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Cam Kennedy

Birth name Campbell Kennedy
Born
Nationality Scottish
Area(s) Penciler, Inker
Notable works Judge Dredd

Campbell ("Cam") Kennedy is a Scottish comics artist. For the 1995 film see Judge Dredd (film. For the Reggae / Ska performer see Judge Dread. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" He is best known for his work on 2000 AD, especially the flagship titles Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper. For the 1995 film see Judge Dredd (film. For the Reggae / Ska performer see Judge Dread. Rogue Trooper is a Science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day

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Biography

Following work in commercial art in his hometown of Glasgow, Kennedy went freelance and worked as an illustrator on D.C. Thomson's Commando, a well-known British war comic, between 1967 and 1972, before leaving comics altogether to become a professional fine artist. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom D C Thomson & Co Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing Oor Wullie, The Broons Commando For Action and Adventure, formerly known as Commando War Stories in Pictures, and colloquially known as Commando Comics, are a series of British This is a list of Comics -related events in 1972. Related year entries List of years in comics | 1971 in comics | 1972 in comics Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Kennedy's work has been described as gritty, energetic, chunky and raw.

In 1978 he was lured back to comics work again, beginning by drawing the Fighting Mann strip for Fleetway Publications' Battle comic. This is a list of Comics -related events in 1978. Related year entries List of years in comics | 1977 in comics | 1978 in comics Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company mainly producing comic magazines for the UK. Battle Picture Weekly, at various time also known as Battle Action Force, Battle and Battle with Storm Force As Battle began to wind down, Kennedy moved across to its stablemate, the weekly sci-fi anthology comic 2000 AD. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19

Working during the title's "Golden Era", Kennedy was instrumental in the creation of several well-known strips that continue to this day, including The V.C.s (written by Gerry Finley-Day, Judge Dredd (with John Wagner and Alan Grant, most notably on the "Midnight Surfer" story which reintroduced Chopper) and Rogue Trooper (again with Finley-Day). The VCs was a future war series that appeared in the Science fiction comic 2000 AD prog 140 - 178 ( 1979 - 1980 Gerry Finley-Day was a hugely prolific British Comic book writer from the 1960s to the 1980s For the 1995 film see Judge Dredd (film. For the Reggae / Ska performer see Judge Dread. John Wagner is a Comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy Alan Grant (born 1949 is a Scottish Comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Chopper (aka Marlon Shakespeare) is a fictional character in British comics 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine. Rogue Trooper is a Science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day His association with the comic, which is largely produced by fellow Scotsmen, has never faltered: in 2005, Kennedy designed and produced a brand new strip, Zancudo, written by Simon Spurrier for the Judge Dredd Megazine, and Wagner has written three stories about character Kenny Who?, an alter-ego for Kennedy, based on Kennedy's early problems getting work at American companies (as well as making jokes on issues like creator's rights and censorship). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Spurrier is a British Comics Writer, who has previously worked as a cook a bookseller and an Art director for the BBC. Judge Dredd Megazine is a monthly British Comic magazine, launched in October 1990. This is a list of minor characters in the British comic strip Judge Dredd appearing in 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine

In America, Kennedy established a profitable working relationship with writer Tom Veitch, producing the creator-owned Vietnam War-inspired science fiction fantasy The Light and Darkness War for Marvel Comics' Epic imprint. Tom Veitch is an American writer best known for his contributions to the Dark Horse line of Star Wars comicbook titles notably Dark Empire Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Epic Comics was a creator-owned Imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982 lasting through the mid-1990s and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s This led to the pair working on a Star Wars spin-off, Dark Empire, for Dark Horse Comics. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded For the metal band see Dark Empire. Dark Empire is a trilogy of Star Wars Comic book Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics Kennedy has worked on other Star Wars licensed comics, including Boba Fett stories with writer John Wagner. Boba Fett is a Fictional character and Anti-hero from the Star Wars universe. For DC Comics Kennedy has worked on Lobo, Batman, Outcasts and The Spectre. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Lobo is a Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created The Outcasts are a fictional Criminal organization from the Digital Anvil / Microsoft game Freelancer. The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and Superhero who has appeared in numerous Comic books published by DC Comics. For Marvel, he has illustrated the Punisher, Daredevil and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

As part of the UNESCO City of Literature in 2007 he has drawn Kidnapped, an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, written by Alan Grant, published by Waverley Books. The Punisher ( Frank Castle) is a fictional Antihero that appears in the Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics SHIELD is a fictional, Comic-book Espionage and Law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics universe. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kidnapped, a Graphic novel version by Alan Grant (words and Cam Kennedy (artwork which is in turn adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850–3 December 1894 was a Scottish novelist poet and travel writer, and a representative of Neo-romanticism in Kidnapped is a historical fiction Adventure novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Alan Grant (born 1949 is a Scottish Comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Some of the art for this has been bought for the collections of the National Library of Scotland. The National Library of Scotland is the Legal deposit Library of Scotland. [1] A follow-up has been made by the same creative team, it is an adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde and is being promoted as part of the One Book - One Edinburgh 2008 campaign. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a Novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886 [2]

Bibliography

2000 AD / Judge Dredd Megazine / Warrior

Dark Horse

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Notes

  1. ^ News - National Library of Scotland
  2. ^ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at One Book - One Edinburgh 2008
  3. ^ "The Reivers" at the Comic Book DB
  4. ^ War Stories: Vol. 2 profile

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