Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is a British comic book artist and illustrator. He is the co-creator of the comic book ''
Tank Girl
Tank Girl is a British comic created by Alan Martin (writer), Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. It first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine ''Deadline (magazine), Deadline'', and then in the solo comic book series ''Tank Girl' ...
'' with
Alan Martin and the
virtual band
In entertainment, a virtual band (also called a virtual idol, virtual singer, virtual group, virtual artists, cartoon group, cartoon idol, cartoon singer or cartoon band) is a band or music group whose depicted members are not people, but animate ...
Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...
, alongside
Blur frontman
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn (, ; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur (band), Blur and the co-creator and primary musical con ...
.
Biography
Early life
Brought up in
Horsham
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,
West Sussex
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, Jamie Hewlett was a pupil at
Tanbridge House School, a
comprehensive for pupils aged 11–16 years.
In 1983 he worked in the Wardour Street studios of Oscar Award-winning animator
Bob Godfrey
Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013),[Thames Television
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Thames Television broa ...](_blank)
directed by
Bob Godfrey
Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013),[Peter Hawkins
Peter John Hawkins (3 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was a British actor. From the 1950s to 1980s, he was one of the most sought-after voice artists for television.
Early life
Peter John Hawkins was born on 3 April 1924 in Hargwyne Street in Bri ...](_blank)
, the voice of
Bill & Ben. He attended Horsham Arts School and Worthing Art College.
While studying at
Northbrook College
Northbrook College is a further education and higher education college that is part of the Chichester College Group.
It currently has three campuses: Broadwater Campus and West Durrington Campus in Worthing and Shoreham Airport Campus in ...
Worthing
Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Br ...
, Hewlett,
Alan Martin and fellow student
Philip Bond created a fanzine called ''Atomtan''. This brought him to the attention of
Brett Ewins
Brett Ewins (1955 – 16 February 2015) was a British comic book artist best known for his work on ''Judge Dredd'' and ''Rogue Trooper'' in the weekly anthology comic '' 2000 AD''.
Biography
Ewins studied Conceptual Art at Goldsmiths College, w ...
. After leaving college Hewlett and Martin were invited by Ewins to create material for a new magazine he was setting up with
Steve Dillon
Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher (comics), Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''.
Early life
Dillon was born in London i ...
in 1988.
Early career
A magazine called ''
Deadline'' featured a mixture of comic strips produced by English creators like Hewlett and articles on music and culture. Martin and Hewlett created ''
Tank Girl
Tank Girl is a British comic created by Alan Martin (writer), Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. It first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine ''Deadline (magazine), Deadline'', and then in the solo comic book series ''Tank Girl' ...
'', an
anarchic strip about a teenage
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
girl who drove a tank and had a mutant
kangaroo
Kangaroos are marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use, the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...
for a boyfriend. The strip proved instantly popular and quickly became the most talked-about part of ''Deadline''. Hewlett's eccentric style proved popular and he started to work with bands
Senseless Things
Senseless Things were an England, English pop punk band, formed in 1986 in London. The band released four studio albums and achieved two UK Singles Chart, UK Top 20 hit singles before splitting up in 1995. Senseless Things reformed in 2017 to p ...
and
Cud
Cud is a portion of food that returns from a ruminant's stomach to the mouth to be chewed for the second time. More precisely, it is a bolus of semi-degraded food regurgitated from the reticulorumen of a ruminant. Cud is produced during the phy ...
providing covers for record releases; he also contributed artwork sporadically to ''
Commodore User
''Commodore User'', (also referred to as ''CU'') later renamed to ''CU Amiga'', is a British magazine initially published by Paradox Group before being acquired by EMAP.
Timeline
''Commodore User'' was launched in October 1983 with an initial pr ...
'' magazine.
He designed decor for a nightclub called The Factory in Chatsworth Road, Worthing. The decor featured red and green stripes, a wall of blown-up panels from ''Tank Girl'' set against 1970s wallpaper, a
Ford Escort hung from the ceiling, and toilets pasted with pages from old comic book annuals. The Factory has since been refurbished and renamed several times.
