John Higgins


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    Biography

    John Higgins (born 1949) is an English comic book artist and writer. He did significant work for 2000 AD, and he has frequently worked with writer Alan Moore, most notably as colourist for Watchmen. John Higgins was born in Walton, Liverpool. After leaving school when he was 15, he joined the army and, on leaving, spent some time in a commune in Wiltshire. He returned to Liverpool and, in 1971, resumed his studies at Wallasey College of Art. There, in 1974 he qualified in technical illustration, which allowed him to get a job as a medical illustrator at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. After getting his first comic book art published in Brainstorm in 1975, he drew the cover for 2000 AD No. 43 in 1977 and decided to go freelance in 1978, with an eye on becoming a comic artist. In 1981 he started getting regular work at 2000 AD, one of his early projects being the art for a Tharg's Future Shocks by Alan Moore, as well as doing covers for Marvel UK. After this he worked steadily at 2000 AD and joined the British Invasion in the mid-eighties—notably doing the colouring on Moore's Watchmen and Batman: The Killing Joke, a job he got through colouring Steve Dillon's art on Moore's ABC Warriors story. This led to more work in the American market, although he has kept working on British titles too, especially with Judge Dredd over 20 years. He provided the art for Greysuit with Pat Mills, as well as working with Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti on The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning and Jonah Hex No. 28. Higgins is also a writer. He wrote and drew his first Future Shock at 2000 AD and did the same for Razorjack, a comic book mini-series from Com.x, which was reprinted in 2009. Higgins has worked in a number of different areas providing artwork for animation, film and book covers like The Cabinet of Light and The Morgaine Stories. In 2012, Higgins worked on the Before Watchmen project, drawing the serialised feature "Curse of the Crimson Corsair" which was initially written by Len Wein. Higgins later became the writer of the feature as well. In 2016 he provided the art for six stamps commemorating the Great Fire of London, illustrating them in the style of a comic strip. In 2017 a collection of his artwork was exhibited at the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool, in an exhibition called Beyond Dredd & Watchmen: The Art of John Higgins.

