Alan Grant (born 1949) is a Scottishcomic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles during the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He is also the creator of the characters Anarky and the Ventriloquist.
Career
Early career
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines.
After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
2000AD
Wagner asked Grant to write a strip for Starlord, a 2000AD spin off, which eventually got Grant noticed within IPC. On a trip to London, Grant was introduced to Kelvin Gosnell, then editor of 2000AD, who offered Grant an editorial position on the comic. One of Grant's first jobs was to oversee the merger of 2000AD and Tornado, an unsuccessful boys adventure comic. Grant featured as a character in the comic in the form of ALN-1, Tharg's Scottish Robot assistant. Grant found himself in conflict with IPC and resigned to become a freelance writer, writing the occasional issue of Future Shock and Blackhawk.
Wasted is Mark Johnson's memoir. As a child, he was severely mentally and physically abused by his father. When Mark escaped from where he lived, he turned to drugs and crime. His autobiography provides an account of his journey from self-destruction to self-fulfillment.
Born in the West Midlands in 1970, Mark became a prolific offender and embraced a lifestyle of consuming drugs and alcohol. When he escaped from his chaotic lifestyle, he set up a tree surgery business, which employed several ex-offenders and recovering addicts. Mark earned The Prince's Trust Young Achiever of the Year Award.
Plot
At one point during Mark's therapy he asks: "Can someone like me ever get clean?" after he has lost most of his body weight and has been living on the streets of London. His experiences demonstrate that someone who has been in the depths of addiction can certainly get clean.
The story commences when Mark is a child. He lives with his parents as well as his brother, Shane, and sister, Kelly in Kidderminster. Shane is two years older than Mark. Mark's parents also adopt a boy named Paul. Mark's father is an aggressive alcoholic who regularly subjects Mark as well as his wife to mental and physical abuse. According to Mark, his dad never lays a hand upon or raises his voice towards Kelly. This causes Mark to resent her. Mark describes how he grows up in a house filled with anger and tension. Despite his father's horrific treatment of his son, young Mark loves his dad and sees his father as his hero. Mark sees his dad as being scary when he loses his temper. When his dad beats him with a belt, Mark describes how he becomes detached from the situation and feels as if part of him is somewhere else. Furthermore, when Mark endeavours to become close to his mother, Lorraine, she often rebuffs his attempts. Lorraine is a Jehovah's Witness. Throughout his childhood, Mark craves nourishing attention from his parents, which he seldom receives.
Wasted is a comic book series written and drawn by Gerry Alanguilan and published by Alamat Comics since July 1994 through July 1996. It was first released as an eight-issue photocopied comics and later collected into one volume by Alamat Comics in 1998, releasing a total of 500 copies. The entire story was serialized in several parts on the pages of PULP Magazine in the Philippines beginning in 2000, and eventually compiled the story once again as Wasted: The Final Edition in 2003, releasing 2000 copies. The entire series is currently available to read online for free.
Comic book writer Warren Ellis considered Wasted "an early work by a potentially brilliant creator".
Wasted tells the story of Eric, a musician who loses his dad and his girlfriend, and goes on a rampage in the city looking for twisted justice and ultimately, death. Wasted was Gerry Alanguilan's first self-written comic, and was originally intended for only Alanguilan's close friends to read, as he was embarrassed by the large amount of violence and profanity in the title.
Luna Guitars is a manufacturer and seller of stringed instruments (guitars, basses, ukuleles, mandolins, and banjos). The company was founded in 2005 by stained-glass artist Yvonne de Villiers under the umbrella of Armadillo Enterprises and headquartered in Tampa Florida. Luna guitars are notable for their unique ornamentation that is heavily influenced by Yvonne's glass work.
Alberto (guitarist) and Luca Ferrari (drummer) are brothers and have been playing together for 10 years. With the addition of Roberta Sammarelli (bassist), they formed the band Verdena. In 1999 they broke onto the scene with their eponymous debut, and began to perform concerts all across Italy. Their first single, "Valvonauta", received significant airtime on MTV and other music stations. Their style can be described as a mixture of rock, grunge and psychedelia.
