Carlos Ezquerra

Carlos Ezquerra
Ezquerra in 2005
Born	Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra November 1947 Zaragoza
Nationality	Spanish
Area(s)	Artist
Pseudonym(s)	L. John Silver
Notable works	Judge Dredd Strontium Dog Just a Pilgrim
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Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (born November 1947, in Zaragoza), who has also worked under the alias L. John Silver, is a Spanish comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra. He is best known as the co-creator of Judge Dredd.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2.1 Comics 2.1.1 Collected editions 2.2 Toys 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Interviews

Biography

In the 1970s he worked for Battle Picture Weekly, drawing such strips as Rat Pack, Major Eazy and El Mestizo.

During the development of 2000 AD he created the visual designs for the characters, cityscapes, and technologies for writer John Wagner's character Judge Dredd. Despite creating the character, Wagner and Ezquerra’s original Judge Dredd strip was passed on by editor Pat Mills in favor of a more introductory story by another creative team for the character’s debut, and their original strip would not be used until years later in an annual. Upset with management disputes, like his and Wagner’s Judge Dredd story being passed on for someone else’s work on a character he helped create, Ezquerra left 2000 AD to return to work for Battle Picture Weekly in 1977.

Carlos Ezquerra and John Wagner also created the character Strontium Dog for Starlord in 1978; the strip would later transfer to 2000 AD when Starlord folded. Other 2000 AD strips he drew included Fiends of the Eastern Front and adaptations of Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat novels. He would later return to Judge Dredd to draw one of the most renowned mega epics, the Apocalypse War, and would go on to draw some of his most memorable adventures. Always a fan favorite, Ezquerra still draws Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from time to time.

Ezquerra has also collaborated numerous times with writer Garth Ennis on Bloody Mary, Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, War Stories, a Hitman annual with artist Steve Pugh, and two Preacher specials (The Good Old Boys and The Saint of Killers miniseries) for DC Comics, and Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Entertainment.

In 2009 his son Hector inked his pencil work for Strontium Dog: Blood Moon.^[1]

Bibliography

Comics

Comics work includes:

• Rat Pack (with Gerry Finley-Day, in Battle Picture Weekly, 1975, collected in Volume 1, 128 pages, Titan Books, September 2010, ISBN 1848560354)
• Major Eazy (with Alan Hebden, in Battle Picture Weekly, 1976–1978, collected in Volume 1, 120 pages, Titan Books, November 2010, ISBN 1848564414)
• El Mestizo (with Alan Hebden, in Battle Picture Weekly, 1977)

