Andrew Diggle is a

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and former editor of the weekly

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series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''

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'' and ''

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'' for

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as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers'' and a run on ''

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'' for DC's

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imprint, and for his stints on '' Thunderbolts'' and '' Daredevil'' at

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. Other credits include '' Gamekeeper'' for Virgin Comics, written by Diggle on the basis of a concept created by

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, a three-year run on

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's '' Thief of Thieves'' at

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, several short arcs written for

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's ''

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'' series and two ''

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'' mini-series for

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Early life

Diggle was born in

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. He became a regular reader of '' 2000 AD'' at the age of ten and started reading American comics after picking up an issue of ''

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'' written by

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. Diggle graduated from

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with a degree in Media Studies, where he later returned to teach a part-time module on comics. For a few years, he worked as an administrator at

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's Department of Town Planning while maintaining his own comics

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Career

Diggle began his career in comics as an assistant editor on ''

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'' in 1997 and, after brief stints as the editor of ''Megazine'' and '' Sonic the Comic'', took over the editorial duties of '' 2000 AD'' in 2000. Staying with the magazine for two years, Diggle has been credited (most frequently by David Bishop, who originally hired him for ''Judge Dredd Megazine'') for spearheading a return to the "old school" values of ''2000 AD''. In 2001, Diggle won the Eagle Award in the "Favourite Editor" category. Around the same time, he began contributing to ''2000 AD'' and ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' as a writer, creating '' Snow/Tiger'' with artist Andy Clarke and the

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spin-off '' Lenny Zero'' in the first of numerous collaborations with artist Jock, and co-writing the crossover between Judge Dredd and the ''Aliens'' franchise with veteran ''2000 AD'' creator John Wagner. In 2002, Diggle left his editorial position to become a full-time writer. In 2003, Diggle entered the American comic book industry with a ''

'' spin-off mini-series '' Lady Constantine'' for

imprint. That same year, Diggle and Jock both signed an exclusive 2-year contract with DC and launched the Eagle Award-winning and

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-nominated series '' The Losers'' that was later adapted into a feature film of the same name. In 2004, Diggle wrote the first six issues of a relaunched ''

'' ongoing series at Vertigo and made his

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debut with an 8-issue limited series ''

'', following up with a creator-owned series '' Silent Dragon'', drawn by

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and published via DC's

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imprint. In 2007, Diggle wrote the inaugural arc for ''

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'', an ongoing series set in the early years of

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's crime-fighting career, reteamed with Jock for '' Green Arrow: Year One'', a mini-series updating the origin of

, and took over the writing duties of Vertigo's longest-running ongoing series ''

''.

Outside of DC, Diggle wrote '' Gamekeeper'' for Virgin Comics, based on a concept by

, and the

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prequel to the ''

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'' video game after having been hired to script a playable test level during the game's development. In 2009, Diggle became the writer of

's '' Thunderbolts'', seeing the titular team through the company-wide storyline " Dark Reign" and a crossover with

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. As part of "Dark Reign", Diggle also penned the 5-issue miniseries featuring the villain character Bullseye in the guise of the

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Hawkeye. In early 2009, Diggle signed an exclusive contract with Marvel and became the writer of '' Daredevil'' following the departure of

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. Diggle's storyline, which began in the '' Dark Reign: The List—Daredevil'' one-shot and continued with issue #501 of ''Daredevil'', was initially planned to be told in the ongoing series, but Marvel offered to expand it into a small-scale crossover event for the company's "street-level" characters. The crossover event, titled " Shadowland", ran for three months, with Diggle writing the core 5-issue mini-series and co-writing the tie-in storyline in ''Daredevil'' with Antony Johnston. Diggle followed up on "Shadowland" with a 4-issue epilogue mini-series '' Daredevil: Reborn'', drawn by Davide Gianfelice, with whom he subsequently reunited for the western mini-series '' Six Guns'', his last work for Marvel to date. 2010 saw the release of Diggle's first work in the

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format, '' Rat Catcher'', published as part of Vertigo's then-recently launched line of crime books. The following year, he was hired to develop a

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promotional campaign for the Chinese market. In 2012, Diggle returned to British comics with the first fully creator-owned collaboration between himself and Jock, '' Snapshot'', originally serialized in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and subsequently reprinted for the American market, and a new installment of ''Lenny Zero'', illustrated by Ben Willsher. That same year, he became the "series architect" for

's ''

'' featuring the adventures of the

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and joined the "writer's room" of

's '' Thief of Thieves'' series at

. Later in the year, Diggle and artist Tony Daniel were announced as the new creative team for

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iteration of ''

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'' following the departure of writer

