Andy Diggle
Diggle at Special Edition NYC
Born	(1971-02-22)22 February 1971 (age 54) London, England
Nationality	British
Area	Writer, Editor
Notable works	The Losers Hellblazer Green Arrow: Year One Thunderbolts Daredevil Shadowland
Awards	"Favourite Comics Editor"Eagle Award (2000) "Best New Talent"National Comics Award (2003)
www.andydiggle.com

Andrew Diggle^[1] is aBritishcomic book writer and former editor of the weeklyanthology series2000 AD. He is best known for his work onAdam Strange andGreen Arrow forDC Comics as well as his creator-owned seriesThe Losers and a run onHellblazer for DC'sVertigo imprint, and for his stints onThunderbolts andDaredevil atMarvel. Other credits includeGamekeeper forVirgin Comics, written by Diggle on the basis of a concept created byGuy Ritchie, a three-year run onRobert Kirkman'sThief of Thieves atImage, several short arcs written forIDW Publishing'sDoctor Who series and twoJames Bond mini-series forDynamite.

Diggle was born inLondon, England.^[2] He became a regular reader of2000 AD at the age of ten^[3] and started reading American comics after picking up an issue ofSwamp Thing written byAlan Moore.^[4] Diggle graduated fromDe Montfort University with a degree in Media Studies, where he later returned to teach a part-time module on comics. For a few years, he worked as an administrator atUniversity College London's Department of Town Planning while maintaining his own comicswebzine.^[5]

Diggle began his career in comics as an assistant editor onJudge Dredd Megazine in 1997 and, after brief stints as the editor ofMegazine andSonic the Comic, took over theeditorial duties of2000 AD in 2000.^[6] Staying with the magazine for two years, Diggle has been credited (most frequently byDavid Bishop, who originally hired him forJudge Dredd Megazine) for spearheading a return to the "old school" values of2000 AD.^[7][3] In 2001, Diggle won theEagle Award in the "Favourite Editor" category. Around the same time, he began contributing to2000 AD andJudge Dredd Megazine as a writer, creatingSnow/Tiger with artistAndy Clarke^[8] and theJudge Dredd spin-offLenny Zero in the first of numerous collaborations with artistJock,^[9][10] and co-writing thecrossover between Judge Dredd and theAliens franchise with veteran2000 AD creatorJohn Wagner.^[11] In 2002, Diggle left his editorial position to become a full-time writer.^[2]

In 2003, Diggle entered the American comic book industry with aHellblazer spin-off mini-seriesLady Constantine forDC Comics'Vertigo imprint. That same year, Diggle and Jock both signed an exclusive 2-year contract with DC^[12] and launched theEagle Award-winning andEisner Award-nominated seriesThe Losers that was later adapted into afeature film of the same name.^[13] In 2004, Diggle wrote the first six issues of a relaunchedSwamp Thing ongoing series at Vertigo and made hisDC Universe debut with an 8-issue limited seriesAdam Strange, following up with a creator-owned seriesSilent Dragon, drawn byLeinil Francis Yu and published via DC'sWildstorm imprint.^[14] In 2007, Diggle wrote the inaugural arc forBatman Confidential, an ongoing series set in the early years ofBatman's crime-fighting career,^[15] reteamed with Jock forGreen Arrow: Year One, a mini-series updating the origin ofGreen Arrow,^[16] and took over the writing duties of Vertigo's longest-running ongoing seriesHellblazer.^[17][18]

Outside of DC, Diggle wroteGamekeeper forVirgin Comics, based on a concept byGuy Ritchie,^[19] and thewebcomic prequel to theBionic Commando video game after having been hired to script a playable test level during the game's development.^[20]

In 2009, Diggle became the writer ofMarvel'sThunderbolts,^[21][22] seeing the titular team through the company-wide storyline "Dark Reign"^[23] and a crossover withDeadpool.^[24] As part of "Dark Reign", Diggle also penned the 5-issue miniseries featuring the villain characterBullseye in the guise of theAvengerHawkeye.^[25] In early 2009, Diggle signed an exclusive contract with Marvel and became the writer ofDaredevil following the departure ofEd Brubaker.^[26][27] Diggle's storyline, which began in theDark Reign: The List—Daredevil one-shot and continued with issue #501 ofDaredevil,^[28][29] was initially planned to be told in the ongoing series, but Marvel offered to expand it into a small-scale crossover event for the company's "street-level" characters.^[30][31] The crossover event, titled "Shadowland",^[32] ran for three months, with Diggle writing the core 5-issue mini-series and co-writing the tie-in storyline inDaredevil withAntony Johnston.^[33] Diggle followed up on "Shadowland" with a 4-issue epilogue mini-seriesDaredevil: Reborn,^[30][31] drawn byDavide Gianfelice, with whom he subsequently reunited for the western mini-seriesSix Guns,^[34][35] his last work for Marvel to date.

