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| ], backgrounds courtesy of Dave Gibbons.]] | |||
| '''Dave Gibbons''' (born ], ]) is a ] writer and ] of ]. | |||
| Gibbons broke into British Comics quite quickly working on horror and action titles for both ] and ]. When '']'' was set up Gibbons was brought in as an Art Director and to draw one of the original strips '']'' as well as the occasional ]. After the first year Gibbons switched to '']'', a cherished project for Gibbons who was a fan of the original series. Gibbons also drew a spin-off the '']'' strip and a couple of two part stories of the original '']'' story. Gibbons’ last work for ''2000 AD'' was the first run of '']'' of which he was also co-creator, after which he concentrated for a time on '']''. | |||
| Gibbons was one of the British Comic talents identified by ] in 1982 and began drawing '']'' for DC. He is best known in the US for collaborating with ] on the comics series '']''. Amongst '']'' fans he is known as the original artist on '']'', drawing the lead comic strips for most of the issues from #1 until #69. | |||
| He also contributed to the ] ] title '']''. | |||
| His most recent work (2005) is a self-penned black and white graphic novel, ''The Originals''. Published by ], the work is set in the near future, but draws heavily on the imagery of the ] and ] of the ]. | |||
| His current projects include the DC Comics mini-series '']'' (which ties into the upcoming '']'' event miniseries) and '']''. Gibbons also provides the cover artwork for '']'', the ] series plotted by ] and written by his daugther . | |||
| ==Bibliography== | |||
| ''Comics work includes'' | |||
| *Harlem Heroes (in ''2000 AD'' # 1-25, 1977) | |||
| *Dan Dare (in ''2000 AD'' # 28-60, 64-72 & 73-78, 1977-78) | |||
| *Ro-Busters (in ''2000 AD'' # 86-92, 1978) | |||
| *Judge Dredd (in ''2000 AD'' # 87, 1978) | |||
| *Ro-Busters (in ''2000 AD'' # 98-101, 1979) | |||
| *Dan Dare (in ''2000 AD'' # 100-126, 1979) | |||
| *Judge Dredd (in ''2000 AD'' # 130, 1979) | |||
| *The ABC Warriors (in ''2000 AD'' # 130-131, 1979) | |||
| *Doctor Who (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' # 1-16 & 19-57, 1979-1981) | |||
| *Ro-Jaws’ Robo-Tales (in ''2000 AD'' # 157, 1980) | |||
| *Ro-Jaws’ Robo-Tales (in ''2000 AD'' # 176, 181, 183, 184 & 198, 1980-81) | |||
| *Rogue Trooper (in ''2000 AD''# 228-232, 234-35, 239-240 & 249-250, 1981-82) | |||
| *Doctor Who (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' # 60-69, 1982) | |||
| *Dr. Dibworthy (in ''2000 AD'' # 273, 1982) | |||
| *Green Lantern # 160, 162, 165-67, 173-76, 178-83, 185-86, 188 (DC Comics, Jan. 1983-May 1985) | |||
| *Watchmen | |||
| *Give Me Liberty/Martha Washington | |||
| *Rogue Trooper: The War Machine (scripter, in ''2000 AD'' # 650-53, 667-671 & 683-87, 1989-90) | |||
| *Batman Versus Predator (script) | |||
| *World’s Finest (script) | |||
| *Rogue Trooper (in ''2000 AD'' prog 2000, 1999) | |||
| *The Originals (DC, 2004) | |||
| *Legion of Super-Heroes (2005) | |||
| *The Rann-Thanagar War (2005) | |||
| *Albion (2005) | |||
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