Steve Parkhouse is a
writer, artist and
letterer
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who has worked for many
British comics
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, especially ''
2000 AD'' and ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
''.
Biography
Parkhouse has worked in comics since 1967, when he drew the occasional "Power House Pin-Up" of Marvel superheroes for the back covers of ''
Fantastic
Fantastic or Fantastik may refer to:
Music
* ''Fantastic'' (Toy-Box album)
* ''Fantastic'' (Wham! album)
* '' Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)'', an album by Slum Village
* '' Fantastic, Vol. 2'', an album by Slum Village
* ''Fantastic'' (EP), an EP by ...
'' and ''
Terrific'', two British weeklies published by Odhams. In 1969 his first professional writing assignments appeared when he co-wrote two
Marvel Comics
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stories, one starring the jungle lord
Ka-Zar in ''
Marvel Super-Heroes'' No. 19 (March 1969), and the other starring the eponymous superspy in ''
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is the title of several American comic book series published by Marvel Comics focusing on the various adventures of the character Nick Fury while working for the fictional organization S.H.I.E.L.D.
Publicatio ...
'' No. 12 (May 1969). He also contributed a story for ''
Western Gunfighters
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The initial Atlas series ran eight issues, from 1956 to 1957, and featured artists including ...
'' #4 (February 1970), pencilled by
Barry Windsor-Smith
Barry Windsor-Smith (born Barry Smith, 25 May 1949) is a British comic book illustrator and painter whose best-known work has been produced in the United States. He attained note working on Marvel Comics' ''Conan the Barbarian (comics), Conan t ...
Since then he has worked on a wide range of titles from ''
2000 AD'' to ''
Warrior
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History
...
'' and various
Marvel UK
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titles. In 1982, Parkhouse wrote a comic book adaptation of the ''
Time Bandits
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'' film which was drawn by
David Lloyd and
John Stokes.
His work includes "
Big Dave" (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 ...
and
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 ...
) in ''
2000 AD'', ''
The Bojeffries Saga'' with
Alan Moore
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', Swamp Thing (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...
, ''
Night Raven
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Night Raven first appeared in ''Hulk Comic'' #1 (March 7, 1979 in ...
'' with
David Lloyd and various strips in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
''. He illustrated three Dr. Who episodes in 1982–83.
In 2004 he provided the art for ''Angel Fire'', which was written by Chris Blythe (better known for his colouring work). This was published by Shattered Frames, a company they established in the same year to produce British
graphic novel
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s. In the same year he also drew writer
Joe Casey
Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator gro ...
's miniseries ''
Milkman Murders'', published by
Dark Horse Comics
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. Since 2011, he has been working with
Peter Hogan
Peter K. Hogan is an English writer and comics writer, best known for ''Resident Alien (comics), Resident Alien'', which he co-created with artist Steve Parkhouse. Hogan began his comics career as editor of cult British comic magazine ''Revol ...
on the Dark Horse comic ''
Resident Alien
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Lexicology
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''.
Bibliography
*''
Night Raven
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Night Raven first appeared in ''Hulk Comic'' #1 (March 7, 1979 in ...
'' (with
David Lloyd,
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint (trade name), imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint United States of America, US-produced stories for the United Kingdom, British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British cr ...
, 1979)
*''
Black Knight
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'' (with artists
John Stokes and
Paul Neary
Paul Neary (18 December 1949 – 10 February 2024) was a British comic book artist, writer and editor.
His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Skinn at Marvel UK as well as work for '' 2000 AD''. He later ...
, in ''
Hulk Weekly
''Hulk Comic'' (later ''The Incredible Hulk Weekly'') was a black-and-white Marvel UK comics anthology published under the editorship of Dez Skinn starting in 1979.
Publication history
After starring for many years in the Marvel UK flagship titl ...
'' #1, 3–30, 42–55, 57–63,
Marvel UK
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, 1979–1980)
*''
Doctor Who
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'':
**
Fourth Doctor
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Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from ...
(collected in ''Dragon's Claw'',
Panini, 164 pages, 2005, ):
*** "The Deal" (with
Dave Gibbons
David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #53)
*** "End of the Line" (with
Dave Gibbons
David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #54–55)
*** "The Freefall Warriors" (with
Dave Gibbons
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, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #56–57)
*** "Junkyard Demon" (with
Mike McMahon/
Adolfo Buylla, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
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Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #58–59)
*** "The Neutron Knights" (with
Dave Gibbons
David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #60)
**
Fifth Doctor
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Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord ...
(collected in ''The Tides of Time'',
Panini, 212 pages, 2005, ):
*** "Tides of Time" (with
Dave Gibbons
David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #61–67)
*** "Stars fell on Stockbridge" (with
Dave Gibbons
David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #68–69)
*** "The Stockbridge Horror" (with
Mick Austin
Michael J. Austin is a fine artist who lives and works in the UK. Initially a comic book artist and illustrator, his painterly style led to him leaving this genre and concentrating on fine art in 1996.
