- Andy Diggle
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notable works = "The Losers"
"Adam Strange "
awards = "Favourite Comics Editor" Eagle Award (2000)
website = http://www.andydiggle.com/Andy Diggle is a British
comic book writer and former editor of "2000 AD". He is best known for his work on "The Losers", "Swamp Thing ", "Adam Strange " and "Silent Dragon ".Biography
As editor, Diggle is often credited (most frequently by
David Bishop , who originally employed him) as having spearheaded a return to theold skool values of "2000 AD".He is currently working on "
Batman Confidential ", "" (with Jock) [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=87924 Back To The Future: DC Announces Five Year One Miniseries] ,Newsarama ] as well as unnamed projects including a comic mini-series and a computer game with a Japanese firm. He will also start writing "Hellblazer " as of issue #230. [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=88058 Andy Diggle Joins "Hellblazer" With #230,Newsarama ] ] He will also be writing "Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper " withGuy Ritchie - part of Virgin Comics' "Director's cut" line. [ [http://andydiggle.blogspot.com/2006/10/like-virgin.html Andy Diggle: Like A Virgin] ] Diggle is also writing thewebcomic adaptation of the "Bionic Commando" game. [ [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080718-BionicCommandoWeb.html Diggle: Bringing Bionic Commando to Webcomics] ,Newsarama , July 18, 2008] At San Diego Comic-Con 2008, Andy Diggle was announced as the new writer of "Thunderbolts", his first work atMarvel Comics since his Punisher one-shot. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17455 CCI: Diggle and Rosemann Talk "Thunderbolts"] ,Comic Book Resources , July 27, 2008]After finishing his run on "Hellblazer" he will be working on a
creator-owned project with Jock. [ [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090805-AndyDiggle.html Catching Up With Andy Diggle] ,Newsarama , August 5, 2008]Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*"
Lenny Zero " (with Jock, collected in "Mega-City Undercover ", 160 pages, Rebellion, January 2008, ISBN 1905437528):
** "Lenny Zero" in "Judge Dredd Megazine " #3.68, 2000)
** "Dead Zero" in "Judge Dredd Megazine " #4.01-4.02, 2001)
** "Wipeout" in "Judge Dredd Megazine " #4.14-4.15, 2002)*"
Judge Dredd vs. Aliens : Incubus" (with co-authorJohn Wagner and art byHenry Flint , in "2000 AD" #1332-1335, 2003, tpb, 104 pages, Rebellion, 2003, ISBN 1-904265-10-3, Dark Horse, 2004, ISBN 1-56971-983-7)*"Snow/Tiger": "Pax Americana" (with Andy Clarke, in "2000 AD" #1336-1342, 2003)
*"Payback" (with
Henry Flint , in "Star Wars Tales 18 ", 2003)*"
Hellblazer ":
**"Lady Constantine" (withGoran Sudzuka , DC, 4 issue mini-series, 2003, tpb, 96 pages, 2006, Titan, ISBN 1-84576-263-0 DC, ISBN 1-4012-0942-4) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=5047 "Lady Constantine" trade details at DC Comics] ]
**"Hellblazer " #230-onwards (March 2007, ongoing):
***"Joyride" (withLeonardo Manco , 192 pages, Vertigo, February, 2008, ISBN 1-40121-651-X, Titan, April 2008, ISBN 1845767756) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=8671 "Hellblazer: Joyride" tpb details] ] collects:
**** "In at the Deep End" ("Hellblazer" #230-231, 2007)
**** "Wheels of Chance, Systems of Control" ("Hellblazer" #232-233, 2007)
**** "Joyride" ("Hellblazer" #234-237, 2007)
*** "The Laughing Magician" (128 pages, August 2008, ISBN 1-40121-853-9) collects:
**** "The Smoke" (withDanijel Zezelj , 2007)
**** "The Passage" (withLeonardo Manco , 2007)
**** "The Laughing Magician" (withLeonardo Manco , "Hellblazer" #240-242, 2008)
*** Uncollected:
**** The Mortification of the Flesh" (withGiuseppe Camuncoli , "Hellblazer" #243-244, 2008)*"The Losers" (with Jock, DC, 32 issues, 2003-2006)
*"
Swamp Thing : Bad Seed" (withEnrique Breccia , DC, 2004, tpb, collects "Swamp Thing" #1-6, 144 pages, 2005, Titan ISBN 1-84023-954-9 DC ISBN 1-4012-0421-X) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=2417 "Swamp Thing: Bad Seed" trade details at DC Comics] ]*"Tharg's Future Shocks": "Red Moon" (with
Kev Walker , in "2000 AD" #1398, 2004)*"
Adam Strange : Planet Heist" (with Pascal Ferry andDave McCaig , DC, 8 issue mini-series, 2004-2005, tpb, 192 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0727-8) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=3995 "Adam Strange: Planet Heist" trade details at DC Comics] ]*"
Silent Dragon " (withLeinil Francis Yu ,Gerry Alanguilan ,Wildstorm , 6 issue mini-series, 2005, tpb, 144 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1104-6) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=5382 "Silent Dragon" trade details at DC Comics] ]*"
Punisher ": "Silent Night" (withKyle Hotz , one shot, collected in "Punisher: Very Special Holidays", 120 pages, Marvel, May 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2220-6)*"
Batman Confidential " (withWhilce Portacio andRichard Friend , DC, 6-issue mini-series, December 2006-June 2007, collected in "Batman: Rules of Engagement", 160 pages, ISBN 1401214814) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=8056 "Batman: Rules of Engagement" hardcover details at DC Comics] ]*"
Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper " (withGuy Ritchie andMukesh Singh ,Virgin Comics , March 2007)*"" (with Jock, 6-issue mini-series, DC, July-September 2007, tpb, hardcover, 160 pages,
Titan Books , May 2008, ISBN 1845767276, DC, April 2008, ISBN 1401216870) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=8823 "Green Arrow: Year One" hardcover details at DC Comics] ]* "Bionic Commando: Chain of Command" (with Colin Wilson, game tie-in, forthcoming) [ [http://www.bioniccommando.com/en/comics/ Bionic Commando comic page] ]
* "Thunderbolts" #125- (with
Roberto De La Torre , Marvel Comics, November 2008, forthcoming)Awards
* 2000: won the Eagle Award for Favourite Comics Editor
Notes
References
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=71|title=Andy Diggle
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=ANDYD 2000 AD profile]External links
*official|http://www.andydiggle.com
* [http://andydiggle.blogspot.com Andy Diggle Blog]
* [http://marvel.com/catalog/?writer=Andy%20Diggle Andy Diggle] at Marvel.comInterviews
* [http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/diggle/diggleinterview1.shtml 2003 interview with 2000ADReview] conducted by Richmond Clements
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=4835 2005 interview about "Silent Dragon", "The Losers" and "Adam Strange"]
* [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/031108megacityoneundercover.html Wizard Q&A: Andy Diggle & Jock] , "Wizard", March 11, 2008
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