By 1992, Hewlett had become a major creator in the comics industry, and one of the few to break into mainstream media. He had worked with writer
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'', ''Revol ...
on ''
Hewligan's Haircut'' in ''
2000 AD'' issues 700 to 707. The series was later compiled into a
trade paperback. He was involved in providing covers and art for ''
Shade, the Changing Man
Shade, the Changing Man is a comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977. The character was Shade, the Changing Man (Vertigo), later adapted by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo in one of the first Vertigo Comics, Vertigo ...
'', also written by Milligan, for
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
.
''
Tank Girl
Tank Girl is a British comic created by Alan Martin (writer), Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. It first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine ''Deadline (magazine), Deadline'', and then in the solo comic book series ''Tank Girl' ...
'' was optioned to be made into a film by
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered ...
after being considered by, among others,
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is ...
. The film was released in 1995 and featured
Lori Petty as Tank Girl. It was a commercial and critical failure and was criticized by fans who said it failed to capture the essence of the original strip. Hewlett had very little involvement with the film.
Hewlett drew a Tank Girl mini-series for the
Vertigo
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imprint of DC Comics written by
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'', ''Revol ...
.
He opened a secondhand clothing store, 49. The shop, at 49 Rowlands Road, Worthing, was managed by girlfriend Jane Oliver, originally a member of
Elastica
Elastica were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by guitarist/singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch after their departure from Suede. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock, post-punk and new wave musi ...
, but this was a short-lived venture and closed within a year.
Hewlett was still involved with English bands of the mid-1990s, including illustrating a comic strip version of
Pulp
Pulp may refer to:
* Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit
* Pulp (band), an English rock band
Engineering
* Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper
* Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture
...
's song "
Common People
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".
''Deadline'' was eventually cancelled in 1996 due to falling sales in a changed market and Hewlett concentrated on working in advertising and designs for television, most notably the children's series ''
SMTV Live'', featuring
Ant & Dec. In 1996, he created the strip ''Get the Freebies'', which was published monthly in English fashion magazine ''
The Face''. The stories, all set in London, followed the exploits of Terry Phoo, a gay,
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
kung-fu law enforcement officer and his sidekick Whitey Action, an enigmatic young anarchist with a bad attitude, as they tackle their primary adversaries The Freebies Gang. The dynamic between the two heroes was much like that of Tank Girl and her mutant kangaroo boyfriend Booga, with the episodes from the female protagonist's point of view. The strip's primary function was for Hewlett to vent his spleen against the media idols and trends of the day, the story often taking second place to the jokes. The strip ran for 12 issues.
On 2 March 1996, his first son, Denholm Sweeney Hewlett was born.
21st century
In 1998, he moved into a flat with
Blur's
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn (, ; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur (band), Blur and the co-creator and primary musical con ...
after Hewlett split with Oliver, and it was while sharing the flat that the pair came up with the idea of
Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...
, a
virtual band
In entertainment, a virtual band (also called a virtual idol, virtual singer, virtual group, virtual artists, cartoon group, cartoon idol, cartoon singer or cartoon band) is a band or music group whose depicted members are not people, but animate ...
.
Albarn would work on the music, while Hewlett would come up with character designs, and both came up with ideas for the members of the band. The first Gorillaz EP was released in 2000 followed by the first album, ''
Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...
'' in 2001. In 2005, their second full studio album, ''
Demon Days
''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by the British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 11 May 2005 in Japan, 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone, and 24 May 2005 in the United States by Virgin Records.
The album continu ...
'' was released.
On 2 April 2000, his second son, Rocky Serpico Hewlett was born.
In January 2006, Hewlett's artwork for Gorillaz was shortlisted for the
Design Museum
The Design Museum in Kensington, London, England, exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. The museum operates as a registered charity, and all fund ...
