Low Life (comics)

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Low Life
Created by Rob Williams
Henry Flint
Publication information
Publisher Rebellion Developments
ScheduleWeekly
Genre
Publication dateApril  2004  – present
Main character(s) Aimee Nixon
Dirty Frank
Creative team
Writer(s) Rob Williams
Artist(s) Henry Flint
Simon Coleby
Rufus Dayglo
D'Israeli
Letterer(s) Ellie De Ville
Editor(s) Tharg (Matt Smith)
Reprints
Collected editions
Mega-City Undercover ISBN   1-905437-52-8
Mega-City Undercover vol. 2 ISBN   1781080410
Mega-City Undercover vol. 3 ISBN   1781084580
Judge Dredd: Trifecta ISBN   178108145X
Low Life: Paranoia ISBN   1907519882

Low Life is a comics story published in British anthology 2000 AD . Set in the world of Judge Dredd, it was created by Rob Williams [1] and Henry Flint. [2]

<i>2000 AD</i> (comics) comics magazine from Britain

2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic magazine. As a comics anthology it serialises stories in each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary, which was sold to Robert Maxwell in 1987 and then to Egmont UK in 1991. Fleetway continued to produce the title until 2000, when it was bought by Rebellion Developments.

Judge Dredd Fictional character

Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of 2000 AD (1977), which is a British weekly anthology comic. He is the magazine's longest-running character. He also appears in a number of movie and video game adaptations.

Rob Williams is a Welsh comics writer, working mainly for 2000 AD. He is currently writing books for DC Comics and its Vertigo imprint.

Contents

Simon Coleby, [3] Rufus Dayglo and D'Israeli have also illustrated the strip. It is about undercover judges.

Simon Coleby is a British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British sci-fi comic 2000 AD and Marvel Comics.

Rufus Dayglo British comics artist

Rufus Dayglo is a British comics artist working in comics, illustration, and storyboards. He is working for 2000 AD and Titan Books in the United Kingdom, and DC Vertigo, IDW Publishing and Image Comics in the United States. His Tank Girl work has also been published by Ankama Editions in France in 2011.

DIsraeli (cartoonist) British comics artist, colorist, writer and letterer

Matt Brooker, whose work most often appears under the pseudonym D'Israeli, is a British comic artist, colorist, writer and letterer. Other pseudonyms he uses include "Molly Eyre" for his writing, and "Harry V. Derci"/"Digital Derci" for his lettering work.

Characters

Aimee Nixon, a female judge who has voluntarily had her left arm removed and replaced with a robotic prosthetic. Can beat any lie detector (possibly a reference to Richard Nixon). Her appearance is based on "Courtney Love with a broken nose".[ citation needed ] She was arrested and sentenced to 20 years' hard labour in the prison colony on Titan, after which she was replaced as the lead character of Low Life by supporting character Dirty Frank. Later, in a Judge Dredd story, she led a prison mutiny and mass escape.

Richard Nixon 37th president of the United States

Richard Milhous Nixon was an American politician who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. The only president to resign from the office, he previously served as the nation's 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, and as a representative and senator from California.

Courtney Love American singer and songwriter

Courtney Michelle Love is an American singer, songwriter and actress. A figure in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love's career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

Dirty Frank, a judge who has been undercover so long that he has lost his sanity. Refers to himself in third person, has dubious personal hygiene and can urinate for twenty three minutes non-stop. According to the introduction in the collected graphic novel, his physical appearance is based on Alan Moore.

Alan Moore English writer primarily known for his work in comic books

Alan Moore is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, Batman:The Killing Joke, and From Hell. Regarded by some as the best comics writer in the English language, he is widely recognized among his peers and critics. He has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed.

Eric "Mortal" Coil, a Judge who foolishly volunteered for a mission to track down a lost object in the Cursed Earth and ended up turned into an intelligent baby.

Thora, a female judge who has undergone face and body changes to appear much older.

Collected editions

All episodes written by Rob Williams (except where noted):

Rebellion Developments Video game company

Rebellion Developments Limited is a British video game developer based in Oxford, England. Founded by Jason and Chris Kingsley in December 1992, the company is best known for its Sniper Elite series and multiple games in the Alien vs. Predator series. Rebellion has published comic books since 2000, when it purchased 2000 AD, the publisher of characters such as Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper.

International Standard Book Number Unique numeric book identifier

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier which is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Interview: going underground in Mega-City One". SFX. March 2, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ Henry Flint Lowlife at 2000AD Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine , Comicon.com, February 11, 2004
  3. ↑ "Interview: more Mega-City undercover". SFX. March 6, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2010.

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