Ian Edginton is a Britishcomic book writer, known for his work on such titles asX-Force,Scarlet Traces,H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds andLeviathan.

Ian Edginton is known for hissteampunk/alternate history work (often with the artistD'Israeli) and is the co-creator ofScarlet Traces, a sequel toH. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, which they later went on to adapt in turn, andThe Great Game, a sequel toScarlet Traces. For2000 AD he has writtenLeviathan,Stickleback and, with art bySteve Yeowell,The Red Seas as well as one-off serials such asAmerican Gothic (2005).

Scarlet Traces was an idea he had when first readingThe War of the Worlds, its first few instalments appeared on Cool Beans website, before being serialised in theJudge Dredd Megazine. Also,The Red Seas was initially going to be drawn byPhil Winslade and be the final release byEpic, but Winslade was still tied up withGoddess, and when ideas for replacement artists were rejected, Epic was finally wound up. The series re-emerged when Edginton pitched ideas toMatt Smith at the start of his2000 AD career.

With D'Israeli he has created a number of new series includingStickleback, a tale of a strange villain in an alternate Victorian London, andGothic, which he describes as "Mary Shelley's Doc Savage". With Simon Davis he worked on a survival horror series,Stone Island, and he has also produced a comic version of the computer gameHellgate: London withSteve Pugh.

WithDan Abnett he is writing comics based onWarhammer 40,000 (Damnation Crusade andBlood and Thunder)^[1] andWarhammer (Forge of War) forBoom! Studios. The most recent is a Warhammer Fantasy series calledCondemned by Fire.^{[dead link‍][2]}

He is currently working on a dinosaurs and cowboys story calledSixgun Logic. As part ofTop Cow'sPilot Season he has written anAngelus one-shot.^[3] he also contributed toDays Missing atArchaia Studios Press.^[4]

Following the "World's End" storyline, Edginton took over the writing ofStormwatch: Post Human Division from issue #13^[5][6] and also at Wildstorm he createdVictorian Undead a series which mixes Sherlock Holmes with zombies.^[7] He has also writtenAladdin: Legacy of the Lost atRadical Comics.^[8][9][10]

• Zool Rules: the Alien Ninja from the Nth Dimension (Pan Macmillan, 1994ISBN 0-7522-0952-3)

• Shield of the Jotunn, aDoctor Who Full Cast audio story fromBig Finish Productions
• 'Torchwood:Army of One', A Torchwood Adventure. Read by Kai Owen from BBC Audio.

• "God's Little Acre" (withD'Israeli, inRevolver #2, 1990)
• Strange Cases: "Magic" (withSean Phillips, inJudge Dredd Megazine #1.8, 1991)

