Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Judge Dredd by Simon Davis


Simon Davis is a comic artist best known for his fully painted art work on Sinester Dexter, Black Siddha and Stone Island. However, he is also a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and has produced prize-winning art. After graduating from Swindon Collage of Art in 1988, Simon worked as a graphic designer and freelance illustrator of books and magazines for the next five years before moving into comics work in 1993. 
Since starting in comics, Davis has largely worked for 2000ad and has been a major contributor to Sinister Dexter. He painted the its first full-length story, Gunshark Vacation, which was described by the then editor David Bishop as a big fat hit. He has also been the co-creator on several recent stories including Ampney Crucis Investigates, Black Siddha and Stone Island. 

Thanks to John Burdis for allowing me to use this sketch. 

Judge Dredd by Boo Cook


Thanks to John Burdis for allowing me to use this sketch. 

Asylum by Boo Cook


Thanks to Dave Evans for e-mailing me this sketch.

Judge Hershey by Boo Cook


Thanks to Eric Moore for e-mailing this to me.

Judge Dredd by Boo Cook


Boo Cook is an artist who's work has been seen in 2000ad, Elephantmen and the X-Men spin-off X-Factor. He began working for 2000ad in 2000 providing artwork for several Future Shocks. Since then Boo's art has appeared in ABC Warriors, Judge Dredd and Damnation Station. He has also co-created several characters  including Harry Kipling and Asylum. He has recently become the regular artist for Judge Anderson in the Judge Dredd: The Megazine. 


Thanks to John Burdis for allowing me to use this sketch. 

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Judge Guthrie by PJ Holden


Thanks to John Burdis for letting me use this sketch.

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 Spurrierappearing 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.