Pat Mills Archives

WandaVision Gets New Comics Creator Credits - But Why?
Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons, who wrote and drew the original story in Marvel's Doctor Who Weekly in 1980. Image: BBC Screencap So why, when you get a TV show or film based on a Marvel superhero comic book, are the credits for the comic book creators buried deep during the final credits? If there is a contractual[...]
BBC Paid Pat Mills & Dave Gibbons For Doctor Who, Panini Did Not
Mark Millar took delight in Pat Mills' joy over the Star Beast episode of Doctor Who over the weekend Which was based on the comic that Mills and Dave Gibbons created for Doctor Who Weekly from Marvel back in 1980 "YES! I was talking to a retailer today who told me that comic has rocketed[...]
Doctor Who
Davies's David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble)-starring episode acknowledge the creators of Beep the Meep (voiced by Miriam Margolyes)? There it was, right at the end of the opening title credits – with the episode written by Davies from a story by Pat Mills & Dave Gibbons. Written by Mills & John Wagner and drawn[...]
Rich Johnston's Fourteen Thoughts About Doctor Who: Star Beast
But why no mention of the co-writer credit for John Wagner? Well, Pat Mills says, "Even though they were under absolutely no obligation to do so, Bad Wolf very generously paid Dave Gibbons and myself for the return of The Star Beast In fact, they also offered to pay John Wagner, too, as both our names[...]
The Marvel Comic That Was Adapted For Tonight's Doctor Who: Star Beast
In 1980, Doctor Who Weekly, published by Marvel Comics UK, included a new comic book strip by Pat Mills, John Wagner, and Dave Gibbons, edited by Dez Skinn, Star Beast Pat Mills is best known as the founder of 2000AD and co-creator of Judge Dredd, Punisher 2099 and Marshall Law; John Wagner is his Dredd co-creator[...]
Dan Slott's Doctor Who Out Early For MCM London Comic Con
£14.99 in British pounds. They also have the Fourth Doctor collection from Marvel UK/Panini, which includes the Star Beast story by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons, which has been adapted for the new David Tennant 2023 Doctor Who season And they even put Beep The Meep on the cover This will be widely released on the[...]
Cover image for COMIC BOOK PUNKS HOW BRITS REINVENTED POP CULTURE HC
And Rebellion try to create the perfect British Christmas Comic Book Annual that never was with the IPC archives, and brand new material, from the likes of Brian Bolland, Cam Kennedy, Leo Baxendale, Ken Reid, Mike Western, Brian Lewis, Joe Colquhoun, Pat Mills, Simon Furman, David Roach, Mike Collins, Alec Worley, DaNi, Kek-W and Staz[...]
Speculator Corner: Doctor Who Weekly #19 & Beep The Meep
Pat Mills is the co-creator of 2000AD, Judge Dredd, Marshall Law and much more And also, a long time ago, they were the creative team, alongside writer John Wagner, and editor Dez Skinn for the Star Beast comic strip that ran in Doctor Who Weekly – now known as Doctor Who Magazine – starring Beep The[...]
Doctor Who: Tennant Said Beep the Meep Comic Creators Visited the Set
We assume he was talking about Pat Mills, John Wagner and artist Dave Gibbons, who first created Beep the Meep Now think about that Pat Mills and John Wagner are the creators of Judge Dredd for 2000AD, and Dave Gibbons not only drew Rogue Trooper for 2000AD but went on to co-create and draw Watchmen[...]
Cover image for DICE MAN COMPLETE ED HC
Rebellion and 2000AD's May 2023 solicits including a collection of Dice Man by John Wagner, Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill, Bryan Talbot, David Lloyd, Steve Dillon, Mike Collins & Hunt Emerson How many other projects have that level of talent? #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /*[...]
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen's Kevin O'Neill Has Died, Aged 69
He created the look for the comics' fictional editor Tharg, and began drawing short stories before making his name on the Ro-Busters strip with Pat Mills before creating the character Nemesis The Warlock for the comic book. He also began working for DC Comics on The Omega Men, as well as Alan Moore's stories for the[...]
Doctor Who Daleks
Panini UK is to publish a collection of Daleks comic book stories by the likes of 2000AD creator Pat Mills, V For Vendetta creator David Lloyd, the late Preacher co-creator Steve Dillon, and Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons and Doctor Who TV/audio writer Paul Cornell Because at some point in their lives, they all worked on[...]
Pat Mills, Creator Of 2000AD Launches NFT Edition Of Judge Dredd Secret History
Pat Mills, creator of 2000AD and developer of Judge Dredd, is famed for creating satirical excoriation of capitalism, exploitation and a general sticking-it-to-the-man attitude to life Which is why it was a slight surprise to discover that he had go head over heels into NFTs A bit like finding Johnny Rotten wants Jacob Rees-Mogg to[...]
2000 AD 45th Anniversary: Massive Online Comic Con is this weekend
Brace yourselves, Earthlets! – The Galaxy's Greatest: 2000 AD at 45, the star-studded online convention celebrating four and a half decades of the groundbreaking British Science Fiction anthology comic and home of Judge Dredd, is this weekend! At a time when things are slowly opening up and going back to normal, this might be the of[...]
