Clint Langley
Encyclopedia
Clint Langley is a British
comic book artist
best known for his work on series with Pat Mills
at 2000 AD and as the cover artist for Marvel Comics
' Guardians of the Galaxy.
He is an artist who combines painting
, photography
and digital art
and as well as his work in comics, h has provided the art for as role-playing games and collectible cards.
and studied art and design.
, and went on to work on some of the comics flagship titles, like Judge Dredd
and Sinister Dexter
.
He has since repeatedly collaborated with Mills, most notably on his long-running series ABC Warriors
and Sláine
where he is the current artist on both. Mills also has formed Repeat Offenders with Langley and Jeremy Davis "to develop graphic novel concepts with big-screen potential" and the first project will be an, as yet unpublished, graphic novel called American Reaper. It has been option by Trudie Styler
's Xingu Films and Mills will be writing the screenplay.
Since 2007 he has also got work in the American comic book
market providing covers for Marvel Comics
, especially those connected with Dan Abnett
, who he worked with on Sinister Dexter, leading to a run on the modern incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
comic book artist
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s...
best known for his work on series with Pat Mills
Pat Mills
Pat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
at 2000 AD and as the cover artist for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
' Guardians of the Galaxy.
He is an artist who combines painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and digital art
Digital art
Digital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process...
and as well as his work in comics, h has provided the art for as role-playing games and collectible cards.
Early life
Langley went to Hastings CollegeHastings College of Arts and Technology
Sussex Coast College Hastings formerly Hastings College of Arts and Technology or Hastings College, is a medium sized Further Education college based in Hastings, East Sussex. It provides general further education for Hastings and the surrounding rural area in Rother District.The college's main...
and studied art and design.
Career
Langley began his career at 2000 AD on Dinosty with Pat MillsPat Mills
Pat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
, and went on to work on some of the comics flagship titles, like Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
and Sinister Dexter
Sinister Dexter
Sinister Dexter is a long-running comic series in British comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Dan Abnett and David Millgate.Set in the near future, it features the exploits of gun sharks Finnigan "Finny" Sinister and Ramone "Ray" Dexter in the city of Downlode, sprawled across Central Europe...
.
He has since repeatedly collaborated with Mills, most notably on his long-running series ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors is a long-running 2000 AD comic strip written by Pat Mills, which first appeared in prog 119 in 1979 and continues to run today. Art for the opening episodes was by Kevin O'Neill, Mike McMahon, Brett Ewins, and Brendan McCarthy - who between them designed the original seven members of...
and Sláine
Sláine (comics)
Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...
where he is the current artist on both. Mills also has formed Repeat Offenders with Langley and Jeremy Davis "to develop graphic novel concepts with big-screen potential" and the first project will be an, as yet unpublished, graphic novel called American Reaper. It has been option by Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler is an English actress and producer. She is the second wife of the musician Sting.-Life and career:Styler was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. She attended North Bromsgrove High School, where one of her teachers was Clifford T. Ward...
's Xingu Films and Mills will be writing the screenplay.
Since 2007 he has also got work in the American comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
market providing covers for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, especially those connected with Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He is a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, including 2000 AD...
, who he worked with on Sinister Dexter, leading to a run on the modern incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Comics
- Dinosty (with Pat MillsPat MillsPat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
, in 2000 AD #873-882, 1994) - Judge DreddJudge DreddJudge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
: "Enemy Below" (with John TomlinsonJohn Tomlinson (comics)John Tomlinson is a British comic book writer known for his work on various 2000 AD strips.-Biography:Tomlinson worked at Marvel UK in the early 1990s and helped nurture various talents, including Matthew Bingham and John Freeman. He has co-written strips with Nick Abadzis.He was editor of 2000 AD...
as Sonny Steelgrave, in 2000 AD #886-887, 1994) - Nemesis the WarlockNemesis the WarlockNemesis the Warlock is a story created by writer Pat Mills and artist Kevin O'Neill which appeared in the pages of the weekly comics anthology 2000 AD. The title character, a fire-breathing demonic alien, fights against the fanatical Torquemada, Grand Master of the Terran Empire in Earth's distant...
