British artist Alan Grant, writer of the Batman and Judge Dredd comics, died at the age of 73 on Thursday (7/21). The announcement was made by his wife, Susan Grant, on Facebook, without revealing the cause of his death.
Born in Bristol, England, Grant grew up in Scotland and began his career as a journalist at the age of 18, writing for the local Dundee Daily Courier. He went on to work as an editor at the IPC magazine company in the 1970s, where his dedication to the “2000 AD” comic turned the title into a bestseller and turned the brand into a multi-publication brand. In this work, he has formed a great friendship and a legendary collaboration with screenwriter John Wagner, the creator of Judge Dredd. The two began writing stories together for the publication, which made Judge Dredd the flagship of “2000 AD” and one of the greatest icons of British comics.
The Grant and Wagner stories were so successful that they drew attention from across the Atlantic. The duo was hired to write for DC Comics. His first title was the limited series “Outcasts”, released in 1987, followed by the Batman stories in 1988.
Grant and Wagner featured the Ventriloquist in their first Batman story and the Rat Catcher in their third. But after a dozen issues, Grant went on to sign the stories himself, becoming one of Batman’s leading writers until the late 1990s, among other anthology villains.
Despite the split in Batman, the pair have returned to work together on the (now defunct) Epic Comics miniseries “The Last American”, the Batman and Judge Dredd crossover released in 1991, and “The Bogie Man,” about a Scottish man suffering from mind. which he believes are all of the characters played by Humphrey Bogart in film. This 1989 standalone miniseries ended up being turned into a TV show in 1992.
Among side projects, Grant went on to write stories for various DC characters in the 2000s, such as Lobo, LEGION (a spin-off of the Legion of Super Heroes) and the Devil, returning to Batman to launch a new title, “Batman: L ‘shadow of the bat “, as well as being one of the main authors of the crossover” Knight Fall “(Knight Fall in the original), the longest story arc ever published in the hero’s magazines, which left Batman temporarily in a wheelchair and lasted about 2 years.
American screenwriter Tom King, who also wrote Batman stories, lamented the death of his colleague on social media: “Devastated by the death of Alan Grant. Lobo, LEGION, Batman – his stories questioned what comics could be. of superheroes. and doing: they were tough, coldly cynical, yet strangely – and wonderfully – contained a powerful, warm undercurrent of hope. Great writer. RIP. “
Publisher 2000 AD also spoke in homage to the lost talent. “Grant was one of the best writers of his generation, combining a keen eye for dialogue and political satire with a deep empathy that made his characters incredibly human and realistic. Through his work, he had a profound and profound influence. lasting on 2000 AD and in the comic industry “.
DC, on the other hand, preferred to post the video of a tribute made during International Comic-Con, in a panel attended by artists from the publisher, who dedicated a minute of applause to Grant’s successes.
Alan Grant will always be remembered as a comic book icon. today, #SDCC greets the DC pioneer with a standing ovation, led by @TomTaylorMade, @TomKingTKAnd @Bruno_Redondo_F. pic.twitter.com/8mi5dT1G4y
– DC (@DCComics) July 21, 2022
Source: Terra
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