Jock
Mike Carey,Andy Diggle and Jock
Born	Mark Simpson (1972-09-24)24 September 1972 (age 52) East Kilbride,Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Area(s)	Penciller,Inker
Pseudonym(s)	Jock
Notable works	Judge Dredd The Losers
Awards	"Best Newcomer"National Comics Award (2001),Inkpot Award (2022)
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Mark Simpson, known by the pen nameJock, is aScottish cartoonist, best known for his work in2000 AD,The Losers,^[1] and more recentlyBatman^[2] andWolverine.^[3] He is also known forWytches byImage Comics.

Jock began his professional career at British comics magazine2000 AD, on series includingJudge Dredd andLenny Zero, the latter with writerAndy Diggle.^[4]

It was with Diggle that he got his big break in theAmerican comic book market atDC Comics and theirVertigo imprint, working onThe Losers^[5] andGreen Arrow: Year One.^[6][7] Also at Vertigo and withMike Carey, another former2000 AD writer, Jock worked on an issue ofHellblazer and theFakerlimited series,^[8] returning the characterJohn Constantine in thegraphic novelHellblazer: Pandemonium withJamie Delano.^[9] Following his run onGreen Arrow he got more work on mainDC universe titles, in particular two storylines onDetective Comics, the first featuringBatwoman and the secondBatman.^[10]

Jock is also a prolific cover artist with a distinctive style – he has produced covers for several titles across all major publishers.

On 9 April 2011 Jock was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at theIGN stage at the Kapow! convention in London to set twoGuinness World Records, the Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and Most Contributors to a Comic Book. With Guinness officials on hand to monitor their progress, writerMark Millar began work at 9am scripting a 20-page black and whiteSuperior comic book, with Jock and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, includingDave Gibbons,Frank Quitely,John Romita Jr.,Adi Granov,^[11]Doug Braithwaite,Ian Churchill,Olivier Coipel,Duncan Fegredo,Simon Furman,David Lafuente,John McCrea,Sean Phillips andLiam Sharp,^[12] who all drew a panel each, with regularSuperior artistLeinil Yu creating the book's front cover. The book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes, and 38 seconds, and was published through Icon on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation.^[11]

Jock has contributed concept paintings and key art to a number of film productions and promotional campaigns, includingHancock,Battleship,Children of Men,Dredd,Batman Begins andX-Men: Days of Future Past. He was the principal Concept Designer onDredd. He continued his work withDredd scriptwriter Alex Garland on Garland's next film,Ex Machina, working on the AI robot Ava.

Jock has produced a number of silk screen prints and poster art for Mondo,^[13] includingThe Divide,Zombie,The Last House on the Left,West of Memphis,The Dark Knight Rises,The Raid,Dredd,Zero Dark Thirty,The Thing,Halloween, andIron Man 3.

• 2006Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist (forThe Losers)
• 2012 Stan Lee Award for Best Artist (forDetective Comics)^[14]

• 2001National Comics Award for Best New Talent (for "Judge Dredd" in2000AD, tied with Frazer Irving, for "Necronauts" in 2000AD)^[15]
• 2012 Stan Lee Award for Best Ongoing Series (forDetective Comics, with Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla)^[16]
• MTV The 10 Best Movie Posters of 2010 (#8, forThe Losers poster art)^[17]
• 2019 SXSW Excellence in Poster Design Winner forDaniel Isn't Real

• Pulp Sci-Fi: "Reapermen" (withGordon Rennie, in #1170, 1999)
  • Judge Dredd:
    • "Shirley Temple of Doom" (withJohn Wagner, in #1193–1196, 2000)
    • "Crossing Ken Dodd" (with John Wagner, in #1214, 2000)
    • "Rampots" (with John Wagner, in #1231, 2001)
    • "Safe Hands" (with Gordon Rennie, in #1273, 2002)
    • "Tartan Terrors" (with Gordon Rennie, in #1540, 2007)
  • Tor Cyan (withJohn Tomlinson):
    • "Rahab" (in #1295, 2002)
    • "Phage" (in #1296, 2002)
    • "No Such Place" (in #1297–1299, 2002)
• Judge Dredd Megazine (Fleetway):
  • Judge Dredd (with John Wagner):
    • "Dead Ringer" (invol. 3 No. 65, 2000)
    • "Ten Years" (invol. 3 No. 70, 2000)
  • Lenny Zero (withAndy Diggle):
    • "Lenny Zero" (invol. 3 No. 68, 2000)
    • "Dead Zero" (invol. 4 #1–2, 2001)
    • "Wipeout" (invol. 4 #14–15, 2002)