: "Hammer of the Warlocks" (with Pat MillsPat MillsPat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
, in 2000 AD #901-903, 1994)
- SláineSláine (comics)Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...
(with Pat MillsPat MillsPat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
):- "Lord of Misrule, Part I" (in 2000 AD #958-963, 1995)
- "Lord of Misrule, Part II" (in 2000 AD #995-998, 1996)
- The Books of Invasions: Moloch and Golamh (2006, ISBN 1904265820):
- "The Books of Invasions I: Moloch" (in 2000 AD #1322-1326 and Prog 2003)
- "The Books of Invasions II: Golamh" (in 2000 AD #1350-1355)
- The Books of Invasions: Scota and Tara (2006, ISBN 1904265928):
- "The Books of Invasions III: Scota" (in 2000 AD #1371-1376)
- "The Books of Invasions IV: Tara" (in 2000 AD #1420-1425 and Prog 2005)
- The Books of Invasions: Odacon (July 2007, ISBN 1904265928):
- "The Books of Invasions V: Odacon" (in 2000 AD #1436-1442)
- "Carnival" (in 2000 AD #1469-1475 and Prog 2006)
- Outlaw: "Deadliest Man Alive" (with Paul NealPaul NealPaul Neal is a British comics writer. He has worked for Fleetway Publishing on Judge Dredd Megazine and the long running science fiction anthology 2000 AD in the late 1990s. Much of his work was created in collaboration with the artist Marc Wigmore....
, in 2000 AD #1005-1006, 1996)
- Holocaust 12: "Storm Warning" (with Chris Standley and John SmithJohn Smith (comics)John Smith is a British comics writer best known for his work on 2000 AD and Crisis.Smith's work is characterised by intricate, sometimes obscure plots and an interest in taboos and the occult, told in an elliptic, fractured narrative style reminiscent of Iain Sinclair or the cut-up technique of...
, in Judge Dredd MegazineJudge Dredd MegazineJudge Dredd: The Megazine is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in October 1990. It is a sister publication to 2000 AD. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Dredd's locale Mega-City One.-Content:...
(vol. 3) #29-33, 1997)
- Sinister DexterSinister DexterSinister Dexter is a long-running comic series in British comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Dan Abnett and David Millgate.Set in the near future, it features the exploits of gun sharks Finnigan "Finny" Sinister and Ramone "Ray" Dexter in the city of Downlode, sprawled across Central Europe...
: "F.A.Q" (with Dan AbnettDan AbnettDan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He is a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, including 2000 AD...
, in 2000 AD #1076, 1998) - Darkblade: "Darkblades" (with Dan Abnett, in Warhammer MonthlyWarhammer MonthlyWarhammer Monthly was a comics anthology published by Games Workshop's publishing arm, Black Library, from March 1998 to December 2004, running to 86 issues in total. The final two issues were published bi-monthly under the name Warhammer Comic...
#50, December 2001) - The Vampire Hunter's Tale (with Stu Taylor, in Warhammer Monthly #52, February 2002)
- Tales of Telguuth: "The Rousing of Rezir" (with Steve MooreSteve Moore (comics)Steve Moore is a British comics writer.Moore is credited with showing acclaimed writer Alan Moore , then a struggling cartoonist, how to write comic scripts...
, in 2000 AD #1287-1288, 2002)
- ABC WarriorsABC WarriorsABC Warriors is a long-running 2000 AD comic strip written by Pat Mills, which first appeared in prog 119 in 1979 and continues to run today. Art for the opening episodes was by Kevin O'Neill, Mike McMahon, Brett Ewins, and Brendan McCarthy - who between them designed the original seven members of...
(with Pat Mills):- "The Volgan War V1" (in 2000 AD #1518-1525, 2007)
- "The Volgan War V2" (in 2000 AD #1550-1559, 2007)
- "The Volgan War V3" (in 2000 AD #1601-1606, 1611–1616, 2008)
- American ReaperAmerican ReaperAmerican Reaper is a science fiction comic strip written by Pat Mills and illustrated by Clint Langley. It is being serialised in the Judge Dredd Megazine , and has been optioned for a film by Xingu Films, for which Mills wrote the screenplay.The story is set in New York in the year 2062...
