Andy Diggle

Andy Diggle
Left to right: Mike Carey, Andy Diggle and Jock
Nationality	British
Area(s)	Writer, Editor
Notable works	The Losers Hellblazer Adam Strange
Awards	"Favourite Comics Editor" Eagle Award (2000)
Official website

Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of 2000 AD. He is best known for his work on The Losers,^[1] Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, Adam Strange and Silent Dragon.

Biography

As editor, Diggle is often credited (most frequently by David Bishop, who originally employed him) as having spearheaded a return to the "old school" values of 2000 AD. While at 2000 AD he worked on a number of stories including the Judge Dredd spin-off Lenny Zero with Jock, who he would continue to collaborate with after his move to American comic books.^[2]

He is currently working on Batman Confidential, Green Arrow: Year One (again with Jock) ^[3] as well as unnamed projects including a comic mini-series and a computer game with a Japanese firm. He will also start writing Hellblazer as of issue #230.^[4][5] He will also be writing Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper with Guy Ritchie - part of Virgin Comics' "Director's cut" line. ^[6] Diggle is also writing the webcomic adaptation of the Bionic Commando game.^[7] At San Diego Comic-Con 2008, Andy Diggle was announced as the new writer of Thunderbolts, his first work at Marvel Comics since his Punisher one-shot.^[8] The changes in the Thunderbolts were part of the Secret Invasion-aftermath storyline, Dark Reign, and Diggle also wrote a limited series which ties into it, Dark Reign: Hawkeye.^[9]

After finishing his run on Hellblazer he will be working on a creator-owned project with Jock.^[10] Diggle will be taking over the writing of Daredevil after Ed Brubaker's departure in issue #500.^[11][12]

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

• Lenny Zero (with Jock, collected in Mega-City Undercover , 160 pages, Rebellion, January 2008, ISBN 1905437528):
  • "Lenny Zero" in Judge Dredd Megazine (vol. 3) #68, 2000)
  • "Dead Zero" in Judge Dredd Megazine (vol. 4) #1-2, 2001)
  • "Wipeout" in Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 4) #14-15, 2002)

• Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus (with co-author John Wagner and art by Henry Flint, in 2000 AD #1321-1335, 2003, tpb, 104 pages, Rebellion, 2003, ISBN 1-904265-10-3, Dark Horse, 2004, ISBN 1-56971-983-7)

• Snow/Tiger: "Pax Americana" (with Andy Clarke, in 2000 AD #1336-1342, 2003)

• "Payback" (with Henry Flint, in Star Wars Tales 18, 2003)

• Hellblazer:
  • Lady Constantine (with Goran Sudzuka, DC, 4-issue mini-series, 2003, tpb, 96 pages, 2006, Titan, ISBN 1-84576-263-0 DC, ISBN 1-4012-0942-4)^[13]
  • Hellblazer #230-244, 247-249 (March 2007, 2008):
    • Joyride (with Leonardo Manco, 192 pages, Vertigo, February, 2008, ISBN 1-40121-651-X, Titan, April 2008, ISBN 1845767756)^[14] collects:
      • "In at the Deep End" (Hellblazer #230-231, 2007)
      • "Wheels of Chance, Systems of Control" (Hellblazer #232-233, 2007)
      • "Joyride" (Hellblazer #234-237, 2007)
    • The Laughing Magician (128 pages, August 2008, ISBN 1-40121-853-9) collects:
      • "The Smoke" (with Danijel Zezelj, Hellblazer #238, 2007)
      • "The Passage" (with Leonardo Manco, Hellblazer #239, 2007)
      • "The Laughing Magician" (with Leonardo Manco, Hellblazer #240-242, 2008)
    • Roots of Coincidence (128 pages, May 2009, ISBN 1-40122-251-X) collects:
      • "The Mortification of the Flesh" (with Giuseppe Camuncoli, Hellblazer #243-244, 2008)
      • "The Roots of Coincidence" (with Leonardo Manco, Hellblazer #247-249, 2008)

• The Losers (with Jock, DC, 32 issues, 2003-2006)

• Swamp Thing: Bad Seed (with Enrique Breccia, DC, 2004, tpb, collects Swamp Thing #1-6, 144 pages, 2005, Titan ISBN 1-84023-954-9 DC ISBN 1-4012-0421-X)^[15]

• Tharg's Future Shocks: "Red Moon" (with Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #1398, 2004)

• Adam Strange: Planet Heist (with Pascal Ferry and Dave McCaig, DC, 8-issue limited series, 2004-2005, tpb, 192 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0727-8)^[16]

• Silent Dragon (with Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Wildstorm, 6-issue limited series, 2005, tpb, 144 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1104-6)^[17]

• Punisher: "Silent Night" (with Kyle Hotz, one shot, collected in Punisher: Very Special Holidays, 120 pages, Marvel, May 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2220-6)

• Batman Confidential (with Whilce Portacio and Richard Friend, DC, 6-issue limited series, December 2006-June 2007, collected in Batman: Rules of Engagement, 160 pages, ISBN 1401214814)^[18]

• Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper (with Guy Ritchie and Mukesh Singh, Virgin Comics, March 2007)

• Green Arrow: Year One (with Jock, 6-issue limited series, DC, July-September 2007, tpb, hardcover, 160 pages, Titan Books, May 2008, ISBN 1845767276, DC, April 2008, ISBN 1401216870) ^[19]

• Bionic Commando: Chain of Command (with Colin Wilson, game tie-in, ongoing)^[20]

• Thunderbolts #126-#136 (with Roberto De La Torre, Marvel Comics, November 2008, ongoing) collected as:
  • Burning Down The House (collects Thunderbolts #126-129, 112 pages, hardcover, August 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3152-3)
  • Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts (includes Thunderbolts #130-131, 96 pages, softcover, July 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4090-5)
  • Widowmaker (collects Thunderbolts #133-136, premiere hardcover, 120 pages, December 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4006-9)

• Dark Reign: Hawkeye (with art by Tom Raney, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, 2009)

• Dark Reign: The List - Daredevil (with art by Billy Tan, one-shot, Marvel Comics, 2009)
• Daredevil #501-ongoing (with Roberto De La Torre and Matt Hollingsworth, Marvel Comics, October 2009, ongoing)

Awards

• 2000: won the Eagle Award for Favourite Comics Editor

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Andy Diggle Blog
• Andy Diggle at Marvel.com

Interviews

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• Andy Diggle Q&A, 2000ADReview, by Richmond Clements, July 27, 2003
• Breaking The Silence; Andy Diggle Talks "Silent Dragon," "The Losers" and "Adam Strange", Comic Book Resources, February 18, 2005
• Wizard Q&A: Andy Diggle & Jock, Wizard, March 11, 2008
• Badham, Matthew. Interrogation: Tharg's Head Revisited, Judge Dredd Megazine #281, March 2009