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Dave Gibbons
6 months
Me and the Meep!
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
#ComicsGate had mercifully passed me by until very recently. (I had to look on Wikipedia to see what it even was.) Up to speed now and happy to stand with the eloquent @sinKEVitch
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6 years
Legendary Comics Artist Bill Sienkiewicz Pens Scorching Rebuke of “Comicsgate”
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Stan Lee, Jim Lee and Mee.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Look who came to tea!
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Thanks for all the birthday wishes yesterday. Cheers!
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Dave Gibbons
6 months
So happy with last night’s #DoctorWho episode. A great experience for me and @PatMillsComics Meep meep!
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Dave Gibbons
9 years
Thirty years ago today, apparently: http://t.co/qCghYaNVPR
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Very first page I ever drew for DC.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Thanks to everyone at last night’s Eisner Awards for a great evening and a wonderful honour.
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
Can hardly believe that Kev has gone. A rare talent and a good friend.
@GoshComics
Gosh! Comics
2 years
It is with enormous sadness that we have learned of the passing of Kevin O'Neill. Our condolences to Kevin's family, friends and fans.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Into The Spiderverse is as stunning as everyone says. A stylistic tour de force with great heart and totally satisfying!
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
As good as Watchmen, you say?
@RyanStegman
Ryan "x-men man" $tegman
6 years
Here we go. Probably the greatest variant cover in history. Better than the main cover by me, that's for sure. And that's this beauty. Appearing on issue 11 of Venom. By none other than the great @davegibbons90
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Happy Birthday Green Lantern1
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Big Justice League changes ahead!
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Excelsior, Stan.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Congratulations to @damonlindelof , @ReginaKing and all concerned with @HBO @watchmen TV series for their well-deserved Emmys! Thanks for all the creativity and care.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Giving young whippersnapper @WalterSimonson a few pointers.
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
Sorry to hear that Alan Grant has passed away. A powerful presence editorially and creatively in so many issues of 2000AD
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Is this real?!
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Domenico
4 years
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, recently formed a smiley face in its over 24-metre deep crater during an ongoing eruption. Mick Kalber of Paradise Helicopters captured the breathtaking scene.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
“Vote? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.” (Actually, a couple of weeks ago, by post) You still have about eight hours. Tick tock.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Just heard that Carlos Ezquerra passed away. I’m shocked and greatly saddened. He was a good friend and an immense talent.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
I can remember the day I drew that. 10:00am on phone to Tharg describing my idea. 6:00pm art in the package ready to send.
@2000AD
2000 AD Comics
6 years
CLASSIC COVER: Rogue Trooper by Dave Gibbons for 2000 AD Prog 231 (26th September, 1981)
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
When I met Harlan Ellison with Frank Miller, Len Wein and Susan Ellison at #SDCC ! The old British accent obviously amusing everyone… Photo by Jackie Estrada.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Tick tock, tweeps!
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Season’s Greetings to both my readers!
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Dave Gibbons
1 year
I was in the room when Mick drew these. We were both experimenting with putting solid blacks in before linework at the time. Those crowds nearly killed him!
@BillyHynes
Billy Hynes (on my way to bluer skies)
1 year
Back to Blockmania. Poor McMahon. Look at those crowds
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Dave Gibbons
5 months
Very sorry to hear this news. John was a favourite of mine for an unbelievable sixty years. A master of the human figure, his work always felt fresh and exciting.
@johnfreeman_DTT
John Freeman
5 months
Sorry to report breaking news this morning that Countdown, “Garth”, Look-In and @2000AD artist John M. Burns passed on 29th December. Another great loss for British comics. Sympathies to family and friends
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Some thoughts about Stan The Man.
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
George Perez’s love for humanity, comics and drawing shines through every picture he’s drawn. And he’s drawn so many…
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Finally, on Mad, I loved Frank Miller’s quote: “When the Comics Code shut down the horror comics, Bill Gaines didn’t get even, he got Mad.”
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Biggest piece of art I ever did. Literally crawled over the board to reach the top corners!
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Lucas Ferrero
4 years
¡Increíble póster de la 2000 AD de . @davegibbons90 !
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Thanks for the Birthday wishes, all! Had second jab on Sunday and off for a therapeutic first pub pint very soon. Cheers!
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Ten years?!?
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Roy Phillips
5 years
10 years today, @ZackSnyder 's cinematic version of the classic comic book mini- series, #Watchmen , by Alan Moore and @davegibbons90 , premiered. #WatchmenMovie
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Dave Gibbons
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
#MarthaArtAuctions starting! Martha Washington by Walter Simonson, Paul Chadwick, Arthur Adams, Mike Mignola, Dave Gibbons & Frank Miller. Auctioned individually. Proceeds go directly to Black support organisations in US and UK, chosen by the artists.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Ho ho ho. Even better, my son’s name is Daniel!
