Brian Bolland

Brian Bolland (b. 1951) is a British comics artist, famous for his detailed linework and eye-catching compositions. He is particularly known as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for British comic 2000 AD, and as one of the foremost cover artists for the "big two" comic publishing houses, Marvel and DC Comics. Brian Bolland was born on March 26 1951 in Lincolnshire, and began drawing comics at the age of ten. As a child, his main inspirations were titles by Dell Comics and DC. While at art school, Bolland drew and self-published a couple of fanzine and his work was published in British underground magazines Friendz, International Times, OZ and Time Out. In 1972, at the Comic Convention held in the Waverley Hotel in London, he met Dave Gibbons. On Gibbons' recommendation Bolland joined art agency Bardon Press Features and it was Bardon who provided Bolland's first professional work: Powerman, an African superhero comic published in Nigeria. Bolland and Gibbons drew alternate... full article at wikipedia