Roger Langridge (born 14 February 1967) is a New Zealand

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writer, artist and

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, currently living in Britain.

Biography

Langridge originally came to public prominence most notably with the ''

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'' series ''The Straitjacket Fits'' (written by David Bishop), a surreal, hallucinatory, convention-bending strip set in an

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with a cast of characters who realised they were in a

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and burst from the edge of the frame. He had previously been a regular artist for the 1988 issues of the

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's magazine

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. His cartoon style proved perfect for the series and he continued to work for the ''Megazine'', in addition to a series of comedy books dedicated to his

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-inspired character ''Fred the Clown'', which he wrote and drew as a

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before self-publishing the material as

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titles. These were collected as a single volume by

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in 2004. His work on Fred the Clown was nominated for two

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s, a

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, a

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and an

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. Langridge also does illustration work. He has also provided artwork for

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's '' Smithson''

. Langridge has provided the

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, with Scott Gray, first for ''Marvel Monsters'', then a series of short stories and in late 2008 as a

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. He was the writer, and usually the cartoonist for, Boom! Studios' ''

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'' comics (2009–12). In 2012, he scripted for IDW a four-issue ''

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For ''

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'' he did one-panel humorous images for the "Review" section. He also does a weekly illustration for the UK TV magazine ''

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''.

Bibliography

Comics

Comic work includes: *''Razor'' #8 '' Associates in "Searching"'' (with writer Cornelius Stone, 1988) *''Art d'Ecco'' (with Andrew Langridge, in ''Art d'Ecco'' #1–4, Fantagraphics, 1990–1992) *''

Zoot! ''Zoot!'' (also released as ''Zoot Sims Quintet'') is an album by American jazz saxophonist Zoot Sims featuring tracks recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.Knuckles the Malevolent Nun'' (with co-creator Cornelius Stone, in ''Knuckles'' No. 1 & 2, 1991 and '' A1'' (Series 1) No. 5, 1991) * "Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple" (in '' A1'' (Series 2) #1–4, 1992) *''

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'': ** "Sponts A-Go-Go" (with

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and

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, ''Judge Dredd Lawman of the Future'' No. 14, 1996) ** "Medusa" (with Alan Barnes and

, ''Judge Dredd Lawman of the Future'' #19–20, 1996) *''

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'' (with David Bishop): ** "The Straitjacket Fits" (in '' Judge Dredd Magazine'' #1.09–1.20, 1991–1992) ** "The Final Fit" (in ''Judge Dredd Yearbook 1993'' 1992) * ''Fred the Clown'', Les Cartoonistes Dangereux, 1999 * "The Story of a Nut Gone Bad..." (in '' Flinch No. 13, DC, 2000'') * ''Fred the Clown'' #1–5, self-published, 2001–2002. *''

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'': "Auteurism" (with

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, in ''

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'' #162–163, DC, 2003) * "

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Star of the B.P.R.D." (with

, in '' Hellboy: Weird Tales'', No. 4, Dark Horse, 2003) *'' Whatever Happened To?'': "Cookie" (with

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, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #2.17, 2004) *''

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'' (with

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, in '' Star Wars Tales 24'', Dark Horse, 2005) * A story in the ''

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'' anthology, DC, 2005. *''Marvel Monsters'': "

" (with Scott Gray, 2005) * "Moleman's Christmas" (with

, in '' Marvel Christmas Special'' No. 1, Marvel, 2006) * "How Fin Fang Foom Saves Christmas " (with Scott Gray, in '' Marvel Christmas Special 2006'' No. 1, Marvel, 2007) * "Return of the Fin Fang Four: Shrink Rap" (with Scott Gray, in '' Avengers Giant-Size'' No. 1, Marvel, 2008) * ''

'' (Boom Studios, 2009) * ''

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: The Mighty Avenger'' (Marvel, 2010) * ''Muppets Presents: Family Reunion'' (Marvel, 2011) * ''

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: A Princess of Mars'' #1–5 (Marvel, 2011) * '' Snarked!'' #0,1–12 (Boom! Studios, 2011–2012) * ''

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: Hollywood Horror'' #1–4 (IDW Publishing, 2013) * '' King:Mandrake the Magician'' No. 1 (

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, 2015) * ''Fred the Clown'', The Iron Duchess, (Self-Published, 2016)

Collections

Collections: * ''Knuckles the Malevolent Nun 1: No More Mrs. Nice Nun'', with Cornelius Stone, Antipodes Publishing, 2003. * ''Fred the Clown'', Fantagraphics Books, 2004. * ''The Louche and Insalubrious Escapades of Art d'Ecco'', with Andrew Langridge, Fantagraphics Books, 2006.

Notes

References

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Roger Langridge
at ''2000 AD'' online

External links

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Interviews

"Interview with Roger Langridge", The Comics Reporter, 16 October 2005
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