's Designer of the Year award. In May 2006, he was named the Designer of the Year 2006.
On 25 May 2006, Hewlett and Albarn won the joint award for Songwriters of the Year at the
Ivor Novello Awards
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and Musical composition, composing. They have been presented annually in London by the The Ivors Academy, Ivors Academy, formerly called the Britis ...
.
In 2007, Hewlett and Albarn premiered their first major work since Gorillaz, entitled ''
Monkey: Journey to the West'', a re-working of the ancient
Chinese legend ''
Journey to the West
''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the Classic Chinese Novels, great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the ...
''. Albarn wrote the score whilst Hewlett designed the set, animations and costumes. Written and adapted by
Chen Shi-zheng, the show featured 45 Chinese
circus
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acrobat
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s,
Shaolin monks and Chinese vocalists. It premiered at the
Palace Theatre,
Manchester
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as part of the
Manchester International Festival
The Manchester International Festival is a biennial international arts festival, with a specific focus on original new work, held in the English city of Manchester and run by Factory International. The festival is a biennial event, first takin ...
, on 28 June 2007.
His ''Get the Freebies'' strip was adapted by
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ...
for a pilot entitled ''
Phoo Action'', broadcast in February 2008.
Hewlett and Albarn created the animation sequence the
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
used to introduce coverage of the
Beijing 2008 Olympics. The sequence titled ''Journey to the East'' uses the Monkey character from ''Monkey: Journey to the West''.
He married French presenter and actress
Emma de Caunes at
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Saint-Paul-de-Vence (, literally ''Saint-Paul of Vence''; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, Saint-Pau ...
on 10 September 2011.
A 2014
Kickstarter
Kickstarter, PBC is an American Benefit corporation, public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York City, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative project ...
campaign successfully raised the capital for a new Tank Girl book called ''21st Century Tank Girl'' featuring co-creators Hewlett and Martin, as well as other artists, including Brett Parson, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell,
Philip Bond,
Jim Mahfood
Jim Mahfood (born March 29, 1975), a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator.
Apart from his creator-owned comic book series ''Grrl Scouts'' and his comic strip ''Stupid Comics'' (which appears weekly in the ''Phoenix New Times'') he als ...
, Craig Knowles, and Jonathan Edwards.
In November 2015, Hewlett debuted his first art exhibition called The Suggestionists at the
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art and an independent charity opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985. Exhibitions which drew upon the collection of Charles Saatchi, starting with US artists and minimalism, moving to the ...
in
London
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. The exhibition then made its American debut at the
Woodward Gallery in
Manhattan
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in May 2016.
In 2017, Taschen published a large format monograph of Hewlett's work across 25 years.
The Gorillaz Art Book was published in 2022 where Hewlett’s original creations featured alongside those of over 40 artists invited by Hewlett to make work inspired by the world of Gorillaz.
In 2023
www.jamiehewlett.comlaunched with Warriors, a first collection of limited edition artworks that spans 27 years.
Influences
In a 2013 interview with
Consequence of Sound
''Consequence'' (previously ''Consequence of Sound'') is an independently owned New York-based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television.
History
''Consequence of Sound'' was founded in Septem ...
, Hewlett stated that his primary influences were the works of cartoonists such as
Mort Drucker
Morris "Mort" Drucker (March 22, 1929 – April 9, 2020) was an American caricaturist and comics artist best known as a contributor for over five decades in ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', where he specialized in satires on the leading feature film ...
,
Carl Giles,
Jack Davis, and "Ronald" (''sic'')
Lowe.
In a 2012 interview for
Absolut Vodka
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, Hewlett also listed
Harvey Kurtzman
Harvey Kurtzman (; October 3, 1924 – February 21, 1993) was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' from 1952 until 1956, and writing the ...
