Peter Hogan

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Peter K. Hogan was editor of cult political British comics "Crisis" and "Revolver" in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Biography

Hogan first worked as Commissioning Editor for Eel Pie Publishing from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. He managed the Magic Bus Bookstore in Richmond assisted by his then wife, Ruth, until its closure in 1982. His known associates at that time were Dave Marsh and Patrick Humphries, Rock Music journalists. He also was a contributing writer to a biography about The Monkees pop group. He has recently been a reviewer for Uncut magazine(this insert added 2007).

After "Revolver" folded, Hogan became a scriptwriter for the "2000 AD" comic, working on short story series "Vector 13" and "Tharg's Dragon Tales", as well as reinventing the long-running "Strontium Dog" series as "Strontium Dogs" and supervising the "Durham Red" spin-off series. Hogan also had a short stint working on "Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter". He also created gentle fantasy "Timehouse".

Hogan's writing is noted for a whimsical, fantastic quality that stood out from the more usual hard-edged sci-fi to appear under the 2000AD banner.

However, when David Bishop took on the editorship of "2000 AD", he informed Hogan that he would commission no more of Hogan's scripts because he "didn't believe his writing fitted the comic [he] wanted 2000 AD to be." The two commissioned scripts, "Strontium Dogs" "Hate and War" and "Durham Red" "Night of the Hunters" were heavily rewritten and Hogan asked for his name to be removed - they were credited to Alan Smithee. With hindsight Bishop says "He was rightly furious about having his work summarily rewritten and demanded his name taken off the scripts, which I did. I regret the brutal way I treated Peter: I was in a hurry to make changes and he caught the full force of that haste." [Bishop, 2007, page 184]

Hogan went on to write books covering the bands R.E.M, Queen and The Doors.

In the '90s, Hogan wrote for some titles on DC Comics' Vertigo line, including "The Dreaming" and '. Most recently, his unpublished followup to the latter, ', was published online. [http://www.swampthingroots.com/marquee.html "The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon" online] ] Like "Love Street," "Marquee Moon" is a tie-in to Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and offers a look at the early days of John Constantine of "Swamp Thing" and "Hellblazer" fame.

In addition, Hogan has worked with Alan Moore on Moore's America's Best Comics series, including his own spin-off title "Terra Obscura".

Known, with great affection, by many of 'The Ealing Lot' as 'The Count' for his legendary - pre-child - nocturnal working habits.Fact|date=November 2007

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

*"Tharg's Dragon Tales":
** "The Challenge" (with Tim Bollard, in "2000 AD" #793-95, 1992)
** "Dragon Tales" (with Nigel Dobbyn, in "2000 AD" #793-95, 1992)

*"Tharg's Future Shocks":
** "Seeds" (with Lee Sullivan, in "2000 AD" #798, 1992)
** "A Kind of Hush" (with Jon Haward, in "2000 AD" #862, 1993)
** "Time of Peace" (with DHill, in "2000 AD" #864, 1993)
** "Clone Wolf" (with DHill, in "2000 AD" #866, 1993)
** "Red Giant" (with Paul Johnson, in "2000 AD" #892, 1994)
** "The Star!" (with Mike Perkins, in "2000 AD" #938, 1995)

*"Strontium Dogs"

*"Robo-Hunter":
** "Slade Runner" (with Rian Hughes, in "2000 AD 1994 Yearbook", 1993)
** "Winnegan's Fake" (with Rian Hughes, in "'2000 AD" #852-854, 1993)
** "Metrobolis" (with Rian Hughes, in "'2000 AD" #904-911, 1994)
** "Fax and Deductions" (with Simon Jacob, in "2000 AD 1994 Sci-Fi Special")
** "War Of The Noses" (with Rian Hughes, in "'2000 AD" #1023, 1996)

*"Timehouse" (with Tim Bollard):
** "Timehouse" (in "2000 AD" #860-866, 1993)
** "Century Duty" (in "2000 AD" #919-927, 1994-1995)

*"Durham Red":
** "Mirrors" (with Mark Harrison, in "2000 AD" #901-903, 1994)
** "Ghosts" (with Mark Harrison, in "2000 AD Winter Special 1994")
** "Deals" (with Mark Harrison, in "2000 AD" #960-963, 1995)
** "Diners" (with Paul Marshall, in "2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1995")
** "Night of the Hunters" (as Alan Smithee, with Mark Harrison, in "2000 AD" #1000-1005, 1996)

*"Vector 13":
** "Case Seven: Are They Cats?" (with John Ridgway, in "2000 AD" #957, 1995)
** "Case Nine: Spear of Destiny" (with David Hine, in "2000 AD" #959, 1995)
** "Case Four: Operation Mordred" (with Lee Sullivan, in "2000 AD" #968, 1995

*"The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon" (1997, unpublished)
*"The Sandman Presents: Love Street" (1999)
*"Terra Obscura" Volumes 1 & 2

Notes

References

*gcdb|type=writer|search=Peter+Hogan|title=Peter Hogan
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1281|title=Peter Hogan
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=PETERH 2000 AD profile]
* "Thrill Power Overload" (by David Bishop (Rebellion, 260 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-905437-22-6)