British comic book writer
Ian Edginton is a British
comic book writer , known for his work on such titles as
X-Force ,
Scarlet Traces ,
H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds and
Leviathan .
Career
Ian Edginton is known for his
steampunk /
alternate history work (often with the artist
D'Israeli ) and is the co-creator of
Scarlet Traces , a sequel to
H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds , which they later went on to adapt in turn, and
The Great Game , a sequel to Scarlet Traces . For 2000 AD he has written
Leviathan ,
Stickleback and, with art by
Steve Yeowell ,
The Red Seas as well as one-off serials such as
American Gothic (2005).
Scarlet Traces was an idea he had when first reading The War of the Worlds , its first few instalments appeared on Cool Beans website, before being serialised in the
Judge Dredd Megazine . Also,
The Red Seas was initially going to be drawn by
Phil Winslade and be the final release by
Epic , but Winslade was still tied up with
Goddess , and when ideas for replacement artists were rejected, Epic was finally wound up. The series re-emerged when Edginton pitched ideas to
Matt Smith at the start of his 2000 AD career.
With D'Israeli he has created a number of new series including
Stickleback , a tale of a strange villain in an alternate Victorian London, and Gothic , which he describes as "Mary Shelley's Doc Savage". With Simon Davis he worked on a survival horror series,
Stone Island , and he has also produced a comic version of the computer game
Hellgate: London with
Steve Pugh .
With
Dan Abnett he is writing comics based on
Warhammer 40,000 (
Damnation Crusade and
Blood and Thunder )
[1] and
Warhammer (
Forge of War ) for
Boom! Studios . The most recent is a Warhammer Fantasy series called
Condemned by Fire .[
dead link ]
[2]
He is currently working on a dinosaurs and cowboys story called Sixgun Logic . As part of
Top Cow 's
Pilot Season he has written an
Angelus one-shot.
[3] he also contributed to
Days Missing at
Archaia Studios Press .
[4]
Following the "
World's End " storyline, Edginton took over the writing of
Stormwatch: Post Human Division from issue #13
[5]
[6] and also at Wildstorm he created
Victorian Undead a series which mixes Sherlock Holmes with zombies.
[7] He has also written
Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost at
Radical Comics .
[8]
[9]
[10]
Bibliography
Novels
Zool Rules: the Alien Ninja from the Nth Dimension (Pan Macmillan, 1994
ISBN
0-7522-0952-3 )
Audio
Shield of the Jotunn , an
Doctor Who Full Cast audio story from
Big Finish Productions
'Torchwood:Army of One', A Torchwood Adventure. Read by Kai Owen from BBC Audio.
Comics
Early British comics
Dark Horse Comics
"Downtown: A Nightmare on Elf Street!" (with
Steve Pugh in
Dark Horse Presents #48-49,
Dark Horse Comics , 1991)
The Terminator: The Enemy Within (with
Vince Giarrano , 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse Comics, 1991, collected in The Terminator Omnibus: Volume 1 , 352 pages, February 2008,
ISBN
1-59307-916-8 )
Aliens :
Rogue (with
Will Simpson , 4-issue mini-series,
Dark Horse , 1993,
trade paperback , 112 pages, 1995,
ISBN
1-56971-023-6 , 1997,
ISBN
1-56971-267-0 , collected in Aliens Omnibus: Volume 3 , 376 pages, March 2008,
ISBN
1-59307-872-2 )
"Purge" (with pencils by
Phil Hester and inks by
Ande Parks ,
one-shot , Dark Horse, 1997, collected in Aliens Omnibus: Volume 6 , 376 pages, February 2009,
