Simon Coleby

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Simon Coleby (born 1 March 1967) is a British comic book artist who has worked mainly for British sci-fi comic 2000 AD and Marvel Comics.

Biography

Coleby started his mainstream work in the British comics industry in 1987, working at both 2000 AD and Marvel UK. His first published work was a cover for issue #222 of the latter's Transformers comic, depicting Carnivac and Springer.[http://www.seibertron.com/comics/view.php?comic_id=390 Transformers (UK) #222: "Survivors (Part 4)"] At 2000 AD he contributed heavily to Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper spin-offs Friday and Venus Bluegenes,[http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2003/coleby/colebyinterview1.shtml Simon Coleby interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012214659/http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2003/coleby/colebyinterview1.shtml |date=2006-10-12 }}, 2000ADReview, October 9, 200 3 as well as becoming the lead artist on Low Life.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2008/03/06/interview_more_mega_city_undercover |title=Interview: more Mega-City undercover|magazine=SFX |date=March 6, 2008 |accessdate=March 9, 2010 }}

After working with Christos Gage on "Midnighter: Armageddon", he is working on the post-World's End relaunch of The Authority[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=157129 Wild at Heart: Simon Coleby]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Newsarama, May 15, 2008 with writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 NYCC '08: LIVING IN THE RUINS: WS Editor Ben Abernathy on 'Worlds End'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927053706/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 |date=2010-09-27 }}, Newsarama, April 19, 2008 He will also be working on Wildstorm's adaptation of Fringe because, according to editor, Ben Abernathy, "Simon Coleby is so far ahead on 'Authority' he has time to contribute 11 pages a month."[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17447 CCI: Wildstorm Brewing], Comic Book Resources, July 26, 2008

Abernathy, has said "Simon Coleby ... is definitely on the fast-track to becoming an 'elite' level artist."

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  • {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1966|title=Simon Coleby}}
  • [http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=SIMONC Simon Coleby] at 2000 AD online
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070614121526/http://blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=16 Simon Coleby] at Black Library

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