Richard Elson (born 1962) is a

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artist best known for his work on ''

Sonic the Comic ''Sonic the Comic'' was a British children's comic published by Fleetway Editions between 1993 and 2002. It was the UK's Sega comic, featuring stories about its mascot Sonic the Hedgehog and related characters, as well as comic strips based ...

'', '' 2000 AD'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as an artist and illustrator. His versatility has found a wide variety of outlets in a career that has included extended runs on ''Sonic the Comic'' and Britain's premier science-fiction anthology ''2000 AD''. He has contributed to many of the comics published in the UK over recent years, including ''

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'' (drawing Billy The Cat in 2003, and also

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in that year's ''

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''), ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', ''Toxic Crusaders'' and

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' UK title ''

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''. His first

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work was '' Marvel Zombies Return: Hulk'', with ''

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. He subsequently illustrated issues of ''

'' and ''

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'' during

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's run writing the titles, and is currently the launch artist on a new series of ''

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''. He has also worked for computer games companies, toy manufacturers and UK television show ''This Morning''.

Personal life

Elson lives in the UK, with his wife and two children, in the cathedral city of Worcester.

Bibliography

Comic work includes: *'' Tharg's Future Shocks'': ** "Care" (with

Alan McKenzie Alan McKenzie is a British comics writer and editor known for his work at '' 2000 AD''. Biography McKenzie worked for Marvel UK during the early 1980s, editing '' Starburst'', ''Cinema'' and '' Doctor Who Monthly'' magazines. After leaving the ...

, in ''2000AD'' #568, 1988) ** "Accident" (with Larry Watson, in ''2000AD'' #608, 1989) ** "Spare Parts" (with

Simon Spurrier Simon "Si" Spurrier (born 2 May 1981) is a British comics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and an art director for the BBC. Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write ...

, in ''2000AD'' #1267, 2001) * ''

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'' (with

Peter Milligan Peter Milligan (born 24 June 1961) is a British comic book writer who has written extensively for both British and American comic book industries. In the UK, Milligan has contributed to numerous anthology titles including '' 2000 AD'', '' Revo ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #672-681, 1990) *'' Tharg's Time Twisters'': "Wraggs to Riches" (with

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, in ''2000 AD'' #722, 1991) * ''

'': "Sonic" in #7-10, 18, 19, 21-28, 33-38, 45, 47-53, 59-72, 75-78, 80-82, 84-87, 89, 90, 94, 95, 97-100, 102, 104-106, 108-111, 113-119, 121-132, 134-138, 140-141, 143-147, 149-154, 156-158, 160-162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170-184; "Knuckles" in #39-44, 53-58; " Captain Plunder" in #91-93; "Sonic's World" in #103; covers to #35, 37, 38, 40, 76, 89, 94, 97-102, 109-111, 125, 131, 145, 161, 162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170-223 (1993–2001) *'' Maniac 5'': "Maniac 6 Prologue" (with Mark Millar, in ''2000 AD Winter Special 1993'') * ''Sonic the Poster Mag'' #6 (1994) * '' Tyranny Rex'': "Deus Ex Machina Book 2" (with John Smith and Paul Marshall, in ''2000 AD'' #873-880, 1994) *'' Roadkill'': "Roadkill Book 1" (with

Dan Abnett Dan 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 is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #1208-1211, 2000) *''

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'': ** "The Moby" (with

John Wagner John Wagner (born 1949) is an American-born British comics writer. Alongside Pat Mills, he helped revitalise British comics in the 1970s, and continues to be active in the British comics industry, occasionally also working in American comics. ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #1228, 2001) ** "Nobody" (with Robbie Morrison, in ''2000 AD'' #1467, 2005) ** "The Incident" (with Robbie Morrison, in ''2000 AD'' #1538, 2007) ** "Ownership" (with Rob Williams, in ''2000 AD'' #1587-1588, 2008) ** "Blindside" (with Robbie Morrison, in ''2000 AD'' #1596-1599, 2008) *'' Tharg's Future Shocks'': "Spare Parts" (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1267, 2002) *''

Atavar ''Atavar'' is a 2000 AD comic strip, created by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson about the last human alive caught in a war between alien species. Bibliography Originally appearing in ''2000 AD'' it has been reprinted by Rebellion Developments as ...

'' (with

): ** "Atavar" (in ''2000 AD'' #1281-1288, 2002) ** "Atavar II" (in ''2000 AD'' #1329-1335, 2003) ** "Atavar III" (in ''2000 AD'' #1443-1449, 2005) *'' The Scrap'' (with

, in ''2000 AD'' #1308-1312, 2002) *'' Tharg's Terror Tales'': "Krypt" (with Nigel Kitching, in ''2000AD'' #1375, 2004) *'' A.H.A.B.'' (with Nigel Kitching, in ''2000AD'' #1387-1395, 2004) *'' Go-Machine'' (with

Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page '' Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #1496-1498, 2006) * Osprey Graphic History: **''The Empire Falls:

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'' (with Steve White, 48 pages, October 2006, ) **''Fight to the Death:

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, 48 pages, February 2007, ) **''The Tide Turns: D-Day Invasion'' (with Doug Murray and Anthony Williams, 48 pages, September 2007, ) *''

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'' (with

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'' (with Robbie Morrison, in ''2000 AD'' Prog 2009, #1617-1627, 2008–2009) *'' Marvel Zombies Return: Hulk'' (with writer

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: Savage'' (with Ryan Dunlavey, one-shot, Marvel Comics, April 2010) *''

'' #607-present: "

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, Marvel Comics, April 2010–present) *'' New Avengers (

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) 8: The Promise'' (with Paul Tobin, one-shot, Marvel Comics, May 2010) *'' Skaar, Son of Hulk'' (with Fred Van Lente, in '' Origins of Marvel Comics'', one-shot, Marvel Comics, July 2010) *''

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" prelude

References

External links

Richard Elson
at 2000 AD online * *
Richard Elson
at the

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Chris Weston Chris Weston (born 1969) is a British comics artist who has worked both in the US and UK comics industries. Biography Weston was born in January 1969 in Rinteln, Germany, and lived in various countries as a child. His career began when he was ...

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