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Si Spencer (1961 – 16 February 2021)
[Si Spencer, 1961-2021]
at '' 2000AD''; published February 17, 2021; retrieved February 17, 2021 was a British
comic book writer
A script is a document describing the narrative and dialogue of a comic book in detail. It is the comic book equivalent of a Television, television program teleplay or a film screenplay.
In comics, a script may be preceded by a plot outline, and ...
and TV dramatist and editor, with work appearing in
British comic
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper.
British comics are usually comics anthologies which are ...
s such as ''
Crisis
A crisis ( : crises; : critical) is either any event or period that will (or might) lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affair ...
'', before moving to the
American comics American comics may refer to:
* History of American comics
*American comic book
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industry. He often collaborated with
Dean Ormston
Dean Ormston is a British born comic book artist. His most notable work has been for the British comic '' 2000 AD'' and for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
Biography
Ormston was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and earned a degree in a ...
.
Biography
After starting in ''
Crisis
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'', he was signed up for the hip but short-lived title ''
Revolver
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'' where two long series, 'Stickleback' and 'YoYo' were intended to run. The magazine folded before they saw print though and from 1993 to 1995 he was a regular writer for the ''
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
Like ...
'', creating characters such as ''
Harke & Burr
''Harke & Burr'' are two fictional comic book characters who appeared in their own stories for thirteen episodes in issues of British comic ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. The majority of the ''Harke & Burr'' stories were written by Si Spencer and drawn ...
'' and ''
The Creep'' as well as working on established characters (e.g. ''
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 (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...
''). Si was also editor of comics and music magazine ''
Deadline
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* Time limit, a narrow field of time by which an objective must be accomplished
Arts, entertainment, and media Comics
* Deadline (DC Comics), a fictional villain
* ''Deadline'' (magazine), a British ...
'' between 1991 and 1992.
Among North American publishers his work has primarily appeared in series published by
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
under their
Vertigo
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imprint, such as ''
Books of Magick: Life During Wartime''.
Si Spencer has also written for television. After winning a 'New Voices' competition with the play 'Tracey and Lewis', he secured a position at the BBC as script editor on primetime cop show ''
City Central
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''. He later worked as a staff writer for the
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EastEnders
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'' and
ITV
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's ''
The Bill
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'' in addition to being storyliner and series editor and contributing scripts to ''
Grange Hill
''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...
''. He was credited as script editor on the 2009
Aardman
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pilot for
CBBC
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show ''
Men in Coats
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''.
In March 2006, it was announced in issue 368 of ''
Doctor Who Magazine
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'' that he was to write an episode for the ''
Doctor Who
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'' spin-off series ''
Torchwood
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'' and even made an appearance at the 2006 Bristol
Comic Expo
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to publicise it though he was not among the writers of episodes for the first series. However, a 2010 book ''Torch, Wood & Peasants'', credited to "Webley Wildfoot" details the story of a writer on a fictitious British SF series and contains a script that has several strong similarities to ''
Torchwood
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''.
His later work included ''
The Vinyl Underground'' for Vertigo.
In October 2010, Vertigo published the first issue of a ''
Hellblazer
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'' mini series, ''
Hellblazer: City of Demons.''
Spencer also ran a Facebook page 'Script Doctor' providing advice and support for new writers.
In June 2014, Vertigo published the first issue of his creator-owned monthly eight issue limited series ''
Bodies
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* Bodies (upcoming TV series), an upcoming British crime thriller limited series
* "Bodies" (''Law & Order''), 2003 episode of ''Law & Order''
* ...
.''
In September 2015, Self Made Hero published the one shot graphic novel ''
Klaxon
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.''
In November 2015, Vertigo comics published the first issue of six-part series ''
Slash and Burn
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.''
In February 2021, Spencer died from reasons unknown.
In 2022
Netflix
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announced that a series based on Spencer's Vertigo series Bodies had been greenlit, with Moonage Pictures producing.
Bibliography
* "Two pretty names" (with Sue Swassy) in ''
Crisis
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'' No. 33, 1989)
* "Strange hotel" (with Adrian Dungworthy, in ''Crisis'' No. 62, 1991)
* ''
Judge Death
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'': "Masque of the Judge, Death" (with
John McCrea, in ''Judge Dredd Mega-Special'' No. 4, 1991)
* ''Mytek the Mighty'': "Mytek Lives!" (with
Shaky Kane
Michael Coulthard is a British writer and psychedelic artist who best known for his work as a comic and graphic artist under the pseudonym Shaky Kane, as well as Shaky 2000.
Biography
After working for independent comics and magazines like Ps ...
, in ''2000 AD Action Special'', 1992)
* ''
Harke & Burr
''Harke & Burr'' are two fictional comic book characters who appeared in their own stories for thirteen episodes in issues of British comic ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. The majority of the ''Harke & Burr'' stories were written by Si Spencer and drawn ...
