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Peter Milligan

Born
Nationality Irish
Area(s) writer
Notable works Bad Company
Shade, the Changing Man
Enigma
X-Force

Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. Bad Company are an English Blues rock supergroup founded in 1973 consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers, Simon Shade the Changing Man is a Fictional Comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977 Enigma is a Comic book by Peter Milligan, with artwork done by Duncan Fegredo, featuring a Superhero called "The Enigma" X-Force is a Fictional Marvel Comics Superhero team one of several Spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative

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Biography

Early career

Milligan started his comic career with short stories for 2000 AD in the early 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. By 1986, Milligan had his first ongoing strip in 2000AD called Bad Company, with artists Brett Ewins and Brendan McCarthy. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Bad Company is a comic book team created for ''2000 AD'' by Alan Grant and John Wagner but their initial story remained unpublished for over 16 years. Brett Ewins is a British Comic book artist best known for his work on Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper in the weekly comic Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer best known for his work in Comic books, film and television Bad Company was a science fiction war story in 2000AD, it was immensely popular and helped Milligan become better known.

Concurrently, Milligan, Ewins and McCarthy had been working on the anthology title, Strange Days for Eclipse Comics. Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of Comics that are too short for standalone publication Eclipse Comics was an American Comic book Publisher, one of several influential independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s Strange Days featured three strips, Paradax, Freakwave and Johnny Nemo. Milligan, McCarthy and Ewins produced three issues of this psychedelic comic, it was not a great seller but it picked up a small, loyal readership. Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. The most conventional strip, Johnny Nemo, had its own series while the more quirky Paradax had a two issue series published by Vortex Comics in 1987. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

By 1989 Milligan was swapping between more conventional strips such as Bad Company, while still writing his more surreal efforts in 2000AD, such as Hewligan's Haircut with artist Jamie Hewlett. Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born April 3, 1968) is an English Comic book artist and designer Milligan with artist Jim McCarthy created the Steve Ditko-inspired Bix Barton. This was first run as a black and white strip for it's first outing (Barton's Beasts) the second strip was called Carry On Barton (originally Carry On Snuffing), the strip was very popular and was a precursor of Devlin Waugh and others.

In 1989 he had his first work published by DC Comics. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Skreemer was a six issue mini series with art by Brett Ewins that was somewhat lost in the midst of the so-called "British Invasion" of American comics of the time. Skreemer is a six-issue Limited series, written by Peter Milligan with art by Brett Ewins and Steve Dillon. Brett Ewins is a British Comic book artist best known for his work on Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper in the weekly comic A dark post-apocalyptic gangster story, it did receive critical acclaim but did not sell well. For other uses see Gangsta. A gangster is a criminal who is or at some point almost invariably becomes a member of a persistent violent Milligan however was soon to become a regular writer for DC while still working on his more personal comics in the UK in comics such as 2000AD, and its spin off titles Crisis and Revolver. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Skin

Skin (art by Brendan McCarthy) was the story of a young thalidomide skinhead in 1970s London, and his attempts to deal with his disability and the world in general. Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer best known for his work in Comic books, film and television Thalidomide is a Sedative - Hypnotic, and Multiple myeloma Medication. A skinhead is a member of a Subculture that originated among Working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and then spread to other parts of This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The strip was due to feature in Crisis in 1990 but the publishers, Fleetway were worried by the controversial subject matter, plus they were concerned with the explicit use of language in the story. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company mainly producing comic magazines for the UK. The printers refused to print it, blaming the graphic language and controversial subject matter as a reason. The story remained in limbo until eventually being published as a graphic novel by Tundra with little, or no controversy. A Tundra Publishing was a Northampton Massachusetts -based Comic book publisher founded by Kevin Eastman in 1990. It remains one of Milligan's most powerful and acclaimed works.