@MomentOfMoore
A Moment Of Alan Moore
5 years
"Daniel. Daniel. Daniel."
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
My even smaller part of Hellboy’s history is that John Byrne made a digital font of my hand-lettering and used it to letter the very first Hellboy story ever! Happy birthday!
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Pat Brosseau
5 years
I only lettered Hellboy for about seven years but I'm still honored to have had a small part in his history. Now here's one of the few times I've drawn him...happy birthday, Hellboy. #HellboyDay
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Sad news. Ron was one of the iconic Dredd artists and a great character. I was lucky enough to ghost a few of his characters for DC Thomson, early in my career, and learnt such a lot from studying his work.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Been a good boy all year, so got my @magicleap Christmas present early!
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
One of my favourite pages I ever wrote! Steve and Karl made me look so good.
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Andy Khouri
3 years
Steve Rude & Karl Kesel.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Drew this on stage at SDCC 2017. Kingsman panel. I cheated a bit so it went well — until they turned out the lights to roll the trailer! Just managed to finish it.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Great time at the St Albans comic con! Thanks to ⁦ @ChaosCityStA ⁩ , the fans and a certain Rogue Trooper.
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Dave Gibbons
5 months
So sorry to hear the news about Ian Gibson. Only knew him a little but he was a true original and an intrinsic part of 2000AD’s DNA.
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Stop everything you're doing and post a Comic Book cover that you love!
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
So sorry to hear that Neal Adams has passed away. A groundbreaking talent and a fierce advocate for creators’ rights.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Frank & Dave have contributed new artwork to the set. #MarthaArtAuctions proceeds will go directly to Black support organisations in the US and UK, chosen by the artists. More details soon! (2/2)
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
I took a lot of trouble with the logos in those pre-Illustrator days. They’re based on the numbers from US banknotes.
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Eric Kleefeld
5 years
Reposting this: From @FrankMillerInk and @davegibbons90 comic "Give Me Liberty" (1990) with the never-ending inaugural parades of President Erwin Rexall. (Also known as, "The man who gave America its balls back.") He was kind of like Reagan, but more outwardly obnoxious.
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Dave Gibbons
7 years
@Tim_Pilcher @McKelvie @elevenafter @kennykeil @julianlytle Actually, I chose the nine panel grid and sold it to Alan. Gave him great control & its restriction challenged me to compose more creatively
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
@TomKingTK It’s always good to piss off Howard, of course, but for the full story, consult my forthcoming autobiography.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Sorry to hear of Steve Ditko’s death. A unique talent and an enduring influence and inspiration for so many of us.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
I was in the room when the McMahon drew these, using our the newly discovered “solid blacks in first” method.
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Jez Hall
6 years
Morning McMahon. ❤️
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
From one who’s served his time in the Corps, congratulations to my pals @grantmorrison and @LiamRSharp on a sparkling new imagining of The Green Lantern!
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
Very sad to hear that George Perez has passed away. His love for drawing and comics was clear in every page he produced.
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
I drew that!
@MIKECOLLINS99
Mike Collins
2 years
Happy 45th Birthday to @2000AD ! I wasn't initially a fan (more a US comics guy) but sister paper StarLord with its shiny art beguiled me so I took the plunge when the two comics merged and have never looked back! This was the one that sealed my fate :-)
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Giant-size Kirby!
@jackkirbycomics
Jeremy Kirby (Grandson of Jack Kirby)
5 years
Jack Kirby Animation Photostats!
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
The Audible adaptation of The Sandman by @neilhimself and @DirkMaggs is astonishingly good. Great storytelling, vivid audio production and an amazing cast!
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Dave Gibbons
1 year
Happy New Year, everyone!
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Happier New Year, everyone.
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Sharing a studio with Mick, I was privileged to see every step of its creation, from ruling up the board to sending it off in a parcel! Pure magic.
@BillyHynes
Billy Hynes (on my way to bluer skies)
3 years
Judge Dredd Annual 1982 has FOUR colour McMahon strips in. I’m really new to stuff that a lot of you will have known for years but look at this stuff.
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
Coincidentally, drawing him again right now!
@Q_U_A_R_T_z_Z
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
@mrmarkmillar And here’s a shot of me (taken by top photog Daniel Lewis) at work in the mighty Gibbons Industries International creative space:
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Sorry to hear that John Paul Leon has passed away. A good man and a powerful talent.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Belatedly, for Ray Bradbury’s birthday, here’s a page from an adaptation of one of his stories I did for Byron Preiss.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Will scan Toppii pages soon. Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's a shampoo ad he did!