• "Downtown: A Nightmare on Elf Street!" (withSteve Pugh inDark Horse Presents #48-49,Dark Horse Comics, 1991)
• The Terminator: The Enemy Within (withVince Giarrano, 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse Comics, 1991, collected inThe Terminator Omnibus: Volume 1, 352 pages, February 2008,ISBN 1-59307-916-8)
• Aliens:
  • Rogue (withWill Simpson, 4-issue mini-series,Dark Horse, 1993,trade paperback, 112 pages, 1995,ISBN 1-56971-023-6, 1997,ISBN 1-56971-267-0, collected inAliens Omnibus: Volume 3, 376 pages, March 2008,ISBN 1-59307-872-2)
  • "Purge" (with pencils byPhil Hester and inks byAnde Parks,one-shot, Dark Horse, 1997, collected inAliens Omnibus: Volume 6, 376 pages, February 2009,ISBN 1-59582-214-3)
• Predator:
  • "Rite of Passage" (with pencils byRick Leonardi and inks byDan Panosian, inDark Horse Comics #1-2, collected in "Jungle Tales"one-shot, 1995, collected inPredator Omnibus: Volume 4, 430 pages, August 2007,ISBN 1-59307-732-7)
  • "Xenogenesis" (with pencils byMel Rubi and inks byAndrew Pepoy, 4-issue mini-series,Dark Horse, 1999, collected inPredator Omnibus: Volume 4, 352 pages, October 2008,ISBN 1-59307-990-7)
• Alien vs. Predator:
  • Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus: Volume 1 (456 pages, May 2007,ISBN 1-59307-735-1) includes:
    • Eternal (withAlex Maleev, 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse, 1998, tpb, 88 pages, 1999,ISBN 1-56971-409-6)
    • "The Web" (with Derek Thompson, andBrian O'Connell,Dark Horse Presents #146-147, 1999)
  • "Pursuit" (withMel Rubi, and Rob Hunter, inAnnual #1, 1999, collected inAliens vs. Predator Omninbus: Volume 2, 448 pages, October 2007,ISBN 1-59307-829-3)
• Xena: Warrior Princess (with pencils byMike Deodato Jr. and inks by Neil Nelson, #9-14, forDark Horse, 2000)
• "The Max Rebo Band in “A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite!”" (withMark Martin &Rick Neilsen, inStar Wars Tales 6, 2000)
• Planet of the Apes (forDark Horse):
  • The Human War (with pencils by Paco Medina, Adrian Sibar; and inks by Juan Vlasco, Norman Lee, Christopher Ivy, 72 pages, 2001,ISBN 1-56971-584-X)
  • Volume 1: Old Gods (with pencils by Adrian Sibar, Paco Medina; and inks by Norman Lee, Juan Vlasco, 2001-2002, tpb, 80 pages, February 2002,ISBN 1-56971-668-4)
  • Volume 2: Blood Lines (with co-writerDan Abnett, with pencils by Sanford Greene,Pop Mhan, Paco Medina, Adrian Sibar; and inks by Norman Lee,Pop Mhan, Juan Vlasco, 2001-2002, tpb, 80 pages, May 2002,ISBN 1-56971-759-1)
• Scarlet Traces (withD'Israeli):
  • Scarlet Traces (inJudge Dredd Megazine #4.16-4.18, 2002,tpb,Dark Horse, 2003,ISBN 1-56971-940-3)
  • The Great Game (4-issue mini-series, 2006,tpb,Dark Horse, 104 pages, April 30, 2007,ISBN 1-59307-717-3)
• Kingdom of the Wicked (withD'Israeli,graphic novel forDark Horse, 2004,ISBN 1-59307-187-6)^[11]
• "Honor Bound" (withSteve Pugh, inStar Wars Tales 22, 2005)
• H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (withD'Israeli, Dark Horse e-comic andgraphic novel 2006ISBN 1-59307-474-3)^[12]
• Hellgate: London (withSteve Pugh, 3-issue mini-series, Dark Horse, 2006–2007, ongoing,tpb, 104 pages, June 27, 2007,ISBN 1-59307-681-9)

• "Lachryma 2099" (withDavid G. Klein, in2099 Unlimited #4,Marvel Comics, 1994)
• Blade: The Vampire Hunter #1-8 (withDoug Wheatley, Marvel Comics, July 1994-February 1995)
• Wolverine: Knight of Terra (with co-authorJohn Ostrander, pencils byJan Duursema and inks byRick Magyar,graphic novel, Marvel Comics, 1995)
• "The Fallen Idol" (withEnrique Alcatena, inConan the Savage #5-6, Marvel Comics, 1995–1996)
• Star Trek: Early Voyages (with co-authorDan Abnett, and art byPatrick Zircher,Mike Collins andJavier Pulido, Marvel Comics, 1997–1998, tpb, 436 pages,IDW Publishing, May 2009,ISBN 1-60010-496-7)
• Seeker 3000 (with co-authorDan Abnett, pencils byAndrew Currie, and with inks byHector Collazo andAndy Lanning, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 1998)
• X-Force #102-115 (with co-authorWarren Ellis (#102-110) and art byWhilce Portacio andLan Medina, Marvel Comics, 2000-2001,Counter-X Volume 1 collects #102-109, 192 pages, July 2008,ISBN 0-7851-3304-6)
• "Weapon of Choice" (withSimon Bisley, inX-Men Unlimited #46, Marvel Comics, 2003)

