David Baillie (comics)

David Baillie
Nationality Scottish
Area(s) Writer
Notable works
 2000 AD
http://www.davidbaillie.net

David Baillie is a writer and artist best known for creating the Vertigo comic series Red Thorn, and for writing stories for 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine - for which he once wrote a monthly column describing his life as a comics creator.[1]

Biography

At San Diego ComicCon, 2015 it was announced that he would write a new series for Vertigo called Red Thorn, set in modern day Glasgow exploring Scottish mythology, featuring art by Meghan Hetrick, colours by Steve Oliff, and letters by Todd Klein.[2]

In 2014 he was interviewed in Judge Dredd Megazine issue 344 by Matthew Badham about his comics career to date.[3]

In 2013 he was one of a number of professional writers commissioned to write a novel for Amazon Publishing's Kindle Worlds line featuring the Valiant Comics character Bloodshot[4]

In 2011 he took part in the successful group effort to break the Guinness World Records for the fastest comic-book ever produced and the largest number of creators working on a single comic, with proceeds going to Yorkhill Hospital.[5]

In 2010 Baillie was engaged as artist-in-residence for visual arts centre Firstsite in Colchester.[6]


Selected bibliography

Vertigo / DC Comics

2000 AD

Judge Dredd Megazine

References

  1. ↑ http://tysdiorbad.blogspot.co.uk/2007/12/because-i-wanted-to-talk-todavid_5229.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/comic-con-david-baillie-talks-807233
  3. ↑ http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=prog&page=megprofiles&choice=344
  4. ↑ http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/02/08/bloodshot-portal-666-david-baillie/
  5. ↑ http://www.stashmycomics.com/searchviewcomic.asp?kcid=268268
  6. ↑ http://www.tweeterview.com/published-tweeterview/4d6a5535

External links

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