Simon Coleby (born 1 March 1967) is a British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British sci-fi comic 2000 AD and Marvel Comics.
| Simon Coleby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1967 |
| Nationality | British |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Rogue Trooper Low Life The Authority |
| www | |
Biography
editColeby started his mainstream work in the British comics industry in 1987, working at both 2000 AD and Marvel UK. His first published work was a cover for issue #222 of the latter's Transformers comic, depicting Carnivac and Springer.[1] At 2000 AD he contributed heavily to Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper spin-offs Friday and Venus Bluegenes,[2] 3 as well as becoming the lead artist on Low Life.[3]
After working with Christos Gage on "Midnighter: Armageddon", he is working on the post-World's End relaunch of The Authority[4] with writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.[5] He will also be working on Wildstorm's adaptation of Fringe because, according to editor, Ben Abernathy, "Simon Coleby is so far ahead on 'Authority' he has time to contribute 11 pages a month."[6]
Abernathy, has said "Simon Coleby ... is definitely on the fast-track to becoming an 'elite' level artist."[5]
Bibliography
edit- Tharg's Future Shocks: "Rogan's Last Ride" (with Ian Rimmer, in 2000 AD #647, 1989)
- "Crocodile Tears" (with John Tomlinson, in 2000 AD #648, 1989)
- Rogue Trooper (Friday) (with Michael Fleisher):
- "Saharan Ice Belt War" (in 2000 AD #730-741, 1991)
- "Scavenger of Souls Prologue" (in 2000 AD #850-851, 1993)
- Judge Dredd:
- "School Bully" (with Garth Ennis and Gina Hart, in 2000 AD #742, 1991)
- "A Clockwork Pineapple" (with Garth Ennis, in 2000 AD #743-745, 1991)
- "The Flabfighters" (with Garth Ennis in 2000 AD #758-759, 1991)
- "Koole Killers" (with Garth Ennis and Gina Hart, in 2000 AD #772-774, 1992)
- "A Magic Place" (with Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon & Gina Hart, in 2000 AD #783-785, 1992)
- "Dead Ringer" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.67, 2000)
- "Bato Loco" (with Gordon Rennie, in Judge Dredd Megazine #202, 2003)
- "My Beautiful Career" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #215, 2004)
- "It's your Funeral, Creep!" (with Tharg the Mighty, in Judge Dredd Megazine #219, 2004)
- "Meat Patrol" (with Gordon Rennie, in Judge Dredd Megazine #224, 2004)
- "Mandroid: Instrument of War" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1555-1556, 2007)
- Warheads #6-8 (with Nick Vince, Marvel UK, 1992)
- The Incomplete Death's Head (with Dan Abnett and John Freeman, Marvel UK, 1992)
- Death's Head II #6-7, 9 and 11 (with Dan Abnett, Marvel UK, 1992)
- The Punisher 2099 #20-25, 28 (pencils, with Pat Mills/Tony Skinner, Marvel Comics, 1994–1995)
- Venus Bluegenes:
- "Bitchin'!" (with Steve White, in 2000AD Winter Special 1995)
- "On the Fragshell" (with Dan Abnett, in 2000 AD #976-979, 1996)
- Lobo #52 (with Alan Grant, DC, 1998)
- Inquisitor Ascendant (with Dan Abnett, 84 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-84154-143-5)
- Inquisitor Ascendant II (with Dan Abnett, 80 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-84154-238-5)
- Bato Loco (with Gordon Rennie):
- "True Romance" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #208, 2003)
- "Head Job" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #229-230, 2005)
- The Legion #15, 18 (inks, with Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning, DC Comics, 2003)
- The Eternal #1-6 (inks, with writer Chuck Austen and pencils by Kev Walker, Marvel MAX, 2003–2004)
- Ultimate Nightmare (inks, writer by Warren Ellis, with pencils by Trevor Hairsine, Marvel, 2004)
- Low Life (with Rob Williams, collected in Mega-City Undercover, 160 pages, Rebellion Developments, January 2008, ISBN 1-905437-52-8):
- "Rock and a Hard Place" (in 2000 AD #1425-1428, 2005)
- "He's making a list..." (in 2000 AD Prog 2006, 2005)
- "Con Artist" (in 2000 AD #1484-1490, 2006)
- "Baby Talk" (in 2000 AD #1521-1524, 2007)
- Malone (with Cal Hamilton, in 2000 AD, #1500-1506, 2006)
- Sinister Dexter (with Dan Abnett):
- "Pros and Cons" (in 2000 AD #1516, 2006)
- "The Doctor is in" (in 2000 AD #1535-1538, 2007)
- "Midnighter: Armageddon", (with Christos Gage, one-shot, Wildstorm, October 2007)
- The Authority (with Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning, Wildstorm, August 2008 - ongoing) collected as:
- World's End (136 pages, August 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2362-1)
Notes
edit- ^ Transformers (UK) #222: "Survivors (Part 4)"
- ^ Simon Coleby interview Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, 2000ADReview, October 9, 200
- ^ "Interview: more Mega-City undercover". SFX. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ Wild at Heart: Simon Coleby[permanent dead link], Newsarama, May 15, 2008
- ^ a b NYCC '08: LIVING IN THE RUINS: WS Editor Ben Abernathy on 'Worlds End' Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, April 19, 2008
- ^ CCI: Wildstorm Brewing, Comic Book Resources, July 26, 2008
References
edit- Simon Coleby at the Grand Comics Database
- Simon Coleby at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Simon Coleby at 2000 AD online
- Simon Coleby at Black Library