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and artist Rags Morales. Discussing his plans for the series, Diggle stated that he wanted to put "action" back into ''Action Comics'' and bring the character of

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closer to the "wholesome

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version" as opposed to the more aggressive, hot-headed version introduced during The New 52 initiative. Diggle announced his exit from the title shortly thereafter, one month before the release of his first issue, citing "professional reasons", with Tony Daniel taking over the writing duties. In 2013, Diggle began writing for

, starting with the paranormal crime series ''

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'' with artist Aaron Campbell. Later in the year, Diggle announced his second creator-owned title at Dynamite, '' Control'', to be drawn by Ben Oliver. The series, described as a "hard-hitting crime comic", was eventually released in 2016 with Oliver-drawn covers and interior art by Andrea Mutti. In addition to his creator-owned work, Diggle has also made several contributions to Dynamite's line of James Bond comics, starting with the 6-issue mini-series '' James Bond: Hammerhead'', illustrated by Luca Casalanguida. In 2018, Diggle penned a one-off tale for DC Comics' '' Green Lanterns'' series and launched a new volume of '' Shadowman'' at Valiant.

Personal life

Diggle is married to Angela Cruickshank, with whom he co-wrote the crime mini-series '' Control''. The character of John Diggle, created for

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series ''

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'' and later introduced to comics, was named after Andy Diggle in acknowledgement of the influence of '' Green Arrow: Year One'' on the TV series' tone and writing. The series' fourth season would later introduce the character of Andy Diggle as John's younger brother.

Bibliography

UK publishers

Work as editor

*''

'' (

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): **''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 3 #35–49 (as assistant editor, 1997–1999) **''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 3 #50–59, 69–73 (as commissioning editor, 1999–2001) **''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 3 #60–68 (as editor, 1999–2000) *'' Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing'' #1–2 (as assistant editor,

/Fleetway, 1998) *'' The Best of 2000 AD Special Edition'' vol. 2 #1–2 (as reprint editor, Fleetway, 1999–2000) *'' Sonic the Comic'' #169–184 (as editor, Egmont, 1999–2000) *'' 2000 AD'' #1200–1273 (as editor, Fleetway/

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, 2000–2002)

Work as writer

*'' Daily Star'': "Robomania" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3732–3773 of the daily newspaper strip featuring

, published by

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from March 7 to April 14, 1998) *''

'' (

, Fleetway/Rebellion): **'' Lenny Zero'' (with Jock, in vol. 3 #68 and vol. 4 #1–2 + 14–15, 2000–2002) collected in ''Mega-City Undercover Volume 1'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ) **'' Snapshot'' (with Jock, in #322–330, 2012) ***

reprinted the serial for the American market as a 4-issue limited series titled ''Snapshot'' (2013) *** The Image series was subsequently collected as ''Snapshot'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2013, ) *'' 2000 AD'' (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion): **'' Tharg the Mighty'': "A Night 2 Remember" (with Jock, one page in ''2000 ADs 25th anniversary strip featuring a Judge Anderson cameo, in #1280, 2002) **'' Judge Dredd vs. Aliens'': "Incubus" (co-written by Diggle and John Wagner, art by

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, in ''Prog 2003'' and #1322–1335, 2002–2003) *** The serial was published in the American market as a 4-issue monthly limited series titled ''Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus'' (

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, 2003) *** Collected in the UK by Rebellion as ''Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus'' (hc, 104 pages, 2003, ; tpb, 2007, ) *** Collected in the US by Dark Horse as ''Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2004, ) **'' Snow/Tiger'': "Pax Americana" (with Andy Clarke, in #1336–1342, 2003) **'' Tharg's Future Shocks'': "Red Moon" (with Kev Walker, in #1398, 2004) **'' What If...?'': "

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" (with

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, in #1771, 2012) collected in ''Rogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Volume 4'' (tpb, 288 pages, 2014, ) **'' Lenny Zero'': "Zero's 7" (with Ben Willsher, in #1792–1799, 2012) collected in ''Mega-City Undercover Volume 3'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, )

DC Comics

*'' Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine'' #1–4 (with Goran Sudžuka,

, 2003) collected as ''Hellblazer: Lady Constantine'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2006, ) *'' The Losers'' (with Jock, Shawn Martinbrough (#7–8), Nick Dragotta (#13–14), Alé Garza (#15), Ben Oliver (#20–22) and Colin Wilson (#26–28), Vertigo, 2003–2006) collected as: **''Book One'' (collects #1–12, tpb, 304 pages, 2010, ) **''Book Two'' (collects #13–32, tpb, 480 pages, 2010, ) *''

'' vol. 4 #1–6 (with Enrique Breccia, Vertigo, 2004) collected as ''Swamp Thing: Bad Seed'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ) *''

