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Brian BollandLegend

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Comic ArtistCover Artist

📍 United Kingdom

Bolland's line is close to mechanical in its precision, every contour deliberate and every surface finished. The Killing Joke and his Judge Dredd work made his name, and his covers remain a reference point for how clean a comics image can be.

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Work and credits

Notable works

Batman: The Killing Joke
Judge Dredd
Judge Death
Camelot 3000
Animal Man
The Invisibles
Wonder Woman

Publishers

2000 AD DC Comics Vertigo

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