Frazer Irving Explained

Birth Name:	Frazer Alex Irving
Birth Place:	Ilford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nationality:	British
Pencil:	y
Ink:	y
Color:	y
Notable Works:	Necronauts Judge Death The Simping Detective Silent War Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy
Awards:	National Comics Award, 2001, 2002 Diamond Comics Award 2002, 2004
Nonus:	y

Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series Necronauts, published by the British magazine 2000 AD. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a series of collaborations with Grant Morrison.

Career

A native of Ilford, Essex, Irving studied art at the University of Portsmouth, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London.

He worked on Storming Heaven, a psychedelic tale based around Timothy Leary and Charles Manson (written by Gordon Rennie), and The Simping Detective and From Grace written by Simon Spurrier.^[1]

He has done illustration work for RPG companies like Wizards of the Coast, Hogshead Publishing and Guardians of Order, as well as small press publications like The End Is Nigh. He also does animations on Flash for advertising agencies.

Irving's style owes something to the art of Bernie Wrightson, but with a computer-driven edge. His work on Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy was commented by writer Grant Morrison as follows:

This led to further work for both Marvel and DC Comics, including the Iron Man: The Inevitable mini-series written by Joe Casey,^[2] and Silent War, a six-issue mini-series featuring the Inhumans, written by David Hine.^{[3] [4]} As part of the Battle for the Cowl storyline he provided the art for the Azrael mini-series written by Fabian Nicieza.^[5]

Irving is responsible for the artwork on the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential phase CD release of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series adaptation.

He also provided the art on an arc of Grant Morrison's Batman & Robin series for DC Comics, which was initially announced as following Philip Tan's arc,^[6] but was the pushed back to after Cameron Stewart's run on the series^{[7] [8]} and was finally confirmed to be in the issues after Andy Clarke's stint, starting with No. 13,^[9] in addition to drawing the second issue of The Return of Bruce Wayne.^[10] Other projects include the X-Men one-shot which was part of Brian Reed's Timestorm 2009-2099,^[11] the first and last issues of Phil Hester's Days Missing for Archaia Studios,^[12] and the new Xombi series for DC Comics.^[13]

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:

• 2000 AD (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
  • Tharg's Future Shocks (with Steve Moore, in #1205 and 1209, 2000)
  • Judge Dredd

"The Island" (with John Wagner, in #1206, 2000)

• • Necronauts (with Gordon Rennie, in Prog 2001 and #1223-1230, 2000–2001)
  • A Love Like Blood (with John Smith, in #1243-1249, 2001)
  • Tharg's Terror Tales (with Gordon Rennie, in #1263, 1285 and Prog 2004, 2001–2003)
  • Storming Heaven (with Gordon Rennie, in Prog 2002 and #1273-1278, 2001–2002)
  • Sinister Dexter

"Black and White" (with Dan Abnett, in #1268, 2001)

• • Judge Death

"My Name is Death" (with John Wagner, in #1289-1294, 2002)

• • From Grace (with Simon Spurrier, in #1357-1361, 2003)
  • Shaun of the Dead (with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, in #1384, 2004)
  • Button Man

"The Hitman's Daughter" (with John Wagner, in #1551-1566, 2007)

• Meanwhile... #4: "The Gift of Laughter" (script and art, anthology, Soaring Penguin, 2001)
• Judge Dredd Megazine (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
  • Judge Dredd

"Asylum" (with Gordon Rennie, in vol. 4 #5, 2001)

• • Durham Red "The Scarlet Apocrypha, Part 3" (with Dan Abnett, in vol. 4 #14, 2002)
  • Judge Death

"The Wilderness Days" (with John Wagner, in #209-216, 2003–2004)

• • The Simping Detective (with Simon Spurrier, in #220-227, 234-239 and 253-257, 2004–2007)
• #1-4 (with Peter Lenkov, Dark Horse, 2002–2003)
• The Authority: Scorched Earth (with Robbie Morrison, one-shot, Wildstorm, 2003)
• Warhammer Monthly #84-85: "PlagueBringer" (with Simon Spurrier, Black Library, 2004)
• The End is Nigh #1: "Thirty-Seven Degrees" (with Richmond Clements, anthology, 2005)
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (with Gary Reed, graphic novel, Puffin Books, 2005)
• Seven Soldiers