Their second album, Solo un grande sasso, exhibited longer songs with more frequent guitar solos. The most important tracks of this album are "Spaceman", "Nova", "Starless" and "Centrifuga".
In 2004, Fidel Fogaroli joined the band as a keyboardist, appearing on the album Il suicidio del samurai. In 2006, Fidel left Verdena and the band returned to its original three-piece setup. The single "Luna", originally released on Il suicidio dei Samurai, was one of the band's most notable successes.
The Moon is thought to have formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago, not long after Earth. There are several hypotheses for its origin; the most widely accepted explanation is that the Moon formed from the debris left over after a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia.
The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face with its near side marked by dark volcanic maria that fill between the bright ancient crustal highlands and the prominent impact craters. It is the second-brightest regularly visible celestial object in Earth's sky after the Sun, as measured by illuminance on Earth's surface. Although it can appear a very bright white, its surface is actually dark, with a reflectance just slightly higher than that of worn asphalt. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have, since ancient times, made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, calendars, art, and mythology.
Batman's Scottish Connections | Alan Grant | Frank Quitely: The Art of Comics | Exhibitions
Alan Grant, comic book writer, talks about his work with Frank Quitely on 'Batman, The Scottish Connection' as well as putting Scotland in comics.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
published: 09 Jun 2017
Alan Grant: A Good Batman Writer | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #5-15
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Alan Grant (Writer)
Alan Grant was a British comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He was the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
published: 22 Jul 2022
Alan Grant - My Gran got me into comics
Alan Grant talks about how his Gran got him into comics and how they sought him to read early.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
published: 26 Jun 2017
Alan Grant talks about working with John Wagner
Alan Grant talks about working with John Wagner on 2000AD.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
published: 26 Jun 2017
LEGEND Batman, Lobo Writer Alan Grant Has Passed Away.
I bring you sad tidings my friends, legendary writer Alan Grant has passed away at age 79. He was probably best known for his writings on Batman, Drudge Dredd, and one of our favorites Lobo. He spent many years writing comics in Europe before the British invasion of U.S. comics in the 1980's. He worked for both DC comics and Marvel Comics over the years. He was a legend in the comic book industry and many of our best stories would not exist without him. No official cause of death has been announced. Let's toast the victorious dead.
published: 22 Jul 2022
Alan Grant - Two sides of the brain
Alan Grant talks about how comics uses both hemispheres of your brain and how he wasn't allowed to be left handed,
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
published: 26 Jun 2017
A Tribute to Alan Grant - The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast
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The official 2000 AD podcast returns for a special pre-Christmas episode paying tribute to writer Alan Grant, who passed away in July this year.
In a discussion recorded at New York Comic Con, writer Garth Ennis, editor Dan Raspler, and comics critic Chloe Maveal discuss the impact and legacy of Grant's work, before Ennis reads a personal letter from Grant that reveals the secret origins of Alec Trench!
We then hear a special, never-before-aired interview recorded at the beginning of...
published: 21 Dec 2022
Horacio the handsnake - Alan Grant (writer)
published: 27 Jul 2022
FROM THE BUNKER #40 : JUDGE DREDD, ANARKY, BATMAN, THE DEMON, LOBO, ZSASZ AND MORE! with/ Alan Grant
This time I will be talking with comic book legend Alan Grant about his projects, his career and his experience writing iconic characters like Judge Dredd, Batman, Lobo and more!
Alan Grant is a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He is the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer)
Alan Grant, comic book writer, talks about his work with Frank Quitely on 'Batman, The Scottish Connection' as well as putting Scotland in comics.
This video ...
