Mark Harrison (born 22 September 1963) is a British

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artist and occasional writer. The bulk of his work has appeared in the magazine '' 2000 AD''. Harrison's fully painted style uses strong, dark colours and computer effects, though recent series '' The Ten-Seconders'' (written by Rob Williams) shows him moving towards lighter pencilling.

Biography

Harrison graduated from School of Art, Bournville in 1982. He started work at '' 2000 AD'' in 1994 working on the ''Durham Red''-related titles as well as '' Glimmer Rats'' and '' The Ten-Seconders''. Harrison has illustrated cards for the ''

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'' collectible card game. Most recently he has been creating book covers for

Abaddon Books Abaddon Books is a British publishing imprint, founded in 2006. It is part of the Rebellion group of companies, along with publishing companies Solaris Books, ''2000 AD'', 2000 AD Graphic Novels, and Cubicle 7. Abaddon publishes " shared wor ...

. Harrison joined Oxford based games developer Rebellion as Head of Concept and worked on '' Star Wars: Battlefront'' (PSP),'' Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron'','Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron': The Official Team Blog – Storyboarding the Cutscenes
and '' Aliens vs. Predator'' (Xbox 360 and PS3).

Bibliography

Comics work includes: *''

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 ...

'': "Conspiracy of Silence" (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'' #891-894,

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) *''

Durham Red Durham Red is a British comics character, originally created in 1987 as a female sidekick and lover for Johnny Alpha in the long-running comic book series ''Strontium Dog'' in '' 2000 AD''. She is a bounty hunter with a mutation that gives her ...

'': ** "Mirrors" (with

Peter Hogan Peter Hogan is an English writer and comics writer, best known for ''Resident Alien'', which he co-created with artist Steve Parkhouse. Hogan began his comics career as editor of cult British comic ''Revolver'' in 1990–1991, before workin ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #901-903, 1994) ** "Deals" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #960-963, 1995) ** "Night of the Hunters" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1000-1005, 1996) ** "Epicedium" (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 ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #1006, 1996) ** "The Scarlet Cantos" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1078-1089, 1998 ) ** "Mask of the Red Death" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1111, 1998) ** "The Vermin Stars" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1250-1261, 2001 ) ** "The Empty Suns Book I" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1362-1368, 2003) ** "The Empty Suns Book II" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1382-1386, 2004) *''

Strontium Dog ''Strontium Dog'' was a long-running British comics series starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter who lives in Earth's future. The series was created in 1978 by writer John Wagner (under the pseudonym T. B. Grover) and artist Carlos Ezquer ...

s'': "High Moon" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #940-947, 1995) *'' Pulp Sci-Fi'': ** "Grunts" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1096, 1998) ** "Space Weed" (in ''2000 AD'' #1120, 1998) ** "Blood of Heroes" (in ''2000 AD'' #1126, 1999) *'' Glimmer Rats'' (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 f ...

, in ''2000 AD'' prog 2000 & #1174-1182, 1999–2000, tpb, ) *''

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'' (with

): ** "Genegun SD" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.16, 2002) ** "In the Flesh" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.18, 2002) *'' The Ten-Seconders'' (with Rob Williams, in ''2000 AD'' #1469-1479, 2006) *''

Damnation Station Damnation (from Latin '' damnatio'') is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions that were committed, or in some cases, not committed on Earth. In Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, citizens would recite t ...

'' (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 ''2000 AD'' #1850-1861,

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)

References

External links

Online PortfolioThe Travellers
original strip & art.
''Loose Cannons''
a 4-part mini-series (written by

) for Marvel which was never published but has been put online. {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Mark 1963 births BSFA Award for Best Artwork winner Game artists Living people