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Nationality
  
New Zealand

Area(s)
  
Artist


Name
  
Colin Wilson

Role
  
Comics

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Born
  
31 October 1949 (age 74) Christchurch, New Zealand (
1949-10-31
)

Notable works
  
Rogue Trooper Blueberry Judge Dredd Star Wars: Invasion

Awards
  
2004: Best Story Prix Saint-Michel

Books
  
Hamlyn Leisure Atlas Wales, Rael

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Colin Wilson (born 31 October 1949) is a New Zealand comic book artist.

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He is known for his detailed artwork which he used in 2000 AD stories like Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd. According to Andy Diggle, the 2000 AD editor who got him back to the title in the late nineties and has worked with him since, "no one ... draws near-future military hardware like him".

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Wilson has also had success in the French comics field, working on his own title Dans l'Ombre du Soleil, as well as having runs on well-established titles, like Blueberry. David Bishop. Another 2000 AD editor says that Wilson is "a true rarity, a comics artist whose work has been acclaimed in America, Britain and most especially in Europe."

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Biography

Born in Christchurch, Wilson received his formal training as an artist at Christchurch School of Art in 1967-1968. Working as an illustrator, he started his own fanzine, Strips, in 1977. Originally meant as a showcase for Wilson's own comics, Strips soon hosted many New Zealand comics and revived the New Zealand comic scene. In 1980, he first moved to London and did work for 2000 AD, working on Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper before moving to France in 1982. In 1997, he moved to Australia, but continued his work for Europe and 2000 AD.

Wilson produced a series in La Jeunesse de Blueberry, entitled Dans L'Ombre du Soleil. His works in the US include Point Blank, written by Ed Brubaker, and Star Wars: Invasion, written by Tom Taylor.

On 14 October 2008, Variety reported that his graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tete, also known as Headshot, written by Matz and illustrated by Colin Wilson, had been acquired by Warner Brothers. It was adapted into the 2012 film Bullet to the Head.

In 2000 he drew a long story for Italian western comics character Tex Willer, written by Claudio Nizzi and published by Sergio Bonelli Editore.

Awards

  • 2004 - won Best Story, Prix Saint-Michel, for Du plomb dans la tĂȘte
  • References

    Colin Wilson (comics) Wikipedia