Andy Lanning is an English comic book writer and
inker
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After the penciller creates a drawing with pencil, the inker interprets this drawing by outlining and embellishing ...
, known for his work for
Marvel Comics
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and
DC Comics
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, and for his collaboration with
Dan Abnett
Daniel P. Abnett ( ; born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and has worked on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since ...
.
Career
Lanning works primarily at
Marvel Comics
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and
DC Comics
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as an inker. He has also
pencilled books, such as his creation ''
The Sleeze Brothers''.
Lanning's writing has included his and Abnett's 2000 relaunch of DC's title ''
Legion of Super-Heroes
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''. The two co-created the
Resurrection Man character with artist
Jackson Guice in 1997.
Lanning and Abnett also collaborated on an ongoing ''
Nova'' series for Marvel, which premiered in 2007. The duo previously authored a ''Nova'' miniseries as a tie-in for the Marvel crossover
Annihilation
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, starring Richard Rider, now the only member of the Xandarian Nova Corps. This led into their piloting the "
Annihilation: Conquest" storyline, and the core characters from this went on to form the new
Guardians of the Galaxy.
Lanning teamed up with Abnett to relaunch ''
The Authority'', with
Simon Coleby
Simon Coleby (born 1 March 1967) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British sci-fi comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics.
Biography
Coleby started his mainstream work in the Br ...
on art, as part of the World's End relaunch of the core
Wildstorm
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titles.
It was announced at
Wizard World Chicago in June 2008 that Abnett and Lanning had signed an exclusive deal with Marvel, which they hoped would give them time to work on the "cosmic" characters they dealt with, as well as more earth-based ones. The contract allows them to finish existing commitments, so they will be able to finish their fifteen issue run on ''The Authority''. Their first major work which followed this was "
War of Kings", which depicted the "cosmic" aftermath of
Secret Invasion. He also wrote the three-issue Marvel/
Top Cow crossover miniseries ''
Fusion''.
In 2020 Lanning collaborated with
Ron Marz on the nine-issue
DC Comics
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crossover storyline "
Endless Winter", which would debut that December.
Bibliography
*''
The Sleeze Brothers'' (with John Carnell,
Epic Comics
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, 1989–1990)
*''
Judge Anderson'': "Exorcise Duty" (with
Dan Abnett
Daniel P. Abnett ( ; born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and has worked on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since ...
, and art by
Anthony Williams, in ''Judge Dredd Annual'' 1991)
* ''
Death's Head II'' (inks, with Dan Abnett, and art by
Liam Sharp, mini series and ongoing series,
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint (trade name), imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint United States of America, US-produced stories for the United Kingdom, British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British cr ...
, 1991–1993)
Dreadlands Epic comics with co author Steve White and art by Phil Gascoine, 4 issue miniseries Epic comics 1992
* ''
Digitek'' (with co-author
John Tomlinson and art by
Dermot Power, 4-issue mini-series,
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint (trade name), imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint United States of America, US-produced stories for the United Kingdom, British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British cr ...
, 1992)
*''
Codename: Genetix'' (with co-author Graham Marks, pencils by
Phil Gascoine and inks by
Robin Riggs, 4-issue mini-series,
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint (trade name), imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint United States of America, US-produced stories for the United Kingdom, British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British cr ...
, 1993)
*''
The Punisher: Year One'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, pencils by
Dale Eaglesham and inks by
Scott Koblish
Scott Koblish ( ) was born on May 28, 1970, in upstate New York, and has hundreds of comics credits at both Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Education
Scott Koblish attended The Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art when he was nine years old. ...
, 4-issue mini-series,
Marvel Comics
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, 1994–1995)
*''
Force Works'' (with co-author Dan Abnett,
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
, 1994)
*''
Resurrection Man'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Jackson Guice,
DC, 1997–1999)
*''
Batman
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'': "
Two Faces" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Anthony Williams, one shot
Elseworlds
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story, DC, 1998)
*''
Superman
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'':
** "Prime Time" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by Graham Higgins), a 10-page short story in ''
Superman
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80-Page Giant'' No. 1 (Feb. 1999)
** "
The Superman Monster" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Tom Palmer and
Anthony Williams,
one-shot Elseworlds
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story, DC, 1999)
**''Return to Krypton'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Karl Kerschl
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Early life
Kerschl was born ...