• "Shopping" (withGary Erskine, inCodename: Firearm #3-5,Malibu Comics, 1995)
• Ultraforce #2, 5-9 (with co-authorsWarren Ellis (2, 5-7) andDan Abnett (8-9); and various artists includingDarick Robertson andGary Erskine (8-9),Malibu Comics, 1995–1996)
• Foxfire (with co-authorDan Abnett, and art byKevin West, 4-issue mini-series,Malibu Comics, 1996)
• Penthouse Comix:
  • "Young Captain Adventure: Mars Needs Men!!!" (withSteve Pugh, inPenthouse Comix #13, 1996)
  • "Zheena: Deadlier Than The Male" (withJohn Burns, inPenthouse Comix #26, 1997)
  • "Rolling Thunder: Big Girls Don't Cry" (withSteve Pugh, inPenthouse Comix #31, 1998)
• "First Contact" (withGlyn Dillon, inPenthouse Max #3, 1997)
• Vampirella vs Hemorrhage (with writers co-authorThomas E. Sniegoski and art byMichael Bair, 3-issue mini-series,Harris Comics, 1997)
• "The Willow Warriors" (withEric Shanower, inWeird War Tales #1,DC Comics, 1997)
• Batman:
  • No Man's Land Volume 2 (withD'Israeli, tpb, 2000,ISBN 1-56389-599-4)
  • Batman/Aliens 2 (withStaz Johnson,DC, 2003,ISBN 1-4012-0081-8)
• The Establishment #1-13 (withCharlie Adlard,WildStorm, 2001-2002)
• Starfleet Corps of Engineers: "Caveat Emptor" (withMike Collins,e-book, 2002,tpbNo Surrender, 2003)
• Sojourn #25-34 (withGreg Land,CrossGen, 2002–04):
  • Sojourn, Volume 5: A Sorcerer's Tale (tpb, collectsSojourn #25-30, Checker Book Publishing Group, March 2007,ISBN 1-933160-44-6)
  • Sojourn, Volume 6: Berserker's Tale (tpb, includesSojourn #31-34, Checker Book Publishing Group, January 2008,ISBN 1-933160-72-1)
• Scion (CrossGen, 2002-2004)
• Witchblade:
  • #78-79: "Signs and Portents" (with art byTony Daniel,Top Cow, 2004)
  • #113-114 (with co-authorRon Marz, with pencils bySami Basri, Top Cow, 2008)
• Richard Matheson's Hell House (withSimon Fraser, IDW, 2004–05, 4 issue mini-series,tpb, 200 pages, October 2008,ISBN 1-60010-263-8)
• Warhammer 40,000 (with co-authorDan Abnett, collected asOnly War Omnibus,^[13] 400 pages):
  • Damnation Crusade (with art byLui Antonio andJM Ringuet, 6-issue mini-series,Boom! Studios, December 2006 – 2007,trade paperback, 144 pages, July 2007,ISBN 1-4276-0679-X)^[14]
  • Blood and Thunder (with art byDaniel Lapham, 4-issue mini-series,Boom! Studios, December 2007, tpb, 128 pages, April 2008,ISBN 1-934506-31-1)^[15]
  • Exterminatus (with artistDaniel Lapham, 5-issue mini-series, June 2008-ongoing, tpb, February 2009,ISBN 1-934506-55-9)
• Warhammer (with co-authorDan Abnett):
  • Forge of War (with art by Tommy Castillo, 6-issue mini-series,Boom! Studios, 2007-2008, tpb, 128 pages, April 2008,ISBN 1-934506-36-2)^[16]
  • Condemned by Fire (with art byRahsan Ekedal, 5-issue mini-series,Boom! Studios, 2008, tpb, 128 pages, December 2008,ISBN 1-934506-48-6)^[17]
• Pilot Season: "Angelus" (withStjepan Šejić,one-shot,Top Cow Productions, December 2007)^[3]
• Stormwatch: Post Human Division #13-24 (with pencils byLeandro Fernandez and inks byFrancisco Paronzini,ongoing series,WildStorm, October 2008 - January 2010)^[5][18] collected as:
  • Volume 3: World's End (collectsStormwatch: PHD #13-19, 136 pages, DC, October 2009,ISBN 1-4012-2489-X, Titan, November 2009,ISBN 1-84856-478-3)
  • Volume 4: Unnatural Species (collectsStormwatch: PHD #20-24, 128 pages, August 2010,ISBN 1-4012-2852-6)
• Days Missing #3 (withLee Moder,Archaia Studios Press, 2009, tpb February 2010,ISBN 1-932386-84-X)
• Victorian Undead (withDavide Fabbri, limited series, Wildstorm, January 2010 - ongoing, tpb, 144 pages, October 2010,ISBN 1-4012-2840-2)
• Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost (with artistsPatrick Reilly andStjepan Šejić,Radical Comics, 152 pages,ISBN 1-935417-04-5, forthcoming)
• Oblivion (withJoseph Kosinski and art byTae Young Choi, Radical Comics, August 2010, 128 pages,ISBN 0-9802335-7-7)
• Killer Instinct (with artist Cam Adams,Dynamite Comics, September 2017 – present)^[19]
• Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (limited series, 5 issues, 11 October 2017 -)