's American satirical magazine
MAD Magazine
''Mad'' (stylized in all caps) is an American humor magazine which was launched in 1952 and currently published by DC Comics, a unit of the DC Entertainment subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. ''Mad'' was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman an ...
as a leading influence of his art.
Hewlett has mentioned that he is largely influenced by the works of American animator
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, painter, voice actor and filmmaker, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He ...
of
Looney Tunes
''Looney Tunes'' is an American media franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The franchise began as a series of animated short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, alongside its spin-off series ''Merrie Melodies'', during t ...
, and cites the works of British comic book artists
Ronald Searle
Ronald William Fordham Searle (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011) was an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer and illustrator. He is perhaps best remembered as the creator of St Trinian's School and f ...
and
Mike McMahon as influences on his artwork. In fact, Hewlett has even stated that the entirety of Chuck Jones' filmography and Mad Magazine as a whole are the biggest overall influences on his work.
Hewlett was influenced by not only the works of Chuck Jones, but also various
UPA cartoons. Hewlett's Absolut London web profile also revealed that along with Chuck Jones, American filmmaker
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Stanley Kubrick filmography, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or sho ...
and American author
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prom ...
were big influences on his artwork as well. Hewlett has also admitted to being heavily inspired by the likes of artists such as
Robert Crumb
Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American artist who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American c ...
,
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat (; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement.
Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti ...
,
Martin Kippenberger, and
Richard Caton Woodville.
During a 2012 Interview with Alfred Dunhill, he also lists the
first film of the ''
Star Wars
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'' series as another main influence on his artwork.
Hewlett has admitted to being a big fan of
Brendan McCarthy
Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer who has worked for comic books, film and television. He co-wrote the film '' Mad Max: Fury Road''. He is the brother of Jim McCarthy.
Life and career Early life and work
Brendan McCarthy was ...
's works, more specifically his work on his comic book ''
Strange Days''. Hewlett has said that French comic book artist
Moebius is a big influence on his art, calling him 'unbelievably inspiring' and saying that he considers him to be 'one of the greatest'. In addition to Moebius, Hewlett has been heavily influenced by the works of artists
Tony Hart
Norman Antony Hart (15 October 1925 – 18 January 2009)Debrett's People of Today 2008, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2007. was an English artist best known for his work in educating children in art through his role as a children's television present ...
and
Tanino Liberatore
Gaetano Liberatore (born 12 April 1953), better known as Tanino Liberatore, is an Italian comics author and illustrator. His best known fictional character is RanXerox.
Life and work
Born in Quadri, Liberatore went to high school in Pescara w ...
. In an interview with ''
The Telegraph
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Australia
* The Telegraph (Adelaide), ''The Telegraph'' (Adelaide), a newspaper in Adelaid ...
'', Hewlett also mentioned being a fan of American animator
Brad Bird
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Bird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. He ...
and his work on ''
Family Dog'', as well as American cartoonist
Charles Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz ( ; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'' which features his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is widely regarded as ...
' ''
Peanuts
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'' comic strips.
In a conversation with Mark Kermode, Hewlett said that the 1973 French
animated film
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''
Fantastic Planet
''Fantastic Planet'' (; , ) is a 1973 animated science fiction film directed by René Laloux. Its allegorical story, about humans living on a strange planet dominated by giant humanoid aliens who consider them animals, is based on the 1957 nov ...
'' was the very first animated film that showed him animation is also a medium for adults.
Works
Comics
Interior comics work includes:
* ''
Tank Girl
Tank Girl is a British comic created by Alan Martin (writer), Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. It first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine ''Deadline (magazine), Deadline'', and then in the solo comic book series ''Tank Girl' ...
'' (art, with
Alan Martin, in ''
Deadline'', 1988–1995)
*''
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of the British weekly anthology Comic book, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977). He is the magazi ...
'': "Spock's Mock Chocs" (art, with writer
Alan Grant and shared art duties with
Brendan McCarthy
Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer who has worked for comic books, film and television. He co-wrote the film '' Mad Max: Fury Road''. He is the brother of Jim McCarthy.
