John Tomlinson is a British comic book writer and editor known for his work on various 2000 AD strips.^[1] He has occasionally been credited as Sonny Steelgrave.^[2]

Biography

Tomlinson worked at Marvel UK in the early 1990s^[3] and helped nurture various talents, including Matthew Bingham and John Freeman. He has co-written strips with Nick Abadzis.^[4]

He was editor of 2000 AD from 1994 to 1996, and the Judge Dredd Megazine and Judge Dredd – Lawman of the Future briefly in 1996. He also wrote several stories for 2000 AD.

Tomlinson currently works for British part work publisher Eaglemoss.

Bibliography

His comic work includes:

• Tharg's Future Shocks:
  • "Fat Chance" (with Simon Jacob, in 2000 AD No. 609, 1989)
  • "At Twilight's Last Gleaming" (with Stephen Baskerville, in 2000 AD No. 613, 1989)
  • "Guilt" (with Paul Marshall, in 2000 AD No. 671, 1990)
  • "It's Alive!" (with Mick Austin, in 2000 AD No. 717, 1991)
  • "Retribution" (with Arthur Ranson, in 2000 AD No. 720, 1991)
  • "The Fallen" (with Massimo Belardinelli, in 2000 AD No. 760, 1991)
  • "A Hitch in Time" (with Staz Johnson, in 2000 AD No. 796, 1992)
  • "This Island East Dulwich" (with Jeff Anderson, in 2000 AD No. 799, 1992)
  • "Wall of God" (with Mike Hadley, in 2000 AD No. 826, 1993)
• One off: "Crocodile Tears" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD No. 648, 1989)
• Armoured Gideon (with Simon Jacob):
  • "Armoured Gideon" (in 2000 AD #671–681, 1990)
  • "Starhavon's Edge" (in 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1990)
  • "No, No, Nanette" (in 2000 AD No. 722, 1991)
  • "Armoured Gideon Book 2" (in 2000 AD #828–840, 1993)
  • "The Collector" (with Mike White (9), in 2000 AD #889-681, 1994)
  • "Trading Places" (in 2000 AD #928–935, 1995)
• Knights of Pendragon (with co-author Dan Abnett, with art by Gary Erskine, Marvel UK, 1990–1993)
• Amadeus Wolf: "Cursitor Doom – The Man Who Died Every Day" (with Jim Baikie, in 2000AD Action Special, 1992)
• Brigand Doom: "Death's Door" (with Greg Staples, in 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1992)
• Digitek (with co-author Andy Lanning and art by Dermot Power, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel UK, 1992)
• Tharg the Mighty: "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast" (with Eric Bradbury, in 2000AD Yearbook 1994, 1993)
• The Lords of Misrule (recoloured hardcover, Radical Comics, 264 pages, June 2009, ISBN 0-9802335-8-5):
  • The Lords of Misrule (with Gary Erskine, 68 pages, graphic novel, Atomeka Press/Tundra Publishing, 1993, ISBN 1-85809-002-4)
  • The Lords of Misrule (with co-authors Dan Abnett/Steve White and art by Peter Snejbjerg, black and white 6-issue limited series, Dark Horse Comics, 1997, black and white softcover, 200 pages, Dark Horse, 1999, ISBN 1-56971-352-9)
• Judge Dredd:
  • "Sugar Beat" (as Sonny Steelgrave, with co-author Alan McKenzie and art by Ron Smith, in 2000 AD #873–878, 1994)
  • "Enemy Below" (as Sonny Steelgrave, with art by Clint Langley, in 2000 AD #886–887, 1994)
  • "Skull Sessions" (with art by Karl Richardson, in 2000 AD #1706–1707, October 2010)
  • "Come Die With Me" (with art by Nick Dyer, in 2000 AD #1710–1711, November 2010)
  • "Dredd Set" (with art by Liam Sharp, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 309, April 2011)
• Vector 13 (with Lee Sullivan):
  • "Case Four: Parallel Lines" (in 2000 AD #954, 1995)
  • "Case Eight: Red in Tooth and Claus" (in 2000 AD #972, 1995)
• Venus Bluegenes:
  • "Venus on the Frag Shell" (with Dan Abnett, Steve White in 2000 AD #1297–1299, 1996)
• Mercy Heights
  • "Mercy Heights" (with Kev Walker, Lee Sullivan and Andrew Currie, in 2000 AD #1033–1047, 1997)
  • "Dead of Winter" (with Neil Googe, in 2000 AD #1124, 1998)
  • "Mercy Heights Book 2" (with Trevor Hairsine (1–5, 11–15) and Lee Sullivan (6–10), in 2000 AD #1133–1148, 1999)
• Rogue Trooper: "Remembrance Day" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD Prog 2000, 1999)
• The Spacegirls: "Space Girls" (with co-author David Bishop (1) and art Jason Brashill, in 2000 AD #1062–1066, 1997)
• Tor Cyan:
  • "Blue Murder" (with Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #1223–1226, 2001)
  • "Crucible" (with Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #1250–1251, 2001)
  • "Refugee" (with Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #1252–1253, 2001)
  • "World Of Hurt" (with Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #1254–1256, 2001)
  • "The Dead Sorcerer's Coachman" (with Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #1263, 2001)
  • "Rahab" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1295, 2002)
  • "Phage" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1296, 2002)
  • "No Such Place" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1297–1299, 2002)
• Doctor Who: "The Betrothal of Sontar" (with Nick Abadzis and Mike Collins, in Doctor Who Magazine #365–367, 2006)

References

External links

• John Tomlinson at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• John Tomlinson at 2000 AD online