,
DC, 2004,
Titan Books, )
**''Strange Attractors'' (with co-authors
Gail Simone and Dan Abnett, and art by
John Byrne,
DC, 2006,
Titan Books, , DC, )
*''
Legion Lost'' (inks, with co-author Dan Abnett, pencils by
Oliver Coipel and
Pascal Alike,
DC, 2000–2001)
*''
Wonder Woman
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'' vol. 2 No. 174 (inks, 2001)
* ''
The Legion'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Chris Batista, Chip Wallace, Leonard Kirk,
Dave Cockrum
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,
Tony Harris, Tom Feister, Paul Rivoche and Eric Wight,
DC, 2001–2004, tpb, ''Foundations'', collects #25–30, 176 pages, 2004, )
*''
Star Trek: Voyager: The Collection'' (with co-authors Dan Abnett and Jeffrey Moy, and art by
Drew Struzan
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, 2002,
Titan Books, )
*''
Iceman'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Karl Kerschl
Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist. He is best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', '' All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and '' Gotham Academy''.
Early life
Kerschl was born ...
, Marvel Comics, 2002, )
* ''
iCandy'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Kalman Andrasofszky, DC Comics, 2003–2004)
*''
Majestic'' (with co-author Dan Abnett):
**''Volume 1: Strange New Visitor'' (with
Karl Kerschl
Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist. He is best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', '' All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and '' Gotham Academy''.
Early life
Kerschl was born ...
, collects ''
Action Comics
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'' No. 811, ''
Adventures of Superman'' No. 624, ''
Superman
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'' No. 201 and ''Majestic'' 4-issue mini-series, 2004,
DC, 2005, )
**''While You Were Out'' (with
Neil Googe,
Georges Jeanty and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #1–7,
Wildstorm
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, 2005, )
**''Volume 2'' (with Neil Googe,
Georges Jeanty and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #8–12,
Wildstorm
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, 2006, )
**''Volume 3: Final Cut'' (with Neil Googe, Diego Olmos,
Kevin West and others, collects ''Majestic'' #13–17 and ''Wildstorm Winter Special'',
Wildstorm
Wildstorm Productions (stylized as WildStorm) is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi to publish through Image Comics, Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC C ...
, January 2007)
*''
Annihilation
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:
Nova'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Kev Walker,
Marvel
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, 4-issue mini-series, 2006)
*''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Wesley Craig,
Wildstorm
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, November 2006)
* ''
Nova'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, Marvel Comics, 2007-ongoing)
* ''
Guardians of the Galaxy'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and art by
Paul Pelletier, Marvel Comics, May 2008, ongoing)
*''
The Authority'' #1–17 (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by
Simon Coleby
Simon Coleby (born 1 March 1967) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British sci-fi comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics.
Biography
Coleby started his mainstream work in the Br ...
,
Wildstorm
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, 2008–2010) collected as:
** ''World's End'' (136 pages, August 2009, )
**'' Rule Britannia'' (192 pages, February 2010, )
* ''
War of Kings'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and art by
Paul Pelletier, Marvel Comics, March–August 2009)
*''
Fusion'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and pencils by
Tyler Kirkham, Marvel Comics/
Top Cow Productions, May 2009-ongoing)
*
Realm of Kings (with co-author Dan Abnett):
**''Realm of Kings'' (with
Mahmud Asrar/
Leonardo Manco, one-shot, Marvel Comics, January 2010)
**''Realm of Kings:
Imperial Guard'' (with
Kev Walker, five-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010, tpb, 120 pages, June 2010, )
**''Realm of Kings:
Inhumans
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'' (with pencils by
Pablo Raimondi and inks by
Andrew Hennessy, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010)
*
Hypernaturals (with co-author
Dan Abnett
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and art by Brad Walker, Andres Guinaldo and Mark Irwin, 12-issue mini-series,
BOOM! Studios
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, July 2012-June 2013)
References
External links
Andy Lanningat 2000 AD online
Andy Lanning on Marvel.com*
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, 9 April 2007
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Hi ...
, 10 April 2008
Exclusive: interview with "Legion Lost" writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning!" Legione dei Super-Eroi. 26 July 2011
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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English comics artists
Year of birth missing (living people)