• The Red Seas (withSteve Yeowell):
  • "Under the Banner of King Death" (in2000 AD #1313-1321, 2002,tpb, hardcover, November 2005,ISBN 1-904265-68-5, paperback, November 2007,ISBN 1-905437-49-8)
  • "Twilight of the Idols" (in2000 AD Prog 2004 & #1371-1379, 2003-2004,tpb, May 2007,ISBN 1-904265-72-3)
  • "Meanwhile..." (in2000 AD #1416-1419, 2004)
  • "Underworld" (in2000 AD #1460-1468, 2005)
  • "The Hollow Land" (in2000 AD #1491-1499, 2006)
  • "With a bound he was free..." (in2000 AD #1513-1517, 2006)
  • "War Stories" (in2000 AD #1562-1566, 2007)
  • "Old Gods" (in2000 AD #1600-1609, 2008)
  • "Signs and Portents" (in2000 AD Prog 2009 & #1617-1623, 2008–2009)
  • "Hell and High Water" (in2000AD Prog 1688-1699, 2010)
• The Kleggs: "The Kleggs!" (withMike Collins, inJudge Dredd Megazine #201, 2003)
• Interceptor (withSteve Pugh, in2000 AD #1337-1345, 2003)
• Leviathan (withD'Israeli, hardcover, 64 pages, November 2006,ISBN 1-904265-65-0) collects:
  • "Leviathan" (in2000 AD #1351-1360, 2003)
  • "Chosen Son" (in2000 AD Prog 2005, 2004)
  • "McLean's Last Case" (in2000 AD #1465, 2005)
  • "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (in2000 AD #1466, 2005)
• Judge Dredd:
  • "Inside Job" (withSteve Pugh, in2000 AD #1363-1364, 2003)
  • "Tempus Fugitive" (with D'Israeli, in2000 AD #1390, 2004)
  • "Time and Again" (with D'Israeli, in2000 AD #1475, 2006)
  • "Heist" (withSteve Yeowell, in2000 AD #1480-1481, 2006)
  • "Time's Squared" (with D'Israeli, in2000 AD #1551, 2007)
  • "High Spirits" (withDave Taylor, in2000 AD #1640-1643, June–July, 2009)
• American Gothic (withMike Collins, in2000 AD #1432-1440, 2005)
• Rogue Trooper: "New Model Army" (withSteve Pugh, in2000 AD #1477-1479, 2006)
• Stone Island (withSimon Davis, tpb, 112 pages, February 2008,ISBN 1-905437-57-9) collects:
  • "Stone Island" (in2000 AD #1500-1507, 2006)
  • "The Harrowers" (in2000 AD #1550-1559, 2007)
• Stickleback
  • England's Glory (with D'Israeli,trade paperback, 132 pages, August 2008,ISBN 1-905437-74-9) collects:
    • "Mother London" (in2000 AD, Prog 2007 and #1518-1525, 2006-2007)
    • "England's Glory" (in2000 AD, Prog 2008 and #1567-1577, 2007-2008)
  • "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" (withI. N. J. Culbard, prog 2009, 2008)
• Detonator X (with Steve Yeowell, in2000 AD #1534-1543, 2007)
• Ampney Crucis Investigates (withSimon Davis):
  • "Vile Bodies" (in2000 AD #1611-1616, 2008)
  • "The End of the Pier Show" (in2000 AD Prog 2010 and #1666-1671, 2009–2010)
  • "The List of Ten" (in2000 AD Prog 2011 and #1715-1723, 2010–2011)
  • "The English Assassin" (in2000 AD #1750–present, 2011)
• Brass Sun (withI. N. J. Culbard):
  • "The Wheel of Worlds" (in2000AD #1800-1811, 2012)
  • "The Diamond Age" (in2000AD #1850-1861, 2013)
  • "Floating Worlds" (in2000AD #1888-1899, 2014)
  • "Motor Head" (in2000AD #1950-1962, 2015)
• "Helium" (withD'Israeli):
  • "Helium" (in2000AD #1934-1945, 2015)^[20]