Klarion the Witch Boy #1-4 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2005)

• Hellblazer #213: "The Gift" (with Mike Carey, Vertigo, 2005)
• 24Seven (anthology graphic novel, Image):
  • "Static" (with Matt Fraction, in Volume 1, 2006)
  • "Flux" (with Ray Fawkes, in Volume 2, 2007)
• Iron Man: Inevitable #1-6 (with Joe Casey, Marvel, 2006)
• Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #2 (with Mike Carey and Stuart Immonen, Marvel, 2006)
• Civil Wardrobe

"Iron Manufacturer" (with Rich Johnston, one-shot, Brain Scan Studios, 2006)

• #8: "Untitled" (with Paul Jenkins, co-feature, Marvel, 2007)
• Robin vol. 2 #157-158 (with Adam Beechen, DC Comics, 2007)
• Silent War #1-6 (with David Hine, Marvel, 2007)
• Gutsville #1-3 (of 6) (with Simon Spurrier and Matt Timson (#2), Image, 2007–2008)
• Proof #7 (with Fiona Staples — colours on Riley Rossmo, written by Alex Grecian, Image, 2008)
• #2: "The Hole" (with Andy Schmidt, anthology, Marvel, 2008)
• Four Feet from a Rat #4: "HMS Hotwire" (with Mother, anthology, Mam Tor, 2008)
• Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1-3 (with Fabian Nicieza, DC Comics, 2009)
• Timestorm 2009-2099

X-Men (with Brian Reed, one-shot, Marvel, 2009)

• Days Missing #1, 5 (with Phil Hester, Archaia Studios, 2009)
• Forty-Five

"SoulScreamer" (with Andi Ewington and 44 other artists, graphic novel, Com.x, 2010)

• The Mystic Hands of Dr. Strange

"The Cure" (with Kieron Gillen, anthology one-shot, Marvel, 2010)

• #2: "Until the End of Time" (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2010)
• Batman and Robin (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics):
  • "Batman and Robin Must Die!" (in #13-15, 2010)
  • "Black Mass" (with Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham, in #16, 2010)
• Xombi vol. 2 #1-6 (with John Rozum, DC Comics, 2011)
• Shade vol. 2 #9-11 (with James Robinson, DC Comics, 2012)
• Batman Incorporated vol. 2 #0: "Brand Building" (with Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, DC Comics, 2012)
• Masters of the Universe

The Origin of Skeletor (with Joshua Hale Fialkov, one-shot, DC Comics, 2012)

• Justice League vol. 2 #23.3 (with China Miéville, among other artists, DC Comics, 2013)
• Adventure Time SPOookTACULAR Special

"Secret 'Stache" (with Bryce Carlson, anthology one-shot, Boom! Studios, 2013)

• Uncanny X-Men vol. 3 #5-7, 10-11 and vol. 1 #600 (with Brian Michael Bendis, Kris Anka (vol. 3 #11) and various artists (vol. 1 #600), Marvel, 2013–2016)
• Annihilator #1-6 (with Grant Morrison, Legendary, 2014–2015)
• Garfield #36: "Lab Cat" (with Scott Nickel, co-feature, Boom! Studios, 2015)
• Detective Comics vol. 2 #50: "The Eleven Curious Cases of Batman" (with Peter Tomasi, among other artists, co-feature, DC Comics, 2016)
• The Mighty Thor vol. 2 #12: "The Untold Origin of Mjolnir" (with Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman, Marvel, 2016)
• The Unworthy Thor #4 (with Jason Aaron, among other artists, Marvel, 2017)
• Doctor Strange (Marvel):
  • "State of Misery" (with Jason Aaron, in vol. 4 #17, 2017)
  • "Strange Way to Go" (with Donny Cates and Chip Zdarsky, in vol. 1 #390, 2018)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual '17: "Perfect" (with Trey Moore, co-feature, Boom! Studios, 2017)
• Scream!/Misty Halloween Specials #1-2: "The 13th Floor" (with Guy Adams and John Stokes, anthology, Rebellion, 2017–2018)
• All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #3: "Includere" (with Gerry Duggan, Marvel, 2017)
• Black Bolt #5, 7 (with Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward (#5), Marvel, 2017–2018)
• Thanos vol. 2 Annual #1: "The Comfort of the Good" (with Al Ewing, co-feature, Marvel, 2018)
• Young Monsters in Love