The 1990s

Cover of Shade, the Changing Man #4 by Brendan McCarthy.
Cover of Shade, the Changing Man #4 by Brendan McCarthy. Shade the Changing Man is a Fictional Comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977 Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer best known for his work in Comic books, film and television

Milligan had started to revamp Steve Ditko's character Shade, the Changing Man for DC Comics in 1990. Steve Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer best known as the co-creator of the Shade the Changing Man is a Fictional Comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977 DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) This proved to be his largest break into American comics and came at the end of the first wave of "The British Invasion" of comics. The British Invasion of American comics is a term used to describe the influx in the late 1980s of British comics creators especially writers Milligan updated and adapted many of Ditko's concepts, while adding his own ideas to embark upon one of the most bizarre titles published by DC. In 1993, it was one of the first wave of Vertigo titles with issue 33. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. It was a steady seller but it was cancelled with issue 70. A one-off story for Vertigo's tenth anniversary was published in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Milligan also replaced Grant Morrison on Animal Man for a six issue run in 1991, plus he became the regular writer of Batman in Detective Comics in the same year. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Animal Man ( Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a fictional DC Comics Superhero. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 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 Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 best-known for introducing the iconic Superhero Batman It was during one meeting of Batman writers that Milligan came up with the initial idea which led to the Knightfall storyline which was to cross over all the Batman family of titles. Batman Knightfall is the title given to a major Batman Story arc published by DC Comics that dominated Batman -related serial Milligan however had finished writing Detective Comics and was not involved with the crossover.

Milligan also created the highly acclaimed Enigma, with artist Duncan Fegredo for Vertigo in 1993. Enigma is a Comic book by Peter Milligan, with artwork done by Duncan Fegredo, featuring a Superhero called "The Enigma" Duncan Fegredo is a Comic book artist born in Leicester in 1968 Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In this, Milligan introduced a gay superhero and dealt with his subject manner in his usual surreal way. Milligan quickly followed this up with The Extremist with artist Ted McKeever. Ted McKeever is an award-winning American comics artist known for his dark distorted and highly stylized art style Both titles dealt with taboo subjects for a mainstream publisher, but were applauded by their handling of these subjects.

Milligan spent the remainder of the decade writing one-off specials such as Face and The Eaters, or mini series like Egypt and Tank Girl with its creator Jamie Hewlett providing art. Tank Girl is a British comic character created by Damon Albarn and written by Alan Martin and originally drawn by Jamie Hewlett, and is currently Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born April 3, 1968) is an English Comic book artist and designer Milligan and Brendan McCarthy's psychedelic classic Rogan Gosh was reprinted in a collected edition by Vertigo in 1996, after being first serialised six years earlier in Revolver. Rogan Gosh is the title of a British comic book story written by Peter Milligan and illustrated by Brendan McCarthy. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Milligan rounded out the decade by writing a four issue mini series featuring The Human Target. The Human Target is an American Comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino: a unique Private detective and Bodyguard Proving to be Milligan's most conventional title for DC so far, it was also very popular and brought him to the attention of many who had been unaware of him and his works.

X-Force / X-Statix

The unused cover to X-Statix #15, showing Princess Diana as one of the team members. Art by Mike Allred.
The unused cover to X-Statix #15, showing Princess Diana as one of the team members. Art by Mike Allred. Michael Dalton "Mike" Allred is an American comic book artist and writer.

