258 GIBBONS, DAVE
he drew for diff erent pieces for
the two major British periodi-
cal publishers, DC Th omson and
IPC. In 1977, he became one of
the original talents to work on
the comic anthology 2000 A.D.
He worked on several projects in
the late 1970s and early 1980s
with a variety of British comic
talent. He proved quite produc-
tive and found himself working on
anthologies and series including
Dan Daring , Harlem Heroes , Judge
Dredd , Ro-Busters , Rogue Trooper ,
and Th arg’s Future Shocks (which
occasionally teamed him up with
Moore). Gibbons also served as
lead artist for the fi rst three years
of the Dr. Who Magazine. By the
end of this run in 1982, he was
picked up by DC Comics , and
over the next few years he would
draw for series such as Th e Brave
and the Bold , Th e Flash , Green
Lantern , and Th e Omega Men.
By the end of the 1980s, rec-
ognition of Wa t c h m e n by those in
the comics industry, as well as in
the mainstream, allowed Gibbons
more creative power and pull within the industry. From the late 1980s onward, it is
evident that Gibbons received a greater range of drawing opportunities from major and
independent publishers. In 1990, he teamed up with Frank Miller ( D a r e d e v i l , Batman :
Th e Dark Knight Returns ) , another industry powerhouse, to produce Give Me Liberty ,
a four-issue miniseries from Dark Horse Comics. Gibbons also moved into writing
during this time, with dozens of projects throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including
Batman , Captain America , Rann-Th anagar War , Th underbolt Jaxon , and World’s Finest.
He was nominated for another Eisner Award for Best Penciler/Inker or Penciler/Inker
Team for his work on Martha Washington Saves the World #1 in 1998.
Th roughout the 2000s, Gibbons has continued to work on both mainstream and
independent pieces, developing a diverse portfolio of titles and projects. In 2004, he
released his fi rst full-fl edged graphic novel, Th e Originals , under DC’s Vertigo imprint.
Th e story deals with dueling youths diff erentiated by class, and the use of motorcyclesDave Gibbons, co-creator of the graphic novel Wa t c h m e n , on
the set of the 2009 film by the same name, directed by Zack
Snyder. Warner Bros./Photofest