Glenn Fabry (/ˈfbri/;[1] born 24 March 1961) is a British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour.

Glenn Fabry
Fabry in 2012
Born (1961-03-24) 24 March 1961 (age 63)
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Penciler, Inker
Notable works
Sláine, Preacher
Awards"Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award, 1995

Career

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Glenn Fabry's career began in 1985, drawing Slaine for 2000 AD, with writer Pat Mills. He also worked with Mills on the newspaper strip Scatha in 1987. Painted work followed in Crisis, Revolver and Deadline. In 1991 he took over painting the covers of Hellblazer, then written by Garth Ennis.[2]

He has continued his association with Ennis, painting the covers for his Vertigo series Preacher, and drawing Ennis-written stories in The Authority and Thor. In 2003 he drew a story in Neil Gaiman's Sandman anthology Endless Nights, and in 2005 worked on the comics adaptation of Gaiman's TV series/novel Neverwhere with writer Mike Carey.

Recent projects include providing the art for the Vertigo title Greatest Hits, written by David Tischman.[3][4][5]

Personal life

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In 2018, Fabry announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. [6] It was found to be a misdiagnosis in December 2018, and was confirmed to be tuberculosis,[7] which he reported in January 2019 was in remission.[8]

Awards

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Bibliography

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Comics

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  • Sláine (with Pat Mills):
    • "Time Killer" (in 2000 AD #411–412, 419–421, 427–428, 431, 1985)
    • "Tomb of Terror" (in 2000 AD #447–448, 458–460, 1985–1986)
    • "The Devil's Banquet" (in 1986 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special)
    • "Slaine the King" (in 2000 AD #500–508 & 517–519, 1986–1987)
    • "The Killing Field" (with Angela Kincaid, in 2000 AD No. 582, 1988)
    • "Slaine the King" (in 2000 AD #589–591, 1988)
    • "Slaine the High King" (in 1992 2000 AD Yearbook, 1991)
    • "Demon Killer" (in 2000 AD #852–859, 1993)
  • Tharg's Future Shocks: "Plastic Surgeon" (with Chris Smith, in 2000 AD No. 576, 1988)
  • Judge Dredd:
  • Bricktop (art and script, with co-author Chris Smith, in A1 series 1 #1-6a, 1989–1992)
  • "A Day in the Life" (with Igor Goldkind, in Crisis No. 39, 1990)
  • "Loveboy loves Lovegirl" (with Brett Ewins, in Deadline, 1990)
  • "Waltz" (with Ian Salmon, in Revolver No. 3, 1990)
  • "Prisoner of Justice" (with Alan Mitchell, in Crisis No. 52, 1990)
  • "The One I Love" (with Garth Ennis, in Revolver Romance Special, 1991)
  • "Along for the Ride" (with Igor Goldkind, in A1 series 2 No. 1, 1992)
  • Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing #1 (pages 1–46, with John Wagner/Alan Grant, DC Comics/Fleetway, 1998)
  • Global Frequency #2: "Big Wheel" (pencils, with Warren Ellis and inks by Liam Sharp, Wildstorm, 2001)
  • Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target (with Kevin Smith, Marvel Comics, 2002)
  • The Authority: Kev (with Garth Ennis, Wildstorm, tpb, 2005 ISBN 1-4012-0614-X) collects:
  • Destruction: On The Peninsula (with Neil Gaiman, in The Sandman: Endless Nights, 2003)
  • Thor: Vikings (with Garth Ennis, Marvel Comics, 2003)
  • Neverwhere (with Mike Carey, DC/Vertigo, 2005)
  • Midnighter No. 6 (with Garth Ennis, Wildstorm, 2007)
  • Greatest Hits (with David Tischman, 6-issue limited series, Vertigo, November 2008 – April 2009)

Covers

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Other work

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Books

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References

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General references

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Inline citations

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  1. ^ Glenn Fabry | Niagara Falls Comic Con 2018 Panel
  2. ^ Irvine, Alex (2008). "John Constantine Hellblazer". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 102–111. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1. OCLC 213309015.
  3. ^ NYCC: "Greatest Hits" Gets a Ticket to Ride at Vertigo Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Comic Book Resources, 23 April 2008
  4. ^ WW Philly: Vertigo Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, 31 May 2008
  5. ^ Greatest Hits: Meet Solicitor Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Comic Book Resources, 17 September 2008
  6. ^ GLENN FABRY Diagnosed with Lung Cancer Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, by Chris Arrant, at Newsarama; published October 1, 2018; retrieved October 2, 2018
  7. ^ Rich Johnston, "Glenn Fabry - Tuberculosis Not Lung Cancer?" Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Bleeding Cool, 28 December 2018
  8. ^ Rich Johnston, "Glenn Fabry’s Tuberculosis is in Remission" Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Bleeding Cool, 13 January 2019
  9. ^ Marvel Knights Double Shot (2002) Nick's world... Archived 30 December 2017 at archive.today on The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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