• Judge Dredd:
  • "Judge Whitey" (with Peter Harris and Mike McMahon, in 2000 AD #2, 1977)
  • "Krong" (with Malcolm Shaw, in 2000 AD #5, 1977)
  • "Robot Wars" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #10, 1977)
  • "Bank Raid" (with Pat Mills and John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Annual 1981), 1980
  • "The Apocalypse War" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #245-270, 1982)
  • "Meka City" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #271-272, 1982)
  • "Fungus" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #275-277, 1982)
  • "The Big Itch" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Annual 1983, 1982)
  • "Behold the Beast" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Annual 1983, 1982)
  • "It's Happening on Line 9" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Annual 1983, 1982)
  • "Destiny's Angels" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #281-288, 1982)
  • "The Executioner" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #291-294, 1982)
  • "The Night of the Rad Beast" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #296-297, 1982)
  • "The Prankster" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #308, 1983)
  • "The Starborn Thing" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #309-314, 1983)
  • "Condo" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #319-321, 1983)
  • "The Other Slab Tynan" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Annual 1984, 1983)
  • "Halloween" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Annual 1984, 1983)
  • "Beat the Devil" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Annual 1984, 1983)
  • "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #331-334, 1983)
  • "The Big Bang Theory" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Annual 1985, 1984)
  • "Tarantula" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Annual 1985, 1984)
  • "The Eat of the Night" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Annual 1985, 1984)
  • "John Brown's Body" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Annual 1986, 1985)
  • "Crazy R Raiders" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Annual 1986, 1985)
  • "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #438-439, 1985)
  • "Costa del Blood" (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, in Judge Dredd Annual 1989, 1988)
  • "Kirby's Demon" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #638, 1989)
  • "The Amazing Ant Man" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #640, 1989)
  • "Young Giant" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #651-655, 1989)
  • "By Lethal Injection" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #669-670, 1990)
  • "Rights of Succession" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #671, 1990)
  • "Dear Annie" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #672-673, 1990)
  • "Necropolis" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #674-699, 1990)
  • "Death Aid" (with Garth Ennis, in 2000 AD #711-715 & #719-720, 1990–1991)
  • "Return of the King" (with Garth Ennis, in 2000 AD #733-735, 1991)
  • "Judgement Day" (with John Wagner and Garth Ennis, in 2000 AD # 788-799, 1992)
  • "The Taking of Sector 123" (with Garth Ennis, in Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 2 #10-11, 1992)
  • "Christmas With Attitude" (with Garth Ennis, in 2000 AD #815, 1992)
  • "Inferno" (with Grant Morrison, in 2000 AD #842-853, 1993)
  • "I Hate Christmas" (with Mark Millar, in 2000 AD #867, 1993)
  • "Frankenstein Division" (with Mark Millar, in 2000 AD #868-871, 1994)
  • "Could You Be Judge Dredd?" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Poster Prog #2, 1994)
  • "The Time Machine" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #889-890, 1994)
  • "The Tenth Planet" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #58-62, 1994)
  • "Wilderlands" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #904-914, 1994)
  • "Parting Shots" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #915, 1994)
  • "The Candidates" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #917, 1994)
  • "Voting Day" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #918, 1994)
  • "The Neon Man" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #951, 1995)
  • "Megalot" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #952, 1995)
  • "Bad Frendz" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #955-959, 1995)
  • "Awakening Angels" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #958, 1995)
  • "The Pit" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #970-977, 1995-96)
  • "The Pit: Unjudicial Liaisons" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #987-989, 1996)
  • "The Pit: Bongo War" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #996-998, 1996)
  • "Beyond the Call of Duty" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1101-1110, 1998)
  • "Sector House" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1215-1222, 2000)
  • "Helter Skelter" (with Garth Ennis, in 2000 AD #1250-1257 & 1260-1261, 2001)
  • "Leaving Rowdy" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1280, 2002)
  • "The Girlfriend" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #4.15, 2002)
  • "Phartz!" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #201, 2003)
  • "Sturm und Dang" (with Gordon Rennie, in Judge Dredd Megazine #211-212, 2003)
  • "Brothers Of The Blood" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1378-1381, 2004)
  • "The Monsterus Mashinashuns of P.J. Maybe" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #231-234, 2005)
  • "Matters Of Life And Death" (with Gordon Rennie, in 2000 AD #1452, 2005)
  • "Origins" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1505-1519, #1529–1535 and #2007, 2006–2007)
  • "Tour of Duty: Mega-City Justice" (with John Wagner and Hector Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #1687-1693, 2010)

• Strontium Dog:
  • Strontium Dog (in Starlord # 1-10, 12-15 & 21-22, 1978)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 86-94 & 104-118, 1978–79)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 178-197, 200-206, 210-221 & 224-233, 1980–81)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 335-345, 350-359 & 363-385, 1983–84)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 416-434, 1985)
  • Strontium Dog (in 1986 2000 AD Annual, 1985)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 445-467 & 469-499, 1985–86)
  • "Bitch" (with Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #505-529, 1987)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD #532-536, 1988 2000 AD Annual & # 544-553, 1987)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 560-573, 1988)
  • "The Stone Killers" (with Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #560-572, 1988)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD prog 2000, # 1174-1180 & 1195-1199, 1999–2000)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD Prog 2001, 2000)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 1300-1307, 2002)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 1350-1358, 2003)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD # 1400-1403 & 1406-1415, 2004)
  • Strontium Dog (in 2000 AD Prog 2006 & # 1469-1472, 2005–06)

• Rick Random (in 2000 AD #118, 1979)

• Tharg the Mighty:
  • A Day in the Life of the Mighty Tharg (in 2000 AD #129, 1979)
  • Tharg The Mighty (in 2000 AD # 145-46, 1979)
  • Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD # 155 & 162, 1980)
  • Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD # 176-77 & 180-82, 1980)
  • Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD # 304, 1983)
  • Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD # 435-36, 1985)
  • Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD # 443, 1985)
  • Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD Winter Special # 3, 1990)

• ABC Warriors (with Pat Mills):
  • "Golgatha" (in 2000 AD #134-136, 1979)
  • "The Shadow Warriors Book I" (in 2000 AD #1336-1341, 2003)

• The Stainless Steel Rat (with Kelvin Gosnell, tpb, 208 pages, July 2010, ISBN 1906735514):
  • "The Stainless Steel Rat" (in 2000 AD #140-151, 1979–1980)
  • "The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World" (in 2000 AD #166-177, 1980)
  • "The Stainless Steel Rat for President" (in 2000 AD #393-404, 1984–1985)

