Jamie Delano(/ˈdɛlənoʊ/DEL-ə-noh;born 1954) is an English comic book writer. He was part of the first post-Alan Moore"British Invasion"of writers which started to feature in American comics in the 1980s. He is best known as the first writer of the comic book seriesHellblazer,featuringJohn Constantine.
| Jamie Delano | |
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| Born | 1954 Northampton,England |
| Nationality | English |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Captain Britain Hellblazer |
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Biography
editJamie Delano wrote all but three of the first forty issues ofHellblazerforDC Comicsfrom 1988 to 1991. Most of his other work has also been forDC/Vertigo.[citation needed]
Much of Delano's work can be characterised as science fiction, orhorror,but often is a blend thereof.[citation needed]
Subjects in his work include the battle of the sexes (World Without End), imperialism and genocide (Ghostdancing), and environmental and cultural collapse (2020 Visions,Animal Man).
A. William James is Delano's prose-writing alter ego. His novelBook Thirteenis published under his Lepus Books imprint.[1]
Bibliography
editComics work includes:
- Transformers Annual 1986
- Text Story The Mission
- Night Raven:
- Various prose (with illustrations byAlan DavisandIvan Allenin "The Daredevils 11" "Mighty World of Marvel 7-17" "Savage Sword of Conan 85-92" and "Captain Britain 10, 11 and 12" Marvel UK 1983–1984)
- "House of Cards" (withDavid Lloyd,Marvel UK,one shot, 1993)
- Captain Britain(with Alan Davis and Noel Davis), inCaptain Britain Monthly#1-3,5-12,Marvel UK,1984,tpb,1988,ISBN1-85400-020-9)
- One-Off:
- "Blood Sport" (withDavid Pugh,in2000 ADNo. 484, 1986)
- "The Ark" (with Dave Wyatt, in2000 ADNo. 504, 1987)
- Tharg's Future Shocks:
- "The Ship that Liked to Dance" (withBarry Kitson,in2000 ADNo. 501, 1986)
- "Fair's Fare" (withMassimo Belardinelli,in2000 ADNo. 501, 1987)
- Batman: Manbat(withJohn Bolton,DC),ElseworldsBatmanminiseries published in 1995
- Doctor Who(withJohn Ridgway,collected inThe World Shapers,Panini Comics,288 pages, May 2008,ISBN1-905239-87-4):
- "Time Bomb" (inDoctor Who Magazine#114–116, 1986)
- "The Gift" (with inks byTim Perkins,inDoctor Who Magazine#123–126, 1987)
- D.R. and Quinch:"DR & Quinch's Agony Page" (with co-author and pencils Alan Davis and inks and colours byMark Farmer,in2000 AD#525–534, 1987)
- Hellblazer:
- Hellblazer#1–24, 28–31, 33–40, 84, 250, Annual 1 (withJohn Ridgway,Richard Piers Rayner,Mark Buckingham,Bryan Talbot,Steve Pugh,Sean Phillips,& others,Vertigo/DC,1988–2008) collected as:
- Original Sins(collects #1–9, Vertigo, October 1998,ISBN1-56389-052-6,Titan Books,February 2007,ISBN1-84576-465-X)[2]
- The Devil You Know(collects #10–13,The Hellblazer AnnualandThe Horrorist#1–2, Vertigo, May 2007,ISBN1-4012-1269-7,Titan Books, July 2007,ISBN1-84576-490-0)[3]
- Rare Cuts(collects No. 11, 25–26 and 35, Vertigo, February 2005,ISBN1-4012-0240-3,Titan Books, January 2005,ISBN1-84023-974-3)[4]
- Fear Machine(collects #14–22, 208 pages, Vertigo, June 2008,ISBN1-4012-1810-5,Titan Books,ISBN1-84576-880-9)[5]
- Family Man(collects #23–24 and 28–33, 208 pages, November 2008, Titan Books,ISBN1-84576-978-3,Vertigo,ISBN1-4012-1964-0)[6]
- The Horrorist(withDavid Lloyd,Vertigo,2-issue mini-series, 1995)
- Hellblazer Special: Bad Blood(withPhilip Bond&Warren Pleece,Vertigo,4-issue mini-series, 2000)
- Pandemonium(withJock,graphic novel,128 pages, hardcover, Titan Books, March 2010,ISBN1-84576-865-5,Vertigo, February 2010,ISBN1-4012-2035-5)
- Hellblazer#1–24, 28–31, 33–40, 84, 250, Annual 1 (withJohn Ridgway,Richard Piers Rayner,Mark Buckingham,Bryan Talbot,Steve Pugh,Sean Phillips,& others,Vertigo/DC,1988–2008) collected as:
- Swamp Thing#77 (withTom Mandrake,Alfredo Alcala,DC,1988)
- World Without End(withJohn Higgins,DC,6-issue limited series, 1990)
