Dave Gibbons
Born	April 14, 1949 (age 57)
Nationality	British
Area(s)	Penciler, Inker, Writer
Notable works	Watchmen
Awards	Jack Kirby Award Best Finite Series (1987, with Alan Moore) New Series (1987, with Alan Moore) Best Writer/Artist (single or team) (1987, with Alan Moore)

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IPC Comics

Screenshot of Beneath a Steel Sky, backgrounds courtesy of Dave Gibbons.

Gibbons broke into British comics by working on horror and action titles for both DC Thomson and IPC. When 2000 AD was set up, Gibbons was brought in as an Art Director. He also drew one of the original strips in "Prog1", Harlem Heroes, as well as the occasional Future Shock. After the first year he began illustrating Dan Dare, a cherished project for Gibbons who had been a fan of the original series. Image File history File links Beneath_a_Steel_Sky_-_2. ... Image File history File links Beneath_a_Steel_Sky_-_2. ... Beneath a Steel Sky is a 1994 science fiction, more specifically cyberpunk, point and click adventure game. ... D. C. Thomson & Co. ... IPC Media the UKs leading consumer magazine publisher, with an unrivalled portfolio of brands, selling over 350 million copies each year. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Harlem Heroes was a British comic strip that was part of the original line up of 2000AD and featured a futurstic take on a Harlem Globetrotters-type team. ... Cover to Alan Moores Shocking Futures. ... The return of the original Dan Dare in 1989 Dan Dare is a classic British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson for the Eagle comic story Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future in 1950 which was also carried in serial format several times a week on Radio...

He was also known, by sight but not by name, to readers of the short lived IPC title Tornado. Much as 2000 AD was "edited" by the alien Tharg, Tornado was "edited" by a superhero, Big E, who also worked on the magazine in his alter-ego, Percy Pilbeam. These characters appeared in photos within the comic, and both Big E and Pilbeam were portrayed by Gibbons for the entire 22 issue run of Tornado before it was subsumed into 2000 AD. Tornado was a shortlived weekly British comic published by IPC Magazines between March 1978 and August 1979. ... Tharg, drawn by Kev Walker The Mighty Tharg is a recurrent character in science fiction comic 2000 AD, one of only two characters to appear in nearly every issue of the comic (the other being Judge Dredd). ...

Doctor Who

After leaving 2000AD, Gibbons became the lead artist on Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly, drawing the main comic strip for most of the issues from #1 until #69. Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

DC Comics: the 1980s

The cast of Watchmen, created in 1986 by Gibbons and Alan Moore.

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He is best known in the US for collaborating with Alan Moore on the 12-issue limited series Watchmen, now one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time. Gibbon's work in Watchmen is notable for its regular grid of 9 panels on a page as well as its intense narrative and symbolic density (some symbolic background elements were suggested by Moore, others were created by Gibbons) was usually drawn in a regular nine-grid pattern. Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... Watchmen is a twelve-issue graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. ...

Recent Work

Gibbons' most recent complete work (2005) is a black and white graphic novel, The Originals, which he scripted as well as drew. Published by Vertigo, the work is set in the near future, but draws heavily on the imagery of the Mods and Rockers of the 1960s. Vertigo logo Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The definitive Wild One. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

His recent projects include the DC Comics six-issue limited series The Rann/Thanagar War (which ties into the recently released seven-issue Infinite Crisis limited series) and Green Lantern Corps: Recharge. Gibbons also provides the cover artwork for Albion, the Wildstorm six-issue limited series plotted by Alan Moore and written by his daughter Leah and her husband. The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... Rann-Thanagar War #1; cover by Ivan Reis and Marc Campos. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics, beginning in October of 2005. ... The Green Lantern Corps The Green Lantern Corps is a fictional, intergalactic police force of Green Lanterns that existed in the pages of DC Comics, chosen to patrol the vast reaches of the Universe, fighting evil wherever it could be found. ... Cover to Albion issue 1, by Dave Gibbons. ... WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ...

More recently Gibbons is doing covers for Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza's run on Action Comics issues #841-843. Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ...

Awards

Gibbons has won several awards [1] :

• The 1987 Jack Kirby Award for Best Finite Series (Complete in 1986) for Watchmen with Alan Moore
• The 1987 Jack Kirby Award for New Series for Watchmen with Alan Moore
• The 1987 Jack Kirby Award for Best Writer/Artist (Single or Team) for Watchmen with Alan Moore

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• The 1986 Jack Kirby Best Single Issue nomination for Superman Annual 2 with Alan Moore
• The 1987 Jack Kirby Best Single Issue nomination for Watchmen #1 with Alan Moore, another nomination for Watchmen #2 with Alan Moore.

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Bibliography

Cover to the first issue of Give Me Liberty (1990), by Gibbons and Frank Miller.

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• 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 (1986-7)
• Rogue Trooper: The War Machine (scripter, in 2000 AD # 650-53, 667-671 & 683-87, 1989-90)
• Give Me Liberty/Martha Washington stories (1990-97)
• Batman vs. 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) [covers only]
• Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (2006)
• Green Lantern Corps (2006-???)
• Action Comics (2006) #841-843 (covers only)

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References

• Dave Gibbons fan site
• 2000 AD Profile