Big Dave

Big Dave is an infamous character created and written by Mark Millar and Grant Morrison, with artwork by Steve Parkhouse, for 2000AD.

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The character was created for The Summer Offensive which Millar and Morrison were given 2000AD to play with for 8 weeks.

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Big Dave first appeared in prog 842 in his first story which featured Saddam Hussain trying to take over the world turn the world into "poofs" thanks to the aid of some aliens.With the help of Terry Waite, Big Dave, "the hardest man in Manchester", manages to stop Saddams plan.

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If this story was controversial then the next story surpassed it. It featured the British Royal Family as robots plus Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson as a pair of horny drunks.The story ends with Dave in bed with both royals and it's this story in particular which gathered the most tabloid press reaction and controversy.

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Both Morrison and Millar appeared happy with such controversy but the character did split 2000AD fans opinion down the middle.

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Mark Millar: Mark Millar (born December 24 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer. He is currently a resident of Glasgow, although he was born in Coatbridge, where he spent most of his adult life. Millar is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Ultimate X-Men, Marvel Knights Spider-Man and The Ultimates. He ...

Grant Morrison: Grant Morrison (January 31,1960 - ) is a Scottish comic book writer and cartoonist best-known for his non-linear narratives and counter-cultural leanings. He is often credited as being one of the most creative writers ever to work in mainstream comics. He is also a practicing Chaos magician....

Steve Parkhouse: Steve Parkhouse is a writer/artist who has been working in comics since 1969 when he worked on Marvel Comics Nick Fury character....

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