David Roachis a Britishcomic book artist and writerbased inWales,United Kingdom.Roach actively illustrates for many companies, including2000 AD,Panini Comics,Marvel Comics,DC Comics,Dark Horse Comics,Topps,and the gaming companyWizards of the Coast.
| David Roach | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Career
editRoach started comic book illustration in the 1980s, self-publishing theHellfirefanzine. Since 1988 Roach has worked as aninkerandpencillerfor2000 AD[1]on such titles asNemesis the Warlock,Judge Anderson,Judge DreddandSynnamon.[2]
In the 1990s, Roach started producing work forDC Comics,drawingBatmanand Demonand inkingChallengers of the Unknown.Roach contributed to theDark Horse Comics'Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.
Roach is associate editor of the U.S. based magazineComic Book Artist,which is dedicated to the historical representation of comic-book characters. Roach was co-editor ofThe Warren Companion: The Definitive Compendium to the Great Comics ofWarren Publishing[3](2001) the revised edition of theSlings and Arrows Comics Guide[4](2003) andTheSuperheroBook: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes[5][6](2004).
Roach has worked as illustrator for consecutiveDungeons & Dragons[7]role playing gamebook titles for publishersWizards of the Coast.[8]
Roach's recent work has included working asstoryboardartist and penciller of accompanyinggraphic novel,Hard Choices 'What happened on Algol?',forUltramarines: The Movieboth written byDan Abnettand released on 29 November 2010.[9]
Notes
edit- ^"David Roach on 2000AD Official site".Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2010.Retrieved20 October2010.
- ^"Synnamon synopsis on 2000AD website".Archived fromthe originalon 3 June 2012.Retrieved20 October2010.
- ^The Warren Companion on Amazon
- ^"Review of Slings and Arrows Comics Guide".Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2011.Retrieved20 October2010.
- ^Lent, John (July 2007). "Comic Books and Comic Strips: A Bibliography of the Scholarly Literature",Choice44(11): 1855–67.
- ^The Superhero Book on Amazon
- ^"list of David Roach's role playing book works".Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2007.Retrieved20 October2010.
- ^Wizards of the Coast official site
- ^official Ultramarines movie site DVD release information[usurped]
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