'Batman: The Killing Joke'.
Brian Bolland is a British comic artist. He ranks Cal Schenkel among his main graphic influences. In 1971, Bolland drew 'Little Nympho in Slumberland', a spoof of Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland'.
After publishing his first works in the underground comix scene, Brian Bolland made his professional debut with the black Nigerian superhero 'Power Man' in 1975. He then became a successful artist on the 'Judge Dredd' series in 2000 AD. His work was noted by the American publishing house DC, and after doing some 'Green Lantern' cover illustrations for this company, he was assigned to do the series 'Camelot 3000' with scriptwriter Mike Barr in 1982.
'Harry the Head'. Spanish-language version.
Bolland has worked as an artist on the 'Batman' series, doing the successful 'The Killing Joke' (1988) graphic novel, scripted by Alan Moore. He has collaborated with writers like Garth Ennis, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore and Mike W. Barr, and has done many cover illustrations for the DC Vertigo comic series 'Vamps' and 'Blood & Waters', among others. He produced short stories for the English anthology 'Taboo'. In 1990, he also contributed a comic to the album 'Freak Show' (1992) by the avant-garde band The Residents.
In the United Kingdom, Brian Bolland was an influence on Stewart Kenneth Moore and Mark Stafford. He also found followers in Brazil (Harald Stricker), Canada (Travis Charest) and France (Monsieur Le Chien.
Comic art by Brian Bolland.