2010 saw the release of Diggle's first work in thegraphic novel format,Rat Catcher, published as part of Vertigo's then-recently launchedline of crime books.^[36] The following year, he was hired to develop aVolkswagen Scirocco promotional campaign for the Chinese market.^[35][37] In 2012, Diggle returned to British comics with the first fully creator-owned collaboration between himself and Jock,Snapshot,^[38] originally serialized inJudge Dredd Megazine and subsequently reprinted for the American market,^[39] and a new installment ofLenny Zero, illustrated byBen Willsher.^[40] That same year, he became the "series architect" forIDW Publishing'sDoctor Who featuring the adventures of theEleventh Doctor^[41] and joined the "writer's room" ofRobert Kirkman'sThief of Thieves series atImage.^[42][43] Later in the year, Diggle and artistTony Daniel were announced as the new creative team forThe New 52 iteration ofAction Comics following the departure of writerGrant Morrison and artistRags Morales.^[4][44] Discussing his plans for the series, Diggle stated that he wanted to put "action" back intoAction Comics and bring the character ofSuperman closer to the "wholesomeChristopher Reeve version" as opposed to the more aggressive, hot-headed version introduced during The New 52 initiative.^[45][46] Diggle announced his exit from the title shortly thereafter, one month before the release of his first issue, citing "professional reasons", with Tony Daniel taking over the writing duties.^[47]

In 2013, Diggle began writing forDynamite, starting with the paranormal crime seriesUncanny with artistAaron Campbell.^[48][49] Later in the year, Diggle announced his second creator-owned title at Dynamite,Control, to be drawn byBen Oliver.^[50][51] The series, described as a "hard-hitting crime comic", was eventually released in 2016 with Oliver-drawn covers and interior art byAndrea Mutti.^[52] In addition to his creator-owned work, Diggle has also made several contributions toDynamite's line of James Bond comics, starting with the 6-issue mini-seriesJames Bond: Hammerhead, illustrated byLuca Casalanguida.^[53] In 2018, Diggle penned a one-off tale for DC Comics'Green Lanterns series^[54] and launched a new volume ofShadowman atValiant.^[55]

Diggle is married toAngela Cruickshank, with whom he co-wrote the crime mini-seriesControl.^[50][51]

The character ofJohn Diggle, created forThe CW seriesArrow and later introduced to comics,^[56] was named after Andy Diggle in acknowledgement of the influence ofGreen Arrow: Year One on the TV series' tone and writing.^[57] The series' fourth season would later introduce the character of Andy Diggle as John's younger brother.

• Judge Dredd Megazine (Fleetway):
  • Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 3 #35–49 (as assistant editor, 1997–1999)
  • Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 3 #50–59, 69–73 (as commissioning editor, 1999–2001)
  • Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 3 #60–68 (as editor, 1999–2000)
• Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing #1–2 (as assistant editor,DC Comics/Fleetway, 1998)
• The Best of 2000 AD Special Edition vol. 2 #1–2 (as reprint editor, Fleetway, 1999–2000)
• Sonic the Comic #169–184 (as editor,Egmont, 1999–2000)
• 2000 AD #1200–1273 (as editor, Fleetway/Rebellion, 2000–2002)

