Charlie Adlard | |
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![]() Charlie Adlard at Lucca Comics & Games 2016 | |
Born | Charles Adlard 4 August 1966 Shrewsbury, England |
Area(s) | Penciller |
Notable works | The Walking Dead Savage Codeflesh |
Awards | Inkpot Award (2012) [1] |
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Charles Adlard (born 4 August 1966) is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as The Walking Dead and Savage .
Adlard began his work in the UK on White Death with Robbie Morrison and 2000 AD series including Judge Dredd , and Armitage . He has continued working for them with the series Savage .[ citation needed ]
In the United States he is best known for his work on The X-Files (for Topps), Astronauts in Trouble (for AiT/Planet Lar) and The Walking Dead [2] (for Image Comics).
He has been the penciller on The Walking Dead since 2004. [3]
Other work includes: Mars Attacks! (also for Topps); The Hellfire Club and Warlock [4] for Marvel Comics; Batman: Gotham Knights and Green Lantern/Green Arrow for DC Comics; White Death for Les Cartoonistes Dangereux; Blair Witch: Dark Testaments and Codeflesh for Image; Shadowman for Acclaim Comics; and The Establishment for Wildstorm, among many others.[ citation needed ]
He illustrated a graphic novel, Playing the Game, written by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. In 1992, he collaborated with best-selling horror writer, Guy N. Smith Crabs' Fury. The one-shot was re-released as a limited edition in September 2008 through Ghostwriter Publications[ citation needed ].
In 2012, Adlard was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #100, which was released 11 July at San Diego Comic-Con. [5]