• Hellblazer:
  • "The Game of Cat and Mouse" (withMike Carey, in No. 181, 2003)
  • Pandemonium (withJamie Delano,graphic novel, 2010)
• The Losers #1–6, 9–12, 16–19, 23–25, 29–32 (with Andy Diggle, Vertigo, 2003–2006)
• Faker (with Mike Carey, Vertigo, 2007–2008)
• Green Arrow: Year One (with Andy Diggle, DC Comics, 2007)
• Detective Comics:
  • "Cutter" (withGreg Rucka, in #861–863, 2010)
  • "The Black Mirror" (withScott Snyder, in #871–873, 2011)
  • "Hungry City" (with Scott Snyder, in #876–878, 2011)
  • "My Dark Architect" (with Scott Snyder, in No. 880, 2011)
  • "The Face in the Glass" (with Scott Snyder andFrancesco Francavilla, in No. 881, 2011)
• Batman:
  • "A Simple Case" (withScott Snyder andBrian Azzarello, in #44, 2015)
• "All-Star Batman":
  • "My Own Worst Enemy" (withScott Snyder, in #1-5, 2016)
  • Cold to the Core (withScott Snyder, in #6, 2017)
• The Batman Who Laughs #1–7 (with Scott Snyder, DC Comics, 2018–2019)
• Batman: One Dark Knight #1–3 (2022)

• Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3: "Get Mystique (Slight Return)" (withJason Aaron,Marvel, 2009)
• Savage Wolverine (writer and artist, with Lee Loughridge, #9-11, 2013)

• Forty-Five: "Amy Turner" (with Andi Ewington and 44 other artists, graphic novel,Com.x, 2010)
• Immortals: Gods and Heroes: "The Hunt" (script and art, graphic novel,Archaia Studios, 2011)
• Wytches (withScott Snyder, Image Comics, 2014)

• Gone (Solo writer and artist,DSTLRY 2023)

• 2000 AD #1203, 1227, 1236, 1254, 1258, 1260, 1266, 1274, 1304, 1318, 1335, 1397, 1450, 1503 (Fleetway/Rebellion Developments, 2000–2006)
• Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 3 No. 77 (Fleetway, 2001)
• Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 4 No. 4, 11 (Fleetway, 2001–2002)
• Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus No. 4 (Dark Horse, 2003)
• 2000 AD Extreme Edition No. 1 (Rebellion, 2003)
• King James No. 1 (DC Comics, 2004)
• The Losers #7–8, 13–15, 20–22, 26–28 (Vertigo, 2004–2005)
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #177–178 (DC Comics, 2004)
• Detective Comics #797–800, 809–810, 859, 871–881 (DC Comics, 2004–2012)
• Catwoman No. 43 (DC Comics, 2005)
• Batman #642–650,Annual No. 25 (DC Comics, 2005–2006)
• Nightwing #118–124 (DC Comics, 2006)
• Swamp Thing No. 26 (Vertigo, 2006)
• Rush City (DC Comics, 2006–2007)
• Scalped #1–11, 13–17, 21–60 (Vertigo, 2007–2012)
• Push No. 1 (Wildstorm, 2009)
• Thunderbolts No. 127 (Marvel, 2009)
• Die Hard: Year One #1–4 (Boom! Studios, 2009)
• Batman Confidential No. 33 (DC Comics, 2009)
• Deadlocke No. 1 (Dark Horse, 2009)
• Greek Street #3–6 (Vertigo, 2009)
• Azrael #1–3 (DC Comics, 2009–2010)
• Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors #5–6 (Wildstorm, 2009–2010)
• Driver (Wildstorm, 2010)
• Daredevil No. 511 (Marvel, 2011)
• Daredevil: Reborn (Marvel, 2011)
• Incredible Hulks No. 626 (Marvel, 2011)
• Pigs No. 1 (Image, 2011)
• Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine No. 3 (Marvel, 2011)
• WolverineMAX #1–15 (Marvel, 2012)
• Scalped No. 60 (Vertigo, 2012)
• American Vampire No. 30 (Vertigo, 2012)
• Uncanny No. 1 Variant (Dynamite, 2013)
• Jupiter's Legacy No. 2 Variant (Image, 2013)
• Swamp Thing No. 21 (DC Comics, 2013)
• Superman Unchained No. 8 (DC Comics, 2014)
• Grayson No. 6 (DC Comics, 2015)
• Suiciders No. 1 (DC Comics, 2015)
• Batman/Superman No. 21 (DC Comics, 2015)
• Batman:Europa No. 4 (DC Comics, 2016)
• Superman:American Alien No. 7 (DC Comics, 2016)
• Batman/The Shadow No. 6 (DC Comics, 2017)
• Lucifer No. 1 (Vertigo, 2018)
• Batman:Last Knight on Earth No. 1 (DC Comics, 2019)
• Batman Black and White No. 2 (DC Comics, 2021)
• Venom No. 200 (Marvel, 2021)

• SLA Industries -Nightfall Games (1999)

• "Movies, Comics, & Batman: An Interview with Illustrator Jock". 6 October 2014.

• Mark Simpson at theGrand Comics Database
• Mark Simpson/Jock atIMDb
• Official website
• Mark Simpson at the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
• Mark Simpson at Barney

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