Ian Gibson is a British comic book artist, best known for his 1980s black-and-white work for 2000 AD. His sketchy, cartoonish style lends itself best to humorous strips, such as Robo-Hunter and Ace Trucking Co., although his work on the Alan Moore-penned The Ballad of Halo Jones shows that he is capable of telling a serious story. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Robo-Hunter was a reccurring strip in the British Comic 2000 AD, written by John Wagner and illustrated by Ian Gibson. ... Ace Trucking Co. ... 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. ... Halo Jones, drawn by Ian Gibson The Ballad of Halo Jones is a science fiction comic strip written by Alan Moore and drawn by Ian Gibson, with lettering by Steve Potter (Books 1 & 2) and Richard Starkings (Book 3). ...

In the US, Gibson made a good name for himself drawing Mister Miracle for DC Comics in the 1980s. Subsequently he started work on Meta 4, an innovative science fiction/superhero comic written by Stefan Petrucha. This series was cut short when publisher First Comics went out of business. Mister Miracle is a DC Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby, originally as part of The Fourth World series of titles. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... First Comics was an American publisher of comic books. ...

Since 2000, Gibson has mostly been occupied drawing Judge Dredd and the revived Robo-Hunter series. For the 1995 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ... Robo-Hunter was a reccurring strip in the British Comic 2000 AD, written by John Wagner and illustrated by Ian Gibson. ...

He also regularly contributes articles and rants to the Den Of Geek website about the state of today's comics industry.

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 14, 17, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37-38, 42, 45-46 & 48-49, 1977-78)
• Walter the Wobot (in 2000 AD # 50-51, 1978)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 53-56, 1978)
• Robo-Hunter (in 2000 AD # 76-85 & 100-112, 1978-79)
• Project Overkill (in 2000 AD # 119-126, 1979)
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith (in 2000 AD # 127-130, 1979)
• Robo Hunter (in 2000 AD # 152-174, 1980)
• Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales (in 2000 AD # 188, 1980)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 190-91 & 195, 1980-81)
• Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD # 198-99, 1981)

• Tharg's Future Shocks: "Grawks Bearing Gifts" (with Alan Moore, in 2000 AD #203, 1981)

• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 201, 204 & 208, 1981)
• Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD # 208-209 & 222-223, 1981)
• Ace Trucking Co. (in 2000 AD # 239-243, 1981)
• Tharg the Mighty (in 2000 AD 1983 Annual, 1982)
• Robo Hunter (in 2000 AD # 259-272, 275-281, 283-88, 292-307 & 312-331, 1982-83)
• Robo-Hunter: "Hoagy's First Case" (2000 AD 1984 Annual)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 343-45, 354-55 & 364-65, 1983-84)
• The Amazing Maze Dumoir (in 2000 AD # 368-369, 1984)
• Anderson: Psi Division (in 1985 Judge Dredd Annual)

• The Ballad of Halo Jones (with Alan Moore):
  • "Ballad of Halo Jones: Book 1" (in 2000AD #376-385, 1984)
  • "Ballad of Halo Jones: Book 2 Prologue" (in 2000AD #405, 1985)
  • "Ballad of Halo Jones: Book 2" (in 2000AD #406-415, 1985)
  • "Ballad of Halo Jones: Book 3 Prologue" (in 2000AD #451, 1986)
  • "Ballad of Halo Jones: Book 3" (in 2000AD #452-466, 1986))

• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 419-420, 1985)
• Robo-Hunter (in 2000 AD # 435-443, 1985)
• Anderson: Psi Division (in 1986 Judge Dredd Annual, 1985)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 444, 1985)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 468-469, 476 & 496-498, 1986)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 521, 1987)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 578-580, 1988)
• Mister Miracle #1-5 (DC Comics, 1988)
• Anderson: Psi Division (in 2000 AD Winter Special # 1, 1988)
• Star Wars: Droids (Star Comics, 1986)
• Return of the Taxidermist (in Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 # 37-46, 1993-94)
• Judge Dredd (in Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 # 50-52, 1994)
• I Was a Teenage Tax Consultant (in 2000 AD # 1050-1059, 1997)

• Banzai Battalion (with John Wagner):
  • "The Fitz" (in 2000 AD #1257-1262, 2001)
  • "Save the Fitz!" (in 2000 AD prog 2003, 2002)

• Robo-Hunter (in 2000 AD prog 2004, # 1371-1373, 1406-1411 and prog 2005, 2003-04)
• Robo-Hunter (in 2000 AD from # 1450, 2005)
• Millennium #1-8 (inker, DC Comics)
• Green Lantern Corps #214-216 (DC Comics)

For the 1995 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ... Walter was Judge Dredds house robot. ... Robo-Hunter was a reccurring strip in the British Comic 2000 AD, written by John Wagner and illustrated by Ian Gibson. ... 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). ... Cover to Alan Moores Shocking Futures. ... 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. ... Ace Trucking Co. ... Judge Anderson in The Jesus Syndrome (art by Arthur Ranson) 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... Halo Jones, drawn by Ian Gibson The Ballad of Halo Jones is a science fiction comic strip written by Alan Moore and drawn by Ian Gibson, with lettering by Steve Potter (Books 1 & 2) and Richard Starkings (Book 3). ... 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. ... Mister Miracle is a DC Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby, originally as part of The Fourth World series of titles. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 one of the first titles published by the imprint. ... Banzai Battalion are a group of recurring characters, created by John Wagner, that appears in 2000 AD. They are tiny gardening robots designed as a bug-fighting military outfit that have been deployed in a garden in Mega-City One where their adventures initially involved Judge Dredd, although in their... John Wagner is a comics writer who has also written under the pseudonyms John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter, among others. ... Millennium was a 8-part comic book event miniseries/crossover published by DC Comics. ... The fictional Green Lantern Corps is an intergalactic police force featured in DC Comics, particularly series featuring the superhero Green Lantern, Earth’s member of the group. ...

External links

• 2000 AD profile
• Ian Gibson
• 2002 interview with 2000ADreview
• Forsaken memory Luke Gibson (musician) son of Ian Gibson
• Ian Gibson Ian gibson's own page