Frazer Irving

Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series '' Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a series of collaborations with Grant Morrison.

Career

A native of Ilford, Essex, Irving studied art at the University of Portsmouth, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London.

He worked on '' Storming Heaven'', a psychedelic tale based around Timothy Leary and Charles Manson (written by Gordon Rennie), and '' The Simping Detective'' and '' From Grace'' written by Simon Spurrier.

He has done illustration work for RPG companies like Wizards of the Coast, Hogshead Publishing and Guardians of Order, as well as small press publications like '' The End Is Nigh''. He also does animations on Flash for advertising agencies.

Irving's style owes something to the art of Bernie Wrightson, but with a computer-driven edge. His work on ''Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy'' was commented by writer Grant Morrison as follows:

This led to further work for both Marvel and DC Comics, including the '' Iron Man: The Inevitable'' mini-series written by Joe Casey, and '' Silent War'', a six-issue mini-series featuring the Inhumans, written by David Hine. As part of the Battle for the Cowl storyline he provided the art for the '' Azrael'' mini-series written by Fabian Nicieza.

Irving is responsible for the artwork on the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential phase CD release of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' radio series adaptation.

He also provided the art on an arc of Grant Morrison's '' Batman & Robin'' series for DC Comics, which was initially announced as following Philip Tan's arc, but was the pushed back to after Cameron Stewart's run on the series and was finally confirmed to be in the issues after Andy Clarke's stint, starting with No. 13, in addition to drawing the second issue of '' The Return of Bruce Wayne''. Other projects include the X-Men one-shot which was part of Brian Reed's '' Timestorm 2009-2099'', the first and last issues of Phil Hester's '' Days Missing'' for Archaia Studios, and the new '' Xombi'' series for DC Comics.