ISBN
1-59582-214-3 )
Predator :
"Rite of Passage" (with pencils by
Rick Leonardi and inks by
Dan Panosian , in Dark Horse Comics #1-2, collected in "Jungle Tales"
one-shot , 1995, collected in Predator Omnibus: Volume 4 , 430 pages, August 2007,
ISBN
1-59307-732-7 )
"Xenogenesis" (with pencils by
Mel Rubi and inks by
Andrew Pepoy , 4-issue mini-series,
Dark Horse , 1999, collected in Predator Omnibus: Volume 4 , 352 pages, October 2008,
ISBN
1-59307-990-7 )
Alien vs. Predator :
Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus: Volume 1 (456 pages, May 2007,
ISBN
1-59307-735-1 ) includes:
Eternal (with
Alex Maleev , 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse, 1998, tpb, 88 pages, 1999,
ISBN
1-56971-409-6 )
"The Web" (with Derek Thompson, and
Brian O'Connell ,
Dark Horse Presents #146-147, 1999)
"Pursuit" (with
Mel Rubi , and Rob Hunter, in Annual #1 , 1999, collected in Aliens vs. Predator Omninbus: Volume 2 , 448 pages, October 2007,
ISBN
1-59307-829-3 )
Xena: Warrior Princess (with pencils by
Mike Deodato Jr. and inks by Neil Nelson, #9-14, for
Dark Horse , 2000)
"
The Max Rebo Band in “A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite!” " (with
Mark Martin &
Rick Neilsen , in
Star Wars Tales 6 , 2000)
Planet of the Apes (for
Dark Horse ):
The Human War (with pencils by Paco Medina, Adrian Sibar; and inks by Juan Vlasco, Norman Lee, Christopher Ivy, 72 pages, 2001,
ISBN
1-56971-584-X )
Volume 1: Old Gods (with pencils by Adrian Sibar, Paco Medina; and inks by Norman Lee, Juan Vlasco, 2001-2002, tpb, 80 pages, February 2002,
ISBN
1-56971-668-4 )
Volume 2: Blood Lines (with co-writer
Dan Abnett , with pencils by Sanford Greene,
Pop Mhan , Paco Medina, Adrian Sibar; and inks by Norman Lee,
Pop Mhan , Juan Vlasco, 2001-2002, tpb, 80 pages, May 2002,
ISBN
1-56971-759-1 )
Scarlet Traces (with
D'Israeli ):
Scarlet Traces (in
Judge Dredd Megazine #4.16-4.18, 2002,
tpb ,
Dark Horse , 2003,
ISBN
1-56971-940-3 )
The Great Game (4-issue mini-series, 2006,
tpb ,
Dark Horse , 104 pages, April 30, 2007,
ISBN
1-59307-717-3 )
Kingdom of the Wicked (with
D'Israeli ,
graphic novel for
Dark Horse , 2004,
ISBN
1-59307-187-6 )
[11]
"
Honor Bound " (with
Steve Pugh , in
Star Wars Tales 22 , 2005)
H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (with
D'Israeli , Dark Horse e-comic and
graphic novel 2006
ISBN
1-59307-474-3 )
[12]
Hellgate: London (with
Steve Pugh , 3-issue mini-series, Dark Horse, 2006–2007, ongoing,
tpb , 104 pages, June 27, 2007,
ISBN
1-59307-681-9 )
Marvel Comics
"Lachryma 2099" (with
David G. Klein , in
2099 Unlimited #4,
Marvel Comics , 1994)
Blade: The Vampire Hunter #1-8 (with
Doug Wheatley , Marvel Comics, July 1994-February 1995)
Wolverine : Knight of Terra (with co-author
John Ostrander , pencils by
Jan Duursema and inks by
Rick Magyar ,
graphic novel , Marvel Comics, 1995)
"The Fallen Idol" (with
Enrique Alcatena , in
Conan the Savage #5-6, Marvel Comics, 1995–1996)
Star Trek: Early Voyages (with co-author
Dan Abnett , and art by
Patrick Zircher ,
Mike Collins and
Javier Pulido , Marvel Comics, 1997–1998, tpb, 436 pages,
IDW Publishing , May 2009,
ISBN
1-60010-496-7 )
Seeker 3000 (with co-author
Dan Abnett , pencils by
Andrew Currie , and with inks by
Hector Collazo and
Andy Lanning , 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 1998)
X-Force #102-115 (with co-author
Warren Ellis (#102-110) and art by
