Chris Weston

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Chris Weston
BornJanuary 1969
Rinteln, West Germany
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colourist
Notable works
Indigo Prime
The Filth
Ministry of Space
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Chris Weston (born 1969) is a British comics artist who has worked both in the US and UK comics industries.

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Biography

Weston was born in January 1969 in Rinteln, Germany, and lived in various countries as a child. His career began when he was apprenticed for a year to work with Don Lawrence, by the end of which he had secured paid work on the British strip Judge Dredd .

He worked with writer John Smith on the ten-part Indigo Prime story "Killing Time", in which characters battled Jack the Ripper aboard a time travelling train.

Weston's work in America began with on Swamp Thing during Mark Millar's time as scriptwriter. He has since gone on to be published in The Invisibles , [1] Starman , JSA , Lucifer , and The Authority .

He has also worked on The Filth and Ministry of Space . The former a creator-owned written by Grant Morrison, the latter a "what if?" limited series written by Warren Ellis which saw Britain winning the Space Race. [2]

Most recently he has provided the art for Fantastic Four: First Family.

In 2008 Weston illustrated The Twelve , a twelve-issue limited series written by J. Michael Straczynski. [3] [4] The series involves a team formed from Timely Comics characters including The Witness, The Black Widow and Elektro. [5]

Since 2005 Weston has written a number of stories that he has also drawn, including a number of one-offs for 2000 AD and The Twelve: Spearhead a prequel one-shot. [6]

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:

Covers only

Notes

  1. Irvine, Alex (2008), "The Invisibles", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 92–97, ISBN   978-0-7566-4122-1, OCLC   213309015
  2. Irvine, Alex (2008), "Filth", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 83, ISBN   978-0-7566-4122-1, OCLC   213309015
  3. The Gold, the Bad, and the Ugly: Weston Talks "The Twelve" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , 26 July 2007, Comic Book Resources
  4. SDCC '07: MARVEL'S THE TWELVE REVEALED, Newsarama
  5. Mystery Men's Dozen: Brevoort Talks "The Twelve" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , 26 July 2007, Comic Book Resources
  6. Phegley, Kiel (12 March 2010), Chris Weston: Spearheading The Twelve's Return, Comic Book Resources , retrieved 21 March 2010

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