Zenith by PJ Holden

Paul Jason Holden is a Northern Ireland artist from Belfast. He started working for 2000AD in 2001 with the Judge Dredd story Sino-Cit and has been working professionally for them since. This work has included further Judge Dredd stories and the main artist on The 86ers, taking over for Karl Richardson on the third instalment of the first story. His currently has a creator-owned series, Numbercruncher, with writer Si Spurrier, appearing in the Judge Dredd Megazine.

PJ got his break into the American comic book market with the Image Comics, mini-series Fearless, which he co-created with writers Mark Sable and Dave Roth in 2007. He has recently drawn the three issue story Happy Valley, about an Australian RAF bomber crew in 1942, in Garth Ennis' Battlefields series for Dynamite Entertainment.


Thanks to Matthew Ellis for e-mailing me this sketch.

Zenith by Steve Yeowell

Steve Yeowell began drawing comics purely for pleasure and had no  intention of becoming a professional artist. But, after showing his portfolio to Bryan Talbot, he quickly found himself given work by Swiftsure. This resulted in him working with Grant Morrison, who then picked Yeowell to be the sole artist on his new superhero strip Zenith. Zenith started in 2000 AD in 1987 and became extremely popular, running to four full-length series. 

Yeowell's work is noted for delicate penmanship and lifelike facial expressions, with a notable economy of style that means that his work suits both colour and monochrome treatment.

Thanks to Dave Evans for sending me the sketch.