- Si Spencer
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"The Vinyl Underground "
awards =Si Spencer is a British
comic book writer, with work appearing inBritish comic s such as "Crisis", before moving to the American comics industry. He often collaborates withDean Ormston .Biography
After starting in "Crisis", from 1993 to 1995 he was a regular writer for the "
Judge Dredd Megazine ", creating characters such as "Harke & Burr " and "The Creep" as well as working on established characters (e.g. "Judge Dredd ").Among
North America npublisher s his work has primarily appeared in series published byDC Comics under their Vertigo imprint, such as "".Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = The Books of Magick: Life During Wartime | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 42-43 | publisher =Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5 | oclc = 213309015]Si Spencer has also written for
television . He has worked as a staff writer for theBBC 's "EastEnders " andITV 's "The Bill ". In March 2006, it was announced in issue 368 of "Doctor Who Magazine " that he was to write an episode for the "Doctor Who " spin-off series "Torchwood " and even made an appearance at the 2006 BristolComic Expo to publicise it; however, he was not among the writers of episodes for the first series.His recent work includes "
The Vinyl Underground " for Vertigo.Bibliography
* "Two pretty names" (with Phil Laskey, in "Crisis" #33, 1989)
* "Strange hotel" (with Adrian Dungworthy, in "Crisis" #62, 1991)
*"
Judge Death ": "Masque of the Judge, Death" (withJohn McCrea , in "Judge Dredd Mega-Special" #4, 1991)*"Mytek the Mighty": "Mytek Lives!" (with
Shaky Kane , in "2000 AD Action Special", 1992)*"
Harke & Burr ":
** "Antique and Curious" (withDean Ormston , in "Judge Dredd Megazine " #2.27-2.28, 1993)
** "Hamster Horror" (withDean Ormston , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.40-2.42, 1995)
** "Grief Encounter" (withDean Ormston , in 'Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.47-2.49, 1994)
** "Secret Origin" (withPaul Peart , in 'Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.83, 1995)
** "Satanic Farces" (with co-authorGordon Rennie and art byDean Ormston , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #3.04-3.07, 1995)* "The Corps": "Fireteam One" (with
Colin MacNeil andPaul Marshall , in "2000 AD" #923, 1994)*"
Judge Dredd ":
** "Fall of the House of Esher" (withDean Ormston , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.70, 1995)
** "A Very Creepy Christmas" (withKevin Cullen , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.70, 1995)
** "Sleeping Satellite" (with Morak, in "Judge Dredd Mega Special 1995")
** "Judge Planet II" (withShaky Kane , in "Judge Dredd Mega Special 1995")*"" (with
Dean Ormston ,Steve Yeowell andDuncan Fegredo , 15 issues, Vertigo, 2004-2005, trade paperback collects #1-5, 2005, ISBN 1401204880)*"
The Vinyl Underground " (withSimon Gane andCameron Stewart , Vertigo, 2007-ongoing) collected as:
** "Watching the Detectives" (collects #1-5, 128 pages, June 2008, ISBN 1401218121) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=9400 "Watching the Detectives" profile at DC] ]
** "Pretty Dead Things" (collects #6-10, 128 pages, December 2008, ISBN 1401219772)Notes
References
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1547|title=Si Spencer
*imdb name|0818109|Si Spencer
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=SIS 2000 AD profile]External links
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119175602338052.htm Review of "The Vinyl Underground" #1] , [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119514698814844.htm #2] ,
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