Dean Ormston

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Dean Ormston
Born
Nationality	British
Area(s)	Penciler, Inker
Notable works	Harke & Burr The Girl Who Would Be Death

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 line of titles.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 3.1 Footnotes

[edit] Biography

Ormston's dark, thick paints were seen in action on the Judge Dredd strip on numerous occasions, most notably in the Judgement Day and Raptaur storylines. For the Judge Dredd Megazine Ormston also created, with Si Spencer, the comedy strip Harke & Burr. His work can also be seen in the Predator comics.

Ormston's most well known work in America is most likely The Girl Who Would Be Death written by Caitlin R. Kiernan and published by Vertigo in 4 issues in 1998. ^[1]

[edit] Bibliography

• Judge Dredd:
  • "I Singe the Body Electric" (with Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Megazine #1.06, 1991)
  • "Raptaur" (with Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Megazine #1.11-1.17, 1991)
  • "Judgement Day" (with Garth Ennis, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.04-2.06, 2.08-2.09, 1992)
  • "Fall of the House of Esher" (with Si Spencer, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.70, 1995)
  • "Killing Grounds" (with John Smith, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.13, 1996)
  • "Doledrums" (with Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #1176, 2000)
  • "The In Club" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1362, 2003)

• Harke & Burr (with Si Spencer):
  • "Antique and Curious" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.27-2.28, 1993)
  • "Hamster Horror" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.40-2.42, 1995)
  • "Grief Encounter" (in 'Judge Dredd Megazine #2.47-2.49, 1994)
  • "Satanic Farces" (with co-author Gordon Rennie, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.04-3.07, 1995)

• The Crow: City of Angels (with John Wagner and Phil Hester, Kitchen Sink Press, 1996)

• The Sandman: The Kindly Ones (with Neil Gaiman, 1996)

• Lucifer (with Mike Carey):
  • A Dalliance With The Damned, issues 14-20 (ISBN 1-84023-470-9)
  • The Divine Comedy, issues 21-28 (ISBN 1-84023-693-0)
  • Inferno, issues 29-35 (ISBN 1-4012-0210-1)
  • Mansions of the Silence, issues 36-41 (ISBN 1-4012-0249-7)
  • Evensong, issues 70-75 and the Nirvana one-shot (ISBN 1-4012-1200-X)

• Predator:
  • "Hell Come a Walkin'" (with Nancy A. Collins, two-issue mini-series, 1998)
  • "Captive" (with Gordon Rennie, one-shot, May 1998)

• The Girl Who Would Be Death (with Caitlín R. Kiernan, 4-issue miniseries, Vertigo, 1998-1999)

• Missionary Man: "The Promised Land" (with Gordon Rennie, in 2000 AD #1186-1188, 2000)

• Books of Magick: Life During Wartime (with Si Spencer; issues 1-5, 7-9, 11-12 (with Steve Yeowell), 13-15; 2005-2006)

• The Monarchy (DC Comics/Wildstorm) (with Doselle Young):
  • "The Boy Who Talked To Spiders", issue 5

• Tales From the Black Museum: "Shades of Grue" (with Al Ewing, in Judge Dredd Megazine #252, 2006)

• Testament #18 (with Douglas Rushkoff, DC Comics, May 2007) ^[2]

[edit] References

• Dean Ormston at the Grand Comic-Book Database
• Dean Ormston at the Comic Book DB
• 2000 AD profile

[edit] Footnotes