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John Ridgway (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
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alongside professional work as a design engineer. In 1984 Ridgway became a full-time professional, broadening his employment to include
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He has recently begun experimenting with incorporating computer graphics into his work.
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Ridgway has been responsible for creating the look for a number of series, including
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No. 26 & the Warrior/Comics International flipbook, 1985 & 1996)
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without his helmet - albeit severely disfigured by an acid river - in
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David Roberston: An Interview with John Ridgway, Part One
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Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing
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Michael Straczynski 1108:"Family Snapshot" (in 1091:(with Jim Alexander): 948:"Damned Ranger" (with 227:Comics work includes: 1234:"Silent Enemies" (in 1094:"Calhab Justice" (in 1016:2000 AD 1994 Yearbook 1014:"Trick or Treat" (in 706:"Train-Flight" (with 389:Tharg's Future Shocks 380:with Steve Moore (in 378:Shandor Demon Stalker 1372:, pp. 102–111, 1348:Comics Buyer's Guide 1327:#224–229, 2004–2005) 1325:Judge Dredd Megazine 1318:Judge Dredd Megazine 1299:Judge Dredd Megazine 1283:Judge Dredd Megazine 1110:Judge Dredd Megazine 1103:Judge Dredd Megazine 1096:Judge Dredd Megazine 1063:"Junker Part 2" (in 1060:#708–716, 1990–1991) 1056:"Junker Part 1" (in 1043:#650–662, 1989–1990) 993:"The Dark Path" (in 965:Judge Dredd Megazine 954:Judge Dredd Megazine 943:Judge Dredd Megazine 686:#143–144, 1988–1989) 673:#130–133, 1987–1988) 119:Commando War Stories 986:"Summer Magic" (in 789:Doctor Who Magazine 776:Doctor Who Magazine 763:Doctor Who Magazine 751:Winter Special 1992 740:Doctor Who Magazine 734:"Cat Litter" (with 729:Doctor Who Magazine 717:Doctor Who Magazine 700:Doctor Who Magazine 697:#2–3; reprinted in 683:Doctor Who Magazine 670:Doctor Who Magazine 643:Doctor Who Magazine 627:Doctor Who Magazine 611:Doctor Who Magazine 596:Doctor Who Magazine 584:Doctor Who Magazine 577:"Salad Daze" (with 571:Doctor Who Magazine 558:Doctor Who Magazine 545:Doctor Who Magazine 532:Doctor Who Magazine 519:Doctor Who Magazine 506:Doctor Who Magazine 493:Doctor Who Magazine 480:Doctor Who Magazine 467:Doctor Who Magazine 454:Doctor Who Magazine 1473:, 22 February 2011 1470:The Comics Journal 1370:Dorling Kindersley 1306:Middenface McNulty 1243:The Psi Corps and 937:"Radlander" (with 810:Torchwood Magazine 745:"Flashback" (with 564:"Time Bomb" (with 483:#95–97, 1984–1985) 368:Home is the Sailor 1439:at 2000 AD online 1379:978-0-7566-4122-1 1112:#2.64–2.66, 1994) 1098:#2.10–2.13, 1992) 945:#4.16–4.18, 2002) 723:"Memorial" (with 650:Prisoners of Time 616:"The Gift" (with 512:"Funhouse" (with 499:"War-Game" (with 314:, in #4146, 2008) 301:, in #4113, 2008) 294:, in #4098, 2008) 90: 89: 16:(Redirected from 1504: 1413: 1408: 1402: 1397: 1391: 1390: 1358: 1352: 1344: 1285:#4.9–4.13, 2002) 1259:Darkness Visible 1051:Michael Fleisher 1021:"The Price" (in 904:"Twister" (with 590:"Changes" (with 460:"Voyager" (with 357:Marvelman Family 187:My Name is Chaos 103:John Constantine 69: 60: 56: 54: 39: 38: 21: 1512: 1511: 1507: 1506: 1505: 1503: 1502: 1501: 1477: 1476: 1457: 1452: 1449:'s Comiclopedia 1422: 1417: 1416: 1409: 1405: 1398: 1394: 1380: 1359: 1355: 1345: 1341: 1336: 1323:"Killoden" (in 1320:#205–207, 2003) 1301:#212–213, 2003) 1269:#975–979, 1996) 1101:"Hogmanay" (in 1067:#724–730, 1991) 1011:#850–851, 1993) 1004:#800–812, 1992) 990:#571–577, 1988) 956:#218–220, 2004) 934:#605–606, 1988) 912:#588–591, 1988) 779:#208–210, 1993) 769:"Cuckoo" (with 720:#159–161, 1990) 712:Graham S. 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Index

John Ridgway (comic artist)
John Ridgway (disambiguation)
Hellblazer
Hellblazer
John Constantine
D.C.Thompson
Commando War Stories
2000 AD
Guttenberghus
Marvel Comics
DC Comics
Frank Hampson
Enid Blyton
The Famous Five
Babylon 5
Doctor Who
Zoids
Incredible Hulk
Hellblazer
Judge Dredd
The Dead Man
Commando
Alan Hebden
Bill Styles
Mike Knowles
The Spiral Path
Warrior
Young Marvelman
Marvelman Family
Tharg's Future Shocks

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