Al Ewing

Al Ewing
Born	12 August 1977
Nationality	British
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Zombo Damnation Station The Ninjettes

Al Ewing (born 12 August 1977) is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for 2000 AD.

Career

Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the five-page Future Shocks format for 2000 AD and eventually moved on to regular stints on Judge Dredd^[1] where he wrote a story, "Doctor What?" that marked Brendan McCarthy's return to 2000 AD and the two would go on to work together on a new series The Zaucer of Zilk.^[2][3] Recent work includes Damnation Station and Zombo, illustrated by Henry Flint, which was collected in trade paperback in 2010.

He has also contributed to Solar Wind, FutureQuake, The End Is Nigh. Ewing is responsible for the mobile comic Murderdrome with P. J. Holden.

In May 2007, Ewing created the comedic blog The Diary of Ralph Dibney, in which he writes as the superhero Elongated Man, his therapist, or Richard Dragon, reacting to the events of each week's issue of the comic book 52.^[4]

Breaking into American comic books, Ewing was also picked by Garth Ennis to provide a six-issue arc on Jennifer Blood, a comic published by Dynamite Entertainment,^[5][6] and a spin-off series The Ninjettes.^[7]

Ewing's debut novel was published in 2007 by Abaddon Books. Pax Britannia: El Sombra features a mysterious Mexican hero fighting back against the menace of steam-powered Nazis.^[8] It is set in the same Steampunk alternate history as the other novels from the Pax Britannia series. Three other novels have been published since, with a fifth on the way.

He currently writes Mighty Avengers and Loki: Agent of Asgard for Marvel Comics^[9] and co-writes the new Doctor Who title with Rob Williams.^[10]