Alan Grant, comic book writer, talks about his work with Frank Quitely on 'Batman, The Scottish Connection' as well as putting Scotland in comics.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant, comic book writer, talks about his work with Frank Quitely on 'Batman, The Scottish Connection' as well as putting Scotland in comics.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant is one of the most effective Batman writers that nobody really likes to talk about. Let's change that!
Alan Grant Playlist ► shorturl.at/oMP04
Join...
Alan Grant is one of the most effective Batman writers that nobody really likes to talk about. Let's change that!
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Alan Grant is one of the most effective Batman writers that nobody really likes to talk about. Let's change that!
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Alan Grant was a British comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He...
Alan Grant was a British comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He was the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
Alan Grant was a British comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He was the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
Alan Grant talks about how his Gran got him into comics and how they sought him to read early.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums ...
Alan Grant talks about how his Gran got him into comics and how they sought him to read early.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant talks about how his Gran got him into comics and how they sought him to read early.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant talks about working with John Wagner on 2000AD.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of ...
Alan Grant talks about working with John Wagner on 2000AD.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant talks about working with John Wagner on 2000AD.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
I bring you sad tidings my friends, legendary writer Alan Grant has passed away at age 79. He was probably best known for his writings on Batman, Drudge Dredd, ...
I bring you sad tidings my friends, legendary writer Alan Grant has passed away at age 79. He was probably best known for his writings on Batman, Drudge Dredd, and one of our favorites Lobo. He spent many years writing comics in Europe before the British invasion of U.S. comics in the 1980's. He worked for both DC comics and Marvel Comics over the years. He was a legend in the comic book industry and many of our best stories would not exist without him. No official cause of death has been announced. Let's toast the victorious dead.
I bring you sad tidings my friends, legendary writer Alan Grant has passed away at age 79. He was probably best known for his writings on Batman, Drudge Dredd, and one of our favorites Lobo. He spent many years writing comics in Europe before the British invasion of U.S. comics in the 1980's. He worked for both DC comics and Marvel Comics over the years. He was a legend in the comic book industry and many of our best stories would not exist without him. No official cause of death has been announced. Let's toast the victorious dead.
Alan Grant talks about how comics uses both hemispheres of your brain and how he wasn't allowed to be left handed,
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art ...
Alan Grant talks about how comics uses both hemispheres of your brain and how he wasn't allowed to be left handed,
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant talks about how comics uses both hemispheres of your brain and how he wasn't allowed to be left handed,
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
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It’s the galaxy’s greatest podcast – The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast brings you more from the worlds of 2000 AD!
The official 2000 AD podcast returns for a special pre-Christmas episode paying tribute to writer Alan Grant, who passed away in July this year.
In a discussion recorded at New York Comic Con, writer Garth Ennis, editor Dan Raspler, and comics critic Chloe Maveal discuss the impact and legacy of Grant's work, before Ennis reads a personal letter from Grant that reveals the secret origins of Alec Trench!
We then hear a special, never-before-aired interview recorded at the beginning of 2021, in which Grant talks alongside his friend and long-time co-writer John Wagner about how they met, their time working together, and their reflections of their distinguished careers. A not-to-be-missed interview, which was one of Grant's last.
Read 2000 AD's obituary of Grant here: 2000ad.com/news/alan-grant-1949-2022/
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It’s the galaxy’s greatest podcast – The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast brings you more from the worlds of 2000 AD!
The official 2000 AD podcast returns for a special pre-Christmas episode paying tribute to writer Alan Grant, who passed away in July this year.
In a discussion recorded at New York Comic Con, writer Garth Ennis, editor Dan Raspler, and comics critic Chloe Maveal discuss the impact and legacy of Grant's work, before Ennis reads a personal letter from Grant that reveals the secret origins of Alec Trench!
We then hear a special, never-before-aired interview recorded at the beginning of 2021, in which Grant talks alongside his friend and long-time co-writer John Wagner about how they met, their time working together, and their reflections of their distinguished careers. A not-to-be-missed interview, which was one of Grant's last.
