Kev Hopgood
Encyclopedia
Kev Hopgood is a British comic artist who has been drawing comic book
s since 1984. He specializes in artwork for science fiction and fantasy comics
.
from the mid-1980s
onwards on titles like Tharg's Future Shocks
, Spider-Man and Zoids
, and Action Force.
At Marvel Comics
in the early-1990s
, he was the main artist on Iron Man where, with writer Len Kaminski, he created War Machine
(James Rhodes, had appeared earlier but the alias "War Machine" and the armour were created by Hopgood/Kaminski), a character that would get his own eponymous series and feature in both the first Iron Man
film and Iron Man 2
.
Hopgood would return to British comics in the mid-late 1990s with a run on the rebooted Harlem Heroes
story at 2000 AD and the Warhammer Fantasy
series Darkblade for Games Workshop
with writer Dan Abnett
. He would work again with Abnett on the Warhammer 40,000
comic Exterminatus at Boom! Studios
, where he'd also do Defenders of Ultramar with Graham McNeill
.
He has recently been devoting his time to illustrating children's books and educational books. He has also provided the art for the story Lawless running in Strip.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s since 1984. He specializes in artwork for science fiction and fantasy comics
Fantasy comics
A number of fantasy themed comic books exist. For example:* Arion* Arrowsmith* Battle Chasers* Bone* Cerebus The Aardvark* Conan* Conan The Barbarian* The Dark Tower* Dungeon Siege: The Battle for Aranna...
.
Biography
Hopgood started his career in British comics getting work at 2000 AD and Marvel UKMarvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
from the mid-1980s
1980s in comics
This article lists major events in the field of comics during the 1980s.Publications: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989-1982:*Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo debuts in Young Magazine.- March :...
onwards on titles like Tharg's Future Shocks
Future Shocks
Future 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:...
, Spider-Man and Zoids
Zoids (comics)
Spider-Man and Zoids was a comic book series by Marvel UK that was a tie-in with the toys of the same name. The comics anthology included reprints of Spider-Man stories and an original series of Zoids tales...
, and Action Force.
At Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
in the early-1990s
1990s in comics
See also:1980s in comics,other events of the 1990s,2000s in comics and thelist of years in comicsPublications: 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999-1992:See also: 1992 in comics...
, he was the main artist on Iron Man where, with writer Len Kaminski, he created War Machine
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
(James Rhodes, had appeared earlier but the alias "War Machine" and the armour were created by Hopgood/Kaminski), a character that would get his own eponymous series and feature in both the first Iron Man
Iron Man (film)
Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero, Iron...
film and Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon...
.
Hopgood would return to British comics in the mid-late 1990s with a run on the rebooted Harlem Heroes
Harlem Heroes
Harlem Heroes is a British comic strip that formed part of the original line-up of 2000 AD. Inspired by the popularity during the 1970s of kung fu films and the Harlem Globetrotters, Harlem Heroes was devised by Pat Mills, employing elements from his Hellball comic strip, and scripted by Tom Tully...
story at 2000 AD and the Warhammer Fantasy
Warhammer Fantasy (setting)
Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting, created by Games Workshop, which is used by many of the company's games. Some of the best-known games set in this world are: the table top wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay pen-and-paper role-playing game, and the MMORPG...
series Darkblade for Games Workshop
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000...
with writer Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He is a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, including 2000 AD...
. He would work again with Abnett on the Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000 comics
Warhammer 40,000 comics are spin-offs and tie-ins based in the Warhammer 40,000 fictional universe. Over the years these have been published by different sources...
comic Exterminatus at Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios
BOOM! Studios is an American comic book company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The "BOOM!" in BOOM! Studios is always capitalized by the company.-History:BOOM! was founded June 22, 2005 with Zombie Tales #1....
, where he'd also do Defenders of Ultramar with Graham McNeill
Graham McNeill
Graham McNeill is a British novelist. He is best known for his Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 novels, and his previous role as games designer for Games Workshop.-Biography:...
.
He has recently been devoting his time to illustrating children's books and educational books. He has also provided the art for the story Lawless running in Strip.
Covers
- 2000 AD ##610, 616, 631, 642, 645, 657, 689, 697, 705, 938, 957 (1989-1995)
- WarheadsWarheads (comics)Warheads was a Marvel UK comic book series which ran for 14 issues in the early 1990s and was followed by the two-issue mini-series Warheads: Black Dawn. The stories contained in the comic were also serialised in the UK comics anthology Overkill...
#3 (Marvel UK, 1992) - Iron Man #280-306 (Marvel, 1992-1994)
- War Machine #9, 10, 12-13 (Marvel, 1994-1995)
External links
- Kev Hopgood at the Beehive Illustration Agency
- Kev Hopgood at the G.I. Joe Wiki
- Kev Hopgood at the Transformers Wiki
- Kev Hopgood at the Marvel Database Project
Interviews
- Kev Hopgood YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
interview