Dom Reardon
Encyclopedia
Dom Reardon is a British comics
artist, whose work appears mainly in British comic 2000AD
.
He is the illustrator of Gordon Rennie
-scripted horror tale Caballistics, Inc.
.
. His work is clearly influenced by Mike Mignola
, though other influences are said to include Kent Williams
, Sean Phillips
, Duncan Fegredo
, Dean Ormston
and Eduardo Risso
.
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
artist, whose work appears mainly in British comic 2000AD
2000 AD (comic)
2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
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He is the illustrator of Gordon Rennie
Gordon Rennie
Gordon Rennie is a comics writer, responsible for White Trash: Moronic Inferno, as well as several comic strips for 2000 AD and novels for Warhammer Fantasy....
-scripted horror tale Caballistics, Inc.
Caballistics, Inc.
Caballistics, Inc is a horror/fantasy comic strip, set in the present day, that has been running in the weekly British anthology comic 2000AD since December 2002...
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Biography
Noted for a sketchy, deliberately rough black-and-white style, Reardon is often connected with fellow Brits Jock and Henry FlintHenry Flint
Henry Flint is a British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British sci-fi comic 2000AD.-Biography:Flint has established a cult following for his hyper-detailed and wildly inventive work on series such as Judge Dredd, Zombo,,ABC Warriors, Shakara, Low Life and Aliens.A recent project was...
. His work is clearly influenced by Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola
Michael Joseph "Mike" Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer who created the comic book series Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics. He has worked for animation projects such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the adaptation of his one shot comic book, The Amazing Screw-On Head.-Career:Mignola...
, though other influences are said to include Kent Williams
Kent Williams
Kent Robert Williams is an American painter and graphic novel artist.A graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York City, Williams, a consummate draftsman and painter, has realized his work through various other artistic channels as well; that of the illustrated word and the graphic novel ,...
, Sean Phillips
Sean Phillips
Sean Phillips is a British comic book artist.He is best known in the American comic book industry for his work on DC Comics' Sleeper, WildC.A.T.s, Batman and Hellblazer.-Career:...
, Duncan Fegredo
Duncan Fegredo
Duncan Fegredo is a British comic book artist born in Leicester in 1964.-Career:Fegredo first managed to get into comics after showing his portfolio around UKCAC in 1987 and meeting Dave Thorpe. Together they worked on a strip for a short lived British magazine called Heartbreak Hotel...
, Dean Ormston
Dean Ormston
Dean Ormston is a British born comic book artist. His most notable work has been for the British comic 2000 AD and for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.-Biography:...
and Eduardo Risso
Eduardo Risso
Eduardo Risso is an Argentine comic book artist. In the United States he is probably best known for his work with writer Brian Azzarello on the Vertigo title 100 Bullets, while in Argentina and Europe he is noted for his collaborations with Ricardo Barreiro and Carlos Trillo...
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Comics
Comics work includes:- Tharg's Terror TalesFuture ShocksFuture Shocks is the name given to a long running series of short strips in the weekly comic 2000 AD in 1977. The name originates in a book titled Future Shock, written by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970.-Publishing history:...
:- "In Memoriam" (with Gary Simpson, in 2000 AD #1281, 2002)
- "Scene of the Crime" (with Al EwingAl EwingAl Ewing is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for 2000 AD.-Biography:Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the five-page Future Shocks format for 2000AD...
, in 2000 AD #1296, 2002) - "The Statue Garden" (with Gary Wilkinson, in 2000 AD #1327, 2003)
- Caballistics, Inc.Caballistics, Inc.Caballistics, Inc is a horror/fantasy comic strip, set in the present day, that has been running in the weekly British anthology comic 2000AD since December 2002...
(with Gordon RennieGordon RennieGordon Rennie is a comics writer, responsible for White Trash: Moronic Inferno, as well as several comic strips for 2000 AD and novels for Warhammer Fantasy....
):- "Going Underground" (in 2000 AD #1322-1326, 2002)
- "Moving In" (in 2000 AD #1331-1333, 2003)
- "Breaking Out" (in 2000 AD #1337-1340, 2003)
- "Downtime 1 - Chapter" (in 2000 AD #1363, 2002)
- "Downtime 2 - Verse" (in 2000 AD #1364, 2002)
- "Downtime 3 - Ness" (in 2000 AD #1365, 2003)
- "Downtime 4 - Jonathan & Jennifer" (in 2000 AD #1366, 2003)
- "Downtime 5 - Ravne" (in 2000 AD #1367, 2003)
- "Downtime 6 - Kostabi" (in 2000 AD #1368, 2003)
- "Krystalnacht" (in 2000 AD prog 2004, 2003)
- "Picking Up The Pieces" (in 2000 AD #1400, 2004)
- "Safe House" (in 2000 AD #1401-1408, 2004)
- "Weird War Tales" (in 2000 AD prog 2005, 2004)
- "Northern Dark" (in 2000 AD #1443-1448, 2005)
- "Strange Bedfellows" (in 2000 AD prog 2006, 2005)
- "Changelings" (in 2000 AD #1469-1474, 2006)
- "Ashes" (in 2000 AD #1551-1558, 2007)
- "Chalky" (with Edward Berridge, in Something Wicked #1, 2006)
- The Ten-SecondersThe Ten-SecondersThe Ten-Seconders is a story in 2000 AD written by Rob Williams and drawn by Mark Harrison. The second instalment "Make. Believe." started with art by Dom Reardon.It is about a group of survivors fighting against Gods that have taken over the planet....
(with Rob Williams, in 2000 AD #1578-1580, 2008) - The Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael (with Rob Williams, in 2000 AD #1677–1688, March-June 2010)
- Raven's GateRaven's GateRaven's Gate is the first book in The Power of Five series, written by Anthony Horowitz. It was published and released in the UK on 1 August 2005, by Walker Books Ltd and in the United States by Scholastic Press under the adjusted series title The Gatekeepers...
(adapted by Tony LeeTony LeeTony Lee is a British comics writer, screenwriter, audio playwright and novelist.-Early life:Lee was born in Hayes, Middlesex in England...
, from the novel by Anthony HorowitzAnthony HorowitzAnthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's...
, 160 page graphic novelGraphic novelA graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, Walker BooksWalker BooksWalker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker.The success of their Where's Wally? series enabled them to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.Amelia Edwards, co-founder of Walker Books,...
, August 2010, ISBN 9781406306477)
Interviews
- 2006 interview with 2000ADReview
- Short interview by British freelance Gary Wilkinson
- Dom Reardon interview by Al EwingAl EwingAl Ewing is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for 2000 AD.-Biography:Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the five-page Future Shocks format for 2000AD...
, Freaky Trigger, October 4, 2003