Lee Garbett is a British
comic book artist
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born in the
West Midlands. He has worked on
British comics. As of February 2011, he is working freelance after a period of exclusivity with
DC Comics
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.
Career
He created the 4-issue mini-series ''Dark Mists'' with Annika Eade, which follows a group of Geisha blackmailed into becoming assassins. After AP Comics folded the title was picked up and reprinted by
Markosia.
Lee left the series after issue No. 3 and moved to ''
2000 AD'', most notably on the series ''
London Falling'', co-created with
Simon Spurrier. He also worked on a ''
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 ...
'' strip for the
Judge Dredd Megazine.
He then moved to US publisher,
DC Comics
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and their
Wildstorm
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imprint. There he first worked on ''
The Highwaymen'' before working with
Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...
on ''
Midnighter
Midnighter is a superhero appearing in American comic books first published by WildStorm and later DC Comics once it absorbed the former. The character was created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch. The character made his first appe ...
'' and the
DC/Wildstorm Universe crossover ''
Dreamwar''. He is also providing the art for the two-part ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
''
story which follows the
Batman R.I.P. storyline and links into
Final Crisis
"Final Crisis" is a crossover storyline that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics in 2008, primarily the seven-issue miniseries of the same name written by Grant Morrison. Originally DC announced the project as being illustrated solely ...
.
Lee drew the first arc on DC comics ''
The Outsiders,'' entitled "The Deep," as well as the new ''
Batgirl
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'' title, relaunched in August 2009 following ''
Battle for the Cowl''. He provided pencils for the sixth and final issue of
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 ...
's''
The Return of Bruce Wayne'' limited series.
''Draw Comic Book Action'', an instructional book detailing Garbett's methods for drawing comic book action scenes, was published in 2010.
In 2011, he drew a three-part crossover for Marvel titled "Identity Wars", which took place across the ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'', ''
Hulk
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'' and ''
Deadpool'' annuals.
Bibliography
*''
Dark Mists'' (with Annika Eade,
Markosia, 2005–2006,
tpb, June 2007, 100 pages, )
*''
Tharg's Future Shocks'': "Doom-Dream of Destiny!" (with
Al Ewing
Al Ewing ( ; born 12 August 1977) is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press, for '' 2000 AD'', and for Marvel Comics.
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page '' Future Shocks'' format for '' ...
, in ''
2000 AD'' #1481, 2006)
*''
London Falling'' (with
Simon Spurrier, in ''2000 AD'' #1491–1495, 2006)
*''
The Highwaymen'' (with
Marc Bernardin and
Adam Freeman, 5-issue
mini-series
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,
Wildstorm
Wildstorm Productions (stylized as WildStorm) is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi to publish through Image Comics, Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC C ...
, August–December 2006, tpb, 112 pages, March 2008, )
*''
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 ...
'': "Shadowkill" (with
Robbie Morrison
Robbie Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer known for his work in the weekly anthology '' 2000 AD'', where he co-created the long-running serial '' Nikolai Dante'' with artist Simon Fraser.
Career
Morrison began his career in '' 2000 ADs ...
, in ''
Judge Dredd Megazine'' #254–255, 2007)
*''
Midnighter
Midnighter is a superhero appearing in American comic books first published by WildStorm and later DC Comics once it absorbed the former. The character was created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch. The character made his first appe ...
'' #16–20 (pencils, with writer
Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...
and inks by
Rick Burchett,
ongoing series
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, Wildstorm, April–August 2008, collected in ''Midnighter: Book 3: Assassin8'', 168 pages, December 2008, )
*''
Dreamwar'' (pencils, with writer Keith Giffen and inks by
Trevor Scott, 6-issue limited series,
DC/Wildstorm, June–November 2008, tpb, 144 pages, April 2009, )
*''
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
'' #682–683 (pencils, with writer
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 ...
and inks by Trevor Scot, DC Comics, November–December 2008, collected in ''
Batman R.I.P.'', hardcover, 192 pages, January 2009, )
* "Christmas With the
Beetles
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" (pencils, with writer
J. C. Vaughn and inks by Trevor Scot, in ''DCU Holiday Special'', DC Comics, February 2009)
* ''
The Outsiders'' #15–18, 20 (pencils, with writer
Peter Tomasi and inks by Trevor Scott, ongoing series, DC Comics, April–September 2009)
* ''
Batgirl
Batgirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. The character Bette Kane, Betty Kane was introduced into publica ...
'' #1–7, 9–12, 14 (pencils, with writer
Bryan Q. Miller and inks by Trevor Scott, ongoing series, DC Comics, October 2009 – April 2010, June–November 2010)
* ''
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne'' No. 6 (with Grant Morrison, 6-issue limited series, DC Comics, 2010, forthcoming)
* ''Draw Comic Book Action'' (Impact books, November 2010, 128 pages, )
* "Can't Get the Service" (with pencils by
Rob Williams, in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' No. 658,
Marvel Comics
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, June 2011)
* "Identity Wars" (with
John Layman, Marvel Comics):
* ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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Annual'' No. 38
*
Loki: Agent of Asgard"(with
Al Ewing
Al Ewing ( ; born 12 August 1977) is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press, for '' 2000 AD'', and for Marvel Comics.
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page '' Future Shocks'' format for '' ...
), 2014
Lucifer written by Holly Black and Richard Kadrey
*
Skyward written by Joe Henderson Image Comic
Nominated for Eisner Award 2018 winner Skyward has been picked up b
Sony for Film adaptationBoom Comics:Main cover and variant comic covers; Titles
Bone ParishFirefly Dark Crystal"
*Bottleneck Gallery : Movie Poster
*''X-Men: Days of Future Past''; Costume Design
Notes
References
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External links
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BlogGallery of workat the Comic Art Community
Interview with Lee Garbettat Beyond Comic Books
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Living people
British comics artists
DC Comics people
Marvel Comics people
Year of birth missing (living people)