Whilce Portacio and
Lan Medina , Marvel Comics, 2000-2001,
Counter-X Volume 1 collects #102-109, 192 pages, July 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3304-6 )
"
Weapon of Choice " (with
Simon Bisley , in
X-Men Unlimited #46, Marvel Comics, 2003)
Other US comics
"Shopping" (with
Gary Erskine , in
Codename: Firearm #3-5,
Malibu Comics , 1995)
Ultraforce #2, 5-9 (with co-authors
Warren Ellis (2, 5-7) and
Dan Abnett (8-9); and various artists including
Darick Robertson and
Gary Erskine (8-9),
Malibu Comics , 1995–1996)
Foxfire (with co-author
Dan Abnett , and art by
Kevin West , 4-issue mini-series,
Malibu Comics , 1996)
Penthouse Comix :
"Young Captain Adventure: Mars Needs Men!!!" (with
Steve Pugh , in Penthouse Comix #13, 1996)
"Zheena: Deadlier Than The Male" (with
John Burns , in Penthouse Comix #26, 1997)
"Rolling Thunder: Big Girls Don't Cry" (with
Steve Pugh , in Penthouse Comix #31, 1998)
"First Contact" (with
Glyn Dillon , in
Penthouse Max #3, 1997)
Vampirella vs Hemorrhage (with writers co-author
Thomas E. Sniegoski and art by
Michael Bair , 3-issue mini-series,
Harris Comics , 1997)
"The Willow Warriors" (with
Eric Shanower , in
Weird War Tales #1,
DC Comics , 1997)
Batman :
The Establishment #1-13 (with
Charlie Adlard ,
WildStorm , 2001-2002)
Starfleet Corps of Engineers : "Caveat Emptor" (with
Mike Collins ,
e-book , 2002,
tpb No Surrender , 2003)
Sojourn #25-34 (with
Greg Land ,
CrossGen , 2002–04):
Sojourn, Volume 5: A Sorcerer's Tale (tpb, collects Sojourn #25-30, Checker Book Publishing Group, March 2007,
ISBN
1-933160-44-6 )
Sojourn, Volume 6: Berserker's Tale (tpb, includes Sojourn #31-34, Checker Book Publishing Group, January 2008,
ISBN
1-933160-72-1 )
Scion (
CrossGen , 2002-2004)
Witchblade :
Richard Matheson's Hell House (with
Simon Fraser , IDW, 2004–05, 4 issue mini-series,
tpb , 200 pages, October 2008,
ISBN
1-60010-263-8 )
Warhammer 40,000 (with co-author
Dan Abnett , collected as Only War Omnibus ,
[13] 400 pages):
Damnation Crusade (with art by
Lui Antonio and
JM Ringuet , 6-issue mini-series,
Boom! Studios , December 2006 – 2007,
trade paperback , 144 pages, July 2007,
ISBN
1-4276-0679-X )
[14]
Blood and Thunder (with art by
Daniel Lapham , 4-issue mini-series,
Boom! Studios , December 2007, tpb, 128 pages, April 2008,
ISBN
1-934506-31-1 )
[15]
Exterminatus (with artist
Daniel Lapham , 5-issue mini-series, June 2008-ongoing, tpb, February 2009,
ISBN
1-934506-55-9 )
Warhammer (with co-author
Dan Abnett ):
Forge of War (with art by Tommy Castillo, 6-issue mini-series,
Boom! Studios , 2007-2008, tpb, 128 pages, April 2008,
ISBN
1-934506-36-2 )
[16]
Condemned by Fire (with art by
Rahsan Ekedal , 5-issue mini-series,
Boom! Studios , 2008, tpb, 128 pages, December 2008,
ISBN
1-934506-48-6 )
[17]
Pilot Season : "
Angelus " (with
Stjepan Šejić ,
one-shot ,
Top Cow Productions , December 2007)
[3]
Stormwatch: Post Human Division #13-24 (with pencils by
Leandro Fernandez and inks by
Francisco Paronzini ,
ongoing series ,
WildStorm , October 2008 - January 2010)
[5]
[18] collected as:
Volume 3: World's End (collects Stormwatch: PHD #13-19, 136 pages, DC, October 2009,
ISBN
1-4012-2489-X , Titan, November 2009,
ISBN
1-84856-478-3 )
Volume 4: Unnatural Species (collects Stormwatch: PHD #20-24, 128 pages, August 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2852-6 )
Days Missing #3 (with
Lee Moder ,