'' vol. 2 #1–8 (with

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, 2004–2005) collected as ''Adam Strange: Planet Heist'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2005, ) *'' Silent Dragon'' #1–6 (with

, 2005–2006) collected as ''Silent Dragon'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2006, ) *''

'' #1–6 (with

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, 2007) collected as ''Batman: Rules of Engagement'' (hc, 160 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, ) *''

'' (with Leonardo Manco,

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(#238) and

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(#243–244), Vertigo, 2007–2008) collected as: **''John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 20'' (includes #230–238, tpb, 328 pages, 2019, ) **''John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 21'' (includes #239–244, 247–249 and ''Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine'' #1–4, tpb, 352 pages, 2019, ) *'' Green Arrow: Year One'' #1–6 (with Jock, 2007) collected as ''Green Arrow: Year One'' (hc, 160 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) *'' Vertigo Crime: Rat Catcher'' (with Víctor Ibáñez,

, hc, 192 pages, 2010, ; sc, 2012, ) *''

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'': "Transmission" (with Davide Gianfelice, anthology one-shot, Vertigo, 2012) collected in ''Strange Adventures'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ) *''Superman: Action Comics — Hybrid'' (hc, 200 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2014, ) includes: **'' Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine's Day Special'': "Truth or Dare" (with Robson Rocha, anthology, 2013) **''

'' vol. 2 #19: "Hybrid, Part One" (with Tony Daniel, 2013) *** Despite planning a longer run on the series, Diggle left the title one month before the publication of issue #19. *** Diggle is also credited as a co-writer in issue #20 and a co-plotter in issue #21, with both issues scripted by Tony Daniel and collected in this volume. *'' Green Lanterns Annual'' #1: "The Lost Lantern" (with

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, 2018) collected in ''Green Lanterns: Superhuman Trafficking'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2018, ) *'' Batman: Legends of Gotham'' (with Karl Mostert, one-shot, 2023)

Marvel Comics

*'' The Punisher: Silent Night'' (with Kyle Hotz, one-shot, Marvel Knights, 2006) collected in ''Punisher: Very Special Holidays'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2006, ) *'' Thunderbolts'' (with Roberto de la Torre, Carlos Magno (#129), Bong Dazo (#130–131), Miguel Sepulveda (#133–135) and Pop Mhan (#136), 2009) collected as: **''Burning Down the House'' (collects #126–129 and 132, hc, 112 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) **'' Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts'' (includes #130–131, tpb, 96 pages, 2009, ) **''Widowmaker'' (includes #133–136, hc, 120 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) *'' Dark Reign: Hawkeye'' #1–5 (with Tom Raney and Andres Guinaldo (#5), 2009–2010) collected as ''Dark Reign: Hawkeye'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2010, ) ** Issue #5 is co-written by Diggle and Antony Johnston. *'' Daredevil: Shadowland Omnibus'' (hc, 1,112 pages, 2018, ) includes: **'' Dark Reign: The List—Daredevil'' (with Billy Tan, one-shot, 2009) also collected in ''Dark Reign: The List'' (hc, 232 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) **'' Daredevil'' (with Roberto de la Torre and

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(#503, 505–507, 510, 512); issues #505–510 and 512 are co-written by Diggle and Antony Johnston, 2009–2010) also collected as: *** ''The Devil's Hand'' (collects #501–507 and the ''Dark Reign: The List—Daredevil'' one-shot, tpb, 200 pages, 2010, ) *** ''Shadowland: Daredevil'' (collects #508–512, hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) **'' Shadowland'' #1–5 (with Billy Tan, 2010–2011) also collected as ''Shadowland'' (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) **'' Daredevil: Reborn'' #1–4 (with Davide Gianfelice, 2011) also collected as ''Daredevil: Reborn'' (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, ) *'' Six Guns'' #1–5 (with Davide Gianfelice, 2012) collected as ''Six Guns'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2012, ) *'' Captain America: Living Legend'' #1–4 (scripted by Diggle and Eddie Robson (#3–4) from a plot by Diggle and

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, art by Granov (#1) and Agustín Alessio, 2013–2014) ** The release of the series, initially announced for 2011 as ''Astonishing Captain America'', was delayed due to Adi Granov's commitments as a concept artist for

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. ** Collected as ''Captain America: Living Legend'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2014, )

Dynamite Entertainment

*''

'' (with Aaron Campbell): **''Uncanny'' #1–6 (2013–2014) collected as ''Uncanny: Season of Hungry Ghosts'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ) **''Uncanny Season Two'' #1–6 (2015) collected as ''Uncanny Season Two'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2016, ) *'' Control'' #1–6 (co-written by Diggle and Angela Cruickshank, art by Andrea Mutti, 2016) collected as ''Control'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2017, ) *

