Matt Smith (comics)

This article is about the British comic editor and writer. For the American comic book artist, see Matthew Dow Smith. For the American comic illustrator, see Matt Smith (illustrator).

Matt Smith
Matt Smith, photographed at Bristol UK Comics Festival, 2004, holding a copy of small press comic FutureQuake
Nationality	British
Area(s)	Editor
Notable works	2000 AD Judge Dredd Megazine
Awards	"Favourite Editor" Eagle 2007, 2008 and 2011

Matt Smith is the editor of long-running British science fiction weekly anthology comic 2000 AD, and the sister title Judge Dredd Megazine. He has also written two novels.

Biography

Smith joined 2000 AD in 2000, after three years working as a desk editor for MacMillan, at the time the comic was changing ownership – from Egmont to Rebellion. Starting out as the assistant to the new editor Andy Diggle, Smith was appointed as the ninth incarnation of Tharg the Mighty (a humorous term used to refer to the comic’s editor) in January 2002.

After Alan Barnes resigned, Smith also took over the editorship of sister title the Judge Dredd Megazine.

Smith has also branched out into writing. His credits so far are a Judge Dredd novel and regular stints on the syndicated Judge Dredd newspaper strips.

Bibliography

Editing

Comics edited include:

• 2000 AD #1274 – ongoing, January 2002 – present
• Judge Dredd Megazine #241 – ongoing, February 2006 – present

Novels

Novels include:

• Judge Dredd: The Final Cut (Black Flame, February 2005, ISBN 1-84416-135-8)
• Tomes of the Dead: The Words of Their Roaring (Abaddon Books, May 2007, ISBN 1-905437-34-X)

Awards

• 2007: Won the "Favourite Editor" Eagle Award
• 2008: Won the "Favourite Editor" Eagle Award
• 2011: Won the "Favourite Editor" Eagle Award

References

• Matt Smith at 2000 AD online
• Matt Smith at the Comic Book DB
• Bishop, David Thrill Power Overload (Rebellion, 260 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-905437-22-6)

External links

• 2003 Interview with 411
• 2004 Interview with 2000ADReview
• 2007 Interview with 2000ADReview
• 2007 interview about 2000 AD's 30th anniversary, Comics Bulletin
• Keily, Karl (19 October 2010). "Smith Brings the UK to the USA". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28979. Retrieved 20 October 2010. 

Preceded by Andy Diggle	2000 AD editor 2002–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Alan Barnes	Judge Dredd Megazine editor 2006–present	Incumbent