• Fiends of the Eastern Front: "Fiends of the Eastern Front" (with Gerry Finley-Day, in 2000 AD #152-161, 1980, tpb, ISBN 1-904265-64-2)

• Third World War (with Pat Mills):
  • "Hamburger Lady" (in Crisis #1-2, 1988)
  • "Sell out" (in Crisis #13-14, 1989)
  • "Back in Babylon" (in Crisis #17, 1989)
  • Untitled (in Crisis #18, 1989)
  • "All about Eve" (in Crisis #20-21, 1989)

• Anderson: Psi Division: "The Random Man " (with Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #657-659, 1989)

• Durham Red (with Alan Grant):
  • "Island of the Damned" (in 2000 AD #762-773, 1991)
  • "The Golden Mile" (in 2000AD Yearbook 1993)

• Al's Baby (with John Wagner):
  • Al's Baby (in Judge Dredd Megazine vol.1 # 4-15 1991)
  • Al's Baby (in Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 # 16-24 1992-93)
  • Al's Baby (in 2000 AD # 1034-1044, 1997)

• Armageddon: "The Bad Man" (in Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 # 1-7, 1992)

• Purgatory (with Mark Millar, in 2000 AD #834-841, 1993)

• Janus: Psi-Division: "Will o' the Wisp" (with Grant Morrison, in 2000 AD Winter Special 1993, 1993)

• Bob, the Galactic Bum (with Alan Grant and John Wagner, 4-issue mini-series, DC, 1995)

• Bloody Mary (with Garth Ennis, Vertigo, tpb, 2005 ISBN 1-4012-0725-1):
  • "Bloody Mary" (DC/Helix, 4 issue mini-series, 1996)
  • "Bloody Mary: Lady Liberty" (DC/Helix, 4 issue mini-series, 1998)

• Hitman (with Garth Ennis, in Pulp Heroes Annual #1, DC Comics, 1997)

• Preacher
• Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand (with Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, Dark Horse, tpb collects Star Wars: Mara Jade - By The Emperor's Hand #1-6, 1999 ISBN 1-56971-401-0)

• Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (with Garth Ennis, tpb collects both mini-series, 2004: ISBN 1-4012-0353-1):
  • "Adventures in the Rifle Brigade" (Vertigo, 3 issue mini-series, 2000)
  • "Operation Bollock" (Vertigo, 3 issue mini-series, 2001)

• Just a Pilgrim (with Garth Ennis):
  • Just a Pilgrim (Black Bull, 5 issues, 2001, tpb, 2001 ISBN 1-84023-377-X)
  • Just a Pilgrim: Garden of Eden (Black Bull, 4 issues, 2002, tpb, 2003 ISBN 1-84023-590-X)

• The Scarlet Apocrypha: "Red Menace" (with Dan Abnett, in Judge Dredd Megazine #4.17, 2002)

• Cursed Earth Koburn (with Gordon Rennie):
  • "Kuss Hard" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #221-223, 2004)
  • "Burial Party" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #228, 2005)
  • "The Assizes" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #239, 2005)
  • "Malachi" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #240-144, 2006)
  • "Going After Billy Zane" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #314-ongoing, 2011)

• The Magnificent Kevin (DC/Wildstorm, 5 issues, 2005, tpb, 2006 ISBN 1-4012-0990-4)
  • A Man Called Kev (5-issue mini-series, 2006)

Collected editions

Some of Ezquerra's more recent Judge Dredd and Cursed Earth Koburn work has been collected into one volume:^[2]

• Judge Dredd: The Carlos Ezquerra Collection (224 pages, Rebellion, ISBN 1905437358)

Toys

He drew the artwork on the header cards for Corgi model's range of X-Ploratron die-cast models. (Diecast Collector Magazine, September 2006 issue, page 38)^[3]

The four X-Ploratron models were;

• Corgi Model Number 2022; "X4 Scanotron"
• Corgi Model Number 2023; "X1 Rocketron"
• Corgi Model Number 2024; "X2 Lasertron"
• Corgi Model Number 2026; "X3 Magnetron"

It is unknown if Ezquerra was given full details on the function of each X-Ploratron model or the abilities, or was simply just sent the models and asked to draw a short, four panel comic strip about them, as on some he appears to have added extra powers / features not present in the actual models themselves.

Notes

References

External links

• Carlos Ezquerra at Comic Vine
• Carlos Ezquerra at the Internet Movie Database

Interviews

• Interview by Paul Ens (Ghent) from theForce.net

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Name	Ezquerra, Carlos
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Date of birth	1947-11
Place of birth	Zaragoza
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