John Ridgway

John Ridgway is a British comics artist. He began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer. In 1984 Ridgway became a full-time professional, broadening his employment to include 2000AD, Guttenberghus, Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

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British - Comics - Artist - D.C.Thompson - Commando War Stories - 2000AD - Guttenberghus - Marvel Comics - DC Comics

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Ridgway's full-colour work is immediately distinctive for its unusual realism coupled with a delicate, sketchy pencil line, the two combining to give a slightly old-fashioned look influenced strongly by classic British artist Frank Hampson. This has made him ideal for illustrating strips such as the '60's set Summer Magic and Enid Blyton's The Famous Five, but it is also a look that lends itself well to large-scale science fiction such as Babylon 5. His portfolio is unusually wide, incorporating Doctor Who, Zoids, the Incredible Hulk and My Name is Chaos.

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Frank Hampson - Enid Blyton - Famous Five - Science fiction - Babylon 5 - Doctor Who - Zoids - Incredible Hulk

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Ridgway has been responsible for creating the look for a number of series, including Hellblazer, Luke Kirby and Junker, a sign of the high regard in which he is held by many editors. He was also the artist chosen to depict Judge Dredd without his helmet for the first and only time in the character's 28-year history, in the saga Tale of the Dead Man.

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Hellblazer - Judge Dredd - Tale of the Dead Man

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He has recently begun experimenting with incoporating computer graphics into his work.

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