- Animal Man#51–79 (withSteve Pugh,Scott Eaton,Graham Higgins,Russel Braun,Tom Sutton,Rafael Kayanan,Will Simpson,Dan Steffan,Fred Harper,Gene Fama,andPeter Snejbjerg.DC,1992–1994)[7]
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight#64 (withChris Bachalo,Mark Pennington)
- Ghostdancing(withRichard Case,Vertigo,6-issue limited series, 1995)
- Vertigo Voices:Tainted(withAl Davison,Vertigo,one-shot, 1995)
- Batman/Manbat(withJohn Bolton,DC,1996)
- Twisted Metal 2(one-shot promo comic)
- 2020 Visions(withFrank Quitely(#1–3),Warren Pleece(#4–6),James Romberger(#7–9) &Steve Pugh(#10–12),Vertigo,12-issue limited series, 1997)
- Shadowman#5–15 (with co-authorDick Foreman(#14–15) and art byCharlie Adlard,Acclaim Comics,1997)
- Vertigo Vérité:Hell Eternal(withSean Phillips,Vertigo,one-shot, 1998)
- Cruel and Unusual(with co-authorTom Peyer,pencils byJohn McCreaand inks byAndrew Chiu,Vertigo,4-issue mini-series, 1999)
- The Territory(with David Lloyd,Dark Horse,4-issue mini-series, 1999,tpb,96 pages, 2006ISBN978-1-59307-010-6)
- Legends of the DC Universe#24–25 (withSteve Pugh,DC,2000)
- Outlaw Nation(withGoran Sudžuka,Vertigo,19-issue series, 2000–2002,tpb,456 pages,Image Comics,2006,ISBN1-58240-707-X)[8]
- Nevermore:"The Pit and the Pendulum"(withSteve Pugh,graphic noveladaptation, Eye Classics,Self Made Hero,October 2007,ISBN978-0-9552856-8-4)[9]
- The Lovecraft Anthology 2:"Pickman's Model"(withSteve Pugh,graphic noveladaptation,Self Made Hero,2012,ISBN978-1-9068384-3-0)
- Narcopolis(withJeremy Rock,4-issue mini-series,Avatar Press,February 2008)[10][11]
- Rawbone(withMax Fiumara,4-issue mini-series, Avatar Press, 2009)
- Crossed: Badlands#4–9 (withLeandro Rizzo,Avatar Press, 2012)
Prose work includes:
- Book Thirteen(as A.W. James, Lepus Books, 2012)
- Leepus: Dizzy(as J. Delano, Lepus Books, 2014)
- Leepus: The River(as J. Delano, Lepus Books, 2017)
- Finn of the Islunds(as J. Delano, Lazarus Corporation, 2020)
Notes
edit- ^Dueben, Alex (22 February 2017)."Jamie Delano Talks Politics, Anger and His World Without End".Comic Book Resources.Retrieved5 August2019.
- ^Original Sinstrade details,at DC
- ^The Devil You Knowtrade details,at DC
- ^Rare Cutstrade details,at DC
- ^Fear Machinetrade details,at DC
- ^Family Mantrade details,at DC
- ^Irvine, Alex(2008). "Animal Man". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.).The Vertigo Encyclopedia.New York:Dorling Kindersley.p. 27.ISBN0-7566-4122-5.OCLC213309015.
- ^Jamie Delano: Earning Outlaw StatusArchived22 May 2011 at theWayback Machine,Comics Bulletin,8 September 2000
- ^:Selfmadehero:Archived22 September 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^Future Imperfect: Jamie Delano talksNarcopolisArchived26 October 2008 at theWayback Machine,Comic Book Resources,7 November 2007
- ^Entering Narcopolis I: Jamie DelanoArchived15 May 2009 at theWayback Machine,Newsarama,1 March 2008
References
edit- Jamie Delanoat theGrand Comics Database
- Jamie Delanoat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Jamie DelanoArchived30 September 2007 at theWayback Machineat 2000 AD Online
- Jamie Delanoat Dark Horse Comics
External links
editInterviews
editThis section includes a list ofgeneral references,butit lacks sufficient correspondinginline citations.(May 2010) |
- Trail Blazers: Interviews with Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis,by David Carroll,BloodsongsNo. 8, 1997
- Dark Horse Comics' 1998 interview aboutThe Territory
- The Comics Interpreter1999 interview with Jamie Delano
- Tales That Witness Madness: A Brief Talk With Jamie Delanoby Helen Braithwaite,Sequential Tart,December 1999
- Jamie Delano: Drug Addled Prophet for The Masses,Popimage, December 1999
- Lewis, A. David."Interview with Jamie Delano".Popmatters.
- Douresseaux, Leroy (6 December 2007)."Jamie Delano Talks Narcopolis".Comic Book Bin.Retrieved29 May2010.
- Matheny, Joseph(23 December 2007)."Jamie Delano's Narcopolis".Alterati. Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2011.Retrieved29 May2010.