• Daily Star: "Robomania" (withRon Smith, episodes #3732–3773 of thedaily newspaper strip featuringJudge Dredd, published byReach plc from March 7 to April 14, 1998)
• Judge Dredd Megazine (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
  • Lenny Zero (withJock, in vol. 3 #68 and vol. 4 #1–2 + 14–15, 2000–2002) collected inMega-City Undercover Volume 1 (tpb, 160 pages, 2008,ISBN 1-905437-52-8)
  • Snapshot (with Jock, in #322–330, 2012)
    • Image reprinted the serial for the American market as a 4-issue limited series titledSnapshot (2013)
    • The Image series was subsequently collected asSnapshot (tpb, 104 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-60706-842-7)
• 2000 AD (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
  • Tharg the Mighty: "A Night 2 Remember" (with Jock, one page in2000 AD's 25th anniversary strip featuring aJudge Anderson cameo, in #1280, 2002)
  • Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: "Incubus" (co-written by Diggle andJohn Wagner, art byHenry Flint, inProg 2003 and #1322–1335, 2002–2003)
    • The serial was published in the American market as a 4-issue monthly limited series titledJudge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus (Dark Horse, 2003)
    • Collected in the UK by Rebellion asJudge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus (hc, 104 pages, 2003,ISBN 1-904265-10-3; tpb, 2007,ISBN 1-905437-14-5)
    • Collected in the US by Dark Horse asJudge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus (tpb, 104 pages, 2004,ISBN 1-56971-983-7)
  • Snow/Tiger: "Pax Americana" (withAndy Clarke, in #1336–1342, 2003)
  • Tharg's Future Shocks: "Red Moon" (withKev Walker, in #1398, 2004)
  • What If...?: "Rogue Trooper" (withColin Wilson, in #1771, 2012) collected inRogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Volume 4 (tpb, 288 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-78108-230-8)
  • Lenny Zero: "Zero's 7" (withBen Willsher, in #1792–1799, 2012) collected inMega-City Undercover Volume 3 (tpb, 112 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-78108-458-0)

• Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1–4 (withGoran Sudžuka,Vertigo, 2003) collected asHellblazer: Lady Constantine (tpb, 96 pages, 2006,ISBN 1-4012-0942-4)
• The Losers (with Jock,Shawn Martinbrough (#7–8),Nick Dragotta (#13–14),Alé Garza (#15),Ben Oliver (#20–22) and Colin Wilson (#26–28), Vertigo, 2003–2006) collected as:
  • Book One (collects #1–12, tpb, 304 pages, 2010,ISBN 1-4012-2733-3)
  • Book Two (collects #13–32, tpb, 480 pages, 2010,ISBN 1-4012-2923-9)
• Swamp Thing vol. 4 #1–6 (withEnrique Breccia, Vertigo, 2004) collected asSwamp Thing: Bad Seed (tpb, 144 pages, 2005,ISBN 1-4012-0421-X)
• Adam Strange vol. 2 #1–8 (withPasqual Ferry, 2004–2005) collected asAdam Strange: Planet Heist (tpb, 192 pages, 2005,ISBN 1-4012-0727-8)
• Silent Dragon #1–6 (withLeinil Francis Yu,Wildstorm, 2005–2006) collected asSilent Dragon (tpb, 144 pages, 2006,ISBN 1-4012-1104-6)
• Batman Confidential #1–6 (withWhilce Portacio, 2007) collected asBatman: Rules of Engagement (hc, 160 pages, 2007,ISBN 1-4012-1481-9; tpb, 2008,ISBN 1-4012-1706-0)
• Hellblazer (withLeonardo Manco,Danijel Žeželj (#238) andGiuseppe Camuncoli (#243–244), Vertigo, 2007–2008) collected as:
  • John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 20 (includes #230–238, tpb, 328 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-4012-8569-4)
  • John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 21 (includes #239–244, 247–249 andHellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1–4, tpb, 352 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-4012-9212-7)
• Green Arrow: Year One #1–6 (with Jock, 2007) collected asGreen Arrow: Year One (hc, 160 pages, 2008,ISBN 1-4012-1687-0; tpb, 2009,ISBN 1-4012-1743-5)
• Vertigo Crime:Rat Catcher (withVíctor Ibáñez,graphic novel, hc, 192 pages, 2010,ISBN 1-4012-1158-5; sc, 2012,ISBN 1-4012-3063-6)
• Mystery in Space: "Transmission" (withDavide Gianfelice, anthologyone-shot, Vertigo, 2012) collected inStrange Adventures (tpb, 160 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-4393-2)
• Superman: Action Comics — Hybrid (hc, 200 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-4632-X; tpb, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-5077-7) includes:
  • Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine's Day Special: "Truth or Dare" (withRobson Rocha, anthology, 2013)
  • Action Comics vol. 2 #19: "Hybrid, Part One" (withTony Daniel, 2013)
    • Despite planning a longer run on the series, Diggle left the title one month before the publication of issue #19.^[47]
    • Diggle is also credited as a co-writer in issue #20 and a co-plotter in issue #21, with both issues scripted by Tony Daniel and collected in this volume.
• Green Lanterns Annual #1: "The Lost Lantern" (withMike Perkins, 2018) collected inGreen Lanterns: Superhuman Trafficking (tpb, 136 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-4012-8454-X)
• Batman: Legends of Gotham (withKarl Mostert, one-shot, 2023)

