Biography

While attending Icknield High School, Dillon first realised his potential as a serious comic book artist during the production of a school comic book called "Ultimate Sci Fi Adventures" with school friends Neil Bailey & Paul Mahon in 1975. His first strip in this comic was "The Space Vampire". This was followed by the "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" series which was drawn to an increasingly high standard well beyond his years.

Dillon got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing the title story in the first issue of Hulk Weekly for Marvel UK, later working on the Nick Fury strip. In the 1980s he also drew for Warrior and Doctor Who Magazine, where he created the character of Abslom Daak. He did a considerable amount of work for the comics 2000 AD and Warrior.

Along with Brett Ewins, Dillon started the comic magazine Deadline in 1988, which continued for another seven years. Together with author Garth Ennis, Dillon worked on Hellblazer and, later, on the very successful (and critically acclaimed) Preacher which wrapped up in 2000 after 66 issues. Dillon also created the character Dogwelder, featured in Ennis's series Hitman.

Dillon's younger brother by nine years is cartoonist Glyn Dillon.

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

British

• Doctor Who:
  • Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (in Doctor Who Weekly #5-7, 1980)
  • The Ogrons (with Steve Moore, in Doctor Who Weekly #13-14, 1980)
  • Abslom Daak (with Steve Moore, in Doctor Who Weekly #17-20 & 27-30, 1980)
  • Ship of Fools (in Doctor Who Weekly #23-24. 1980)
  • The Moderator (in Doctor Who Magazine No. 84 & 86-87, 1984)
• Ro-Jaws' Robo Tales: Final Solution (featuring Abelard Snazz, with Alan Moore, in 2000 AD #189-190, 1980)
• Mean Arena (in 2000 AD #199-200, 1981)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD No. 205, 1981)
• Mean Arena (in 2000 AD #218-223, 1981)
• Ro-Busters (in 1982 2000 AD Annual, 1981)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD #243-44, 1981)
• Laser Eraser and Pressbutton (in Warrior #1-3 & 5-11, 1982-83)
• Marvelman (in Warrior No. 4, 1982)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD # 305-307 & 322-328, 1983)
• Laser Eraser and Pressbutton (in Warrior No. 15, 1983)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD No. 353, 1984)
• Doctor Who (in Doctor Who Magazine No. 84, 86-87, 1984)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD #374-75, 1984)
• ABC Warriors: Red Planet Blues (in 1985 2000 AD Annual, 1984)
• Rogue Trooper (in 2000 AD #379-380, 1984)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD #404-405, 408-409, 443 & 450, 1985)
• Dice Man (in Dice Man #4-5, 1986)
• Rogue Trooper (in 2000 AD #495-499, 1986)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD No. 505 & 511-512, 1987)
• Rogue Trooper (in 2000 AD #520-531, 1987)
• Judge Dredd (in 2000 AD #535-539, 1987)
• Hap Hazzard (in 2000 AD No. 561 & 567, 1988)
• Tyranny Rex (in 2000 AD #566-568, 1988
• Rogue Trooper (in 2000 AD #568-572 & 574-75, 1988)
• Tyranny Rex (in 2000 AD #582-584 & 1988 Sci-Fi Special, 1988)
• Hap Hazzard (in 2000 AD No. 588, 1988)
• Rogue Trooper (in 2000 AD #598-600 & 602-03, 1988)
• Bad Company: Simply (with Peter Milligan; Pencils: Brett Ewins in 2000 AD No. 601, 1988)
• Hap Hazzard (in 2000 AD # 609-610, 1989. A previously unpublished episode was printed in #1164, 1999.)
• Rogue Trooper: Cinnabar (in 2000 AD #624-630 & 633-35, 1989)
• Harlem Heroes: Series Two (in 2000 AD #671-676, 683-699 & 701-703, 1990)
• Rogue Trooper (in 1991 Rogue Trooper Annual, 1990)

DC Comics

• The Wanderers (DC Comics, initial redesigns which were abandoned but were published in DC Focus, 1988)
• Skreemer (6 issue mini-series, DC Comics, 1989)
• Animal Man (#29, 33-38, 40-41, 43, 45, 47-50, DC Comics, 1990-92)
• Hellblazer (#49, 57-58, 62-76, 78-83 DC Comics/Vertigo, 1992-94)
• The Atom Special (#1, DC Comics, 1993)
• Preacher (66 issues, Vertigo, 1995-2000)
• Heartland (1 issue, Vertigo, 1997)
• Preacher Special; Cassidy: Blood and Whiskey (1 issue, Vertigo, 1998)
• Preacher Special; Tall in the Saddle (1 issue, with John McCrea, Vertigo, 1999)

Marvel Comics

• Car Warriors (4-issue miniseries for Epic Comics)
• Punisher Marvel Knights (12 issues, Marvel, 2000-2001)
• Punisher Marvel Knights (26 issues, Marvel, 2001-2003)
• Ultimate X-Men No. 58 (Marvel Comics, 2005)
• Supreme Power: Nighthawk (6 issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 2005-2006)
• The Ultimates 2 Annual #1 (Marvel Comics, October 2005)
• Bullseye: Greatest Hits (5 issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 2005)
• Punisher Vs. Bullseye (5 issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 2005-2006)
• Wolverine: Origins (#1-25, Marvel Comics, 2006-2008)
• Punisher War Zone (with Garth Ennis, 6-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, February-March 2009)
• "A Girl Named Hope" (with Duane Swierczynski, in Psylocke No. 1 and Dark X-Men No. 1, Marvel Comics, January 2010)
• PunisherMAX #1-22 (with Jason Aaron, Marvel Comics, January 2010 - February 2012)
• Thunderbolts #1-6, 12 (with Daniel Way and Charles Soule, Marvel Comics, February 2013 - May 2013, September 2013)
• Punisher (with Becky Cloonan, Marvel Comics, May 2016 - present)

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