Pat Mills
Pat Mills is one of the major figures in the British comic book industry as both an editor and writer. His comics are noted for their violence, anti-authoritarianism and black humour. As development editor of 2000 AD Mills was the chief architect of creating Judge Dredd and was responsible for a large share of the Dredd scripts during its first two years.
He started his career as sub-editor for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd before leaving them in 1971 to become a freelancer. He revitalised British boys' comics in the 1970s, creating Battle Picture Weekly, Action and 2000 AD for IPC Magazines. Mills also had a hand in IPC's line of Horror comics aimed at girls such as "Chiller". Other comics he has created include Crisis and Toxic!.
As a writer he is responsible for Charley's War, with artist Joe Colquhoun, for Battle; Ro-Busters, ABC Warriors, Nemesis the Warlock, Sláine and others for 2000AD; and Marshal Law, with Kevin O'Neill, for Marvel Comics's Epic imprint, among others.
He has also written the Franco-Belgian comic Requiem Chevalier Vampire with Olivier Ledroit.
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Categories: Comic book writers | British comics writers | 2000 AD Creators