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Charlie Adlard

{{short description|British comic book artist|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_name = Charles Adlard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|4}}

| birth_place = Shrewsbury, England

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| notable works = The Walking Dead
Savage
Codeflesh

| awards = Inkpot Award (2012)[https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot Inkpot Award]

| website = {{official website|http://www.charlieadlard.com}}

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Charles Adlard (born 4 August 1966) is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as The Walking Dead and Savage.

Career

Adlard began his work in the UK on White Death with Robbie Morrison and 2000 AD series including Judge Dredd, and Armitage. He has continued working for them with the series Savage.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

In the United States he is best known for his work on The X-Files (for Topps), Astronauts in Trouble (for AiT/Planet Lar) and The Walking Dead{{cite web |url=http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=337600#Post337600 |title=Charlie Adlard Pt 2 The Walking Dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218050902/http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=337600#Post337600 |archive-date=18 February 2012|work=Comicon.com |date=7 September 2004 |access-date=5 July 2019 |first=Jennifer |last=Contino}} (for Image Comics).

He has been the penciller on The Walking Dead since 2004.{{cite news |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37323/walking-dead-artist-charlie-adlard-fasions-own-survival-dead-poster |title=Walking Dead Artist Charlie Adlard Fashions Own Survival of the Dead Poster |work=dreadcentral.com |access-date=7 July 2017 |date=5 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507102324/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37323/walking-dead-artist-charlie-adlard-fasions-own-survival-dead-poster |archive-date=7 May 2010 |url-status=live }}

Other work includes: Mars Attacks! (also for Topps); The Hellfire Club and Warlock{{cite web |url=http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=337464#Post337464 |title=Adlard Warlock & Walking Dead Pt 1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218050913/http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=337464#Post337464 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |work=Comicon.com |access-date=2 September 2004 |first=Jennifer M. |last=Contino |date=9 February 2004}} for Marvel Comics; Batman: Gotham Knights and Green Lantern/Green Arrow for DC Comics; White Death for Les Cartoonistes Dangereux; Blair Witch: Dark Testaments and Codeflesh for Image; Shadowman for Acclaim Comics; and The Establishment for Wildstorm, among many others.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

He illustrated a graphic novel, Playing the Game, written by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. In 1992, he collaborated with best-selling horror writer, Guy N. Smith Crabs' Fury. The one-shot was re-released as a limited edition in September 2008 through Ghostwriter Publications{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}.

In 2012, Adlard was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #100, which was released 11 July at San Diego Comic-Con.{{cite news |last=Logan |first=Michael |date=4 June 2012 |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Walking-Dead-Comic-1048486.aspx |title=Exclusive First Look: The Walking Dead Comic Hits 100 |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=7 July 2017 |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.}}

Bibliography

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  • Gen 13 Bootleg #20 cover artist July 1998
  • FutureQuake #5 (cover artist, Winter 2005)

References

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Links

  • {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1147}}
  • {{gcdb|type=credit|search=Charlie+Adlard}}
  • [http://www.comics-db.com/comics/search.cgi?query=charlie%20adlard&bool=and&substring=1 Charlie Adlard]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at the Big Comic Book DataBase
  • [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=CHARLIEA Charlie Adlard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413151712/http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=CHARLIEA |date=13 April 2016 }} at 2000 AD online
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070424184459/http://users.rcn.com/aardy/comics/awards/index.html Comic Book Awards Almanac]

Interviews

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  • [http://www.incoherentboy.com/a-chat-with-charlie-adlard/ Incoherentboy Chats With…Charlie Adlard – Part I] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201326/http://incoherentboy.com/a-chat-with-charlie-adlard/ |date=19 October 2012 }}, incoherentboy.com, 14 October 2012
  • [http://artinterviews.tumblr.com/#716619755 artINTERVIEWS with Charlie Adlard], artinterviews.tumblr.com (2010)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20050407132644/http://2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2005/adlard/adlard1.shtml 2005 Interview], 2000ADReview.co.uk (2005)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070523061648/http://www.g-wie-gorilla.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=18 Interview with Charlie Adlard about his works and comics in general], web.archive.org; accessed 7 July 2017.
  • [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6617758.ece Charlie Adlard: giving life to the zombies of the Walking Dead]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, The Times, 6 July 2009.
  • [http://www.imaginedaily.com Interview], imaginedaily.com; accessed 7 July 2017.

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Category:Living people

Category:1966 births

Category:Alumni of the University for the Creative Arts

Category:Artists from Shrewsbury

Category:British comics artists

Category:The Walking Dead (franchise)

Category:Inkpot Award winners