Wagner and Grant also became writers on DC’s Detective Comics series, teaming with artist Norm Breyfogle to create such memorable villains as the Ventriloquist and the Ratcatcher. publishers, creating The Last American with artist Mick McMahon for Marvel’s Epic Comics imprint, and the 12-issue Outcasts series for DC with Cam Kennedy. While writing together, the two started working for U.S. Grover, and others at one point, they were writing more than two-thirds of the weekly 2000 AD anthology in addition to other work. In addition to being credited as Wagner & Grant, they were also Ian Howard, T.B. After leaving his staff position, Grant teamed with John Wagner to form a hugely successful writing partnership, with the two working on a host of strips and characters across the industry – including Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog for 2000 AD, The Thirteenth Floor and Doomlord for Eagle, and far more – under their own names and a host of pseudonyms to disguise their productivity. Comic book writer Alan Grant, known for his work on 2000 AD, Batman, Lobo, and countless other projects throughout the '80s, ‘90s, and beyond, has died aged 73.Ī vital part of the British comic book community for almost his entire life, Grant initially came to attention as an editor, initially at Scottish publisher DC Thomson, and later at IPC, then-publisher of British anthology title 2000 AD, where he served as sub-editor while also freelancing as a writer on a small number of strips.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |