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    Brian Bolland
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Bio:
Brian Bolland (born 1950, Lincolnshire) is a comics artist, famous for his confident linework and eye catching compositions. He is particularly known as one of the foremost Judge Dredd artists for British comic 2000 AD, and as a cover artist for many publications from "the big two", Marvel and DC Comics.

Bolland began drawing comics at the age of ten. As a child, his main inspirations were titles by Dell Comics and Bolland has said in interviews that he was never entirely comfortable with the superhero idiom of Marvel and DC.

While at art school, Bolland drew and self-published a couple of fanzines and sent work to underground magazines. In 1972 he met Dave Gibbons who provided him with his first regular work: "Powerman", an African superhero comic published in Nigeria. It was Gibbons who introduced Bolland to 2000 AD, at first inking some of his pencils and then drawing covers and stand-alone pages. When another artist dropped out, Bolland was called in to complete a Judge Dredd story in issue 41 and soon was established as a regular artist on the series. Bolland's early work on Dredd was much influenced by Mike McMahon who was regarded as the senior artist on the strip and would redraw characters or panels if he was not happy with them. However, Bolland's distinct abilities with subtle facial expression, dramatic lighting and the dynamic composition of page layout soon began to emerge. Bolland's memorable contributions included the introductions of Judge Death and Judge Anderson. In between Dredd assignments Bolland drew horror strips for the "House of Hammer" anthology and stories for Doctor Who Weekly.
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Len Wein brought Bolland to the US market as the artist on DC's Camelot 3000 12-issue limited series, with Mike Barr (dealing with the return of King Arthur to save England from an alien invasion in the Year 3000), and on the Batman graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke, written by Alan Moore.

However, Bolland is much more famous as a cover artist; he has contributed covers — in many cases to complete runs/arcs — to some of the more famous landmark comics of recent years. Examples of his work include the whole second and third volumes of Grant Morrison's The Invisibles, a large run of Animal Man (covering the tenures of Morrison, Peter Milligan, Tom Veitch and Jamie Delano), and assorted issues of Tank Girl, The Flash, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Batman (esp. Batman: Gotham Knights), and many more.

He is also noted for his use of bondage imagery in some of his work, in particular his work for adult comics. Additionally, Bolland has penned the humour strip 'Mr. Mamoulian', which was printed in various issues of the Caliber Comics anthology Negative Burn.

Date of Birth: March 26, 1950
Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England

Website: http://www.brianbolland.net/


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Awards:
  • 1989 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Artist: (Batman: The Killing Joke [DC])
  • 1992 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Cover Artist: (for Animal Man [DC])
  • 1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Cover Artist: (for Animal Man and Wonder Woman [DC])
  • 1994 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Cover Artist: (for Animal Man [DC/Vertigo], Wonder Woman [DC], and Legends of the Dark Knight #50 [DC])
  • 1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Cover Artist: (for The Invisibles [DC/Vertigo])
  • 2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Cover Artist: (for Batman: Gotham Knights and The Flash [DC]; and The Invisibles [Vertigo/DC])




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Writer:
A1 (1989)
A1 True Life Bikini Confidential (1990)
AARGH! (1988)
The Actress and the Bishop (2009)
The Art of Brian Bolland (2006)
Batman: Black and White (1996)
Batman: Cover to Cover (2005)
Bolland Strips! (2005)
Cheval Noir (1989)
The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore (2003)
Heartthrobs (1999)
Kauhu (2000)
Negative Burn (1993)
Negative Burn (2006)
Negative Burn Special (2005)
Outrageous Tales From The Old Testament (1987)
The Residents: Freak Show (1992)
Strange Adventures (1999)
True Brit (2004)

