Adrian Smith is a British
illustrator
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, best known for his numerous illustrations for
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are ''Warhammer (game), Warhammer'' and ''Warhammer 40,000''.
Founded in 1975 by John Peake ...
's games. Adrian and Ian Miller are especially well known for their work in the early days of Warhammer and 40k in creating a dark and serious atmospheric setting.
He has also worked in comics producing a number of covers for ''
Toxic!
''Toxic!'' was a British comics, British comic that was published weekly from March 28 to October 24, 1991, by Apocalypse Ltd, with a total of 31 issues.
History
''Toxic!'' was the idea of Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill (comics), Kevin O'Neill, Mike ...
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2000 AD profile
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series ''Broz'' with Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfath ...
.
Smith has illustrated cards for the '' Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game.
Bibliography
*''The Art of Adrian Smith'' (Black Library
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, August 2003, )
*''Broz'' (with Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfath ...
):
** "L'arme soeur" (2005, )
** "Recherché... Mort ou vif!" (December 2005, )
*''Chronicles Of HATE'':
** Volume One (2014, )
** Volume Two (2016, )
** Volume Three (2023)
Notes
References
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Adrian Smith
at the Black Library
External links
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British fantasy artists
Game artists
Games Workshop artists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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