David Baillie (comics)

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David Baillie
NationalityScottish
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
2000 AD
http://www.davidbaillie.net

David Baillie is a writer and artist known mostly for creating stories for 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, for which he once wrote a monthly column describing his life as a comics creator.[1]

Biography

In 2010 Baillie was engaged as artist-in-residence for visual arts centre Firstsite in Colchester.[2]

In 2011 he took part in the successful group effort to break the Guinness World Records for the fastest comic-book ever produced and the biggest number of creators working on a single comic.[3]

In 2013 he was one of a number of professional writers commissioned to write a novel for Amazon Publishing's Kindle Worlds line featuring the Valiant Comics character Bloodshot[4]

In 2014 he was interviewed in Judge Dredd Megazine issue 344 by Matthew Badham about his comics career to date.[5]

At San Diego ComicCon, 2015 it was announced that he would write a new series for Vertigo called Red Thorn, set in modern day Glasgow exploring Scottish mythology, featuring art by Meghan Hetrick, colours by Steve Oliff, and letters by Todd Klein.[6]

Selected bibliography

Vertigo / DC Comics

  • Red Thorn, ongoing series, with art by Meghan Hetrick, letters by Todd Klein (2015)
  • "Night of the Black Stant" in Vertigo CMYK K, with art by Will Morris, letters by Todd Klein (2015)

2000 AD

  • "The Ghostship Mathematica" with art by Inaki Miranda/Eva de la Cruz, (Progs 1827 to 1829)
  • "After the Vengeance" with art by Jon Davis-Hunt, (Progs 1870 to 1873)
  • "The Flowers of Viber Hinge" with art by Paul Marshall, Prog 1873
  • "A Guide for Prisoners Arriving from the Year 2149" with art by Warren Pleece, (Prog 1786)
  • "Silent Running", with art by Anthony Williams (comics), (Prog 1787)
  • "Birth of the Mazzikim", with art by Jesus Redondo, (Prog 1737)
  • "The Death Magnetic", with art by Will Morris, (Prog 1836)

Judge Dredd Megazine

  • "The Unfortunate Case of High-Altitude Albert", with art by Joel Carpenter, (Meg 317)
  • "And Death Must Die", with art by Jake Lynch, (Meg 348)
  • "Dead Man Talking", Judge Dredd prose story, (Meg 339)
  • "Too Hottie To Handle", Judge Dredd prose story, (Meg 354)

References

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