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:
*'' 2000 AD'' (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
**'' Tharg's Future Shocks'' (with Steve Moore, in #1205 and 1209, 2000)
**''Judge Dredd'': "The Island" (with John Wagner, in #1206, 2000)
**'' Necronauts'' (with Gordon Rennie, in Prog 2001 and #1223-1230, 2000–2001)
**'' A Love Like Blood'' (with John Smith, in #1243-1249, 2001)
**'' Tharg's Terror Tales'' (with Gordon Rennie, in #1263, 1285 and Prog 2004, 2001–2003)
**'' Storming Heaven'' (with Gordon Rennie, in Prog 2002 and #1273-1278, 2001–2002)
**''Sinister Dexter'': "Black and White" (with Dan Abnett, in #1268, 2001)
**'' Judge Death'': "My Name is Death" (with John Wagner, in #1289-1294, 2002)
**'' From Grace'' (with Simon Spurrier, in #1357-1361, 2003)
**'' Shaun of the Dead'' (with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, in #1384, 2004)
**'' Button Man'': "The Hitman's Daughter" (with John Wagner, in #1551-1566, 2007)
*'' Meanwhile...'' #4: "The Gift of Laughter" (script and art, anthology, Soaring Penguin, 2001)
*''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
**''Judge Dredd'': "Asylum" (with Gordon Rennie, in vol. 4 #5, 2001)
**'' Durham Red'' "The Scarlet Apocrypha, Part 3" (with Dan Abnett, in vol. 4 #14, 2002)
**'' Judge Death'': "The Wilderness Days" (with John Wagner, in #209-216, 2003–2004)
**'' The Simping Detective'' (with Simon Spurrier, in #220-227, 234-239 and 253-257, 2004–2007)
*'' Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained'' #1-4 (with Peter Lenkov, Dark Horse, 2002–2003)
*'' The Authority: Scorched Earth'' (with Robbie Morrison, one-shot, Wildstorm, 2003)
*'' Warhammer Monthly'' #84-85: "PlagueBringer" (with Simon Spurrier, Black Library, 2004)
*'' The End is Nigh'' #1: "Thirty-Seven Degrees" (with Richmond Clements, anthology, 2005)
*'' Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'' (with Gary Reed, graphic novel, Puffin Books, 2005)
*''Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy'' #1-4 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2005)
*''Hellblazer'' #213: "The Gift" (with Mike Carey, Vertigo, 2005)
*'' 24Seven'' (anthology graphic novel, Image):
** "Static" (with Matt Fraction, in ''Volume 1'', 2006)
** "Flux" (with Ray Fawkes, in ''Volume 2'', 2007)
*'' Iron Man: Inevitable'' #1-6 (with Joe Casey, Marvel, 2006)
*''Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual'' #2 (with Mike Carey and Stuart Immonen, Marvel, 2006)
*'' Civil Wardrobe'': "Iron Manufacturer" (with Rich Johnston, one-shot, Brain Scan Studios, 2006)
*'' Civil War: Front Line'' #8: "Untitled" (with Paul Jenkins, co-feature, Marvel, 2007)
*'' Robin'' vol. 2 #157-158 (with Adam Beechen, DC Comics, 2007)
*'' Silent War'' #1-6 (with David Hine, Marvel, 2007)
*'' Gutsville'' #1-3 (of 6) (with Simon Spurrier and Matt Timson (#2), Image, 2007–2008)
*''Proof'' #7 (with Fiona Staples — colours on Riley Rossmo, written by Alex Grecian, Image, 2008)
*'' X-Men: Divided We Stand'' #2: "The Hole" (with Andy Schmidt, anthology, Marvel, 2008)
*'' Four Feet from a Rat'' #4: "HMS Hotwire" (with Mother, anthology, Mam Tor, 2008)
*'' Azrael: Death's Dark Knight'' #1-3 (with Fabian Nicieza, DC Comics, 2009)
*'' Timestorm 2009-2099: X-Men'' (with Brian Reed, one-shot, Marvel, 2009)
*'' Days Missing'' #1, 5 (with Phil Hester, Archaia Studios, 2009)
*'' Forty-Five'': "SoulScreamer" (with Andi Ewington and 44 other artists, graphic novel, Com.x, 2010)
*'' The Mystic Hands of Dr. Strange'': "The Cure" (with Kieron Gillen, anthology one-shot, Marvel, 2010)
*'' Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne'' #2: "Until the End of Time" (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2010)
*'' Batman and Robin'' (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics):
** "Batman and Robin Must Die!" (in #13-15, 2010)
** "Black Mass" (with Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham, in #16, 2010)
*'' Xombi'' vol. 2 #1-6 (with John Rozum, DC Comics, 2011)
*''Shade'' vol. 2 #9-11 (with James Robinson, DC Comics, 2012)
*'' Batman Incorporated'' vol. 2 #0: "Brand Building" (with Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, DC Comics, 2012)
*''Masters of the Universe: The Origin of Skeletor'' (with Joshua Hale Fialkov, one-shot, DC Comics, 2012)
*''Justice League'' vol. 2 #23.3 (with China Miéville, among other artists, DC Comics, 2013)
*'' Adventure Time SPOookTACULAR Special'': "Secret 'Stache" (with Bryce Carlson, anthology one-shot, Boom! Studios, 2013)
*''Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 3 #5-7, 10-11 and vol. 1 #600 (with Brian Michael Bendis, Kris Anka (vol. 3 #11) and various artists (vol. 1 #600), Marvel, 2013–2016)
*'' Annihilator'' #1-6 (with Grant Morrison, Legendary, 2014–2015)
*''Garfield'' #36: "Lab Cat" (with Scott Nickel, co-feature, Boom! Studios, 2015)
*''Detective Comics'' vol. 2 #50: "The Eleven Curious Cases of Batman" (with Peter Tomasi, among other artists, co-feature, DC Comics, 2016)
*'' The Mighty Thor'' vol. 2 #12: "The Untold Origin of Mjolnir" (with Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman, Marvel, 2016)
*'' The Unworthy Thor'' #4 (with Jason Aaron, among other artists, Marvel, 2017)
*''Doctor Strange'' (Marvel):
** "State of Misery" (with Jason Aaron, in vol. 4 #17, 2017)
** "Strange Way to Go" (with Donny Cates and Chip Zdarsky, in vol. 1 #390, 2018)
*''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual'' '17: "Perfect" (with Trey Moore, co-feature, Boom! Studios, 2017)
*'' Scream!/Misty Halloween Specials'' #1-2: "The 13th Floor" (with Guy Adams and John Stokes, anthology, Rebellion, 2017–2018)
*'' All-New Guardians of the Galaxy'' #3: "Includere" (with Gerry Duggan, Marvel, 2017)
*''Black Bolt'' #5, 7 (with Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward (#5), Marvel, 2017–2018)
*''Thanos'' vol. 2 ''Annual'' #1: "The Comfort of the Good" (with Al Ewing, co-feature, Marvel, 2018)
*'' Young Monsters in Love'': "Heart-Shaped Box" (with Mark Russell, anthology one-shot, DC Comics, 2018)
*''Wonder Woman'' vol. 5 ''Annual'' #2: "Love is Lost" (with James Robinson, among other artists, DC Comics, 2018)
*'' Avengers'' vol. 8 #10 (with Jason Aaron, among other artists, Marvel, 2018)
*'' Valkyrie: Jane Foster'' #3 (with Jason Aaron and Al Ewing, among other artists, Marvel, 2019)
*''Justice League'' vol. 4 #12: "Drowned Earth, Part 3" (with James Tynion IV and Bruno Redondo, DC Comics, 2019)

Covers only

Role-playing games

*'' Pantheon and Other Roleplaying Games'' (Hogshead, 2000)
*'' Heaven and Earth Player's Guide (2nd edition)'' ( Guardians of Order, 2001)
*'' Nobilis (2nd edition)'' (Hogshead Publishing Ltd., 2002)
*'' d20 Menace Manual'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
*''Eberron Campaign Setting'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)
*''Dungeons & Dragons'' '' Monster Manual III'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)

Awards

*2001: Won "Best New Talent" National Comics Award for '' Necronauts'' (tied with Jock)
*2002:
** Won "Best New Talent" National Comics Award
** Won "Best New Talent" Diamond Comics Award
*2004: Won "Graphic Novel of the Year" Diamond Comics Award for '' Necronauts'' with Gordon Rennie

Notes

References

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Frazer Irving
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External links

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at Red Slap
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Interviews

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Brief interview with Ninth Art circa 2002REFLECTIONS: Talking with Frazer Irving
Comic Book Resources, 1 April 2007
Interview on the Bullpen Bulletins Podcast 2007Videocast: Frazer Irving at the New York Comic Con 2007
Hypergeek, 21 August 2009

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1970 births
Alumni of the University of Portsmouth
Artists from the London Borough of Redbridge
British fantasy artists
British horror artists
DC Comics people
English comics artists
Living people
Marvel Comics people
People from Ilford
Role-playing game artists