Michael Coulthard is a British

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and

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who best known for his work as a

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and

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artist under the

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Shaky Kane, as well as Shaky 2000.

Biography

After working for

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and

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s like Pssst!, '' Escape'', and '' Deadline'' in the

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, Shaky moved to the mainstream with work on '' 2000 AD'' and its sister title, the ''

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 ...

'' in the

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. With editor David Bishop, he created the ''Soul Sisters'', and he also contributed to the ''

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'' strip, among others. Shaky's style is heavily influenced by Silver Age American comic books (especially the style of

Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...

), with a

twist. He also provided the art for ''

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'' with writer

David Hine David Hine (born 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on '' Silent War'' and ''The Bulletproof Coffin''. Career David Hine has been working in comics since the early 1980s. For ''Crisis'', he drew the series ''St ...

for

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, which is where he has published his recent projects.

Bibliography

Comics work includes: * "The Reet Petite Postcard Set" (in ''

Escape Magazine ''Escape'' magazine was a British comic strip magazine founded and edited by Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury. Nineteen issues were published between 1983 and 1989. Eddie Campbell, Phil Elliott and Glenn Dakin were amongst the many cartoonists ...

'' #1, 1983) * "Johnny Tomorrow" (in ''Escape Magazine'' #2, 1983) * "Andy" (in ''Escape Magazine'' #6, 1985) * "King of Rock and Roll" (in ''Escape Magazine'' #7, 1985) *''

A-Men Bloober Team S.A. is a Polish video game developer based in Kraków. Founded in November 2008 by Piotr Babieno and Piotr Bielatowicz, the company is best known for developing horror games such as ''Layers of Fear'' (2016), ''Observer (video gam ...

'' (in '' Deadline'') *'' Space Boss'' (in ''Deadline'') *''Pinhead Nation'' (''

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'' #1-6, 1990) * "The Contact" (script and art, with additional pencils by

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 ...

, in '' A1'' #5, 1991, ) *''

'': ** "Judge Planet" (with

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 ...

and co-artist Jo Flatters, in ''Judge Dredd Mega Special 1991'') ** "Judge Planet II" (with Si Spencer, in ''Judge Dredd Mega Special 1995'') *'' Soul Sisters'': ** "Soul Sisters" (with David Bishop and Dave Stone, in ''

'' (vol. 2) #2-9, 1992) ** "Untitled" (with Dave Stone, in ''Judge Dredd Yearbook 1993'', 1992) *''Mytek the Mighty'': "Mytek Lives!" (with Si Spencer, in ''2000AD Action Special'', 1992) *'' Tharg's Terror Tales'': "Uncanny Dr Doctor" (with

Mark Millar Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series ''The Authority (comics), The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written ext ...

, in '' 2000 AD'' #860, 1993) *'' Soul Gun Warrior'' (with Alan McKenzie): ** "Soul Gun Warrior" (in ''2000 AD'' #867-872, 1993–1994) ** "Soul Gun Assassin" (in ''2000 AD'' #920-925, 1994–1995) *''

Tharg's Future Shocks ''Tharg's Future Shocks'' is a long-running series of short strips appearing in the British weekly comics, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' since 1977. The name originates from the fictional Tharg the Mighty, editor of 2000 AD and the book t ...

'': "Nightmare Patrol!" (with Kek-W, in ''2000 AD'' #948, 1995) *''

Vector 13 {{italic title ''Vector 13'' is a comic strip published in the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. It featured the eponymous agency set up to investigate anomalous phenomena and conspiracy theories. It was influenced by American TV drama ''The X-Files' ...

'' (writing): ** "Case One: Who Was the Mothman?" (with John Ridgway, in ''2000 AD'' #951, 1995) ** "Case Three: The Blackwater Incident" (with David Bircham, in ''2000 AD'' #1026, 1997) *''Black Star Fiction Library'' #1-2 (Black Star Fiction Library, 2002) *''

'' #1-6 (with writer

, 2010) * Elephantmen #33: The Beautiful Bones (with writer Richard Starkings,

, 2011) * ''Monster Truck'' graphic novel (

, 2012) *''The Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred'' #1-6 (with writer

, 2012) * Elephantmen #46: Sleeping Partners: Part Five (with writer Richard Starkings,

, 2013) * Satanic Mojo Comix #1: Jesus Is A Lie SAMOCO, 2013) * ''That's because you're a robot'' one-shot (with

David Quantick David Quantick (born 14 May 1961) is an English novelist, comedy writer and critic, who has worked as a journalist and screenwriter. A former freelance writer for the music magazine ''NME'', his writing credits have included '' On the Hour'', ' ...

, Image Comics, 2014) * ''Cap'n Dinosaur'' one-shot (with writer Kek-W, Image Comics, 2014) * ''Last Driver'' (with writer C.S. Baker, Dead Canary comics, 2016) * "The 1000 Yard Stare (A Bulletproof Coffin One-Shot!) (with writer

, 2017) * ''Beef'' #1-6 (with writer Tyler Shainline,

, 2018) * ''Kane & Able'' (with Krent Able, Image Comics, 2021) * ''Crime Destroyer True Til Death'' (with Jason T. Miles, Floating World Comics, 2021) * Weird Work (with Jordan Thomas Image Comics, 2023) * ''Monster Fan Club'' (with Jason T. Miles, Floating World Comics, 2024)

References

External links

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at the

Lambiek Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum Bussum () is a commuter town and former municipality in the Gooi region in the south east of the prov ...

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