    Artistic production

    Comic Title Role Publisher Year Language
    Pride & joy Author Titan 2004 English
    World without end : the complete collection Author Dover 2016 English
    Razorjack (First edition) Author Titan Comics 2013 English
    Jacked. Volume 1 Author Dc Comics 2016 English
    Ozymandias,, Crimson corsair Author Dc Comics 2014 English
    Watchmen 4 (Deluxe edition) Author Dc Comics 2013 English
    Son of man Author Dc Comics 2004 English
    Dark satanic mills Author Walker 2013 English
    How to play with fire Author Dc Comics 2016 English
    Pride & joy 3 Author Image Comics 2016 English
    Watchmen Author Titan 1987 English
    Scarlet witch Author Marvel 2015 English
    The Boys. Volume four. We gotta go now Author Dynamite Entertainment 2009 English
    Judge Dredd: the restricted files Author Rebellion 2010 English
    Greysuit. Project Monarch Author Rebellion 2011 English
    Wolverine. volume three : The wilding Author Diamond 2006 English
    Before Watchmen. Ozymandias/Crimson corsair Author Dc Comics 2013 English
    Futuri incredibili - Edizione definitiva Illustrator Magic Press 2008 Italian
    Hellblazer ; haunted Author Titan 2003 English
    Beyond Watchmen & Judge Dredd : the art of John Higgins Author Liverpool University Press 2017 English
    Thunderbolt Jaxon Author Titan 2007 English
    Watchmen™ - Absolute Edition (ITA) Colorist Planeta DeAgostini 2007 Italian
    Haunted 6 Author Dc Comics 2016 English
    The hills have eyes : the beginning Author Fox Atomic Comics 2007 English
    Batman: The Killing Joke: One-shot Colorist Dc Comics 0 Unspecified
    Batman - Lächeln, bitte! Colorist Carlsen Verlag 0 German
    Crucible Of Desire #5 Illustrator Dc Comics 0 English
    Hermaphrodeity #6 Illustrator Dc Comics 0 English
    Seed Of Death #4 Illustrator Dc Comics 0 English
    World Without End, numero 1 Illustrator Dc Comics 1990 English
    Judge Dredd - Il casellario del crimine (1/4) Illustrator Play Press Publishing 1991 Italian
    Crimson Corsair Author Illustrator Panini Comics 0 German
    Before Watchmen # 1: 1A Illustrator Urban Comics 2013 French
    Before Watchmen # 2: 2A Illustrator Urban Comics 2013 French
    Before Watchmen # 3: 3A Writer Illustrator Urban Comics 2013 French
    Before Watchmen # 4: 4A Writer Illustrator Urban Comics 2013 French
    Before Watchmen # 5: 5A Writer Illustrator Urban Comics 2013 French
    Before Watchmen Deluxe: Rorschach • Nite Owl • Dollar Bill • Crimson Corsair #3 Author Illustrator Panini Comics 0 German
    Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair: Before Watchmen: Ozymandias 1-6, Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill 1, Before Watchmen: Minutemen 1-5, Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre 1-4, Before Watchmen: Comedian 1-4, Before Watchmen: Nite Owl 1-3, Before Watchmen: Rorschach 1-3, Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan 1-3, Before Watchmen: Moloch 1-2 Writer Illustrator Colorist Cover Artist Dc Comics 0 English
    Judge Dredd : the complete case files v.21 Illustrator Unspecified 2013 English
    Judge Dredd's Il Casellario del Crimine Illustrator Play Press Publishing 1991 Italian
    Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files v. 13 Illustrator 2000 AD 2009 English
    Watchmen: No.2 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1986 English
    Watchmen: No.3 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1986 English
    Watchmen: No.4 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1986 English
    Richter über die ganze Erde Colorist Carlsen Verlag 1989 German
    Watchmen - Les Gardiens (Edition Intégrale) Colorist Delcourt 1998 Unspecified
    Watchmen: No.5 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft Colorist Carlsen Verlag 1989 German
    Watchmen: No.6 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Die Dunkelheit des Seins Colorist Carlsen Verlag 1989 German
    Watchmen: No.7 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Watchmen: No.8 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Watchmen: No.9 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Watchmen: No.10 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Watchmen: No.11 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Watchmen: No.12 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1987 English
    Watchmen (International Edition) Colorist Dc Comics 0 English
    Čuvari Colorist Fibra 2013 Croatian
    Abwesende Freunde Colorist Carlsen Verlag 1989 German
    Bruder der Drachen Colorist Carlsen Verlag 1989 German
    Eine bessere Welt Colorist Carlsen Verlag 1989 German
    Watchmen: No.1 Colorist DC Comics, Inc 1986 English
    Some Things Are Just Inevitable #2 Illustrator Dc Comics 2012 English
    Les Inédits Illustrator Soleil 2010 French
    I Get Around #2 Author Dc Comics 2012 English
    Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Sinned #1 Writer Illustrator Dc Comics 2013 English
    The Eleven-Thirty Absolution #2 Writer Illustrator Dc Comics 2013 English
    I Met A Traveler...! #1 Illustrator Dc Comics 2012 English
    The Unbinding #1 Illustrator Dc Comics 2006 English
    The Smelting Pool 2 #67 Cover Artist Marvel Comics Ltd 1986 English
    Target: 2006 1: Apocolypse Then... Now! #79 Cover Artist Marvel Comics Ltd 1986 English
    Batman: Killing Joke - ein tödlicher Witz Colorist Panini Comics 2017 German
    How to Play With Fire: 121-133 Illustrator Dc Comics 0 English
    Haunted: Hellblazer 134-145, Vertigo Winter's Edge 1-3, Vertigo Resurrected 1 Illustrator Dc Comics 0 English

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