'':
** "Antique and Curious" (with
Dean Ormston
Dean Ormston is a British born comic book artist. His most notable work has been for the British comic '' 2000 AD'' and for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
Biography
Ormston was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and earned a degree in a ...
, 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
Like ...
'' (vol. 2) #27–28, 1993)
** "Hamster Horror" (with Dean Ormston, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) #40–42, 1995)
** "Grief Encounter" (with Dean Ormston, in 'Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) #47–49, 1994)
** "Secret Origin" (with
Paul Peart
Paul Peart (also known as Paul Peart-Smith) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comics artist who has done some work for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', Nelson, H.P Lovecraft, and many other publications.
Bibliography
*''Judge Hershey'': ...
, in 'Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) No. 83, 1995)
** "Satanic Farces" (with co-author
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 ...
and art by Dean Ormston, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 3) #4–7, 1995)
* ''
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 (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...
'':
** "
Creep" (with
Kevin Cullen
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, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) #41–44, 1993)
** "Creep's Day Out" (with Kevin Cullen, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) No. 50, 1994)
** "Creep: True Love" (with Kevin Cullen, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) #51–54, 1994
** "Fall of the House of Esher" (with Dean Ormston, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) #70, 1995)
** "A Very Creepy Christmas" (with Kevin Cullen, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) #70, 1995)
** "Plagues of Necropolis" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (vol. 2) #78–84, 1995)
** "Sleeping Satellite" (with Morak, in ''Judge Dredd Mega Special 1995'')
** "Judge Planet II" (with Shaky Kane, in ''Judge Dredd Mega Special 1995'')
* ''The Corps'': "Fireteam One" (with
Colin MacNeil
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and
Paul Marshall, in ''
2000 AD'' No. 923, 1994)
* ''
Books of Magick: Life During Wartime'' #1–15 (with Dean Ormston,
Steve Yeowell
Steve Yeowell () is a British comics artist, well known for his work on the long-running science fiction and fantasy weekly comic '' 2000 AD''.
Biography
Having trained in 3D design (specialising in silversmithing and jewellery), Yeowell bega ...
and
Duncan Fegredo
Duncan Fegredo (; born 1964) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist.
Career
Born in Leicester, Fegredo first managed to get into comics after showing his portfolio around UKCAC in 1987 and meeting Dave Thorpe. Together th ...
,
ongoing series
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,
Vertigo
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, 2004–2005,
trade paperback collects #1–5, 2005, )
* ''
The Vinyl Underground'' #1–12 (with
Simon Gane
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and
Cameron Stewart
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, ongoing series, Vertigo, December 2007 – November 2008) collected as:
** ''Watching the Detectives'' (collects #1–5, 128 pages, June 2008, )
''Watching the Detectives'' profile at DC
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** ''Pretty Dead Things'' (collects #6–12, 128 pages, December 2008, )
* '' Hellblazer: City of Demons'' (with Sean Murphy Sean Murphy may refer to:
Sports
* Seán Óg Murphy (1897–1956), Irish hurler
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* Seán Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (born 1932), Irish Gaelic football player
* Sean Murphy (footballer, born 1995), Sc ...
, five-issue limited series, Vertigo, December 2010 – February 2011, tpb, May 2011, )
* ''Bodies
Bodies may refer to:
* The plural of body
* ''Bodies'' (2004 TV series), BBC television programme
* Bodies (upcoming TV series), an upcoming British crime thriller limited series
* "Bodies" (''Law & Order''), 2003 episode of ''Law & Order''
* ...
'' with Dean Ormston
Dean Ormston is a British born comic book artist. His most notable work has been for the British comic '' 2000 AD'' and for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
Biography
Ormston was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and earned a degree in a ...
, Tula Lotay
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, Phil Winslade, Meghan Hetrick, Lee Loughridge, eight part limited series, July 2014 – February 2015
* ''KLAXON
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'' with Dix Grim, 120-page self-contained graphic novel published by Self Made Hero
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SelfMadeHero's books are distributed in the U.S. by Abrams Boo ...
September 2015
* ''Slash and Burn
Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed veget ...
'' with Max Dunbar, Ande Park, Nik Filardi, six-part limited series, Vertigo November 2015 – April 2016
* ''Script Doctor's 100 Writing Tips For TV and Film'' (Lulu.com
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, February 2010, )
* ''Script Doctor's 100 More Writing Tips For TV and Film'' (Lulu.com, September 2010, )
Notes
References
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*
Si Spencer
at Barney
External links
*
Script Doctor
at Facebook
*
Si Spencer's interview
Student Life, BBC
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1961 births
2021 deaths
People educated at Abbeydale Grange School
British comics writers
British television writers
Date of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing