''Low Life'' is a

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comics story published in British anthology '' 2000 AD''. Set in the world of

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, it was created by Rob Williams and

Henry Flint Henry Flint is a British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''. Biography Flint has established a following for his work on series such as '' Judge Dredd'', '' Zombo'', ''ABC Warriors'', '' ...

.Henry Flint Lowlife at 2000AD
, Comicon.com, February 11, 2004

Simon Coleby Simon Coleby (born 1 March 1967) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British sci-fi comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Biography Coleby started his mainstream work in the Br ...

Rufus Dayglo Rufus Dayglo is a British comics artist working in comics, illustration, and storyboards. He is working for '' 2000 AD'' and Titan Books in the United Kingdom, and DC Vertigo, IDW Publishing and Image Comics in the United States. His ''Tank Gir ...

and D'Israeli have also illustrated the strip. It is about undercover

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Characters

Aimee Nixon, a female judge who has voluntarily had her left arm removed and replaced with a robotic prosthetic. Can beat any lie detector. Her appearance is based on "

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with a broken nose". She was arrested and sentenced to 20 years' hard labour in the prison colony on

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, after which she was replaced as the lead character of ''Low Life'' by supporting character Dirty Frank. Later, in a ''Judge Dredd'' story, she led a prison mutiny and mass escape. Dirty Frank, a judge who has been undercover so long that he has lost his sanity. Refers to himself in third person, has dubious personal hygiene and can urinate for twenty three minutes non-stop. According to the introduction in the collected graphic novel, his physical appearance is based on

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. Eric "Mortal" Coil, a Judge who foolishly volunteered for a mission to track down a lost object in the Cursed Earth and ended up turned into an intelligent baby. Thora, a female judge who has undergone face and body changes to appear much older.

Collected editions

All episodes written by Rob Williams (except where noted): * ''Mega-City Undercover'' (160 pages,

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, January 2008, ) collects: ** "Paranoia" (art by

, in '' 2000 AD'' #1387–1396, 2004) ** "Heavy Duty" (art by Henry Flint, in ''2000 AD'' #1397–1399, 2004) ** "Rock and a Hard Place" (art by

, in ''2000 AD'' #1425–1428, 2005) ** "He's Making a List..." (art by Simon Coleby, in ''2000 AD'' Prog 2006, 2005) ** "Con Artist" (art by Simon Coleby, in ''2000 AD'' #1484–1490, 2006) ** "Baby Talk" (art by Simon Coleby, in ''2000 AD'' #1521–1524, 2007) * ''Mega-City Undercover volume 2'' (144 pages, Rebellion, April 2012, ) collects: ** "War Without Bloodshed" (art by

, in ''

Judge Dredd Megazine ''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content L ...

'', #271–274, 2008) ** "Creation" (art by D'Israeli, in ''2000 AD'' #1624–1631, 2009) ** "Jive Turkey" (art by Smudge, in ''2000 AD'' Prog 2010, 2009) ** "Hostile Takeover" (art by D'Israeli, in ''2000 AD'' #1700–1709, 2010) * ''Mega-City Undercover volume 3'' (112 pages, Rebellion, October 2016, ) collects: ** "The Deal" (written by

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, art by D'Israeli, in ''2000 AD'' #1750–1761, 2011) ** "The Really Big Christmas Sleep" (art by D'Israeli, in ''2000 AD'' Prog 2015, 2014) ** "Zero's 7" (written by

, art by Ben Willsher, ''2000 AD'' # 1792-1799, 2012) * ''Judge Dredd: Trifecta'' (174 pages, Rebellion, August 2013, ) collects: ** "

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" (art by D'Israeli, in ''2000 AD'' #1805–1811, 2012) ** "

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" (co-written 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 '' ...

and

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; art by

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, in ''2000 AD'' #1812, 2012) * ''Low Life: Paranoia'' (160 pages, Rebellion (US Edition), June 2011, ) collects: ** "Paranoia" (art by Henry Flint, in ''2000 AD'' #1387–1396, 2004) ** "Heavy Duty" (art by Henry Flint, in ''2000 AD'' #1397–1399, 2004) ** "Rock and a Hard Place" (art by Simon Coleby, in ''2000 AD'' #1425–1428, 2005) ** "Con Artist" (art by Simon Coleby, in ''2000 AD'' #1484–1490, 2006) ** "Baby Talk" (art by Simon Coleby, in ''2000 AD'' #1521–1524, 2007)

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References

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