British comic book artist
Richard Elson (born 1962) is aBritishcomic bookartist best known for his work onSonic the Comic,2000 AD andThor.
Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as an artist and illustrator.
His versatility has found a wide variety of outlets in a career that has included extended runs onSonic the Comic and Britain's premier science-fictionanthology2000 AD. He has contributed to many of the comics published in the UK over recent years, includingThe Beano (drawingBilly The Cat in 2003, and alsoTim Traveller in that year'sThe Beano Annual),Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles,Toxic Crusaders[1] andPanini Comics' UK titleSpectacular Spider-Man Adventures.
His firstMarvel Comics work wasMarvel Zombies Return:Hulk, withPride and Prejudice and ZombiesSeth Grahame-Smith.[2] He subsequently illustrated issues ofThor andJourney Into Mystery duringKieron Gillen's run writing the titles, and is currently the launch artist on a new series ofMorbius, the Living Vampire.
He has also worked for computer games companies, toy manufacturers and UK television showThis Morning.[1]
Elson lives in the UK, with his wife and two children, in the cathedral city of Worcester.[1]
Comic work includes:
- Tharg's Future Shocks:
- "Care" (withAlan McKenzie, in2000AD #568, 1988)
- "Accident" (with Larry Watson, in2000AD #608, 1989)
- "Spare Parts" (withSimon Spurrier, in2000AD #1267, 2001)
- Shadows (withPeter Milligan, in2000 AD #672-681, 1990)
- Tharg's Time Twisters: "Wraggs to Riches" (withLawrence Miles, in2000 AD #722, 1991)
- Sonic the Comic: "Sonic" in #7-10, 18, 19, 21–28, 33–38, 45, 47–53, 59–72, 75–78, 80–82, 84–87, 89, 90, 94, 95, 97–100, 102, 104–106, 108–111, 113–119, 121–132, 134–138, 140–141, 143–147, 149–154, 156–158, 160–162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170–184; "Knuckles" in #39-44, 53–58; "Captain Plunder" in #91-93; "Sonic's World" in #103; covers to #35, 37, 38, 40, 76, 89, 94, 97–102, 109–111, 125, 131, 145, 161, 162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170-223 (1993–2001)
- Maniac 5: "Maniac 6 Prologue" (withMark Millar, in2000 AD Winter Special 1993)
- Sonic the Poster Mag #6 (1994)
- Tyranny Rex: "Deus Ex Machina Book 2" (withJohn Smith andPaul Marshall, in2000 AD #873-880, 1994)
- Roadkill: "Roadkill Book 1" (withDan Abnett, in2000 AD #1208-1211, 2000)
- Judge Dredd:
- "The Moby" (withJohn Wagner, in2000 AD #1228, 2001)
- "Nobody" (withRobbie Morrison, in2000 AD #1467, 2005)
- "The Incident" (with Robbie Morrison, in2000 AD #1538, 2007)
- "Ownership" (withRob Williams, in2000 AD #1587-1588, 2008)
- "Blindside" (with Robbie Morrison, in2000 AD #1596-1599, 2008)
- Tharg's Future Shocks: "Spare Parts" (withSimon Spurrier, in2000 AD #1267, 2002)
- Atavar (withDan Abnett):
- "Atavar" (in2000 AD #1281-1288, 2002)
- "Atavar II" (in2000 AD #1329-1335, 2003)
- "Atavar III" (in2000 AD #1443-1449, 2005)
- The Scrap (withSimon Spurrier, in2000 AD #1308-1312, 2002)
- Tharg's Terror Tales: "Krypt" (withNigel Kitching, in2000AD #1375, 2004)
- A.H.A.B. (with Nigel Kitching, in2000AD #1387-1395, 2004)
- Go-Machine (withAl Ewing, in2000 AD #1496-1498, 2006)
- Osprey Graphic History:
- Kingdom (withDan Abnett):
- "Kingdom" (in2000 AD, Prog 2007 and #1518-1525, 2006–2007)
- "The Promised Land" (in2000 AD, Prog 2008 and #1567-76, 2007–2008)
- "Call of the Wild" (in2000 AD #1650-1661, 2009)
- "His Master's Voice" (in2000 AD, Prog 2011 and #1715-1725, 2011)
- Marauder (with Robbie Morrison, in2000 AD Prog 2009, #1617-1627, 2008–2009)
- Marvel Zombies Return:Hulk (with writerSeth Grahame-Smith,one-shot, Marvel Comics, November 2009)
- Wolverine: Savage (withRyan Dunlavey, one-shot, Marvel Comics, April 2010)
- Thor #607-present: "Siege: Ragnarok" (withKieron Gillen, Marvel Comics, April 2010–present)
- New Avengers (AAFES) 8: The Promise (withPaul Tobin, one-shot, Marvel Comics, May 2010)
- Skaar, Son of Hulk (withFred Van Lente, inOrigins of Marvel Comics, one-shot, Marvel Comics, July 2010)
- The Amazing Spider-Man #698: "Dying Wish" prelude
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