Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a Scottish cartoonist, best known for his work in '' 2000 AD'', '' The Losers'', and more recently ''
Batman
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'' and ''
Wolverine
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Image Comics
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.
Career
Comics
Jock began his professional career at British comics magazine '' 2000 AD'', on series including ''
Judge Dredd
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'' and ''Lenny Zero'', the latter with writer
Andy Diggle
Andrew Diggle is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow: Year One, Green Arr ...
.
It was with Diggle that he got his big break in the
American comic book
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market at
DC Comics
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and their
Vertigo
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imprint, working on '' The Losers'' and '' Green Arrow: Year One''. Also at Vertigo and with Mike Carey, another former ''2000 AD'' writer, Jock worked on an issue of ''
Hellblazer
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graphic novel
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DC universe
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titles, in particular two storylines on ''
Detective Comics
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'', the first featuring
Batwoman
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and the second
Batman
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.
Jock is also a prolific cover artist with a distinctive style – he has produced covers for several titles across all major publishers.
On 9 April 2011 Jock was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at the
IGN
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stage at the Kapow! convention in London to set two
Guinness World Records
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, the Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and Most Contributors to a Comic Book. With Guinness officials on hand to monitor their progress, writer
Mark Millar
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began work at 9am scripting a 20-page black and white '' Superior'' comic book, with Jock and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, including
Dave Gibbons
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Adi Granov
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IGN
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. 14 April 2011
Doug Braithwaite
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Career
Braithwaite began his career working in the British comics industry starting with '' 2000 AD'' and '' A1''; later he worked on Marvel's ''Earth X'' sequels, ''Universe X'' and ''Paradise ...
,
Ian Churchill
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Churchill's early work included stints on ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Uncanny X-Men'' as well as the ''Deadp ...
,
Olivier Coipel
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Olivier Coipel started as a movie animator ...
,
Duncan Fegredo
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Born in Leicester, Fegredo first managed to get into comics after showing his portfolio around UKCAC in 1987 and meeting Dave Thorpe. Together they worked on a strip for a s ...
,
Simon Furman
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,
David Lafuente
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Leinil Yu
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Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the ...
creating the book's front cover. The book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes, and 38 seconds, and was published through Icon on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation.
Movie work
Jock has contributed concept paintings and key art to a number of film productions and promotional campaigns, including '' Hancock'', ''
Battleship
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Batman Begins
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'' and '' X-Men: Days of Future Past''. He was the principal Concept Designer on ''Dredd''. He continued his work with ''Dredd'' scriptwriter Alex Garland on Garland's next film, ''Ex Machina'', working on the AI robot Ava.
Poster art
Jock has produced a number of silk screen prints and poster art for Mondo, including '' The Divide'', ''
Zombie
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The Dark Knight Rises
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Halloween
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'', and ''
Iron Man 3
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''.
Awards
Nominations
*2006
Eisner Award
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for Best Cover Artist (for ''The Losers'')
*2012 Stan Lee Award for Best Artist (for ''Detective Comics'')
Awards
*2001 National Comics Award for Best New Talent (for "Judge Dredd" in ''2000AD'', tied with Frazer Irving, for "Necronauts" in 2000AD)
*2012 Stan Lee Award for Best Ongoing Series (for ''Detective Comics'', with Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla)
*MTV The 10 Best Movie Posters of 2010 (#8, for ''The Losers'' poster art)Warmoth, Brian (21 December 2010) "MTV TOP MOVIE POSTERS of 2010" .
MTV
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.
*2019 SXSW Excellence in Poster Design Winner for Daniel Isn't Real
Judge Dredd
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'':
*** "Shirley Temple of Doom" (with John Wagner, in #1193–1196, 2000)
*** "Crossing Ken Dodd" (with John Wagner, in #1214, 2000)
*** "Rampots" (with John Wagner, in #1231, 2001)
*** "Safe Hands" (with Gordon Rennie, in #1273, 2002)
*** "Tartan Terrors" (with Gordon Rennie, in #1540, 2007)
**'' Tor Cyan'' (with John Tomlinson):
*** "Rahab" (in #1295, 2002)
*** "Phage" (in #1296, 2002)
*** "No Such Place" (in #1297–1299, 2002)
*'' Judge Dredd Megazine'' (Fleetway):
**''
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 ...
'' (with John Wagner):
*** "Dead Ringer" (in ''vol. 3'' No. 65, 2000)
*** "Ten Years" (in ''vol. 3'' No. 70, 2000)
**''Lenny Zero'' (with
Andy Diggle
Andrew Diggle is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow: Year One, Green Arr ...
):
*** "Lenny Zero" (in ''vol. 3'' No. 68, 2000)
*** "Dead Zero" (in ''vol. 4'' #1–2, 2001)
*** "Wipeout" (in ''vol. 4'' #14–15, 2002)
''DC Comics''/''Vertigo''
*''
Hellblazer
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graphic novel
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, 2010)
*'' The Losers'' #1–6, 9–12, 16–19, 23–25, 29–32 (with Andy Diggle, Vertigo, 2003–2006)
*'' Faker'' (with Mike Carey, Vertigo, 2007–2008)
*'' Green Arrow: Year One'' (with Andy Diggle, DC Comics, 2007)
*''
Detective Comics
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'':
** "Cutter" (with Greg Rucka, in #861–863, 2010)
** "The Black Mirror" (with Scott Snyder, in #871–873, 2011)
** "Hungry City" (with Scott Snyder, in #876–878, 2011)
** "My Dark Architect" (with Scott Snyder, in No. 880, 2011)
** "The Face in the Glass" (with Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla, in No. 881, 2011)
*''
Batman
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Brian Azzarello
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, in #44, 2015)
*"All-Star Batman":
** "My Own Worst Enemy" (with Scott Snyder, in #1-5, 2016)
** ''Cold to the Core'' (with Scott Snyder, in #6, 2017)
*'' The Batman Who Laughs'' #1–7 (with Scott Snyder, DC Comics, 2018–2019)
*''Batman: One Dark Knight'' #1–3 (2022)
Marvel
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* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...
, 2009)
*'' Savage Wolverine'' (writer and artist, with Lee Loughridge, #9-11, 2013)
Other publishers
*''Forty-Five'': "Amy Turner" (with Andi Ewington and 44 other artists, graphic novel, Com.x, 2010)
*''Immortals: Gods and Heroes'': "The Hunt" (script and art, graphic novel, Archaia Studios, 2011)
*'' Wytches'' (with Scott Snyder, Image Comics, 2014)
Fleetway
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History
It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies t ...
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Rebellion Developments
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Dark Horse
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DC Comics
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, 2004)
*'' The Losers'' #7–8, 13–15, 20–22, 26–28 (
Vertigo
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Detective Comics
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Catwoman
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'' No. 43 (DC Comics, 2005)
*''
Batman
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Nightwing
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Wildstorm
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Marvel
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** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
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Boom! Studios
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, 2009)
*''
Batman Confidential
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Like a previous Batman series, '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'', ''Batman Confidential'' fea ...
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Wolverine
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MAX
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* Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
American Vampire
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Lucifer
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'' No. 1 (Vertigo, 2018)
*''Batman:Last Knight on Earth'' No. 1 (DC Comics, 2019)
*'' Batman Black and White'' No. 2 (DC Comics, 2021)
*''
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