Biography
Mick Austin started his artistic ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #70–75)
*** "Lunar Lagoon" (with
Mick Austin
Michael J. Austin is a fine artist who lives and works in the UK. Initially a comic book artist and illustrator, his painterly style led to him leaving this genre and concentrating on fine art in 1996.
Biography
Mick Austin started his artistic ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #76–77)
*** "4-Dimensional Vistas" (with
Mick Austin
Michael J. Austin is a fine artist who lives and works in the UK. Initially a comic book artist and illustrator, his painterly style led to him leaving this genre and concentrating on fine art in 1996.
Biography
Mick Austin started his artistic ...
, in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
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Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #78–83)
*** "The Moderator" (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 ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' No. 84 and 86–87)
**
Sixth Doctor
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(with
John Ridgway, collected in ''Doctor Who: Voyager'',
Marvel Comics
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, 100 pages, 1989, ):
*** "The Shape-Shifter" (in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #88–89, 1984)
*** "Voyager" (in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #90–94, 1984)
*** "Polly the Glot" (in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
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Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #95–97, 1984)
*** "Once Upon a Time-Lord..." (in ''
Doctor Who Magazine
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Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' #98–99, 1984)
* ''
The Bojeffries Saga'' (with
Alan Moore
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', Swamp Thing (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...
, in ''
Warrior
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History
...
'' No. 12, 13, 19 & 20, 1983–1984; ''
Dalgoda'' No. 8,
Fantagraphics Books
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, 1986; ''
A1'' #1–4, ''A1 True Life Bikini Confidential'',
Atomeka Press
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History
Atomeka was established as a compa ...
, 1989–1990; collected edition, Tundra, 1992, )
* ''Moonrunners'': "Moonrunners" (co-written with
Alan McKenzie
Alan McKenzie is a British comics writer and editor known for his work at '' 2000 AD''.
Biography
McKenzie worked for Marvel UK during the early 1980s, editing ''Starburst'', ''Cinema'' and ''Doctor Who Monthly'' magazines. After leaving the Mar ...
, with art
Massimo Belardinelli
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, in ''2000 AD'' #591–606, 1988)
*''
The Spiral Path'' (script and pencils, with inks by
John Ridgway, ''Warrior'' #1–12, 1982–1983)
*''
Big Dave'' (written by
Grant Morrison
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and
Mark Millar
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):
** "Target Baghdad" (in ''2000 AD'' #842–845, 1993)
** "Young Dave" (in ''2000AD Yearbook 1994'', 1993)
** "Monarchy in the UK" (in ''2000 AD'' #846–849, 1994)
** "Wotta Lotta Balls" (in ''2000 AD'' #904–907, 1994)
*''
The Journal of Luke Kirby
'' 2000 AD'' is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic magazine first published in 1977, which serialises stories in each issue. Although most noted for its ''Judge Dredd'' stories, it has published many others.
Stories
A ''Absalo ...
'' (with
Alan McKenzie
Alan McKenzie is a British comics writer and editor known for his work at '' 2000 AD''.
Biography
McKenzie worked for Marvel UK during the early 1980s, editing ''Starburst'', ''Cinema'' and ''Doctor Who Monthly'' magazines. After leaving the Mar ...
):
** "Sympathy for the Devil" (in ''2000 AD'' #873–877 and #884–888, 1994)
** "The Old Straight Track" (in ''2000 AD'' #954–963, 1995)
*''
Sandman
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Representation in traditional folklore
The San ...
:
The Dreaming
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: Beyond the Shores of Night'' (1999, )
*''
Milkman Murders'' (with
Joe Casey
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, 4-issue mini-series,
Dark Horse Comics
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, 2004, tpb, 104 pages, 2005, )
*''
Angel Fire'' (with
Chris Blythe
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People with the given name
* Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian author ...
, graphic novel, Shattered Frames, 112 pages, April 2005, , Carlton Books, 192 pages, August 2007, )
*''
Sex Pistols
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: The Graphic Novel'' (art, with writer
Jim McCarthy, graphic novel, 96 pages,
Omnibus Press
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History
Omnibus Press was launched in 1972 as a general non-fiction publisher to complem ...
, June 2008, )
*
Resident Alien
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Lexicology
The term "alien" is derived from the L ...
(with
Peter Hogan
Peter K. Hogan is an English writer and comics writer, best known for ''Resident Alien (comics), Resident Alien'', which he co-created with artist Steve Parkhouse. Hogan began his comics career as editor of cult British comic magazine ''Revol ...
,
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
, April 2012 - Present)
Awards
1994: Nominated for "Best Graphic Album—Reprint"
Eisner Award
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for ''The Complete Bojeffries Saga''
1994 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
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References
External links
*
*
Steve Parkhouse
at 2000 AD online
Steve Parkhouse
at Dark Horse
Shattered Frames
Interview with Parkhouse about his career
2000 AD Review, 21 November 2004
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British comics writers
British comics artists
Comic book letterers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)