Laurence Campbell is a British comics artist best known for his work in ''
2000 AD'', but he has also recently received attention from his work for
Marvel
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* ...
.
Biography
Campbell started evening courses at the
London Cartoon Centre and then studied
graphic design at
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins is a public tertiary art school in London, England. It is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of sho ...
.
[Maximum Punishment]
Broken Frontier, December 4, 2007 He got early
comics work at
Caliber Comics
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, on their
anthology ''
Negative Burn
''Negative Burn'' is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe Pruett, ''Negative Burn'' is noted for its eclectic range of genres, ...
'' as well as titles on their New Worlds imprint, like ''
Red Diaries
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''.
Starting in 2000 he worked at ''
2000 AD'', collaborating there, and at Image Comics, with writers
Colin Clayton and
Chris Dows on titles like ''
Bison'' and ''
Synnamon''. He also worked with
Rob Williams on ''
Breathing Space''.
Since 2005 he has been working for
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 ...
, starting with a Christmas Special written by Williams. He then worked on the
Punisher
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Annual before becoming the artist on a story in ''
Punisher
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'' for
Marvel MAX
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The MAX Comics imprint is ...
.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
* ''
Negative Burn
''Negative Burn'' is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe Pruett, ''Negative Burn'' is noted for its eclectic range of genres, ...
'' (with
Paul Carstairs,
Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, Caliber published over 1,300 comics in the decade following its inception and is ranked as one of America ...
):
** "Norma Jean's Knickers" (in ''Negative Burn'' #19, 1995)
** "The Day Job" (inks, with pencils by
Katrin Geilhausen, in ''Negative Burn'' #44, 1997)
* ''
Raven Chronicles'' #13 (pencils, with
Scott Andrews and inks by
Tim Perkins, New Worlds, Caliber Comics, 1995)
* ''
The Red Diaries'' (pencils, with
Gary Reed and inks by
Larry Shuput, 4-issue mini-series, New Worlds, Caliber Comics, 1997)
*''
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'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology comic. He is the magazine's longest-running ...
'':
** "The Des Lynham Story" (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 ''
2000 AD'' #1482, 2000)
** "Dominoes" (pencils, with script by
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 ...
and inks by
Kris Justice, in ''2000 AD'' #1482, 2006)
** "Splashdown" (pencils, with script by Simon Spurrier and inks by Kris Justice, in ''
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 ...
'' #245, 2006)
*''
DeMarco'': "DeMarco PI" (pencils, with script by
Robbie Morrison
Robbie Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer known for his work in the weekly anthology '' 2000 AD'', where he co-created the long-running serial ''Nikolai Dante'' with artist Simon Fraser.
Career
Morrison began his career in '' 2000 ADs ...
and inks by
Dylan Teague
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** ''Dylan'' (1973 album), a 1973 album by Bob Dylan
** ''Dylan'' (2007 album), a 2007 compilation album by Bob Dylan
* Dylan (musician), profess ...
, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #3.70-3.71, 2000)
* ''
Disciples: Wheel of Fortune'' (pencils, with writers
Colin Clayton/
Chris Dows and inks by Larry Shuput, one-shot,
Image Comics, 2001)
* ''
Bison'' (pencils, with writers Colin Clayton/Chris Dows and inks by
Lee Townsend
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, in ''2000 AD'' #1301-1309, 2001, collected in ''Bison'' )
* ''
Synnamon'' (with writers Colin Clayton/Chris Dows):
** "Facing Mecha" (pencils, with inks by Lee Townsend, in ''2000 AD'' #1362-1370, 2003)
** "Recalibration" (pencils, with inks by
David Roach David Roach may refer to:
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*David Roach (saxophonist) (born 1955), British classical saxophonist
*David Roach (comics), British comics artist
* David Roach (athletic director) (b ...
, in ''2000 AD'' #1416-1418, 2004)
* ''
Past Imperfect'': "Cosmonaut X" (pencils, with script by
Arthur Wyatt
Arthur Wyatt is a writer for British comic '' 2000 AD'', creating stories mostly in the Future Shock format and in the Judge Dredd universe, including the comicbook sequels to the 2012 Dredd movie. Wyatt was also selected as one of 2005's five b ...
and inks by Kris Justice, in ''2000 AD'' #1376, 2004)
*''
Breathing Space'' (pencils, with script by
Rob Williams and inks by Lee Townsend, in ''2000 AD'' #1453-1459, 2005)
* ''
Wolverine
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'' #49 (with Rob Williams, Special Double-Sized X-Mas Special, 2006,
Marvel Comics
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, collected in ''Wolverine: Blood and Sorrow'', June 2007, )
* ''
Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...
'' (collected in ''Punisher MAX Volume 11: Girls in White Dresses'', 120 pages, March 2009, ):
** ''Punisher Annual'' #1: "The Hunted" (with
Mike Benson,
one-shot, Marvel Comics, November 2007)
** ''
Punisher
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'' #61-65: "Girls in White Dresses" (pencils, with writer
Gregg Hurwitz
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,
Marvel MAX
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The MAX Comics imprint is ...
, October 2008 - February 2009)
* ''
Moon Knight'': "Moon Knight: Silent Knight" (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'', '' Revo ...
, one-shot, Marvel Comics, November 2008)
* ''
Deadpool Pulp'' (with
Mike Benson/Adam Glass, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, 2010, forthcoming)
*''
Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine'' (with
Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry (born May 18, 1958) is an American suspense author, anthology editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He was named one of the Today's Top Ten Horror Writers.
...
, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June–August 2011, tpb, 112 pages, hardcover, November 2011, , softcover, May 2012, )
Notes
References
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*
Laurence Campbellat 2000AD online.com
Laurence Campbellat Marvel.com
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
British comics artists