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Dave Gibbons
8 years
The perfect final bow: Release album. Celebrate birthday. Drop mic. Leave building. Entire world applauds.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Happy New Year, all!
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Sorry that Mark Chiarello is no longer at DC. A great artist and designer who really understands comic art. I’m sure he’ll be busy elsewhere very soon!
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
#MarthaArtAuctions continue! Third up is this Martha Washington original art from Arthur Adams. #BLM Auction ends Wednesday July 1st 9:00pmUK/4:00pm EDT/1:00pm PDT
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Big influence on Rogue Trooper, I’ll readily admit!
@70sscifiart
70s Sci-Fi Art
5 years
’Exterminator 17,’ a French comic written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet and drawn by Enki Bilal, first appeared as a serial for Metal Hurlant in 1976 - 1977.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
#MarthaArtAuctions conclude! Sixth (and last) up is this new, unpublished Martha Washington original art from Frank Miller. 100% of proceeds go to #NAACP Auction ends Saturday July 11th 9:00pm UK/4:00pm EDT/1:00pm PDT
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
So sorry to hear that Ian Kennedy has passed away. I loved his work as a kid and was privileged to know him a bit towards the end of his amazingly long career. A great comics artist and a true gentleman.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Sorry to hear thar Denny O’Neill has passed away. An revolutionary writer and editor. Only got to work with him once but treasure the conversation we had at lunch in San Diego.
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Dave Gibbons
10 years
So far so good with this Laureate gig… http://t.co/7IBWPbmC5A
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Happy 25th Birthday @AllredMD 's Madman!
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Sorry to hear we’ve lost Marie Severin. A great artist, colourist and cover designer. The Kull issues she drew with her brother John are amongst my favourite comics ever.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Of course, #SeanConneryRIP WAS James Bond but my favourite film of his is The Man Who Would Be King...
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Me and my scary pals ⁦ @TomKingTK ⁩ & ⁦ @PeterJTomasi ⁩ at #NYCC2019
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
That was my first paying job!
@richardandsheaf
Richard 'Boys adventure comic blog' Sheaf
3 years
Inspired by c/o @johnfreeman_DTT I purchased a copy of 'Chiller picture library' #102 complete with early @davegibbons90 interior art Blogging about British comics daily 👇🏻 More pictures on the blog
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
A Happy And Healthy New Year to All!
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Bow before the might of the McMahon!
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Haven’t posted any drawings for a while, so here’s a couple from the life.
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
I drew that!
@GNFARcomics
GREAT NEWS FOR ALL READERS! 💙
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Yes, America!
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
I drew that cover!
@PaulWrightythen
Paul Wright's Tw🛈tter
3 years
@AlCampbeII @davegibbons90 @artofmmignola Flippin brill. Still got one of my comics with it in.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
“Endgame” exceeded even my high expectations. A monumental achievement!
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
Bow before the talent of the McMahon.
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Dave Gibbons
2 years
Sorry to learn that Garry Leach has passed away. A meticulous draftsman and always good company.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
V is for Venom, Variant and Voting.
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Dave Gibbons
6 years
Still peerless.
@marco949
marco finnegan
6 years
Courtesy of @thekevinparr and heritage auctions Miller’s Layouts and Janson’s finishes Dream team of storytelling and inks and tones
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
He just gets better!
@TomTaylorMade
Tom Taylor
4 years
To be fair, everything about Colin Wilson’s art is impressive. Check this recent work. And he made some good friends when he first arrived in London, @davegibbons90 😉
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Le Maître
@erdna11
André Lima Araújo 🇵🇹
3 years
On this day, in 2012, #Moebius passed away. But his kind never really dies. Here's my favorite page of his, the first one to blow my infant mind. We'll always remember you, Monsieur Giraud.
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Dave Gibbons
7 years
Happy 100th birthday to King Kirby! Always an inspiration.
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Dave Gibbons
4 years
You deserved a medal, Jimmy!
@jpalmiotti
Jimmy Palmiotti
4 years
I remember this gig like it was yesterday. I was given 22 pages of Dave Gibbons pencil breakdowns to do finishes. I was so excited when I got the call, but freaked out when I got the pages. One of the most intimidating gigs ever.
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Dave Gibbons
3 years
Ken Reid was a genius, indeed. Proud to say that I actually lettered that page of his art!
@AndyWPOliver
Andy Oliver💙
3 years
If you want to really enjoy the genius of Ken Reid’s FACEACHE (collected by @britcomics ) you have to read it out loud doing all the different voices and the sound effects. Trust me... you’ll appreciate it like you never have before if you do.
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Dave Gibbons
5 years
Thanks for all the birthday wishes yesterday, my tweeps!
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