Life and career Early life and work
Brendan McCarthy was ...
, in ''
2000 AD'' #614, 1989, collected in ''Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 12'', October 2008)
* ''
Sooner or Later'': "Swifty's Return" (art, with writer
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'', ''Revol ...
, in ''2000 AD'' #614–617, 1989)
* ''King Pant'' (writer, with art by
Philip Bond, in ''
A1'' #2,
Atomeka Press, 1989, )
* ''Hellcity'' (art, with writer Alan Martin, in ''A1'' #4, Atomeka Press, 1990, )
* ''Hell City II'' (art, with writer Alan Martin, in ''A1 True Life Bikini Confidential'', Atomeka Press, 1990, )
* ''
Hewligan's Haircut'' (with writer Peter Milligan, in ''2000 AD'' #700–707, 1990, collected in ''Hewligan's Haircut'' hardcover, August 2003)
* ''
Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appear ...
'' #50 (with
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has writt ...
,
Vertigo
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, December 1991, collected in ''Doom Patrol Volume 4: Musclebound'', August 2006)
* ''Tank Girl: She's Fucking Great'' (writer & art, in ''A1'' #6, Atomeka Press, 1992)
* ''King Leon'' (art, with writer Peter Milligan, in ''A1'' #2–4,
Epic Comics
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, 1992)
* ''Tank Girl: The Odyssey'' (art, with writer Peter Milligan, 4-issue mini-series, Vertigo, 1995)
* ''Get the Freebies'' (writer & art, in The Face Vol. 2 #94 - Vol. 3 #5, 1996-1997)
Covers
Comics covers include:
*''
Shade, the Changing Man
Shade, the Changing Man is a comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977. The character was Shade, the Changing Man (Vertigo), later adapted by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo in one of the first Vertigo Comics, Vertigo ...
'' #14–22 (
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
, August 1991 – April 1992)
*''
Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appear ...
'' #52, 60 (with
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has writt ...
,
Vertigo
Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...
, 1 February 1992, and 1 October 1992 collected in ''Doom Patrol Volume 5: Magic Bus'', 2007 and ''Doom Patrol Volume 6: Planet Love, 2008'')
Music
Musical projects include:
*
Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...
*''
Monkey: Journey to the West''
* The front and back cover, as well as additional booklet art, of the second
Mindless Self Indulgence
Mindless Self Indulgence (often referred to as MSI) is an American electropunk band formed in New York City in 1997. Their music has a mixed style which includes punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno, industrial, hip hop, and b ...
album, ''
Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy''
* The back cover of ''
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
The Good, the Bad & the Queen were an English art rock supergroup composed of singer Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz, bassist Paul Simonon of the Clash, guitarist Simon Tong of the Verve, and drummer Tony Allen of Fela Kuti's band Africa ...
'' by
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
The Good, the Bad & the Queen were an English art rock supergroup composed of singer Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz, bassist Paul Simonon of the Clash, guitarist Simon Tong of the Verve, and drummer Tony Allen of Fela Kuti's band Africa ...
*
Guitar Man logo for the annual
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272.
Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres ...
week of concerts for
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust is a cancer care and support charity in the UK that exists to improve the cancer experience of young people aged 13–24. Founded in 1990, the charity's key service is providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals. It ...
Art
Artistic projects include:
*Under Water Colours – Old Truman Brewery – East London, 17–31 October 2009
*Honey 2015
*Tarot 2015
*Pines 2015
Awards
References
External links
Official Website(Tank Girl)
* (Gorillaz)
Interviews
Video interview with Jamie Hewlettabout Monkey, Journey to the West
on public radio program
The Sound of Young America (1/07)
Hewlett discusses Gorillaz at mtv.com
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English cartoonists
English graphic designers
English comics artists
British surrealist artists
English animators
Grammy Award winners
Ivor Novello Award winners
People from Horsham
1968 births
Living people
Gorillaz members