Works

Comics

• Tharg's Terror Tales:
  • "Scene of the Crime" (with Dom Reardon, in 2000 AD #1296, 2002)
  • "Keeping it Real" (with Cam Smith, in 2000 AD #1386, 2004)
  • "Sorrow Hill" (with Shaun Thomas, in 2000 AD #1399, 2004)
  • "Contagion" (with pencils by Duane Redhead and inks by Lee Townsend, in 2000 AD Winter Special 2005)
  • "Man Bites God" (with Tiernen Trevallion, in 2000 AD #1533, 2007)
• Judge Dredd:
  • "Quick Way Down" (with M. Montenegro, in Zarjaz (fanzine) (vol. 1) No. 4, 2003)
  • "A Whole New Dredd" (with David Roach, based on a story idea by Brendan McCarthy, in 2000 AD #1610, 2008)
  • "Mutopia" (with Simon Fraser, in 2000 AD #1611–1612, 2008, collected in Tour of Duty: The Backlash, 272 pages, Rebellion, September 2010, ISBN 978-1-907519-23-9)
  • "Koan" (with Paul Marshall, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 278, 2008)
  • "Magic Bullets" (with Colin Wilson, in Judge Dredd Megazine #280–281, 2009)
  • "Cockroaches" (with Ben Oliver, in 2000 AD #1627, 2009)
  • "The Americans" (with Nick Dyer, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 283, 2009)
  • "The Performer" (with Paul Marshall, in 2000 AD #1635–1636, 2009)
  • "Rehab" (with Karl Richardson, in 2000 AD #1644–1648, 2009, collected in Judge Dredd: Mega-City Masters 02, 224 pages, Simon & Schuster, October 2010, ISBN 1-906735-95-6)
  • "Invitation to a Hanging" (with Patrick Goddard, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 291, 2009)
  • "What's Another Year?" (with John Higgins, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 292, 2009)
  • "Tour of Duty: Bethlehem" (with Paul Marshall, in 2000 AD Prog 2010, December 2009)
  • "Sex, Vi & Vidslugs" (with Mike Collins, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 295, March 2010)
  • "A Home for Aldous Mayou" (with P. J. Holden, in 2000 AD #1699, August 2010)
  • "Harry Sheemer, Mon Amour" (with Andrew Currie, in 2000 AD #1705, October 2010)
  • "Twenty Years to Midnight" (with Henry Flint, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 302, October 2010)
  • "Idle Hands" (with John Higgins, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 303, November 2010)
  • "Doctor What?" (with Brendan McCarthy, in 2000 AD #1712–1713, November–December 2010)
  • "Blaze of Glory" (with Liam Sharp, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 305, December 2010)
  • "The Chief Judge's Speech" (with Paul Marshall, in 2000 AD Prog 2011, January 2011)
  • "Served Cold" (with John Higgins, in 2000 AD #1718–1725, January–March 2011)
  • "What the Hitler Saw" (with Leigh Gallagher, in 2000 AD #1728–1729, 2011)
  • "Choose Your Own Xmas" (with John Higgins, in 2000 AD #2012, 2011)
  • "The Bean Counter" (with Nick Dyer, in 2000 AD #1790, 2012)
  • "The Rich Cabaret" (with Andrew Currie, in 2000 AD #1791, 2012)
  • "Bullet to King Four" (with Henry Flint, in 2000 AD #1803, 2012)
  • "The Cold Deck" (with Henry Flint, in 2000 AD #1806–1811, 2012)
  • "Trifecta" (co-written with Si Spurrier and Rob Williams; art by Carl Critchlow, in 2000 AD #1812, 2012)
• Strontium Dog: "Fist of Fury" (with Indio, in Dogbreath No. 12 (fanzine), 2004)
• Tharg's Future Shocks:
  • "Game of the Gods" (with Steve Roberts, in 2000 AD #1445, 2005)
  • "A Sound of Intergalactic Thunder" (with Rufus Dayglo, in 2000 AD #1449, 2005)
  • "Doom-Dream of Destiny!" (with Lee Garbett, in 2000 AD #1481, 2006)
  • "Optimal" (with Adrian Bamforth, in 2000 AD #1496, 2006)
  • "Gifts of the Magi" (with Lee Townsend, in 2000 AD #1499, 2006)
  • "Spaceland" (with Edmund Bagwell, in 2000 AD #1508, 2006)
  • "Drive, He Said" (with pencils by Edison George and inks by Steve Roberts, in 2000 AD #1532, 2007)
• "Dial H for Huitzilopochtl" (with Michael Molcher, in FutureQuake No. 5, 2005)
• "The Last War" (with Matt Timson, in The End Is Nigh No. 2, 2005)
• "Murderdrome 1997" (with Simon Penter, in Solar Wind, No. 6, 2005)^[11]
• Bones of Eden:
  • "Bones of Eden" (with pencils by Russell Hossain and inks by Lee Townsend, in 2000 AD Winter Special 2005)
  • "Bones of Eden Pt 1" (with Russell Hossain, in Zarjaz (vol. 2) No. 3, 2006)
• "Team Titanic!" (with Boo Cook, in The End Is Nigh No. 3, 2006)
• "A portrait of perdition" (with Flint Hazabudak, in Something Wicked No. 1, 2006)
• Go-Machine (with Richard Elson, in 2000 AD #1496–1498, 2006)
• Tales From the Black Museum:
  • "God of Gamblers" (with Rufus Dayglo, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 251, 2006)
  • "Shades of Grue" (with Dean Ormston, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 252, 2006)
  • "Short Fuse" (with Robin Smith, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 265, 2007)
  • "Build a Better Mousetrap" (with Jackademus, in Judge Dredd Megazine No. 275, 2008)
• "Sense of Humour" (with Oliver Redding, in FutureQuake No. 7, 2006)
• Tempest (with Jon Davis-Hunt):
  • "Here Comes Trouble" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #266–271, 2008)
  • "Time Zero" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #292–297, 2010)
• Dead Signal (with P. J. Holden, in 2000 AD #1581–1587, 2008)
• Murderdrome (with P. J. Holden, mobile comic, 2008)
• "The Most Dangerous Game" (with John McCrea, in Marvel Heroes No. 1, Panini Comics, 2008)
• "War With Monster Isle" (with Kev Hopgood, in Marvel Heroes No. 3, Panini Comics, 2008)
• "The Man on the Ant Planet" (with Andie Tong, in Marvel Heroes No. 7, Panini Comics, 2009)
• Zombo (with Henry Flint):
  • Zombo: Can I Eat You Please? (tpb112 pages, October 2010, Rebellion, ISBN 1-907519-25-4, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 1-906735-96-4) collects:
    • "Zombo" (in 2000 AD #1632–1639, 2009)
    • "Merry Christmas, Mr Zombo" (in 2000 AD Prog 2010, December 2009)
    • "Zombo's Eleven" (in 2000 AD #1675–1684, 2010)
  • "The Day the Zombo Died" (in 2000 AD #1740–1749, June–August 2011)
• The Visible Man (with Neil Roberts, in Zarjaz (vol. 2) No. 7, 2009)
• Damnation Station:
  • "To The Dark & Empty Skies" (with Simon Davis, in 2000 AD #1677–1680, 2010)
  • "The Feelings That You Lack" (with Boo Cook, in 2000 AD #1681, 2010)
  • "The Sun Always Shines " (with Boo Cook, in 2000 AD #1682–1684)
  • "A Bone to be Chewed" (with Simon Davis, in 2000 AD #1686–1687)
  • "Fellas, It's Been Good to Know You" (with Ben Willsher, in 2000 AD #1689)
  • "Even Heroes Fail" (with Simon Davis, in 2000 AD #1690–1692)
  • "The Titanic Sails at Dawn" (with Mark Harrison, in 2000 AD #1850–1851, 2013)
  • "Darkness at the Break of Noon" (with Mark Harrison, in 2000 AD #1852)
  • "The Tail of the Dragon" (with Mark Harrison, in 2000 AD #1853–1856)
  • "In Another Lifetime" (with Mark Harrison, in 2000 AD #1857)
  • "The Howling Beast on the Borderline" (with Mark Harrison, in 2000 AD #1858–1860)
  • "After Losing Every Battle" (with Mark Harrison, in 2000 AD #1861)
• "Sequels That Time Forgot!: The Mind of Wolfie Smith" (with Neil Roberts, in Zarjaz (vol. 2) No. 10, 2010)
• Jennifer Blood #7–12 (script, co-plotted with Garth Ennis, Dynamite Comics, 2011–2012)
• Mighty Avengers (with Greg Land, November 2013-September 2014)
• Loki: Agent of Asgard (February 2014-)
• Doctor Who: The 11th Doctor (July 2014-)
• Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1-9 (November 2014-May 2015)

