Colin Wilson (comics)

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Colin Wilson (comics)

Born October 31, 1949 (1949-10-31) (age 58)
Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealnd
Area(s) Artist
Notable works Blueberry
Judge Dredd
Awards 2004: Best Story Prix Saint-Michel

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.

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[edit] Biography

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.

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[edit] Comics

  • Judge Dredd
    • "The Body Sharks" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #209-215, 1981)
    • "The Numbers Racket" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #218-219, 1981)
    • "Diary of a Mad Citizen" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #229-230, 1981)
    • "The Sweet Taste of Justice" (with Alan Grant, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1981)
    • The Doomsday Scenario:
      • "War Games" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1158-1159, 1999)
      • "Doomsday" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.56-3.57, 1999)
      • "Volt Face" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #1167, 1999)
      • "Short Circuit" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.61, 2000)
      • "The Cal Legacy" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #1178-1179, 2000)
    • "Relentless" (with Robbie Morrison, in 2000 AD #1237-1239, 2001)
    • "Hellbent" (with Robbie Morriosn, in 2000 AD #1242, 2001)
  • La Jeunesse de Blueberry #4-9 (4-6 with Jean-Michel Charlier and 7-9 with François Corteggiani, 1985-1994):
    • Les démons du Missouri (The Missouri Demons)
    • Terreur sur le Kansas (Terror Over Kansas)
    • Le raid infernal (The Train from Hell)
    • La pousuite impitoyable (The Merciless Pursuit)
    • Trois hommes pour Atlanta (The Three Men from Atlanta)
    • Le prix du sang (The Price of Blood)
  • Tor Cyan (with John Tomlinson):
    • "World Of Hurt" (in 2000 AD #1254-1256, 2001)
    • "The Dead Sorcerer's Coachman" (in 2000 AD #1263, 2001)
  • Du plomb dans la tête (aka Headshot) (with Matz, Casterman):[1]
    • Les Petits poissons (January 2004)
    • Les Gros poissons (February 2005)
    • Du bordel dans l'aquarium (January 2006)

[edit] Other

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. This also includes work on role-playing games like:

  • 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)

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