Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a

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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

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. It was with Diggle that he got his big break in the

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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

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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 ''

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'' comic book, with Jock and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, including

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,"Kapow! '11: Comic History Rewritten On The IGN Stage"

. 14 April 2011 Doug Braithwaite, Ian Churchill, Olivier Coipel,

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, Simon Furman, David Lafuente,

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, Sean Phillips and

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, 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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Dredd'', '' Batman Begins'' 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'', '' Zombie'', ''

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'', '' West of Memphis'', '' The Dark Knight Rises'', '' The Raid'', '' Dredd'', '' Zero Dark Thirty'', '' The Thing'', ''

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'', and '' Iron Man 3''.

Awards

Nominations

*2006

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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"
.

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. *2019 SXSW Excellence in Poster Design Winner for

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Bibliography

Comics

''2000 AD''

*''

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'': "Reapermen" (with Gordon Rennie, in #1170, 1999) **''

'': *** "Shirley Temple of Doom" (with John Wagner, 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'' (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) ** ''

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'' (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, in #861–863, 2010) ** "The Black Mirror" (with Scott Snyder, 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 Francesco Francavilla is an Italian comic book artist known for his creator-owned series '' The Black Beetle'' and pulp-inspired comic covers. Other notable works include ''The Black Coat'' (which he co-created), Dynamite's ''Zorro'' series, and h ...

, in No. 881, 2011) *''

'': ** "A Simple Case" (with Scott Snyder 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. ...

, in #44, 2015) *"

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": ** "My Own Worst Enemy" (with Scott Snyder, in #1-5, 2016) ** ''Cold to the Core'' (with Scott Snyder, in #6, 2017) *''

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'' #1–7 (with Scott Snyder, DC Comics, 2018–2019)

''Marvel Comics''

*'' Dark X-Men: The Beginning'' #3: "Get Mystique (Slight Return)" (with Jason Aaron, Marvel, 2009) *''

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'' (writer and artist, with Lee Loughridge, #9-11, 2013)

Other publishers

*''Forty-Five'': "Amy Turner" (with Andi Ewington and 44 other artists, graphic novel,

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, 2010) *''Immortals: Gods and Heroes'': "The Hunt" (script and art, graphic novel, Archaia Studios, 2011) *'' Wytches'' (with Scott Snyder, Image Comics, 2014)

Cover art

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

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, 2000–2006) *'' Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 3'' No. 77 (Fleetway, 2001) *'' Judge Dredd Megazine 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'' 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'' No. 26 (Vertigo, 2006) *'' Rush City'' (DC Comics, 2006–2007) *''

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'' #1–11, 13–17, 21–60 (Vertigo, 2007–2012) *''

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'' No. 1 ( Wildstorm, 2009) *''

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'' No. 127 ( Marvel, 2009) *'' Die Hard: Year One'' #1–4 ( Boom! Studios, 2009) *'' Batman Confidential'' No. 33 (DC Comics, 2009) *''Deadlocke'' No. 1 (Dark Horse, 2009) *'' Greek Street'' #3–6 (Vertigo, 2009) *'' Azrael'' #1–3 (DC Comics, 2009–2010) *'' Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors'' #5–6 (Wildstorm, 2009–2010) *'' Driver'' (Wildstorm, 2010) *''

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'' 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 Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

'' #1–15 (Marvel, 2012) *''

'' No. 60 (Vertigo, 2012) *''

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'' No. 30 (Vertigo, 2012) *''Uncanny'' No. 1 Variant (Dynamite, 2013) *''Jupiter's Legacy'' No. 2 Variant (Image, 2013) *'' Swamp Thing'' No. 21 (DC Comics, 2013) *''Superman Unchained'' No. 8 (DC Comics, 2014) *''

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

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'' 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'' No. 1 (Vertigo, 2018) *''Batman:Last Knight on Earth'' No. 1 (DC Comics, 2019) *'' Batman Black and White'' No. 2 (DC Comics, 2021) *'' Venom'' No. 200 (Marvel, 2021)

Tabletop Games

SLA Industries ''SLA Industries'' (pronounced "slay") is a role-playing game first published in 1993 by Nightfall Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The game is set in a dystopian far-flung future in which the majority of the known universe is either owned or indir ...

Nightfall Games Nightfall Games is a United Kingdom based role-playing game publishing company notable for publishing '' SLA Industries'' and The Terminator RPG. History Nightfall Games was founded by Dave Allsop, Anne Boylan and Jared Earle in April 1993 i ...

(1999)

References

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