• The Punisher: Silent Night (withKyle Hotz, one-shot,Marvel Knights, 2006) collected inPunisher: Very Special Holidays (tpb, 120 pages, 2006,ISBN 0-7851-2220-6)
• Thunderbolts (withRoberto de la Torre,Carlos Magno (#129),Bong Dazo (#130–131),Miguel Sepulveda (#133–135) andPop Mhan (#136), 2009) collected as:
  • Burning Down the House (collects #126–129 and 132, hc, 112 pages, 2009,ISBN 0-7851-3152-3; tpb, 2009,ISBN 0-7851-3166-3)
  • Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts (includes #130–131, tpb, 96 pages, 2009,ISBN 0-7851-4090-5)
  • Widowmaker (includes #133–136, hc, 120 pages, 2009,ISBN 0-7851-4006-9; tpb, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4091-3)
• Dark Reign: Hawkeye #1–5 (withTom Raney andAndres Guinaldo (#5), 2009–2010) collected asDark Reign: Hawkeye (tpb, 120 pages, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-3850-1)
  • Issue #5 is co-written by Diggle andAntony Johnston.
• Daredevil: Shadowland Omnibus (hc, 1,112 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-91037-X) includes:
  • Dark Reign: The List—Daredevil (withBilly Tan, one-shot, 2009) also collected inDark Reign: The List (hc, 232 pages, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4236-3; tpb, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4806-X)
  • Daredevil (with Roberto de la Torre andMarco Checchetto (#503, 505–507, 510, 512); issues #505–510 and 512 are co-written by Diggle and Antony Johnston, 2009–2010) also collected as:
    • The Devil's Hand (collects #501–507 and theDark Reign: The List—Daredevil one-shot, tpb, 200 pages, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4113-8)
    • Shadowland: Daredevil (collects #508–512, hc, 144 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4990-2; tpb, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4522-2)
  • Shadowland #1–5 (with Billy Tan, 2010–2011) also collected asShadowland (hc, 144 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4762-4; tpb, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4763-2)
  • Daredevil: Reborn #1–4 (with Davide Gianfelice, 2011) also collected asDaredevil: Reborn (hc, 112 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-5132-X; tpb, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5133-8)
• Six Guns #1–5 (with Davide Gianfelice, 2012) collected asSix Guns (tpb, 112 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5819-7)
• Captain America: Living Legend #1–4 (scripted by Diggle andEddie Robson (#3–4) from a plot by Diggle andAdi Granov, art by Granov (#1) andAgustín Alessio, 2013–2014)
  • The release of the series, initially announced for 2011 asAstonishing Captain America,^[58][59] was delayed due to Adi Granov's commitments as a concept artist forMarvel films.^[60][61]
  • Collected asCaptain America: Living Legend (tpb, 104 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-5111-7)

• Uncanny (withAaron Campbell):
  • Uncanny #1–6 (2013–2014) collected asUncanny: Season of Hungry Ghosts (tpb, 160 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-60690-462-0)
  • Uncanny Season Two #1–6 (2015) collected asUncanny Season Two (tpb, 144 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-60690-829-4)
• Control #1–6 (co-written by Diggle andAngela Cruickshank, art byAndrea Mutti, 2016) collected asControl (tpb, 160 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-5241-0268-7)
• James Bond (withLuca Casalanguida):
  • James Bond: Hammerhead #1–6 (2016–2017) collected asJames Bond: Hammerhead (hc, 160 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-5241-0322-5; tpb, 2018,ISBN 1-5241-0713-1)
  • James Bond: Kill Chain #1–6 (2017) collected asJames Bond: Kill Chain (hc, 160 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-5241-0595-3)
  • James Bond: Reflections of Death: "The Hook" (anthology graphic novel, 128 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-5241-1501-0)