Archaia Studios Press , 2009, tpb February 2010,
ISBN
1-932386-84-X )
Victorian Undead (with
Davide Fabbri , limited series, Wildstorm, January 2010 - ongoing, tpb, 144 pages, October 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2840-2 )
Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost (with artists
Patrick Reilly and
Stjepan Šejić ,
Radical Comics , 152 pages,
ISBN
1-935417-04-5 , forthcoming)
Oblivion (with
Joseph Kosinski and art by
Tae Young Choi , Radical Comics, August 2010, 128 pages,
ISBN
0-9802335-7-7 )
Killer Instinct (with artist Cam Adams,
Dynamite Comics , September 2017 – present)
[19]
Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (limited series, 5 issues, 11 October 2017 -)
2000 AD
The Red Seas (with
Steve Yeowell ):
"Under the Banner of King Death" (in
2000 AD #1313-1321, 2002,
tpb , hardcover, November 2005,
ISBN
1-904265-68-5 , paperback, November 2007,
ISBN
1-905437-49-8 )
"Twilight of the Idols" (in 2000 AD Prog 2004 & #1371-1379, 2003-2004,
tpb , May 2007,
ISBN
1-904265-72-3 )
"Meanwhile..." (in 2000 AD #1416-1419, 2004)
"Underworld" (in 2000 AD #1460-1468, 2005)
"The Hollow Land" (in 2000 AD #1491-1499, 2006)
"With a bound he was free..." (in 2000 AD #1513-1517, 2006)
"War Stories" (in 2000 AD #1562-1566, 2007)
"Old Gods" (in 2000 AD #1600-1609, 2008)
"Signs and Portents" (in 2000 AD Prog 2009 & #1617-1623, 2008–2009)
"Hell and High Water" (in 2000AD Prog 1688-1699, 2010)
The Kleggs : "The Kleggs!" (with
Mike Collins , in
Judge Dredd Megazine #201, 2003)
Interceptor (with
Steve Pugh , in 2000 AD #1337-1345, 2003)
Leviathan (with
D'Israeli , hardcover, 64 pages, November 2006,
ISBN
1-904265-65-0 ) collects:
"Leviathan" (in 2000 AD #1351-1360, 2003)
"Chosen Son" (in 2000 AD Prog 2005, 2004)
"McLean's Last Case" (in 2000 AD #1465, 2005)
"Beyond the Blue Horizon" (in 2000 AD #1466, 2005)
Judge Dredd :
"Inside Job" (with
Steve Pugh , in 2000 AD #1363-1364, 2003)
"Tempus Fugitive" (with D'Israeli, in 2000 AD #1390, 2004)
"Time and Again" (with D'Israeli, in 2000 AD #1475, 2006)
"Heist" (with
Steve Yeowell , in 2000 AD #1480-1481, 2006)
"Time's Squared" (with D'Israeli, in 2000 AD #1551, 2007)
"High Spirits" (with
Dave Taylor , in 2000 AD #1640-1643, June–July, 2009)
American Gothic (with
Mike Collins , in 2000 AD #1432-1440, 2005)
Rogue Trooper : "New Model Army" (with
Steve Pugh , in 2000 AD #1477-1479, 2006)
Stone Island (with
Simon Davis , tpb, 112 pages, February 2008,
ISBN
1-905437-57-9 ) collects:
"Stone Island" (in 2000 AD #1500-1507, 2006)
"The Harrowers" (in 2000 AD #1550-1559, 2007)
Stickleback
England's Glory (with D'Israeli,
trade paperback , 132 pages, August 2008,
ISBN
1-905437-74-9 ) collects:
"Mother London" (in 2000 AD , Prog 2007 and #1518-1525, 2006-2007)
"England's Glory" (in 2000 AD , Prog 2008 and #1567-1577, 2007-2008)
"Twas the Fight Before Christmas" (with
I. N. J. Culbard , prog 2009, 2008)
Detonator X (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD #1534-1543, 2007)
Ampney Crucis Investigates (with
Simon Davis ):
"Vile Bodies" (in 2000 AD #1611-1616, 2008)
"The End of the Pier Show" (in 2000 AD Prog 2010 and #1666-1671, 2009–2010)
"The List of Ten" (in 2000 AD Prog 2011 and #1715-1723, 2010–2011)
"The English Assassin" (in 2000 AD #1750–present, 2011)
Brass Sun (with
I. N. J. Culbard ):
"The Wheel of Worlds" (in 2000AD #1800-1811, 2012)
"The Diamond Age" (in 2000AD #1850-1861, 2013)
"Floating Worlds" (in 2000AD #1888-1899, 2014)
