Colin Wilson (comics)

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Colin Wilson is a comic book artist, born in Auckland, New Zealand on October 31, 1949. He received his formal training as an artist at Christchurch School of Art in 1967-1968.

Working as an illustrator, he started his own fanzine,Strips in 1977. Originally meant as a showcase for Wilson's own comics, Strips soon hosted many New Zealand comics and revived the New Zealand comic scene. In 1980, he moved to London and did work for the renown comic magazine 2000 AD, working on the properties Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper. In 1997, he moved to Australia, but continued his work for 2000 AD.

He's mostly known for his work on La Jeunesse de Blueberry, his solo series Dans L'Ombre du Soleil. His most famous work in the US is Point Blank, written by Ed Brubaker.

1 List of works
- 1.1 As writer/artist
- 1.2 As artist
2 External links

[edit] List of works

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

[edit] As writer/artist

Dans l'Ombre du Soleil #1-2 (1983-1986)

[edit] As artist

La Jeunesse de Blueberry #5-9, written by Jean-Michel Charlier, Jean Giraud (Gir) and François Corteggiani. (1985-1994)
Dans l'Ombre du Soleil #3, written by Thierry Smolderen. (1989)
Du Plomb dans la Tête (Headshot) #1-3, written by Matz. (2004-2006)
Judge Dredd in 2000 AD Prog #209-215, 218-219, 229-230, 1153-1159, 1167, 1178-1179, 1237-1239 and 1242, with many different writers and co-artists. (1981-2001)
Judge Dredd in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.56-3.59, 3.61, written by John Wagner, many different co-artists. (1999-2000)
Judge Dredd: "The Sweet Taste of Justice" in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1981, written by Alan Grant (1981)
Mega-City One in Drokk City Prog 2: Mega-City One: Book 2, written by John Caliber, many different co-artists (2005)
Mega-City One in Drokk City Prog 3: The Justice Department, written by John Caliber, many different co-artists (2006)
Mega-City One in Drokk City Prog 4: Future Crime, written by John Caliber, many different co-artists (2005)
Point Blank (with Ed Brubaker, Wildstorm, 2002-2003)
Pulp Sci-Fi in 2000 AD Prog #1119, 1125, written by Kek-W and by Robbie Morrison. (1998)
Rogue Trooper in [[2000 AD (comic)|]] Prog #236-238, 241, 246-248, 251-253, 258, 266-277, 282-289, written by Gerry Finley-Day, often with co-artist Cam Kennedy. (1981-1982)
Temps de Chiens (Rain Dogs) #1, written by Gordon Rennie. (2001)
Tharg's Future Shocks, published in 2000 AD Prog #222, 225, written by Kelvin Gosnell (1981)
Thunderhawks #1-2, written by François Corteggiani, co-artist Michel Suro. (1992-1994)

Tor Cyan (with John Tomlinson):
- "World Of Hurt" (in 2000 AD #1254-1256, 2001)
- "The Dead Sorcerer's Coachman" (in 2000 AD #1263, 2001)

Apart from his work on comics listed above, Colin Wilson has also done a lot of work as an illustrator, doing covers, illustrations and sketches for many different projects.