Best of 2000 AD Volume 5: The Essential Gateway to the Galaxy''s Greatest Comic

About Al EwingAlan GrantChris WestonFrank QuitelyHenry FlintJohn WagnerPeter MilliganRob WilliamsSean PhillipsTony Wright

Rob Williams is the writer of Suicide Squad and Martian Manhunter for DC Comics Unfollow for Vertigo and Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor for Titan Comics. His previous work for 2000 AD includes Judge Dredd: Titan The Grievous Journey Of Ichabod Azrael (And The Dead Left In His Wake) and The Ten-Seconders and he is currently writing Roy of the Rovers for Rebellion.Chris Weston has drawn a vast array of 2000 AD and Megazine stories including Indigo Prime Downlode Tales Future Shocks Canon Fodder Judge Dredd Nemesis the Warlock Nikolai Dante Pulp Sci-Fi Robo-Hunter Rogue Trooper and Vector 13. Beyond 2000 AD Westons work includes Fantastic Four: First Family Enemy Ace: War in Heaven The Filth The Invisibles Ministry of Space and Garth Enniss War Story: Johanns Tiger.Al Ewing has been a Judge Dredd aficionado since the age of nine and is best known in the UK for his work on Dredd in 2000 AD where he also co-created Zombo and Damnation Station. In addition Ewing has written various novels for Solaris and Abaddon Books including The Fictional Man Pax Omega and Gods of Manhattan and is currently writing Mighty Avengers and Loki: Agent of Asgard for Marvel Comics.Superstar artist Frank Quitely first wowed 2000 AD fans with his work on Shimura and Missionary Man. He broke into the US comics scene working with 2000 AD writer Grant Morrison on Flex Mentallo and JLA: Earth 2. The pair would continue to collaborate on such titles as New X-Men We3 and All-Star Superman the latter two titles winning various Eisner Awards between 2005-2007.John Wagner has been scripting for 2000 AD for more years than he cares to remember. His creations include Judge Dredd Strontium Dog Ace Trucking Als Baby Button Man and Mean Machine. Outside of 2000 AD his credits include Star Wars Lobo The Punisher and the critically acclaimed A History of Violence.With over 300 2000 AD stories to his name not to mention over 250 Daily Star Judge Dredd strips Alan Grants prolific creative record speaks for itself. Outside the Galaxys Greatest Comic Grant is well-known to Batman fans following a lengthy run on various incarnations of the title. More recently he has adapted Robert Louis Stevensons classic novels Kidnapped and Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Graphic Novel format with artist Cam Kennedy.Sean Phillips has become one of the comics industrys most acclaimed artists and is fondly remembered by 2000 AD fans as the co-creator of Armitage and Devlin Waugh. His work on the Galaxys Greatest Comic also includes illustration for Armoured Gideon Downlode Tales Judge Dredd Mega-City One One-Offs Sinister Dexter Strange Cases and Vector 13. Phillips US work includes lengthy runs on Hellblazer The Invisibles Kid Eternity Minx Uncanny X-Men Wildcats Sleeper and Marvel Zombies. Away from comics he has done freelance work for 20th Century Fox Sony and Maxim magazine.Henry Flint winner of the National Comics Awards for Best Comic Artist 2004 is one of the Galaxys Greatest Comics rising superstars. Co-creator of Sancho Panzer Shakara and the fan-favourite strip Zombo his incredibly versatile pencils have also graced A.B.C. Warriors Judge Dredd/Aliens Deadlock Judge Dredd Rogue Trooper Nemesis the Warlock The V.C.s and Venus Bluegenes. He has even written a Thargs Alien Invasions strip! He has also worked on several American comics including Omega Men Haunted Tank and Fear Itself: Fearsome Four. Away from the comics industry Henry produced art of the cover of DJ Foods 2012 album The Search Engine.Cam Kennedy is another hugely popular 2000 AD artist having illustrated many Judge Dredd strips and co-created luckless wannabe creator Kenny Who? and the Taxidermist. A key early Rogue Trooper artist he has also drawn Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta in Gotham Judge Dredd Tharg the Mighty Thargs Future Shocks and The V.C.s. His extracurricular work includes Axel Pressbutton Batman Lobo Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Star Wars.John Smith is unquestionably a 2000 AD hero with a host of creative credits to his name including A Love Like Blood Devlin Waugh Firekind Holocaust 12 Indigo Prime Pussyfoot 5 Revere Slaughterbowl Tyranny Rex Leatherjack Dead Eyes and Cradlegrave. Smith has also written Future Shocks Judge Dredd Judge Karyn Pulp Sci-Fi Robo-Hunter Rogue Trooper Tales from Beyond Science Vector 13 and Tales from the Black Museum. Smiths work beyond the Galaxys Greatest Comic includes the long-running New Statesmen series in Crisis DC/Vertigos Hellblazer and Scarab and Harris Comics Vampirella.Gordon Rennie is one of 2000 AD's most prolific creators with co-creative credits for Caballistics Inc. Missionary Man Necronauts Storming Heaven Rain Dogs and Witchworld. Rennie has written for Heavy Metal and Warhammer as well as Species Starship Troopers and White Trash.Alan Davis is one of the most respected pencillers currently working in the comics industry. Debuting in 2000 AD with the space-based prison drama Harry 20 on the High Rock he followed with the immortal D.R. and Quinch which remains one of the Galaxys Greatests most popular series. Davis also contributed to short stories and Judge Dredd before heading for America and almost instant acclaim. His US career has included Avengers Batman and the Outsiders Captain Britain ClanDestine Detective Comics Excalibur JLA Killraven Miracleman Star Wars and X-Men. He has recently taken up the reins on Uncanny X-Men.