• Star Wars Tales #18: "Payback" (with Henry Flint, anthology,Dark Horse, 2003) collected inStar Wars Tales Volume 5 (tpb, 248 pages, 2005,ISBN 1-59307-286-4)
• Gamekeeper #1–5 (script by Diggle based on the concept byGuy Ritchie, art byMukesh Singh,Virgin, 2007)
  • Collected asGamekeeper (hc, 144 pages, 2007,ISBN 1-934413-16-X; tpb, 2007,ISBN 1-934413-09-7)
  • Collected inGamekeeper Omnibus (tpb, 256 pages,Dynamite, 2011,ISBN 1-60690-177-X)
• Bionic Commando: Chain of Command (with Colin Wilson, 32-pagewebcomic,Capcom, 2008)
  • First published in print asBionic Commando: Chain of Command (2009), a one-shot given away for free with the purchase of theeponymous video game at Capcom's online store.
• Image:
  • Thought Bubble Anthology #1: "November in the North of England..." (withD'Israeli, 2011) collected inThought Bubble Anthology Collection (tpb, 136 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-5343-0067-8)
  • Liberty Annual '12: "Barren Ground" (withBen Templesmith, anthology, 2012) collected inCBLDF Presents: Liberty (hc, 216 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-60706-937-7; tpb, 2016,ISBN 1-60706-996-2)
  • Thief of Thieves (with Shawn Martinbrough; issues #14–19 are scripted by Diggle from a plot by Diggle,Robert Kirkman andJames Asmus,Skybound, 2013–2016) collected as:
    • Venice (collects #14–19, tpb, 128 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-60706-844-3)
    • The Hit List (collects #20–25, tpb, 128 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-63215-037-9)
    • Take Me (collects #26–31, tpb, 128 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-63215-401-3)
    • Gold Rush (collects #32–37, tpb, 128 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-5343-0037-6)
  • Hardcore #1–5 (script by Diggle based on the concept by Robert Kirkman, art byAlessandro Vitti, Skybound, 2018–2019) collected asHardcore (tpb, 112 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-5343-1229-3)
• Doctor Who vol. 4 (IDW Publishing):
  • Doctor Who: The Hypothetical Gentleman (tpb, 104 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-61377-579-2) includes:
    • Doctor Who Special: "Eagle of the Reich" (withMark Buckingham, anthology, 2012)
    • "The Hypothetical Gentleman" (with Mark Buckingham, in #1–2, 2012)
  • "The Eye of Ashaya" (withJosh Adams, in #5–6, 2013) collected inDoctor Who: The Eye of Ashaya (tpb, 104 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-61377-675-6)
  • "Sky Jacks" (co-written by Diggle and Eddie Robson, art byAndy Kuhn, in #9–12, 2013) collected asDoctor Who: Sky Jacks (tpb, 112 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-61377-791-4)
• Valiant:
  • Shadowman vol. 5 (withStephen Segovia (#1–4),Adam Pollina (#3), Shawn Martinbrough (#4),Doug Braithwaite (#5),Renato Guedes (#6–11) andEric Battle (#9–11), 2018–2019) collected as:
    • Fear of the Dark (collects #1–3, tpb, 112 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-68215-239-1)
    • Dead and Gone (collects #4–7, tpb, 112 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-68215-287-1)
    • Rag and Bone (collects #8–11, tpb, 112 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-68215-314-2)
    • Shadowman by Andy Diggle: The Deluxe Edition (collects #1–11, hc, 320 pages, 2021,ISBN 1-68215-372-X)
  • Incursion #1–4 (scripted byAlex Paknadel from a plot by Diggle and Paknadel, drawn by Doug Braithwaite, 2019)
• Comixology:
  • Prométhée 13:13 #1–2 (of 3) (with Shawn Martinbrough,digital, 2019)
    • The third issue was never published by Comixology separately, and the entire story was first released as a digital graphic novel titledProméthée 13:13 (2020)
    • In 2022,Ablaze Publishing published the entire 3-issue limited series in print and collected it asProméthée 13:13 (tpb, 128 pages, 2023,ISBN 1-68497-105-5)
  • Cold Iron #1–4 (withNick Brokenshire, digital, 2022) collected in print by Dark Horse asCold Iron (tpb, 152 pages, 2023,ISBN 1-5067-3087-6)
• The Expanse: The Dragon Tooth #1–12 (withRubine,Boom! Studios, 2023–2024)

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