(with Pat Mills, graphic novelGraphic novelA graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, Repeat Offenders, forthcoming; serialised in Judge Dredd MegazineJudge Dredd MegazineJudge Dredd: The Megazine is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in October 1990. It is a sister publication to 2000 AD. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Dredd's locale Mega-City One.-Content:...
#316-ongoing, 2011)
Covers
Cover work includes:- 2000 AD #877, 886, 894, 902, 958, 995, 998, 1002, 1025, 1277, 1323, 1326, 1332, 1339, 1351, 1355, 1363, 1372, 1375, 1398, 1400, 1420, 1425, 1437, 1442, 1445, 1456, 1466, 1470, 1475, 1519, 1522, 1524, 1551, 1555, 1559, Prog 2008, 1603, 1606, 1611 and 1616 (1994–2009)
- Annihilation: ConquestAnnihilation: ConquestAnnihilation: Conquest is a 2007-2008 Marvel Comics crossover storyline and the sequel to 2006's Annihilation. The series again focuses on Marvel's cosmic heroes defending the universe against the Phalanx, now led by Ultron...
: Wraith #1-4 (Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, 2007) - Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch #1-4 (Marvel Comics, 2008)
- Guardians of the Galaxy #1-10 (Marvel Comics, 2008–2009)
- City of Dust #1-5 (Radical ComicsRadical ComicsRadical Comics is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher and developer of related media with offices in Los Angeles and London.- History :...
, 2008–2009) - HerculesHercules (Radical Comics)Hercules is a Radical Comics character who has appeared in two limited series The Thracian Wars and The Knives of Kush, both written by Steve Moore with Cris Bolsin on art. The Jim Steranko "Hercules" from the cover of the first issue is also featured in solid bronze as the first in the Radical...
: Knives of Kush #1-5 (Radical Comics, 2009) - Dark ReignDark Reign (comics)"Dark Reign" is a 2008–2009 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. It deals with the aftermath of the "Secret Invasion" storyline, which led to a shift of power in the Marvel Universe toward Norman Osborn. The title "Dark Reign" refers to Osborn's rise to national power and the...
: Hawkeye #1-5 (Marvel Comics, 2009) - Realm of KingsRealm of Kings"Realm of Kings" is a crossover comic book storyline published in 2010 by Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, it is a follow-up to the 2009 storyline "War of Kings".-Publication history:...
one-shot (Marvel Comics, January 2010)
Role-playing games
- SLA IndustriesSLA IndustriesSLA Industries is a role-playing game first published in 1993 by Nightfall Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The game is set in a dystopian far-flung future in which the majority of the known universe is either owned or indirectly controlled by the eponymous corporation "SLA Industries" and incorporates...
(Nightfall Games, 1993) - Magic: The GatheringMagic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
(1997–2006) - ViolenceViolence (role-playing game)Violence: The Roleplaying Game of Egregious and Repulsive Bloodshed is a short, 32-page roleplaying game written by Greg Costikyan under the pseudonym "Designer X" and published by Hogshead Publishing in 1999 as part of its New Style line of games...
(cover only, Hogshead, 1999) - Werewolf: The ForsakenWerewolf: The ForsakenWerewolf: The Forsaken is a role-playing game set in the new World of Darkness created by White Wolf Game Studio. It is the successor to Werewolf: The Apocalypse, the "game of savage horror" from the old World of Darkness line of games, but has moved to a more personal sort of horror, reflecting...
(White Wolf, 2005) - World Of WarcraftWorld of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
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Books
- The Art of Clint Langley (96 pages, April 2008, Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, ISBN 1-84416-518-3, Black LibraryBlack LibraryThe Black Library is a division of Games Workshop which is devoted to publishing novels and audiobooks set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes...
, ISBN 978-1-84416-518-6)
External links
- Clint Langley at 2000 AD online
- Clint Langley at the RPG Database
- Clint Langley, Marvel cover art on Marvel.com