• Nevermore: "Murder in the Rue Morgue" (adaptation, with art byD'Israeli,graphic novel adaptation, Eye Classics,SelfMadeHero, October 2007,ISBN 978-0-9552856-8-4)^[21]
• Torchwood:Rift War! (collected asRift War, 128 pages, June 2009,Titan Books,ISBN 1-84856-238-1):
  • "Part Four: Dino Crisis" (withS. L. Gallant, inTorchwood Magazine #7, 17 July 2008)
  • "Part Seven: The Man Who Fell to Earth" (withD'Israeli, inTorchwood Magazine #10, 9 October 2008)
  • "Part Eight" (withD'Israeli, inTorchwood Magazine #11, 30 October 2008)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (adaptation, with art byI. N. J. Culbard, 128 pages, graphic novel, Eye Classics, SelfMadeHero, September 2008,ISBN 978-0-9558169-3-2)^[22]
• Sherlock Holmes series (adaptation, with art by I. N. J. Culbard, graphic novel, Crime Classics, SelfMadeHero):
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (144 pages, May 2009,ISBN 1-906838-00-3)
  • A Study in Scarlet (144 pages, October 2009,ISBN 1-906838-01-1)
  • The Sign of Four (144 pages, May 2010,ISBN 978-1-906838-04-1)
  • The Valley of Fear (144 pages, October 2010,ISBN 978-1-906838-05-8)
• A Princess of Mars (adaptation, with art by I. N. J. Culbard, 144 pages, graphic novel, SelfMadeHero, April 2012,ISBN 978-1-906838-41-6)

• 1998: Nominated for "Best Short Story"Eisner Award, for "The Willow Warriors" inWeird War Tales #1^[23]
• 2007: Nominated for theEisner Awards^[24] for:
  • "Best Limited Series",The Great Game
  • "Best Writer", for his work onThe Great Game

• Interrogation: Ian Edginton (interviewed by Matthew Badham, inJudge Dredd Megazine #247, 2006)
• Ian Edginton at theGrand Comics Database
• Ian Edginton at the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
• Ian Edginton at 2000 AD online
• Ian Edginton at Dark Horse Comics

• Interview with 2000adreview.co.uk
• Annotations and references to several of Ian Edginton's books

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• Writers of Sherlock Holmes pastiches

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