Feature

• Strontium Dog: "Log Cabin Rating" (in Dogbreath No. 13, 2005)
• The Rogue's Gallery (with SMS, in The End Is Nigh No. 3, 2006)

Novels

• Pax Britannia:
  • El Sombra (Abaddon Books, July 2007 ISBN 1-905437-34-X)
  • Gods of Manhattan (September 2010, Abaddon Books, UK, ISBN 978-1-906735-39-5, US, ISBN 978-1-906735-86-9)
  • Pax Omega (April 2012, Abaddon Books, ISBN 1-907992-91-X)
• Tomes of the Dead: I, Zombie (Abaddon Books, June 2008, ISBN 1-905437-72-2)
• Death Got No Mercy (Abaddon Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-906735-15-9)
• The Fictional Man (Solaris Books, 2013, 978-1-781080-93-1)^[12]

Other

• Short films:
  • I'm Gay! (musical)
  • The Evil Dope
  • The Cop on the Edge series:
    • Cop On The Edge
    • Cop On The Edge II – Cop Over The Edge
    • Cop On The Edge III Armogeddon Cop
    • Cop On The Edge IV – Priest On The Edge
• Blogs
  • Retro gaming Blog Re:Retro (now defunct)
• Video games:
  • Marvel's Contest of Champions
    • Guillotine (comics) (original character creation)

References

Inline citations

1. Writing Dredd, 2000AD Review, 27 April 2009
2. Keily, Karl (6 December 2011). "Al Ewing Steers Brendan McCarthy's "Zaucer of Zilk"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
3. "Director's Commentary : Zaucer of Zilk". Forbidden Planet Blog Log. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
4. Hickey, Andrew (3 March 2011). Sci-Ence! Justice Leak!. Lulu. p 52. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
5. Zawisza, Doug (20 March 2011). "C2E2: Dynamite Entertainment Panel". Comic Book Resources.
6. Sunu, Steve (30 June 2011). "Ewing Cuts Deeper with "Jennifer Blood"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
7. Sunu, Steve (20 December 2011). "Ennis & Ewing Spill "Jennifer Blood" & "The Ninjettes"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
8. El Sombra at Abaddon Books
9. Phegley, Kiel (7 June 2013). "Marvel Adds "Mighty" New "Avengers" Series". Comic Book Resources.
10. McElhatton, Greg (21 July 2014). "Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1". Comic Book Resources.
11. Murderdrome 1997, on Simon Penter.com
12. Upcoming4.me. "Al Ewing's The Fictional Man cover art and synopsis enveiled". Upcoming4.me. Retrieved 23 May 2013.

General references

• Al Ewing at the Grand Comics Database

• Al Ewing at Barney

External links

• Al Ewing at the Comic Book DB
• A collection of archived small-press work
• Ewing goes to the Movies
• Al Ewing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (Note, only covers written speculative fiction, not comics)
• The Fictional Man review

Interviews

• Interview on 2000ADReview website (NB: Ewing is talking in an assumed persona)
• The Man from Death Planet: Matt Badham talks with Al Ewing, Forbidden Planet, 13 May 2009
• Interview with comics writer Al Ewing, SFX, 7 July 2009