Si Spencer

Si Spencer

Infobox Comics creator



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Si Spencer is a British comic book writer, with work appearing in British comics such as "Crisis", before moving to the American comics industry. He often collaborates with Dean Ormston.

Biography

After starting in "Crisis", from 1993 to 1995 he was a regular writer for the "Judge Dredd Megazine", creating characters such as "Harke & Burr" and "The Creep" as well as working on established characters (e.g. "Judge Dredd").

Among North American publishers his work has primarily appeared in series published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint, such as "".Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = The Books of Magick: Life During Wartime | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 42-43 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5 | oclc = 213309015]

Si Spencer has also written for television. He has worked as a staff writer for the BBC's "EastEnders" and ITV's "The Bill". In March 2006, it was announced in issue 368 of "Doctor Who Magazine" that he was to write an episode for the "Doctor Who" spin-off series "Torchwood" and even made an appearance at the 2006 Bristol Comic Expo to publicise it; however, he was not among the writers of episodes for the first series.

His recent work includes "The Vinyl Underground" for Vertigo.

Bibliography

* "Two pretty names" (with Phil Laskey, in "Crisis" #33, 1989)

* "Strange hotel" (with Adrian Dungworthy, in "Crisis" #62, 1991)

*"Judge Death": "Masque of the Judge, Death" (with John McCrea, in "Judge Dredd Mega-Special" #4, 1991)

*"Mytek the Mighty": "Mytek Lives!" (with Shaky Kane, in "2000 AD Action Special", 1992)

*"Harke & Burr":
** "Antique and Curious" (with Dean Ormston, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.27-2.28, 1993)
** "Hamster Horror" (with Dean Ormston, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.40-2.42, 1995)
** "Grief Encounter" (with Dean Ormston, in 'Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.47-2.49, 1994)
** "Secret Origin" (with Paul Peart, in 'Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.83, 1995)
** "Satanic Farces" (with co-author Gordon Rennie and art by Dean Ormston, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #3.04-3.07, 1995)

* "The Corps": "Fireteam One" (with Colin MacNeil and Paul Marshall, in "2000 AD" #923, 1994)

*"Judge Dredd":
** "Fall of the House of Esher" (with Dean Ormston, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.70, 1995)
** "A Very Creepy Christmas" (with Kevin Cullen, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.70, 1995)
** "Sleeping Satellite" (with Morak, in "Judge Dredd Mega Special 1995")
** "Judge Planet II" (with Shaky Kane, in "Judge Dredd Mega Special 1995")

*"" (with Dean Ormston, Steve Yeowell and Duncan Fegredo, 15 issues, Vertigo, 2004-2005, trade paperback collects #1-5, 2005, ISBN 1401204880)

*"The Vinyl Underground" (with Simon Gane and Cameron Stewart, Vertigo, 2007-ongoing) collected as:
** "Watching the Detectives" (collects #1-5, 128 pages, June 2008, ISBN 1401218121) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=9400 "Watching the Detectives" profile at DC] ]
** "Pretty Dead Things" (collects #6-10, 128 pages, December 2008, ISBN 1401219772)

Notes

References

*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1547|title=Si Spencer
*imdb name|0818109|Si Spencer
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=SIS 2000 AD profile]

External links

* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119175602338052.htm Review of "The Vinyl Underground" #1] , [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119514698814844.htm #2] , Comics Bulletin


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