2000AD Audios: Joseph Fiennes as Dredd with Cream of UK Acting Talent
Written by some of the biggest names in comics – including Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Dan Abnett (The Legion of Super-Heroes, Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy), Pat Mills (Marshal Law), Simon Bisley (Lobo) and John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, co-creators of Judge Dredd – the series of five new audiobook adaptations will include: "Judge[...]
American Reaper Film Adaptation Set At Amblin With Flanagan, Foy
The series from Pat Mills and Clint Langley "is a sci-fi action noir, set in a near-future where the aging elite, called "Snatchers," prey upon the young, paying to hijack their bodies in order to prolong their own lives This extreme form of identity crime has become so rampant on the black market that law[...]
Rebellion Battle Of Britain Garth Ennis
The action isn't just confined to the Battle of Britain, Alan Hebden unearths another El Mestizo tale, and Alex De Campi's tale focuses on American soldiers in Vietnam, drawn by Glenn Fabry. In Shops: Sep 30, 2020 SRP: $15.99 CONCRETE SURFER TP JUL201381 (W) Pat Mills (A/CA) Christine Ellingham Sent home to Britain after her parents fail to establish a new[...]
Jurassic Punx Pin Up
In the late seventies, Pat Mills created a new sci-fi anthology weekly comic book, as well as co-creating the lead character In the forty-plus years since, 2000AD and Judge Dredd have become names that everyone in the UK knows, and courtesy of a couple of movies and a few games, have spread those names around[...]
Doctor Who: The Comic Strip Adaptations are Gloriously Bonkers
These stories were originally written by Pat Mills and John Wagner – stalwarts of British weekly comics anthologies in the 1970s and 1980s and the creators of Judge Dredd for 2000AD – with artwork from Dave Gibbons, well before he found worldwide fame as the artist of Watchmen. Big Finish Productions seems intent on producing any[...]
BEEP THE MEEP RETURNS! - The Fourth Doctor Comic Strip Adaptations | Doctor Who
Big Finish Productions released a trailer on Thursday announcing the Doctor Who audio drama adaptation of the Fourth Doctor's comic book adventures that originally ran in the early 1980s. Back in the early 80s, Doctor Who Monthly magazine ran comic strips featuring The Fourth Doctor drawn by Watchmen co-creator and artist Dave Gibbons and written[...]
All-Women 2000 AD Summer Special in Rebellion June 2018 Solicits
by Alex De Campi, Maura McHugh, Tillie Walden, Katy Rex, Laura Bailey and many more, no holiday is complete without this thrill-packed anthology! Includes free poster. In Shops: Jul 11, 2018 SRP: $9.99 CHARLEYS WAR DEFINITVE COLL TP VOL 03 REMEMBERANCE APR181718 (W) Pat Mills (A) Joe Colquhoun The greatest anti-war story ever told This third and final volume of Pat[...]
2000 AD February Solicits With T.C. Eglington, Peter Milligan, Dan Abnett, And More
Eglington, Dave Taylor, Rory McConville, Arthur Wyatt, Patt Mills, Clint Langley, Peter Milligan, and Dan Abnett are working across their flaghsip 2000 AD Prog series and the Judge Dredd Megazine. 2000 AD PROGS 2067-2070 2067 on sale 7 February 2018 2068 on sale 14 February 2018 2069 on sale 21 February 2018 2070 on sale 28 February 2018 Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Future lawman Judge[...]
2000 AD #2050 Review: A Mixed Bag With Some Compelling Tales
It's not great, but it's not bad either. However, the overall plot was boring and unengaging. Rogue Trooper art by Leonardo Manco Slaine: The Brutainia Chronicles by Pat Mills and Simon Davis features an intense tale of Slaine and Sinead battling the stone armies of the Archon Yaldaboath, as the mad god rages against humanity. This story was pretty[...]
Marshal Law Creators Pat Mills And Kevin O'Neill's New Project Read Em And Weep
Pat Mills is the creator of the controversial cancelled Action! comic as well as 2000AD and co-creator of Judge Dredd Kevin O'Neill's is the co-creator of League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Cinema Purgatorio Together they created the legendary superhero satire Marshal Law. And now they have a new takedown of the comic book industry from the[...]
Rebellion Brings Back Misty, The Teen Horror Comic For Girls
As Bleeding Cool reported last week, 2000AD publisher Rebellion are bringing the classic girls horror comic from the seventies back into print. They will reprint comics from creators also well known for their 2000 AD work, beginning with the work of 2000 AD's first editor, Pat Mills. Which means, as we also reported, Moonchild by Pat Mills and John Armstrong[...]
Rebellion To Bring Back Misty Comic For Girls, With Pat Mills
And the girls comics went away. Well I understand that Rebellion, publishers of one of those boys comics, 2000AD, have managed to get the rights from 2000AD's old owners Fleetway/IPC to Misty. And for next summer, planning a revival, reprinting old Misty content from creators who are also well known for their 2000AD work, starting with the granddaddy of them all,[...]