of the Superman mythos with Mary Shelley's novel ''Frankenstein'' where that version of Superman is similar to the Frankenstei ...
" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Tom Palmer and
Anthony Williams,
one-shot Elseworlds story, DC, 1999)
**''Return to Krypton'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Karl Kerschl
Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist, best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', ''All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and ''Gotham Academy''.
Early life
Kerschl was born in Tor ...
,
DC, 2004,
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and c ...
, )
**''Strange Attractors'' (with co-authors
Gail Simone
Gail Simone (aka Gladys Simonetti) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC's ''Birds of Prey'', '' Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female writer on Wonder Woman to date. Othe ...
and Dan Abnett, and art by
John Byrne,
DC, 2006,
Titan Books
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, , DC, )
*''
Legion Lost
''Legion Lost'' is the name of two superhero titles published by DC Comics, both starring the Legion of Super-Heroes. The first series was a 12-issue comic book limited series co-written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, often collectively referre ...
'' (inks, with co-author Dan Abnett, pencils by
Oliver Coipel and
Pascal Alike,
DC, 2000–2001)
*''
Wonder Woman
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'' vol. 2 No. 174 (inks, 2001)
* ''
The Legion'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Chris Batista
Chris Batista is an American comic book artist, known for his work on a number of titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including ''Steel'', ''Spaceknights'' and ''Thunderbolts''.
Career
Batista is an alumnus of Manhattan's School of Visual Ar ...
, Chip Wallace, Leonard Kirk,
Dave Cockrum
David Emmett Cockrum (; November 11, 1943 – November 26, 2006) was an American comics artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Mystique, as well as the antiheroine Black Cat. Cockrum was ...
,
Tony Harris, Tom Feister, Paul Rivoche and Eric Wight,
DC, 2001–2004, tpb, ''Foundations'', collects #25–30, 176 pages, 2004, )
*''
Star Trek: Voyager: The Collection'' (with co-authors Dan Abnett and Jeffrey Moy, and art by
Drew Struzan, 2002,
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and c ...
, )
*''
Iceman'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Karl Kerschl
Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist, best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', ''All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and ''Gotham Academy''.
Early life
Kerschl was born in Tor ...
, Marvel Comics, 2002, )
* ''
iCandy'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Kalman Andrasofszky
Kalman Andrasofszky (born August 21, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, inker, letterer, penciller, and designer.
Kalman is a native Torontonian and resides there still.
Career
Much of his work has been i ...
, DC Comics, 2003–2004)
*''
Majestic'' (with co-author Dan Abnett):
**''Volume 1: Strange New Visitor'' (with
Karl Kerschl
Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist, best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', ''All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and ''Gotham Academy''.
Early life
Kerschl was born in Tor ...
, collects ''
Action Comics
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'' No. 811, ''
Adventures of Superman'' No. 624, ''
Superman'' No. 201 and ''Majestic'' 4-issue mini-series, 2004,
DC, 2005, )
**''While You Were Out'' (with
Neil Googe,
Georges Jeanty
Georges Jeanty is an American comic book penciler illustrator best known for his work on ''The American Way'', an eight-issue American comic book limited series produced under DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint, and the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Se ...
and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #1–7,
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, Wild ...
, 2005, )
**''Volume 2'' (with Neil Googe,
Georges Jeanty
Georges Jeanty is an American comic book penciler illustrator best known for his work on ''The American Way'', an eight-issue American comic book limited series produced under DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint, and the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Se ...
and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #8–12,
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, Wild ...
, 2006, )
**''Volume 3: Final Cut'' (with Neil Googe, Diego Olmos,
Kevin West and others, collects ''Majestic'' #13–17 and ''Wildstorm Winter Special'',
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, Wild ...
, January 2007)
*''
Annihilation
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:
Nova'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Kev Walker
Kevin Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, based in Leeds, who worked mainly on '' 2000 AD'' and ''Warhammer'' comics and the collectible card game '' Magic: The Gathering''. He is now working for Marvel Comics.
Biography
Walker ...
,
Marvel
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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
* ...
, 4-issue mini-series, 2006)
*''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Wesley Craig,
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, Wild ...
, November 2006)
* ''
Nova'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, Marvel Comics, 2007-ongoing)
* ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
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It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and art by
Paul Pelletier
Paul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller.
Career
Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Cosmic Steller Rebellers (hammac publications) and Wayward Warrior (Hammac Publica ...
, Marvel Comics, May 2008, ongoing)
*''
The Authority'' #1–17 (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Simon Coleby
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People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
,
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, Wild ...
, 2008–2010) collected as:
** ''World's End'' (136 pages, August 2009, )
**'' Rule Britannia'' (192 pages, February 2010, )
* ''
War of Kings
"War of Kings" is a comic book crossover storyline written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, published by Marvel Comics, and set in Marvel's main shared universe. The six-issue limited series was published between March '' (with co-author Dan Abnett and art by
Paul Pelletier
Paul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller.
Career
Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Cosmic Steller Rebellers (hammac publications) and Wayward Warrior (Hammac Publica ...
, Marvel Comics, March–August 2009)
*''
Fusion
Fusion, or synthesis, is the process of combining two or more distinct entities into a new whole.
Fusion may also refer to:
Science and technology Physics
*Nuclear fusion, multiple atomic nuclei combining to form one or more different atomic nucl ...
'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and pencils by
Tyler Kirkham, Marvel Comics/
Top Cow Productions
Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.
History
During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim L ...
, May 2009-ongoing)
*
Realm of Kings (with co-author Dan Abnett):
**''Realm of Kings'' (with
/
Leonardo Manco, one-shot, Marvel Comics, January 2010)
**''Realm of Kings:
Imperial Guard
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'' (with
Kev Walker
Kevin Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, based in Leeds, who worked mainly on '' 2000 AD'' and ''Warhammer'' comics and the collectible card game '' Magic: The Gathering''. He is now working for Marvel Comics.
Biography
Walker ...
, five-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010, tpb, 120 pages, June 2010, )
**''Realm of Kings:
Inhumans
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'' (with pencils by
Pablo Raimondi and inks by
Andrew Hennessy, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010)
*
Hypernaturals (with co-author
Dan Abnett
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and art by Brad Walker, Andres Guinaldo and Mark Irwin, 12-issue mini-series,
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 Ho ...
, July 2012-June 2013)
See also
*
2000 in comics
Events Year overall
* German website Comicforum goes live
* Rebellion Developments takes over the '' 2000 AD'' from Fleetway.
* The merger of AOL and Time Warner is announced.
*In Bologna, the cartoonist Igort and the editor Carlo Barbi ...
References
External links
Andy Lanningat 2000 AD online
Andy Lanning on Marvel.com*
Comics Bulletin
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History Silver Bullet Comicbooks
The site was founded in January 2000 as Silver Bullet Comicbooks by its New Zealand-based publisher/editor Jason Brice.
During this ...
, 9 April 2007
Galactus, and Surfer and Skrulls – Oh My! Abnett & Lanning on Nova Newsarama
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History
...
, 10 April 2008
Exclusive: interview with "Legion Lost" writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning!" Legione dei Super-Eroi. 26 July 2011
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
British comics writers
British comics artists
Year of birth missing (living people)