(with Luca Casalanguida): **'' James Bond: Hammerhead'' #1–6 (2016–2017) collected as ''James Bond: Hammerhead'' (hc, 160 pages, 2017, ; tpb, 2018, ) **'' James Bond: Kill Chain'' #1–6 (2017) collected as ''James Bond: Kill Chain'' (hc, 160 pages, 2018, ) **'' James Bond: Reflections of Death'': "The Hook" (anthology graphic novel, 128 pages, 2020, )

Other US publishers

*'' Star Wars Tales'' #18: "Payback" (with Henry Flint, anthology,

, 2003) collected in ''Star Wars Tales Volume 5'' (tpb, 248 pages, 2005, ) *'' Gamekeeper'' #1–5 (script by Diggle based on the concept by

, art by Mukesh Singh,

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, 2007) ** Collected as ''Gamekeeper'' (hc, 144 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2007, ) ** Collected in ''Gamekeeper Omnibus'' (tpb, 256 pages,

, 2011, ) *
Bionic Commando: Chain of Command
' (with Colin Wilson, 32-page

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, 2008) ** First published in print as ''Bionic Commando: Chain of Command'' (2009), a one-shot given away for free with the purchase of the eponymous video game at Capcom's online store. *

: **'' Thought Bubble Anthology'' #1: "November in the North of England..." (with D'Israeli, 2011) collected in ''Thought Bubble Anthology Collection'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) **'' Liberty Annual'' '12: "Barren Ground" (with

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, anthology, 2012) collected in ''CBLDF Presents: Liberty'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2016, ) **'' Thief of Thieves'' (with Shawn Martinbrough; issues #14–19 are scripted by Diggle from a plot by Diggle,

and James Asmus,

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, 2013–2016) collected as: *** ''Venice'' (collects #14–19, tpb, 128 pages, 2014, ) *** ''The Hit List'' (collects #20–25, tpb, 128 pages, 2014, ) *** ''Take Me'' (collects #26–31, tpb, 128 pages, 2016, ) *** ''Gold Rush'' (collects #32–37, tpb, 128 pages, 2017, ) ** '' Hardcore'' #1–5 (script by Diggle based on the concept by Robert Kirkman, art by Alessandro Vitti, Skybound, 2018–2019) collected as ''Hardcore'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2019, ) *''

'' vol. 4 (

): **''Doctor Who: The Hypothetical Gentleman'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2013, ) includes: *** '' Doctor Who Special'': "Eagle of the Reich" (with Mark Buckingham, anthology, 2012) *** "The Hypothetical Gentleman" (with Mark Buckingham, in #1–2, 2012) ** "The Eye of Ashaya" (with Josh Adams, in #5–6, 2013) collected in ''Doctor Who: The Eye of Ashaya'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2013, ) ** "Sky Jacks" (co-written by Diggle and Eddie Robson, art by Andy Kuhn, in #9–12, 2013) collected as ''Doctor Who: Sky Jacks'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2013, ) * Valiant: **'' Shadowman'' vol. 5 (with Stephen Segovia (#1–4), Adam Pollina (#3), Shawn Martinbrough (#4),

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(#5), Renato Guedes (#6–11) and Eric Battle (#9–11), 2018–2019) collected as: *** ''Fear of the Dark'' (collects #1–3, tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ) *** ''Dead and Gone'' (collects #4–7, tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ) *** ''Rag and Bone'' (collects #8–11, tpb, 112 pages, 2019, ) *** ''Shadowman by Andy Diggle: The Deluxe Edition'' (collects #1–11, hc, 320 pages, 2021, ) **'' Incursion'' #1–4 (scripted by Alex Paknadel from a plot by Diggle and Paknadel, drawn by Doug Braithwaite, 2019) *

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: **'' Prométhée 13:13'' #1–2 (of 3) (with Shawn Martinbrough,

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, 2019) *** The third issue was never published by Comixology separately, and the entire story was first released as a digital graphic novel titled ''Prométhée 13:13'' (2020) *** In 2022, Ablaze Publishing published the entire 3-issue limited series in print and collected it as ''Prométhée 13:13'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2023, ) **'' Cold Iron'' #1–4 (with Nick Brokenshire, digital, 2022) collected in print by Dark Horse as ''Cold Iron'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2023, ) *'' The Expanse: The Dragon Tooth'' #1–12 (with Rubine,

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, 2023–2024)

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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20030301192112/http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=456 Ninth Art - Guest Editorial: "Show, Don't Tell" by Andy Digglebr>Archived interviews, 2002–2008
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