A Forces brat, Kenneth Niemand’s first exposure to the world of Judge Dredd was through random copies of 2000 AD circulating in various RAF bases around the world. He now writes radio comedy, video games and, increasingly, bits and pieces of the world of Judge Dredd.
Henry Flint is the winner of the National Comics Awards for Best Comic Artist 2004. Co-creator of Sancho Panzer, Shakara, and the fan-favourite strip, Zombo, his incredibly versatile pencils have also graced A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Dredd/Aliens, Deadlock, Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Nemesis the Warlock, The V.C.’s and Venus Bluegenes. He has even written a Tharg’s Alien Invasions strip! He has also worked on several American comics, including Omega Men, Haunted Tank and Fear Itself: Fearsome Four. Away from the comics industry, Henry produced art of the cover of DJ Food’s 2012 album, The Search Engine.
Dan Abnett is a seven-times New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning comic book writer. He has written over fifty novels, including the acclaimed
Gaunt’s Ghosts series, the
Eisenhorn and
Ravenor trilogies, volumes of the million-selling
Horus Heresy series,
The Silent Stars Go By (Doctor Who),
Rocket Raccoon and Groot: Steal the Galaxy,
The Avengers: Everybody Wants To Rule The World,
The Wield,
Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero, and
Embedded. In comics, he is known for his work on
The Legion of Super-Heroes,
Aquaman,
The Titans,
Nova,
Wild’s End, and
The New Deadwardians. His 2008 run on
The Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel formed the inspiration for the blockbuster movie. A regular contributor to the UK’s long-running
2000 AD, he is the creator of series including
Grey Area,
Lawless,
Brink,
Kingdom and the classic
Sinister Dexter. He has also written extensively for the games industry, including
Shadow of Mordor and
Alien: Isolation. Dan lives and works in the UK. Follow him on Twitter @VincentAbnett
Emma Beeby had established herself as a professional writer in the film and games industries before moving into the comics arena. The first woman to write
Judge Dredd, she has also worked on several other strips for
2000 AD, including
Judge Anderson,
The Alienist and
Survival Geeks (co-creating the latter two strips with frequent writing partner Gordon Rennie). Outside of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, she co-created (again with Rennie) the award-winning graphic novel
Robbie Burns: Witch Hunter, and has co-written a
Doctor Who series for Titan Comics.
Dan Cornwell is a comic artist and illustrator based on the south coast of England. Early work was on titles such as
Futurequake,
Dogbreath,
100% Biodegradable. Big break came in 2014 when John Wagner and Alan Grant spotted his work and offered him the chance to illustrate a new sci-fi comic called
Rok of the Reds. Since then he’s worked on characters including
Judge Dredd,
Judge Fear,
Max Normal and others for
2000 AD and
Judge Dredd The Megazine. Also illustrated Dredd for the
Cursed Earth card game and
Crime Files mobile game. Recent work includes the critically acclaimed sequel to
Rok of the Reds -
Rok the God, again written by John Wagner, and
Roy of the Rovers illustrations for their fiction novels. Continues to work with
2000 AD on stories including the upcoming series
Department K and a new John Wagner
Judge Dredd story. He is also working with Steve MacManus on
Blazer!Under the pen name
D’Israeli, Matt Brooker has been a comic artist since 1988. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer Ian Edginton, including
Leviathan,
Kingdom of the Wicked,
The War of the Worlds,
Scarlet Traces, and
Batman. Other career highlights include work on
Sandman, collaborations with Warren Ellis, including
Lazarus Churchyard and the cryptic
SVK, and his colouring on the later
Miracleman stories, to which he’ll be returning in 2015. Since 2003, he’s been a regular contributor to
2000 AD, mostly as series artist on
Stickleback with Ian Edginton and
Low Life with Rob Williams. His and Rob’s creator owned series,
Ordinary, was published in the
Megazine and is now available as a graphic novel. He lives in Nottingham, UK and wishes he had a cat.
Ian Edginton is a New York Times bestselling author and multiple Eisner Award nominee. He is currently writing
Batman’66 meets The Avengers (Steed and Mrs Peel, not the other ones!) for DC Comics as well as
Judge Dredd,
Stickleback,
Helium,
Kingmaker and
Brass Sun for
2000 AD. He lives and works in Birmingham, England.
Neil Googe has been lending his talent to
2000 AD for over twenty years, illustrating strips such as
Judge Dredd,
Pulp Sci-Fi and
Hondo City Justice for the
Judge Dredd Megazine. Beyond his work with
2000 AD he has also worked on
WildCats and
The Flash for DC Comics.
Rob Williams is the writer of
Suicide Squad and
Martian Manhunter for DC Comics,
Unfollow for Vertigo and
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor for Titan Comics. His previous work for
2000 AD includes
Judge Dredd: Titan,
The Grievous Journey Of Ichabod Azrael (And The Dead Left In His Wake) and
The Ten-Seconders, and he is currently writing
Roy of the Rovers for Rebellion.
Arthur Wyatt is a British writer based in the American Pacific Northwest, where he lives with his wife Heather and children Gayle and Verity. He has written extensively for
2000 AD and the
Judge Dredd Megazine, including stories set in the Judge Dredd universe, the 2012 move Dredd universe, and beyond. He was also the founding editor of the British small press magazine
FutureQuake.