Authors/Artists: Bryan Talbot

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Bryan Talbot
July 21, 1952
Wigan, Lancashire









The grandmaster of British comic books whose epic parallel universe adventure serial The Adventures of Luther Arkwright basically invented the idea of the long form comic storyline (or if you prefer: "graphic novel"). As a writer and an artist in terms of accomplishment and range of talents he's basically the English Frank Miller - with preoccupations that range from talking animals to child abuse, from all sorts of sophisticated complexity to the pure joys of crash bang action. Responsible for some of the most daring comics out there with The Tale of One Bad Rat and Alice in Sunderland - both of which are the type of books hailed by people "who don't normally read that sort of thing" he's also worked with Neil Gaiman illustrating several Sandman stories (which can be found in the collections: A Game of You Fables, Reflections and Worlds' End). Constantly free-wheeling and always up for trying new things (even if it doesn't always work) - he's a accomplished craftsman and genuine national treasure.

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Links: Forbidden Planet Interview Part 1 / Part 2, Paul Gravett Article.

Selected works: The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, The Tale of One Bad Rat, The Sandman, Heart of Empire: Or the Legacy of Luther Arkwright, Alice in Sunderland, Grandville.

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