Read 2000 AD's obituary of Grant here: 2000ad.com/news/alan-grant-1949-2022/
Make sure you’re signed up to the 2000 AD Thrill-Mail for all the latest news and offers from the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic.
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The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline
This time I will be talking with comic book legend Alan Grant about his projects, his career and his experience writing iconic characters like Judge Dredd, Batm...
This time I will be talking with comic book legend Alan Grant about his projects, his career and his experience writing iconic characters like Judge Dredd, Batman, Lobo and more!
Alan Grant is a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He is the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer)
This time I will be talking with comic book legend Alan Grant about his projects, his career and his experience writing iconic characters like Judge Dredd, Batman, Lobo and more!
Alan Grant is a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He is the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer)
Alan Grant, comic book writer, talks about his work with Frank Quitely on 'Batman, The Scottish Connection' as well as putting Scotland in comics.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant is one of the most effective Batman writers that nobody really likes to talk about. Let's change that!
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Alan Grant was a British comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He was the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
Alan Grant talks about how his Gran got him into comics and how they sought him to read early.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
Alan Grant talks about working with John Wagner on 2000AD.
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
I bring you sad tidings my friends, legendary writer Alan Grant has passed away at age 79. He was probably best known for his writings on Batman, Drudge Dredd, and one of our favorites Lobo. He spent many years writing comics in Europe before the British invasion of U.S. comics in the 1980's. He worked for both DC comics and Marvel Comics over the years. He was a legend in the comic book industry and many of our best stories would not exist without him. No official cause of death has been announced. Let's toast the victorious dead.
Alan Grant talks about how comics uses both hemispheres of your brain and how he wasn't allowed to be left handed,
This video was made for the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums exhibition Frank Quietly the Art of Comics in Glasgow 1st Apil - 1st October 2017.
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It’s the galaxy’s greatest podcast – The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast brings you more from the worlds of 2000 AD!
The official 2000 AD podcast returns for a special pre-Christmas episode paying tribute to writer Alan Grant, who passed away in July this year.
In a discussion recorded at New York Comic Con, writer Garth Ennis, editor Dan Raspler, and comics critic Chloe Maveal discuss the impact and legacy of Grant's work, before Ennis reads a personal letter from Grant that reveals the secret origins of Alec Trench!
We then hear a special, never-before-aired interview recorded at the beginning of 2021, in which Grant talks alongside his friend and long-time co-writer John Wagner about how they met, their time working together, and their reflections of their distinguished careers. A not-to-be-missed interview, which was one of Grant's last.
Read 2000 AD's obituary of Grant here: 2000ad.com/news/alan-grant-1949-2022/
Make sure you’re signed up to the 2000 AD Thrill-Mail for all the latest news and offers from the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic.
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The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with creator interviews, panels, and more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on your favourite podcast app, iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also listen now at 2000AD.com/podcast or you can watch at youtube.com/2000ADonline
This time I will be talking with comic book legend Alan Grant about his projects, his career and his experience writing iconic characters like Judge Dredd, Batman, Lobo and more!
Alan Grant is a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He is the co-creator of the characters Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer)
Alan Grant (born 1949) is a Scottishcomic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles during the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He is also the creator of the characters Anarky and the Ventriloquist.
Career
Early career
Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines.
After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.
2000AD
Wagner asked Grant to write a strip for Starlord, a 2000AD spin off, which eventually got Grant noticed within IPC. On a trip to London, Grant was introduced to Kelvin Gosnell, then editor of 2000AD, who offered Grant an editorial position on the comic. One of Grant's first jobs was to oversee the merger of 2000AD and Tornado, an unsuccessful boys adventure comic. Grant featured as a character in the comic in the form of ALN-1, Tharg's Scottish Robot assistant. Grant found himself in conflict with IPC and resigned to become a freelance writer, writing the occasional issue of Future Shock and Blackhawk.