Colin Wilson (comics)
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Colin Wilson (comics) | |
Born | October 31, 1949 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.
[edit] Bibliography
[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)
- Tharg's Future Shocks (with Kelvin Gosnell):
- "Diversion" (in 2000 AD #222, 1981)
- "Seeing Is Believing" (in 2000 AD #225, 1981)
- Rogue Trooper (with Gerry Finley-Day, often with co-artist Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #236-238, 241, 246-248, 251-253, 258, 266-277, 282-289, 1981-1982)
- Dans l'Ombre du Soleil (Glénat):
- Rael (script and art, January 1984, ISBN 2-7234-0419-6)
- Mantell (script and art, July 1986, ISBN 2-7234-0647-4)
- Alia (art, with writer Thierry Smolderen, January 1989, ISBN 2-7234-1014-5)
- 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)
- Thunderhawks #1-2 (with writer François Corteggiani and co-artist Michel Suro, 1992-1994)
- Pulp Sci-Fi:
- "Welcome to the Machine" (with Kek-W, in 2000 AD #1119, 1998)
- "The Irydian Factor" (with Robbie Morrison, in 2000 AD #1125, 1998)
- Tor Cyan (with John Tomlinson):
- "World Of Hurt" (in 2000 AD #1254-1256, 2001)
- "The Dead Sorcerer's Coachman" (in 2000 AD #1263, 2001)
- Rain Dogs (with Gordon Rennie, in 2000 AD #1213-1222, 2000, tpb, Rebellion, 52 pages, hardcover, 2002, ISBN 1904265014)
- Point Blank (with Ed Brubaker, Wildstorm, 2002-2003)
- 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)
- Losers #26-28: "UnAmerica" (with Andy Diggle, Vertigo, 2005)
- Battler Britton (with Garth Ennis, 5-issue mini-series, Wildstorm, 2006, tpb, 120 pages, Wildstorm, May 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1378-2, Titan Books, June 2007, ISBN 1845765605)
- Star Wars:
- Legacy (with John Ostrander and Jan Duursema):
- "Trust Issues" (in Legacy #9-10, 2007)
- "Ready to Die" (in Legacy #13, 2007)
- Rebellion:
- "Small Victories" (with Jeremy Barlow, in Rebellion #12-14 2008, ongoing)
- "Vectors" (with Rob Williams, in Rebellion #15-16, 2008, forthcoming)
- Legacy (with John Ostrander and Jan Duursema):
- Bionic Commando: Chain of Command (with Andy Diggle, game tie-in, forthcoming)[2]
[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)
[edit] Awards
- 2004 - won Best Story, Prix Saint-Michel, for Du plomb dans la tête
[edit] References
- Colin Wilson at the Comic Book DB
- 2000 AD profile
- Colin Wilson at Lambiek's comiclopedia