Mark Farmer (born 1957 in Birmingham) is a British comic book artist. He is best known as an inker, often working with

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Career

Farmer got his start in the UK comics industry before becoming part of the

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, the wave of UK creators that were an integral part of the

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"new look" of the 1980s He is primarily known these days as an inker, although he has done some pencilling as well (for instance, collaborating with writer

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on an early 1980s run on ''

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''). Like nearly all those involved in the British Invasion, Farmer got his start at the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'', where he pencilled such series as

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and Anderson: Psi Division. Farmer usually forms a team with writer/penciler

. The pair, who first teamed on 1987's D.R. and Quinch for ''2000 AD'', have worked together on such titles as

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. For DC their work includes ''

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'' and '' JLA'' as well as cover work on

. He also helped co-write '' Gen¹³: Bootleg''. In 2004, Farmer inked John Byrne's pencils on '' Superman: True Brit'' a graphic novel written by former

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member

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and Kim Johnson. It reimagines the origin of Superman, by considering how Clark Kent's upbringing would be different if his spaceship had crashed in England instead of the fictional town of

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. Farmer has also inked other pencillers, such as

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and

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. In 2012 Farmer was awarded the Inkwell Award for Favorite Inker."2012 Winners"
Inkwell Awards. 25 June 2012

Bibliography

*''

Tharg's Future Shocks ''Tharg's Future Shocks'' is a long-running series of short strips in the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'' in 1977. The name originates from the fictional editor of 2000 AD and the book titled ''Future Shock'', written by Alvin Toffler, publi ...

'': ** "Uncommon Sense" (with Alan Hebden and Mike Collins, in ''2000 AD'' No. 372, 1984) ** "Letter to Ernie" (with Win Wiacek, in ''2000 AD'' No. 544, 1987) ** "Bliss" (with

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, in ''2000 AD'' No. 571, 1988) *''

Rogue Trooper ''Rogue Trooper'' is a science fiction strip in the British comic '' 2000 AD'', created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981. It portrays the adventures of a " Genetic Infantryman" named Rogue and three uploaded minds mounted on his ...

'': "Killothon" (inks, with

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and pencils by Mike Collins, in '' Dice Man'' No. 3, 1986) *'' Slaine'' (with

and Mike Collins): ** "Spoils of Annwn" (in ''2000 AD'' #493–499, 1986) ** "The Ring of Danu" (in '' Dice Man'' No. 4, 1986) *''

'': ** "The Taxidermist" (inks, 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. ...

/ Alan Grant and pencils by

Cam Kennedy Campbell ("Cam") Kennedy is a Scottish comics artist. He is best known for his work on '' 2000 AD'', especially the flagship titles ''Judge Dredd'' and ''Rogue Trooper''. Biography Following work in commercial art in his hometown of Glasgow, ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #507–510, 1987) ** "Heatwave" (with

/ Alan Grant and Mike Collins, in ''2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1987'') ** "The Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (with

/ Alan Grant and Mike Collins, in ''2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1987'') ** "The Stunning Stunts Club" (with Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Annual 1990'', 1989) * '' D.R. and Quinch'': "DR & Quinch's Agony Page" (inks and colours, with

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and co-author and pencils by

, in ''2000 AD'' #525–534, 1987) * ''

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'': "Old Scores" (with

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, in ''Action Force Monthly'',

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, 1988) *'' Anderson: Psi Division'' (with Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #607–609, 1989) *''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' (inks, with pencils by Lee Sullivan): ** "Darkness Falling/Distractions/The Mark of Mandragora" (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 ''

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'' #167–172, 1989) ** "The Chameleon Factor" (with

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, in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' No. 174, 1989) *''

'' * ''

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: Origin of the Species'' (with

, tpb collects ''Animal Man'' #10–17 and ''Secret Origins'' No. 39, Vertigo, 2002 ) *'' JLA'': **'' The Nail'' (with script and pencils by

, 3-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 1998) **'' JLA: Another Nail'' (with script and pencils by

, 3-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 2004) **'' Classified'' **''

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'' *'' The Avengers'' *'' Batman: Year Two'': Fear The Reaper *''

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'': On the Razor's Edge *''

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'': Bootleg *''

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'' (inker and writer; pencils by

, 2-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 2001) *'' The Legion'' (2003) *'' Superman: True Brit'' (inks, with

and Kim Johnson, and pencils by John Byrne,

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, 2004) *'' Fantastic Four: The End'' (inks, written and drawn by

, Marvel Comics, 2007) *''

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'' #1–5 (inks, written and drawn by Alan Davis, Marvel Comics, 2008, tpb, ''ClanDestine: Blood Relative Premiere'', hardcover, 120 pages, October 2008, )

Awards

*2001

Eagle Award (comics) The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle'' comic, they were launched in 1977 for comics released in ...

for Favourite Comic Book Artist (inks) *2012 Eagle Award for Favorite Inker *2012 Inkwell Award for Favorite Inker

Nominations

*1992

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

for Best Inker

, for ''The Incredible Hulk'' *2000 Eagle Award for Favourite Comic Book Artist: Inks *2006 Eagle Award for Favourite Comic Book Artist: Inks *2007 Eagle Award for Favourite Comic Book Artist: InksPrevious Winners: 2007
. The Eagle Awards. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

Notes

References

*
2000 AD profileMarvel profile for inking work

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Mark 1957 births Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Artists from Birmingham, West Midlands British comics artists Comics inkers