| Garry Leach | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1954-09-19)19 September 1954 |
| Died | 26 March 2022(2022-03-26) (aged 67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Area | Penciller,Inker, Editor, Publisher,Letterer,Colourist |
Notable works | Marvelman |
| Awards | "Favourite Single or Continued Story" Eagle Award (1983) "Best Single Issue/Single Story" Eisner Award (1999) |
Garry Leach (19 September 1954 – 26 March 2022[1]) was a Britishcomics artist and publisher.
Garry Leach's early work for2000 AD included mainly one-off stories featuringDan Dare andM.A.C.H. 1.[2] He later worked on the seriesThe V.C.s.
In 1981 he joinedDez Skinn's company,Quality Communications[2] where he worked as art director and was the first artist onAlan Moore's revival ofMarvelman inWarrior.[2] His work onMarvelman proved highly popular but due to his slow pace of working, he left art duties to be replaced byAlan Davis.[3] For Davis' first few stories Leach worked as inker to allow Davis to settle into the strip. Leach's work onMarvelman remained the prototype, as Davis has insisted that "my ‘style’ on the series was simply a bargain-basement attempt to imitate what Garry had done".[3]
Leach and Alan Moore also createdWarpsmith forWarrior together;Warpsmith featured in its own strip and eventually became a supporting character inMarvelman.[2] With Dave Elliott, Leach set upAtomeka Press in 1988. Their first title was theanthology title,A1,[2] which included newWarpsmith material by Moore and Leach.
After Atomeka andA1 finished in the mid-1990s, Leach worked mainly in advertising, but returned to comics in the late 1990s asJohn McCrea'sinker onHitman.[2] He also drew the first issue ofWarren Ellis's seriesGlobal Frequency,[2] and designed many of that title's characters. He continued to contribute inking work to2000 AD,[2] most recently onFuture Shorts withRufus Dayglo.
Leach illustrated cards for the collectible card gameMagic: The Gathering.
He returned to publishing and restarted Atomeka Press with Dave Elliott.[2]A1 is being published again with a mix of old and new material, including new work by Leach. TheA1 Sketchbook was released in late 2004, containing fourMiracleman-related pin-ups (although the pin-ups were not explicitly said to be Miracleman for possible legal reasons). A variant of the sketchbook was produced, featuring a Miracleman front cover and Kid Miracleman back cover by Leach.
In March 2022,2000AD announced Leach's death.[4] His cause of death was not specified.[5]
Comics work includes:
Awards he has won include:
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