John Tomlinson (comics)
John Tomlinson | |
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Nationality | British |
Area(s) | Writer, editor |
Notable works | Knights of Pendragon Armoured Gideon Mercy Heights Tor Cyan |
John Tomlinson is a British comic book writer and editor known for his work on various 2000 AD strips.[1] He has occasionally been credited as Sonny Steelgrave.[2]
Biography
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Tomlinson worked at Marvel UK in the early 1990s[3] and helped nurture various talents, including Matthew Bingham and John Freeman. He has co-written strips with Nick Abadzis.[4]
He was editor of 2000 AD from 1994 to 1996, and the Judge Dredd Megazine and Judge Dredd – Lawman of the Future briefly in 1996. He also wrote several stories for 2000 AD.
Tomlinson currently works for British part work publisher Eaglemoss.
Bibliography
[edit]His comic work includes:
- Tharg's Future Shocks:
- "Fat Chance" (with Simon Jacob, in 2000 AD No. 609, 1989)
- "At Twilight's Last Gleaming" (with Stephen Baskerville, in 2000 AD No. 613, 1989)
- "Guilt" (with Paul Marshall, in 2000 AD No. 671, 1990)
- "It's Alive!" (with Mick Austin, in 2000 AD No. 717, 1991)
- "Retribution" (with Arthur Ranson, in 2000 AD No. 720, 1991)
- "The Fallen" (with Massimo Belardinelli, in 2000 AD No. 760, 1991)
- "A Hitch in Time" (with Staz Johnson, in 2000 AD No. 796, 1992)
- "This Island East Dulwich" (with Jeff Anderson, in 2000 AD No. 799, 1992)
- "Wall of God" (with Mike Hadley, in 2000 AD No. 826, 1993)
- One off: "Crocodile Tears" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD No. 648, 1989)
- Armoured Gideon (with Simon Jacob):
- "Armoured Gideon" (in 2000 AD #671–681, 1990)
- "Starhavon's Edge" (in 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1990)
- "No, No, Nanette" (in 2000 AD No. 722, 1991)
- "Armoured Gideon Book 2" (in 2000 AD #828–840, 1993)
- "The Collector" (with Mike White (9), in 2000 AD #889-681, 1994)
- "Trading Places" (in 2000 AD #928–935, 1995)
- Knights of Pendragon (with co-author Dan Abnett, with art by Gary Erskine, Marvel UK, 1990–1993)
- Amadeus Wolf: "Cursitor Doom – The Man Who Died Every Day" (with Jim Baikie, in 2000AD Action Special, 1992)
- Brigand Doom: "Death's Door" (with Greg Staples, in 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1992)
- Digitek (with co-author Andy Lanning and art by Dermot Power, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel UK, 1992)
- Tharg the Mighty: "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast" (with Eric Bradbury, in 2000AD Yearbook 1994, 1993)
- The Lords of Misrule (recoloured hardcover, Radical Comics, 264 pages, June 2009, ISBN 0-9802335-8-5):
- The Lords of Misrule (with Gary Erskine, 68 pages, graphic novel, Atomeka Press/Tundra Publishing, 1993, ISBN 1-85809-002-4)
- The Lords of Misrule (with co-authors Dan Abnett/Steve White and art by Peter Snejbjerg, black and white 6-issue limited series, Dark Horse Comics, 1997, black and white softcover, 200 pages, Dark Horse, 1999, ISBN 1-56971-352-9)
- Judge Dredd:
- "Sugar Beat" (as Sonny Steelgrave, with co-author Alan McKenzie and art by Ron Smith, in 2000 AD #873–878, 1994)
- "Enemy Below" (as Sonny Steelgrave, with art by Clint Langley, in 2000 AD #886–887, 1994)
- "Skull Sessions" (with art by Karl Richardson, in 2000 AD #1706–1707, October 2010)
- "Come Die With Me" (with art by Nick Dyer, in 2000 AD #1710–1711, November 2010)
- "Dredd Set" (with art by Liam Sharp, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 309, April 2011)
- Vector 13 (with Lee Sullivan):
- "Case Four: Parallel Lines" (in 2000 AD #954, 1995)
- "Case Eight: Red in Tooth and Claus" (in 2000 AD #972, 1995)
- Venus Bluegenes:
- "Venus on the Frag Shell" (with Dan Abnett, Steve White in 2000 AD #1297–1299, 1996)
- Mercy Heights
- "Mercy Heights" (with Kev Walker, Lee Sullivan and Andrew Currie, in 2000 AD #1033–1047, 1997)
- "Dead of Winter" (with Neil Googe, in 2000 AD #1124, 1998)
- "Mercy Heights Book 2" (with Trevor Hairsine (1–5, 11–15) and Lee Sullivan (6–10), in 2000 AD #1133–1148, 1999)
- Rogue Trooper: "Remembrance Day" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD Prog 2000, 1999)
- The Spacegirls: "Space Girls" (with co-author David Bishop (1) and art Jason Brashill, in 2000 AD #1062–1066, 1997)
- Tor Cyan:
- "Blue Murder" (with Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #1223–1226, 2001)
- "Crucible" (with Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #1250–1251, 2001)
- "Refugee" (with Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #1252–1253, 2001)
- "World Of Hurt" (with Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #1254–1256, 2001)
- "The Dead Sorcerer's Coachman" (with Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #1263, 2001)
- "Rahab" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1295, 2002)
- "Phage" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1296, 2002)
- "No Such Place" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1297–1299, 2002)
- Doctor Who: "The Betrothal of Sontar" (with Nick Abadzis and Mike Collins, in Doctor Who Magazine #365–367, 2006)
References
[edit]- ^ "Dredd Again: An interview with John Tomlinson – Forbidden Planet Blog". Forbidden Planet Blog. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Bishop, David (15 February 2009). Thrill-Power Overload: Thirty Years of 2000 AD. Rebellion. ISBN 9781905437955.
- ^ "Marvel UK in the spotlight for latest Marvel Fact Files | downthetubes.net". downthetubes.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Laika's Nick Abadzis Finds a New Orbit". nycgraphicnovelists.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- John Tomlinson at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- John Tomlinson at 2000 AD online