Neill Cameron
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Biography
Cameron started out in British small press comicsBritish small press comics
British small press comics, once known as stripzines, are comic books self-published by amateur cartoonists and comic book creators, usually in short print runs, in the UK. A "small press comic" is essentially a zine composed predominantly of comic strips. The term emerged in the early 1980s to...
, most notably drawing Bulldog Empire, which also appeared in the small press section of Judge Dredd Megazine
Judge Dredd Megazine
Judge 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:...
and was reprinted in the first volume of ILYA's Mammoth Book of Best New Manga.
He has since gone on to mainstream work, providing the art for the Classical Comics
Classical Comics
Classical Comics is a British publisher of graphic novel adaptations of the great works of literature, including Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë and Dickens.-Overview:...
's award-winning adaptation of Henry V
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in approximately 1599. Its full titles are The Cronicle History of Henry the Fifth and The Life of Henry the Fifth...
and he is producing Mo-Bot High for the new British children's comic The DFC
The DFC
The DFC was a weekly British children's anthology comic, published by David Fickling Books . The first issue was published at the end of May 2008...
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Comics
- Dumbass Comics (collected in Absolute Dumbass)
- Bulldog Empire (written by Jason Cobley, reprinted in Mammoth Book of Best New Manga Vol. 1, ISBN 1845293533)
- Beautiful Things (with Sean Michael WilsonSean Michael WilsonSean Michael Wilson is a comic book writer from Edinburgh, Scotland, but who now lives and works in Japan.-Biography:Wilson was inspired to create comics at an early age by 2000 AD but he largely published poetry while studying sociology and psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University and Edinburgh...
, Boychild productions, June 2005, ISBN 0954659619):- "The Unveiling"
- "Homecoming"
- Henry VHenry V (play)Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in approximately 1599. Its full titles are The Cronicle History of Henry the Fifth and The Life of Henry the Fifth...
(written by John McDonald, with inks by Bambos, 144 pages, November 2007, ISBN 978-1-906332-00-6, ISBN 978-1-906332-01-3, ISBN 978-1-906332-02-0) - "Japan Manga diary" (in NEO magazine)
- Mo-Bot High (in The DFCThe DFCThe DFC was a weekly British children's anthology comic, published by David Fickling Books . The first issue was published at the end of May 2008...
#1-ongoing, 2008)
Illustration
- "Political Creatures" (promotional art, by Rich JohnstonRich JohnstonRich Johnston is a writer who writes about the comic book industry.-Early life:Johnston grew up in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, studied politics at University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and was an advertising copywriter until 2009; he currently lives in Kingston Vale, London, with his wife, Janice...
) - "Crash Course" (with ILYA, Flash game for the BBC)
Awards
- 20082008 in comics-January:*January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published.*January 23: Hellblazer #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.-February:...
: Won the Silver Medal "Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary" Independent Publisher Book Award, for Henry V.
External links
- Bulldog Empire
- Thump Culture, webcomic