Charles Adlard is a British

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artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and '' Savage''.

Career

Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with

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and '' 2000 AD'' series including ''

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'', and '' Armitage''. He has continued working for them with the series '' Savage''. In the United States he is best known for his work on ''

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'' (for

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), '' Astronauts in Trouble'' (for

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) and '' The Walking Dead'' (for

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). He has been the

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on ''The Walking Dead'' since 2004. Other work includes: ''

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'' (also for

); '' The Hellfire Club'' and ''

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'' for

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; '' Batman: Gotham Knights'' and ''

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'' for

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; '' White Death'' for Les Cartoonistes Dangereux; '' Blair Witch: Dark Testaments'' and '' Codeflesh'' for Image; '' Shadowman'' for

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; and ''

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'' for

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, among many others. He illustrated a

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, ''

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'', written by

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winner

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. In 1992, he collaborated with best-selling horror writer, Guy N. Smith '' Crabs' Fury''. The one-shot was re-released as a limited edition in September 2008 through Ghostwriter Publications. In 2012, Adlard was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for

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's '' The Walking Dead'' #100, which was released 11 July at the

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Bibliography

*''

'': ** "The Hand of Fate" (with Alan Grant, in ''

Judge Dredd Megazine ''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content Li ...

'' vol. 1 #18, March 1992) ** "War Games" (with

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, in '' 2000 AD'' #1153-1159, July–September 1999) ** "Endgame" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1160-1164, September–October 1999) ** "The Satanist" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1350-1356, July–September 2003) ** "Gulag" (with

Gordon Rennie Gordon Rennie is a Scottish comics writer, responsible for ''White Trash: Moronic Inferno'', as well as several comic strips for '' 2000 AD'' and novels for ''Warhammer Fantasy''. In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #1382-1386, 2004) *'' Warheads: Black Dawn'' (pencils, with writer Craig Huston and inks by James Hodgkins, 2-issue mini-series,

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, 1992) *'' Armitage'' (with

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): ** "Influential Circles" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 2 #10-18, 1992) ** "Flashback" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 2 #19-21, 1993) ** "Flashback II" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 2 #31-33, 1993) *''

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'': "Hershey & Steel - Degenomancer" (with

, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 2 #35-36, 1993) *''

Rogue Trooper ''Rogue Trooper'' is a science fiction strip in the British comic book, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981. It portrays the adventures of a "Supersoldier, Genetic Infantryman" named Rogue ...

(

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)'': "Angels" (with Steve White, in ''2000 AD'' #950-52, 1995) *''

'' #1-16, 18-19, 22-23, and 27-29 (with

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and

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, 1995–1997) *'' The Crow: Wild Justice'' (with Jerry Prosser,

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, 1996) *'' Shadowman'' #5-15 (with

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, 1997–1998) *''

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'' #108 (with Paul Jenkins,

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) *''

'' #1-13 (with Ian Edginton,

, 2001–2002) *'' Nikolai Dante'' (with

): ** "The Full Dante" (in ''2000 AD'' #1071, 1997) ** "Masque of Dante" (in ''2000 AD'' #1125-1127, 1999) ** "Tour of Duty" (in ''2000 AD'' #1131-1133, 1999) ** "Fists of Fury" (in ''2000 AD'' #1141, 1999) ** "Last Dance of the Trans-Siberian" (in ''2000 AD'' #1142-1143, 1999) ** "The BandyMan" ( with Stephan Petrucha and Jill Thompson

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,1996) *'' White Death'' (with

, 96 pages, Les Cartoonistes Dangereux, 1998, ,

, 2002, ,

, 2014, ) *''

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'': "Buzz Tycho's Last Stand" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1146, 1999) *'' Astronauts in Trouble'' (with Larry Young,

, 1999–2000) *''

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/ Scarface'' (2001) *''

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: Life Sentences'' #1 (Marvel, 2001) *'' Codeflesh'' (with

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, in '' Double Image''/''Double Take'' #1-8,

, 2001–2002, softcover, ''Codeflesh'', 144 pages, AiT/Planet Lar, November 2003, , hardcover, ''Codeflesh: The Definitive Edition'', 128 pages, Image Comics, March 2009, ) *'' Savage'' (with

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): ** "Savage Book I" (in ''2000 AD'' #1387-1396, 2004) ** "Savage Book II" (in ''2000 AD'' #1450-1459, 2005) ** "Savage Book III" (in ''2000 AD'' #1526-1535, February–May 2007) *''

'' (vol. 5) (with Greg Pak, 4-issue mini-series,

, 2004) *'' The Walking Dead'' #7-193 (with

, Image Comics, 2004-2019) *'' Rock Bottom'' (with

, graphic novel, 112 pages, 2006, )That Heavy Feeling: Casey & Adlard's "Rock Bottom"

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, 22 August 2006. *'' Le Souffle du Wendigo'' (Breath of the Wendigo) (with Mathieu Misoffe, Soleil Productions, February 2009, ) *Playing the Game (graphic novel by

, 1995)

Covers

*''

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'' #5 (cover artist, Winter 2005) Gen 13 Bootleg #20 cover artist July 1998

References

Links

* *
Charlie Adlard
at the

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Charlie Adlard
at 2000 AD online

Interviews

Incoherentboy Chats With…Charlie Adlard – Part I
incoherentboy.com, 14 October 2012
artINTERVIEWS with Charlie Adlard
artinterviews.tumblr.com (2010)
2005 Interview
2000ADReview.co.uk (2005)
Interview with Charlie Adlard about his works and comics in general
web.archive.org; accessed 7 July 2017.
Charlie Adlard: giving life to the zombies of the Walking Dead
''

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'', 6 July 2009.
Interview
imaginedaily.com; accessed 7 July 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Adlard, Charlie Living people British comics artists The Walking Dead (franchise) Inkpot Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)