Cam Kennedy
| Cam Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Campbell Kennedy |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Area(s) | Penciler, Inker |
Notable works | Judge Dredd Rogue Trooper The Light and Darkness War Star Wars: Dark Empire |
Campbell"Cam"Kennedyis aScottishcomics artist. He is best known for his work on2000 AD,especially the flagship titlesJudge DreddandRogue Trooper.
Biography
[edit]Following work in commercial art in his hometown ofGlasgow,Kennedy went freelance and worked as an illustrator onD.C. Thomson'sCommando,a British war comic, between 1967 and 1972, before leaving comics altogether to become a professional fine artist. Kennedy's work has been described as gritty, energetic, chunky and raw.
In 1978 he was lured back to comics work again, beginning by drawing theFighting Mann(1980-81) strip forFleetwayPublications'Battlecomic. AsBattlebegan to wind down, Kennedy moved across to its stablemate, the weekly science fiction anthology2000 AD
Kennedy was instrumental in several strips that continue to this day, includingThe V.C.s(written byGerry Finley-Day,Judge Dredd(withJohn WagnerandAlan Grant,including the "Midnight Surfer" story which reintroducedChopper) andRogue Trooper(again with Finley-Day). His association with the comic, which is largely produced by fellow Scotsmen, has never faltered: in 2005, Kennedy designed and produced a brand new strip,Zancudo,written bySimon Spurrierfor theJudge Dredd Megazine,and Wagner has written three stories about characterKenny Who?,an alter-ego for Kennedy, based on his early problems getting work at American companies (as well as making jokes on issues like creator's rights and censorship).
In America, Kennedy established a working relationship with writerTom Veitch,producing thecreator-ownedVietnam War-inspiredscience fantasyminiseriesThe Light and Darkness WarforMarvel Comics'Epicimprint. This led to the pair working on aStar Warsspin-off,Dark Empire,forDark Horse Comics.Kennedy has worked on otherStar Warslicensed comics, includingBoba Fettstories with writer John Wagner. ForDC ComicsKennedy has worked onLobo,Batman,OutcastsandThe Spectre.For Marvel, he has illustrated thePunisher,DaredevilandNick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
As part of theUNESCOCity of Literaturein 2007 he has drawnKidnapped,an adaptation ofRobert Louis Stevenson'sKidnapped,written byAlan Grant,published by Waverley Books. Some of the art for this has been bought for the collections of theNational Library of Scotland.[1]
A follow-up has been made by the same creative team, it is an adaptation ofJekyll and Hydeand was as part of the One Book – One Edinburgh 2008 campaign.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]2000 AD / Judge Dredd Megazine / Warrior
[edit]- The V.C.s(in2000 AD# 142–143, 146–147, 150–153, 156–160, 163–164 & 169, 1979–80)
- Rogue Trooper(in2000 AD# 265, 278–281, 290–301, 303–310, 316–322 & 327–332, 1982–83)
- Ektryn(inWarrior# 14, 1983)
- Judge Dredd(in2000 AD# 342, 1983)
- Rogue Trooper(in2000 AD# 343–347, 350–355, 358–364, 366–377 & 381–392, 1983–84)
- Ektryn(inWarrior# 25, 1984)
- Rogue Trooper(in2000 AD# 401–406, 1985)
- Judge Dredd(in2000 AD# 416–418 & 424–429, 1985)
- Rogue Trooper(in1986 2000 AD Annual,1985)
- Judge Dredd(in2000 AD# 435, 437 & 440–41, 1985)
- Judge Dredd(in2000 AD# 451–455, 458, 461–463, 466–467 & 477–479, 1986)
- Judge Dredd(in2000 AD# 507–510, 514 & 520, 1987)
- Judge Dredd:Beyond Our Kenny (inJudge Dredd Megazinevol.1 # 1–3, 1990)
- Judge Dredd(inJudge Dredd Megazinevol.3 # 46 & 50, 1998–99)
- Zancudo(withSimon Spurrier,inJudge Dredd Megazine#231–233, 2005)
Dark Horse
[edit]- Star Wars:
- Dark Empire(withTom Veitch):
- Dark Empire(six-issue mini-series, 1991–1992,trade paperback,1993,ISBN1-56971-073-2)
- Dark Empire II(six-issue mini-series, 1994, trade paperback, 1995,ISBN1-56971-119-4)
- Boba Fett:
- Death, Lies, & Treachery(withJohn Wagner,Dark Horse Comics,1998,ISBN1-56971-311-1) collects:
- "Bounty on Bar-Kooda" (one-shot, 1995)
- "When the Fat Lady Swings" (one-shot, 1996)
- "Murder Most Foul" (one-shot, 1997)
- "Agent of Doom" (withJohn Ostrander,one-shot, 2000)
- Death, Lies, & Treachery(withJohn Wagner,Dark Horse Comics,1998,ISBN1-56971-311-1) collects:
- "Sacrifice"(withJohn Wagner,inEmpireNo. 7, 2003, collected inBoba Fett: Man With A Mission,Dark Horse, March 2007,ISBN1-59307-707-6)
- Dark Empire(withTom Veitch):
DC Comics
[edit]- Outcasts(withJohn Wagner/Alan Grant,1987)
- The Spectre#7–8: "Armed against Evil" (withDoug Moench,1987)
- Batman#477–478: "A Gotham Tale" (withJohn Wagner,1992)
- Lobo:"Unamerican Gladiators" (withAlan Grant/John Wagner,4-issue mini-series, 1993)
- Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta in Gotham(withJohn Wagner/Alan GrantDC / Fleetway, 1995)
- War Story:"The Reivers"[3](withGarth Ennis,Vertigo,standaloneone shot,2003, collected inWar Stories: Volume 2,2006ISBN1-4012-1039-2)[4]
Marvel Comics
[edit]- The Light and Darkness War(withTom Veitch,1988)
- Punisher:"Blood on the Moors" (withJohn Wagner/Alan Grant,1991)
- Punisher: Streets of Laredo(withGarth Ennis,Punisher# 28–31, tpb,Volume 5,168 pages, 2003,ISBN0-7851-1096-8)
- Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.# 11: "Greeting from Scotland"
References
[edit]- ^"NLS buys artwork for Kidnapped graphic novel".National Library of Scotland.24 November 2006.
- ^Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at One Book – One Edinburgh 2008Archived8 February 2012 at theWayback Machine
- ^"The Reivers"at the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- ^"War Stories: Vol. 2profile ".Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2008.Retrieved16 March2008.
External links
[edit]- Kenny Who? Cam Kennedy Art- Official website.
- Cam Kennedyat theGrand Comics Database
- Cam Kennedyat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Cam Kennedyat Barney
