Glenn Fabry (; born 24 March 1961) is a British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour.

Career

Glenn Fabry's career began in 1985, drawing '' Slaine'' for '' 2000 AD'', with writer

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. He also worked with Mills on the newspaper strip ''Scatha'' in 1987. Painted work followed in ''

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'', '' Revolver'' and ''

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''. In 1991 he took over painting the covers of ''

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'', then written by

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. He has continued his association with Ennis, painting the covers for his

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series ''

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'', and drawing Ennis-written stories in '' The Authority'' and ''

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''. In 2003 he drew a story in Neil Gaiman's

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anthology '' Endless Nights'', and in 2005 worked on the comics adaptation of Gaiman's TV series/novel '' Neverwhere'' with writer Mike Carey. Recent projects include providing the art for the Vertigo title ''

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'', written by David Tischman.

Personal life

In 2018, Fabry announced that he had been diagnosed with

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. GLENN FABRY Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
by Chris Arrant, at

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; published October 1, 2018; retrieved October 2, 2018 It was found to be a misdiagnosis in December 2018, and was confirmed to be

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, which he reported in January 2019 was in remission.

Awards

*1995: Won the "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award, for ''

Bibliography

Comics

*'' Sláine'' (with

): ** "Time Killer" (in '' 2000 AD'' #411–412, 419–421, 427–428, 431, 1985) ** "Tomb of Terror" (in ''2000 AD'' #447–448, 458–460, 1985–1986) ** "The Devil's Banquet" (in ''1986 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special'') ** "Slaine the King" (in ''2000 AD'' #500–508 & 517–519, 1986–1987) ** "The Killing Field" (with

Angela Kincaid Angela Kincaid, formerly known by her married name of Angela Mills, is a children's book illustrator best known for '' The Butterfly Children'' series of picture books. In 1983, with her then husband, Pat Mills, she created the Celtic comics chara ...

, in ''2000 AD'' No. 582, 1988) ** "Slaine the King" (in ''2000 AD'' #589–591, 1988) ** "Slaine the High King" (in ''1992 2000 AD Yearbook'', 1991) ** "Demon Killer" (in ''2000 AD'' #852–859, 1993) *'' Tharg's Future Shocks'': "Plastic Surgeon" (with Chris Smith, in ''2000 AD'' No. 576, 1988) *''

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 ...

'': ** "The Sage" (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, in ''2000 AD'' No. 577, 1988) ** "The Power of the Gods" (with Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' No. 600, 1988) ** "Talkback" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' No. 740, 1991) *''Bricktop'' (art and script, with co-author Chris Smith, in '' A1'' series 1 #1-6a, 1989–1992) * "A Day in the Life" (with Igor Goldkind, in ''

'' No. 39, 1990) * "Loveboy loves Lovegirl" (with Brett Ewins, in ''

'', 1990) * "Waltz" (with Ian Salmon, in '' Revolver'' No. 3, 1990) * "Prisoner of Justice" (with Alan Mitchell, in ''Crisis'' No. 52, 1990) * "The One I Love" (with

, in ''Revolver Romance Special'', 1991) * "Along for the Ride" (with Igor Goldkind, in '' A1'' series 2 No. 1, 1992) *'' Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing'' #1 (pages 1–46, with

/ Alan Grant,

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, 1998) *''

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'' #2: "Big Wheel" (pencils, with Warren Ellis and inks by Liam Sharp,

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, 2001) *'' Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target'' (with

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, 2002) *'' The Authority: Kev'' (with

, tpb, 2005 ) collects: ** "Kev" ( one-shot, 2002) ** " More Kev" (4-issue mini-series, 2004) *''

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: On The Peninsula'' (with Neil Gaiman, in '' The Sandman: Endless Nights'', 2003) *'' Thor: Vikings'' (with

, 2003) *'' Neverwhere'' (with Mike Carey, DC/Vertigo, 2005) *'' Midnighter'' No. 6 (with

, 2007) *''

'' (with David Tischman, 6-issue limited series,

, November 2008 – April 2009)

Covers

*''

'' #1–66 (plus 5 specials and a 4-issue miniseries) *'' Outlaw Nation'' *''

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'' #50–54 * '' The Dead: Kingdom of Flies'' (covers, with Alan Grant and Simon Bisley, Berserker Comics, 2008–2009) * ''

'' #52–83, 129–133, 144–145, 239–242, ''Hellblazer Special'' #1, '' Hellblazer Presents: Chas – The Knowledge'' #1–5 * '' Jacked'' #1–6 * '' Vertigo Jam'' #1 * '' Marvel Knights: Double Shot #2''Marvel Knights Double Shot (2002) Nick's world...
on The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

Other work

*''

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'' as of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion. *'' SLA Industries'' Cover of Hogshead Publishing edition *'' Lost For Words'' Cover of Mach One LP (released 1984) *'' An Ancient Lie'' Cover of Mach One CD (released 2002) *'' Six of One'' Cover of Mach One Cassette Album (released 1983) *'' Half a Dozen of the Other'' Cover of Janysium Cassette Album (released 1983) *Official Art for '' Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing'' Film (released 2008) *Cover art for '' Kill Shakespeare: The Board Game'' *Cover art for ''Sláine'' (video game) (released 1987) *Cover art for '' Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe'' (released 1990) *Cover art for '' Captain America and The Avengers'' (SNES version) (released 1993) *Cover art for ''

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'' (video game) (released 1994) *Cover art for '' Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems'' (released 1996) *Cover art for '' Damage Incorporated'' (released 1997) *Art of '' Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura'' (released 2001) *Cover art for '' Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'' (North American version) (released 2001) *Cover art for '' Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes'' (released 2003)

Books

*''Muscles in Motion: Figure Book Drawing for the Comic Book Artist'' (144 pages,

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, )

References

General references

Glenn Fabry
at 2000 AD online

Inline citations

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabry, Glenn 1961 births British comics artists Eisner Award winners for Best Cover Artist Game artists Living people Marvel Comics people People educated at The Bishop Wand Church of England School