"Motor Head" (in 2000AD #1950-1962, 2015)
"Helium" (with
D'Israeli ):
"Helium" (in 2000AD #1934-1945, 2015)
[20]
Other British comics
Nevermore : "
Murder in the Rue Morgue " (adaptation, with art by
D'Israeli ,
graphic novel adaptation, Eye Classics,
SelfMadeHero , October 2007,
ISBN
978-0-9552856-8-4 )
[21]
Torchwood :
Rift War! (collected as Rift War , 128 pages, June 2009,
Titan Books ,
ISBN
1-84856-238-1 ):
The Picture of Dorian Gray (adaptation, with art by
I. N. J. Culbard , 128 pages, graphic novel, Eye Classics, SelfMadeHero, September 2008,
ISBN
978-0-9558169-3-2 )
[22]
Sherlock Holmes series (adaptation, with art by I. N. J. Culbard, graphic novel, Crime Classics, SelfMadeHero):
A Princess of Mars (adaptation, with art by I. N. J. Culbard, 144 pages, graphic novel, SelfMadeHero, April 2012,
ISBN
978-1-906838-41-6 )
Awards
Notes
^
Edginton Lifts Off with “Warhammer 40,000” ,
Comic Book Resources , November 17, 2006
^
"Talking Warhammer with Ian Edginton" [
permanent dead link ] .
Newsarama . May 20, 2008 [
dead link ]
^
a
b Furey, Emmett (November 26, 2007).
"Divine Retribution: Edginton talks Angelus: Pilot Season #1" .
Comic Book Resources .
^ Sunu, Steve (September 15, 2009).
"Hine & Edginton Talk 'Days Missing' " . Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 15, 2009 .
^
a
b
NYCC '08: LIVING IN THE RUINS: WS Editor Ben Abernathy on 'Worlds End'"
Archived December 7, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine . Newsarama. April 19, 2008
^
"Mapping the Wildstorm Universe: Stormwatch P.H.D." . Comic Book Resources. December 30, 2008
^ Renaud, Jeffrey (October 28, 2009).
"Edginton Unleashes Holmes vs. Zombies" . Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 7, 2009 .
^ Arrant, Chris (November 25, 2009).
"A Radical Interpretation of ALADDIN" . Newsarama. Retrieved December 2, 2009 .
^ Sunu, Steve (December 1, 2009).
"Edginton Ignites "Aladdin's" Lamp" . Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 2, 2009 .
^ Pinter, Karyn (December 7, 2009).
"Ian Edginton: A Look Inside the Djinn's Bottle & Aladdin's Whole New World" .
Comics Bulletin . Archived from
the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2009 .
^
Kingdom of the Wicked profile at Dark Horse
^
H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds profile at Dark Horse
^
Only War Omnibus details
Archived 2008-11-19 at the
Wayback Machine at Boom! Studios
^
Damnation Crusade profile at Boom! Studios
Archived 2008-06-08 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Blood and Thunder profile
Archived 2008-05-13 at the
Wayback Machine at Boom! Studios
^
Forge of War profile at Boom! Studios
Archived 2008-11-19 at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Condemned By Fire profile at Boom! Studios" . Archived from
the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-03-07 .
^
Stormwatch: Post Human Division #13 details at DC
^
"Killer Instinct Franchise Gets Comic Series by Ian Edginton & Cam Adams" .
^
"2000 AD Shop : Helium" .
^
Nevermore profile at SelfMadeHero
Archived 2007-09-22 at the
Wayback Machine
^
The Picture of Dorian Gray profile at SelfMadeHero
Archived 2008-07-23 at the
Wayback Machine
^
1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
^
The 2007 Eisner Awards: 2007 Master Nominations List
Archived 2007-08-08 at the
Wayback Machine
References
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