Penciller:
¦wiat komiksu (1998)
2000 AD (1977)
52 (2006)
A1 (1989)
A1 Sketchbook (2004)
A1 True Life Bikini Confidential (1990)
AARGH! (1988)
The Actress and the Bishop (2009)
Adventures of the Outsiders (1986)
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z (2006)
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z: Update (2007)
The Art of Brian Bolland (2006)
Axel Pressbutton (1984)
Batman (1940)
Batman (Polish reprint) (1990)
Batman Gallery (1992)
Batman Villains Secret Files & Origins (1998)
Batman: Black and White (1996)
Batman: Cover to Cover (2005)
Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
The Best of 2000 AD Monthly (1985)
Bolland Strips! (2005)
Brian Bolland's Black Book (1985)
Caliber Comics 1996 Calendar (1995)
Camelot 3000 (1982)
Cheval Noir (1989)
The Chronicles of Judge Dredd (1981)
Comics Above Ground: How Sequential Art Affects Mainstream Media (2004)
The Complete Judge Dredd (1992)
Countdown (2007)
The DC Comics Encyclopedia (2004)
Doom Patrol (1987)
The Essential Batman Encyclopedia (2008)
Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (2006)
The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore (2003)
Fables (2002)
Grimjack (1984)
Heartthrobs (1999)
Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men (1985)
Judge Dredd (1983)
Judge Dredd (1995)
Judge Dredd (Finland) (1989)
Judge Dredd Epics (1982)
Judge Dredd Featuring Judge Death (2001)
Judge Dredd TPB's (2007)
Judge Dredd Vol.2 (1987)
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (2005)
Judge Dredd: The Judge Child Quest (1984)
Judge Dredd's Crime File (1989)
Justice League of America (1960)
Kalma (1990)
Kauhu (2000)
Kilroy Is Here (2006)
The Law of Dredd (1989)
Legends of Arzach (1992)
Madame Xanadu (1981)
Madman Picture Exhibition (2002)
Munden's Bar (2007)
Munden's Bar Annual (1988)
Mystery In Space (1951)
Negative Burn (1993)
Negative Burn (2006)
Negative Burn Special (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition, Vol. 2 (1985)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
Outrageous Tales From The Old Testament (1987)
The Outsiders (1985)
Power Comics (1988)
Preacher (1995)
The Quotable Sandman (2000)
Real War Stories (1987)
The Residents: Freak Show (1992)
Rough Stuff (2006)
Sgt. Rock Special (1992)
Shade, the Changing Man (1990)
Sin City: Hell and Back (1999)
Spirit Jam (1998)
Strange Adventures (1999)
SUBmedia (1999)
Superman (1939)
Time Twisters (1987)
True Brit (2004)
Valkyrie (1987)
Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comics (2000)
Visions of Arzach (1993)
Warrior (1982)
Who's Who in the DC Universe (1990)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
Wonder Woman (1987)

Inker:
¦wiat komiksu (1998)
2000 AD (1977)
52 (2006)
A1 (1989)
A1 Sketchbook (2004)
A1 True Life Bikini Confidential (1990)
AARGH! (1988)
The Actress and the Bishop (2009)
Adventures of the Outsiders (1986)
The Art of Brian Bolland (2006)
Axel Pressbutton (1984)
Batman (1940)
Batman (Polish reprint) (1990)
Batman Villains Secret Files & Origins (1998)
Batman: Black and White (1996)
Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
The Best of 2000 AD Monthly (1985)
Bolland Strips! (2005)
Brian Bolland's Black Book (1985)
Caliber Comics 1996 Calendar (1995)
Cheval Noir (1989)
The Complete Judge Dredd (1992)
Countdown (2007)
The Cursed Earth (1982)
Death Gallery (1993)
Grimjack (1984)
Heartthrobs (1999)
Judge Dredd (1983)
Judge Dredd Featuring Judge Death (2001)
Judge Dredd Vol.2 (1987)
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (2005)
Judge Dredd: The Judge Child Quest (1984)
Justice League of America (1960)
Kalma (1990)
The Law of Dredd (1989)
Madame Xanadu (1981)
Munden's Bar Annual (1988)
Mystery In Space (1951)
Negative Burn (1993)
Negative Burn (2006)
Negative Burn Special (2005)
The Outsiders (1985)
Power Comics (1988)
Preacher (1995)
The Quotable Sandman (2000)
The Residents: Freak Show (1992)
Sgt. Rock Special (1992)
Spider-Man 2099 (1992)
Strange Adventures (1999)
Superman (1939)
Time Twisters (1987)
Valkyrie (1987)
Who's Who in the DC Universe (1990)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Wonder Woman (1987)

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Cover Artist:
2000 A.D. Monthly Vol.1 (1985)
2000 A.D. Monthly Vol.2 (1986)
2000 AD (1977)
2000 AD Extreme Edition (2003)
A1 (1989)
Action Comics (1938)
The Actress and the Bishop (2009)
Adventure Comics (1938)
Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (2000)
Adventures of the Outsiders (1986)
Amazing Heroes (1981)
Animal Man (1988)
Aquaman (2003)
The Art of Brian Bolland (2006)
Atom Special (1993)
Axel Pressbutton (1984)
Back Issue (2003)
Batman (1940)
Batman (Polish reprint) (1990)
Batman and Other DC Classics (1989)
Batman Chronicles (1995)
Batman Legends (2007)
Batman Villains Secret Files & Origins (1998)
Batman: Black and White (1996)
Batman: Cover to Cover (2005)
Batman: Gotham Knights (2000)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Special (2010)
Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992)
Batman: Tappava pila (1989)
Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
Blood and Water (2003)
Bolland Strips! (2005)
Brian Bolland's Black Book (1985)
Camelot 3000 (1982)
Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale (2004)
Challengers of the Unknown (1991)
The Chronicles of Judge Dredd (1981)
Comic Book Lettering the Comicraft Way! (2003)
Comicology (2000)
Comics Interview (1983)
Congorilla (1992)
Corny's Fetish (1998)
The Cursed Earth (1982)
DC Comics Presents (1978)
DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern (2004)
DC Comics Presents: The Atom (2004)
DC Comics/2000 AD Preview (2004)
DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (2006)
DC-sankarit: Tekijänä Alan Moore (2007)
DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (2005)
Deathblow (2006)
Desperado Primer (2005)
Detective Comics (1937)
Dirtbag (1994)
Doom Patrol (1987)
Doom Patrol Archives (2002)
Elephantmen (2006)
Elvira's House of Mystery (1986)
ESPers (1986)
Essential Howard the Duck (2002)
Fables (2002)
Fanboy (1999)
Fanboy (ES) (1999)
Femme Noir: The Dark City Diaries (2008)
The Flash (1987)
Gangland (1998)
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1988)
Green Arrow (2001)
Green Lantern (1960)
Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Vol. 2 (2007)
Hellstorm: Prince of Lies (1993)
The Helmet of Fate (2007)
The Helmet of Fate: Detective Chimp (2007)
Howard the Duck (1976)
Huntress: Darknight Daughter (2006)
The Invisibles (1994)
The Invisibles (1997)
The Invisibles (1999)
Jack of Fables (2006)
JLA: Zatanna's Search (2004)
Joker: Last Laugh (2001)
Jonah Hex (2006)
Judge Dredd (1983)
Judge Dredd (Finland) (1989)
Judge Dredd Annual (1980)
Judge Dredd Epics (1982)
Judge Dredd Featuring Judge Death (2001)
Judge Dredd TPB's (2007)
Judge Dredd Vol.1 (1986)
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (2005)
Judge Dredd: The Judge Child Quest (1984)
Judge Dredd: The Megazine (1990)
Judge Dredd's Crime File (1989)
Judge Dredd's Crime Files (1985)
Justice League of America (1960)
Justice Society (2006)
Kilroy Is Here (1995)
Kilroy Is Here (2006)
Kilroy: Daemonstorm (1997)
The Last Days Of Animal Man (2009)
Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Maze Agency (1989)
Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (2004)
Negative Burn (1993)
Negative Burn (2006)
The Outsiders (1985)
Power Comics (1988)
Predator Versus Judge Dredd (1997)
Prince: Alter Ego (1991)
Rann-Thanagar War (2005)
Revolver (1990)
Robin (1991)
Secret Origins (1986)
Showcase '93 (1993)
Silver Age (2000)
The Spectre (1992)
The Spirit (2007)
The Spirit: The New Adventures (1998)
Starlord (1978)
Steel Claw: The Vanishing Man (2005)
Strange Adventures (1999)
Superman (1939)
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest (2000)
Superman: The Amazing Transformations Of Jimmy Olsen (2007)
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (1997)
Swamp Thing (1985)
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps (1981)
Tales of the Teen Titans (1984)
Tank Girl: Apocalypse (1995)
Tank Girl: Apocalypse! (2003)
Tank Girl: The Odyssey (1995)
True Brit (2004)
Vamps (1994)
Vertigo: Winter's Edge (1998)
Vigilante (1983)
The War That Time Forgot (2008)
Who's Who in the DC Universe (1990)
Wizard (1991)
Wonder Woman (1987)
Wonder Woman Gallery (1996)
Zatanna: Everyday Magic (2003)



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