Richard Elson (born 1962) is a British comic book artist best known for his work on various 2000 AD strips and Sonic the Comic.

Biography

Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as a cartoonist and illustrator. His versatility has found a wide variety of outlets in a career that has included extended runs on Sonic the Hedgehog and Britain’s premier Sci-Fi anthology 2000 AD. He has contributed to many of the comics published in the UK over recent years, including The Beano, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Toxic Crusaders and Spider-Man. He has also worked for computer games companies, toy manufacturers and UK television show This Morning. He lives in the UK, with his wife and two children, in the cathedral city of Worcester.^[1]

Bibliography

Comic work includes:

• Shadows (with Peter Milligan, in 2000 AD #672-681, 1990)

• Sonic the Comic: "Sonic" in #7-10, 18, 19, 21-28, 33-38, 45, 47-53, 59-72, 75-78, 80-82, 84-87, 89, 90, 94, 95, 97-100, 102, 104-106, 108-111, 113-119, 121-132, 134-138, 140-141, 143-147, 149-154, 156-158, 160-162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170-184; "Knuckles" in #39-44, 53-58; "Captain Plunder" in #91-93; "Sonic's World" in #103; covers to #35, 37, 38, 40, 76, 89, 94, 97-102, 109-111, 125, 131, 145, 161, 162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170-223 (1993-2001)

• Maniac 5: "Maniac 6 Prologue" (with Mark Millar, in 2000 AD Winter Special 1993)

• Sonic the Poster Mag #6 (1994)

• Tyranny Rex: "Deus Ex Machina Book 2" (with John Smith and Paul Marshall, in 2000 AD #873-880, 1994)

• Roadkill: "Roadkill Book 1" (with Dan Abnett, in 2000 AD #1208-1211, 2000)

• Tharg's Future Shocks: "Spare Parts" (with Simon Spurrier, in 2000 AD #1267, 2002)

• Atavar (with Dan Abnett):
  • "Atavar" (in 2000 AD #1281-1288, 2002)
  • "Atavar II" (in 2000 AD #1329-1335, 2003)
  • "Atavar III" (in 2000 AD #1443-1449, 2005)

• The Scrap (with Simon Spurrier, in 2000 AD #1308-1312, 2002)

• Tharg's Terror Tales: "Krypt" (with Nigel Kitching, in 2000AD #1375, 2004)

• A.H.A.B. (with Nigel Kitching, in 2000AD #1387-1395, 2004)

• Go-Machine (with Al Ewing, in 2000 AD #1496-1498, 2006)

• Osprey Graphic History:
  • The Empire Falls: Battle of Midway (with Steve White, 48 pages, October 2006, ISBN 1846030587)
  • Fight to the Death: Battle of Guadalcanal (with Larry Hama, 48 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1846030609)
  • The Tide Turns: D-Day Invasion (with Dan Abnett, 48 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1846030560)

• Kingdom (with Dan Abnett, in 2000 AD, prog 2007 and #1518-1525, 2006-2007)

External links

• 2000 AD profile
• 2003 interview, by Chris Weston
• 2007 interview on his Sonic the Comic work

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