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Brian Bolland is an artist, most famous for his highly detailed comics artistry and covers. He is particularly known as one of the foremost Judge Dredd artists for British comic 2000 AD. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x667, 123 KB) Summary Brian Bollands cover to Hellstorm: Prince Of Lies #16 (sans trade dress). ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x667, 123 KB) Summary Brian Bollands cover to Hellstorm: Prince Of Lies #16 (sans trade dress). ...
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This article is about the comic-book character Judge Dredd. ...
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Bolland was born in 1950 in Lincolnshire and began drawing comics at the age of ten. As a child his main inspiration were titles by Dell Comics and Bolland has said in interviews that he was never entirely comfortable with the superhero idiom of Marvel and DC. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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While at art school Bolland drew and self published a couple of fanzines and sent work to underground magazines. In 1972 he met Dave Gibbons who provided him with his first regular work: "Powerman" an African superhero comic published in Nigeria. It was Gibbons who introduced Bolland to 2000 AD, at first inking some of his pencils and then drawing covers and stand-alone pages. When another artist dropped out Bolland was called in to complete a Judge Dredd story in issue 41 and soon was established as a regular artist on the series. Bolland's early work on Dredd was much influenced by Mike McMahon who was regarded as the senior artist on the strip and would redraw characters or panels if he was not happy with them. However, Bolland's distinct abilities with subtle facial expression, dramatic lighting and the dynamic composition of page layout soon began to emerge. Bolland's memorable contributions included the introductions of Judge Death and Judge Anderson. In between Dredd assignments Bolland drew horror strips for the "House of Hammer" anthology and stories for Doctor Who Weekly. Screenshot of Beneath a Steel Sky, backgrounds courtesy of Dave Gibbons. ...
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Judge Death is a character from the fictional Judge Dredd universe recounted in the UK comic 2000 AD. He is the leader of the Dark Judges, a sinister group of undead law enforcers from the alternative dimension of Deadworld, where all life has been declared a crime. ...
Judge Cassandra Anderson, created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland in 1980, is a fictional character that started as a supporting character in the comic strip Judge Dredd of 2000 AD and eventually rose in prominence and became the star of her own strip. ...
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Cover to Batman: The Killing Joke. ...
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Bolland is much more famous as a cover artist however, and has contributed covers — in many cases to complete runs/arcs — to some of the more famous landmark comics of recent years. Examples of his work include the whole second and third volumes of Grant Morrison's The Invisibles, a large run of Animal Man (covering the tenures of Morrison, Peter Milligan, Tom Veitch and Jamie Delano), and assorted issues of Tank Girl, The Flash, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Batman (esp. Batman: Gotham Knights), and many more. Grant Morrison (January 31, 1960 - ) is a Scottish comic book writer and cartoonist best-known for his non-linear narratives and counter-cultural leanings. ...
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Jamie Delano. ...
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Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ...
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He is also noted for his use of bondage imagery in some of his work, in particular his work for adult comics. Additionally, Bolland has penned the humour strip 'Mr. Mamoulian', which was printed in various issues of the Caliber Comics anthology Negative Burn. A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader Bondage is a human sexual practice involving being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ...
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Examples of Bolland's art
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 Bolland's depiction of Wonder Woman |
 Bolland's iconic image of the Joker, from Batman: Tne Killing Joke | | Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x627, 181 KB)Cover to a trade paperback collection of Secret Origins stories by Brian Bolland. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x627, 181 KB)Cover to a trade paperback collection of Secret Origins stories by Brian Bolland. ...
Cover to Secret Origins #50, the last issue of the series. ...
Art originally from the cover to Wonder Woman (volume 2) #72. ...
Art originally from the cover to Wonder Woman (volume 2) #72. ...
The Joker in a scene from Batman: The Killing Joke. ...
The Joker in a scene from Batman: The Killing Joke. ...
Download high resolution version (514x780, 150 KB)Cover to The Flash #182. ...
Download high resolution version (514x780, 150 KB)Cover to The Flash #182. ...
Captain Cold. ...
External links - Comicography Interview with Mr Bolland
- Brian Bolland @ Lambiek.net
- Image Gallery
- BrianBolland.com Homepage
- Brian Bolland's Personal Gallery
- ESSENTIAL Artistic Walk-through on Cover Creation
- 2000 AD Profile
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