In 2001 Marvel Comics was undergoing a revamp by its new editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and one of his aims was to revamp the X-Men family of titles. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Joseph "Joe" Quesada (born December 1 1962) is an American Comic book editor writer and artist The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Milligan was given X-Force to write with issue 116, and right away he removed the Rob Liefeld style superheroics and replaced it with a more satirical tone. X-Force is a Fictional Marvel Comics Superhero team one of several Spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Milligan and artist Mike Allred also removed the traditional superhero names and replaced them with names which sounded more like product brand names. Michael Dalton "Mike" Allred is an American comic book artist and writer. Characters such as the Orphan, the Anarchist, U-Go Girl, Phat, Vivisector, Venus Dee Milo, Dead Girl and Doop formed this new team. Mister Sensitive (real name Guy Smith) is a Fictional character from Marvel Comics, who was a prominent castmember in the X-Statix The Anarchist ( Tike Alicar) is a Fictional character from Marvel Comics. U-Go Girl ( Edie Sawyer) was a Fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe and a member of the superhero team X-Force, as well as This article is about the Marvel Comics character Vivisector can also refer to a person who engages in Vivisection. Venus Dee Milo is a Fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe that was member of the mutant superhero group X-Statix. This article refers to the Marvel Comics character for the similarly titled film see The Dead Girl. Doop is a Fictional character in the Marvel Universe who was created by writer Peter Milligan and artist Mike Allred. This was not well received by some fans of the title, and many wanted "their" X-Force back, a comment Milligan would later parody in the pages of the title. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject These criticisms aside, the title sold well and even received mainstream media coverage both in America and Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Milligan's run was acclaimed for its different take on the super hero genre, however X-Force was cancelled with issue 129 so it could become X-Statix, with Allred still as artist. X-Statix was the name of a Fictional team of mutant Superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be media superstars It was on X-Statix that Milligan would once again become controversial when a proposed plotline was to feature a resurrected Princess Diana as a superhero and X-Statix team member. News of this spread to the press, including the British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail who strongly objected to the idea. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Eventually the character of Diana was altered, as were the references to the Royal Family but not before the story had been reported around the world. The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. This aside, X-Statix was cancelled with issue 26, though several trade paperbacks were released. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding.

Present day work

Milligan's recent film work includes the screenplay for Pilgrim (a 2000 movie sometimes shown as Inferno), which stars Ray Liotta. Inferno, also known as Pilgrim, is a 2000 film directed by Harley Cokeliss and written by Peter Milligan which stars Ray Liotta as 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Liotta (born December 18, 1954) is an Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor, best known He also scripted the 2002 adaptation of the Melvin Burgess novel An Angel for May. Melvin Burgess (born April 25, 1954) is a British author of children's fiction.

He was the regular writer on X-Men with artist Salvador Larroca in 2005, writing issues #166-187. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Salvador Larroca (born 1964 is a Spanish Comic book Artist, primarily known for his work on various X-Men titles Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milligan returned to Human Target with a straight to graphic novel story "Final Cut", after which he wrote all of 21 issues of the ongoing series for Vertigo. The Human Target is an American Comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino: a unique Private detective and Bodyguard Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. In 2006 he wrote a five issue mini series titled X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl with artist Nick Dragotta and co-creator Mike Allred for Marvel Comics. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. X-Statix was the name of a Fictional team of mutant Superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be media superstars Michael Dalton "Mike" Allred is an American comic book artist and writer. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc

In 2007, Milligan will write a continuing series featuring Infinity, Inc. Max Fiumara is scheduled to do art chores on the book. Infinity Inc is a team of Comic book Superheroes in the DC Comics universe, mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice In July 2007 a Wildstorm series by Milligan started, called The Programme. WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book The Programme is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series published by Wildstorm. It features the revival of a Soviet Cold War superhero. [1] Milligan has also been involved in 2007's Batman crossover, The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, by writing the lead-in Batman Annual #26, as well as the parts of the series in the Robin monthly title. The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul is the name of an eight issue Comic book crossover published by DC Comics in 2007 and 2008 Batman is an ongoing Comic book series featuring the DC Comics Hero of the same name. Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally

Most recently, Milligan penned the script for the BBC interactive animated series "Meta4orce" [1]

Bibliography

Cover of X-Statix#26.
Cover of X-Statix#26. X-Statix was the name of a Fictional team of mutant Superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be media superstars

Comics work includes:

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^ a b DC details for The Programme #1

References

External links

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Chuck Austen
X-Men (vol. 2) writer
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Mike Carey
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Ian Edginton
X-Force (vol. 1) writer
2001–2002
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Marv Wolfman
Detective Comics writer
1991-92
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Chuck Dixon
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Brandon Thomas
Robin writer
2008
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Chuck Dixon
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