"Heart-Shaped Box" (with Mark Russell, anthology one-shot, DC Comics, 2018)

• Wonder Woman vol. 5 Annual #2: "Love is Lost" (with James Robinson, among other artists, DC Comics, 2018)
• Avengers vol. 8 #10 (with Jason Aaron, among other artists, Marvel, 2018)
• Valkyrie: Jane Foster #3 (with Jason Aaron and Al Ewing, among other artists, Marvel, 2019)
• Justice League vol. 4 #12: "Drowned Earth, Part 3" (with James Tynion IV and Bruno Redondo, DC Comics, 2019)

Role-playing games

• Pantheon and Other Roleplaying Games (Hogshead, 2000)
• Heaven and Earth Player's Guide (2nd edition) (Guardians of Order, 2001)
• Nobilis (2nd edition) (Hogshead Publishing Ltd., 2002)
• d20 Menace Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
• Eberron Campaign Setting (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)
• Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual III (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)

Awards

• 2001: Won "Best New Talent" National Comics Award for Necronauts (tied with Jock)
• 2002:
  • Won "Best New Talent" National Comics Award
  • Won "Best New Talent" Diamond Comics Award
• 2004: Won "Graphic Novel of the Year" Diamond Comics Award for Necronauts with Gordon Rennie

References

• • • Frazer Irving at 2000 AD online
• Web site: Frazer Irving at the RPG Database. 5 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605121013/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=514. dead. 30 March 2006.

External links

• • Frazer Irving at Red Slap
• Web site: B E N E A T H (with Simon Spurrier). 14 June 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060614034402/http://www.sinisterbeauty.co.uk/beneath/. dead. 9 March 2006.

Interviews

• Web site: Interview @ PopImage, June 2002. 17 March 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060317123558/http://www.popimage.com/content/viewnews.cgi?newsid1025209536,4305,. dead. 2 April 2006.
• Brief interview with Ninth Art circa 2002
• REFLECTIONS: Talking with Frazer Irving, Comic Book Resources, 1 April 2007
• Interview on the Bullpen Bulletins Podcast 2007
• Videocast: Frazer Irving at the New York Comic Con 2007
• Droid Interrogation: An Exclusive Interview with Frazer Irving on Gutsville, Batman & Robin, Days Missing… and More!, Hypergeek, 21 August 2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frazer Irving Interview. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607214947/http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2003/irving/irvinginterview1.shtml . 7 June 2011 . 2000 AD Review. 1 August 2003.
2. Web site: Frazer Irving & Iron Man's Inevitable. https://web.archive.org/web/20120218050611/http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=356296 . 18 February 2012 . The Pulse. Comicon.com. 20 December 2005.
3. Web site: David Hine: Talking Silent War – Updated With Art. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124832/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=91391 . 29 September 2007 . Newsarama. 17 November 2006.
4. Web site: Frazer Irving's Silent War on Marvel Comics. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605165001/http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=365389 . 5 June 2011 . The Pulse . Comicon.com. 27 November 2006.
5. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19314 Fabian Nicieza Unleashes Azrael
6. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/060904-Grant-Batman.html Grant Morrison: The Batman and Robin to Come
7. https://twitter.com/cameronmstewart/status/3919426378 A note about Batman & Robin
8. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Frazer Irving Confirmed for "Batman and Robin" . . 22 September 2009 . 19 March 2010 .
9. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . THE BAT SIGNAL: Frazer Irving . . 4 June 2010 . 6 June 2010 .
10. Web site: Alex . Segura . Who's drawing BATMAN AND ROBIN next? Plus some BRUCE WAYNE news… . The Source . . 18 March 2010 . 19 March 2010 .
11. Web site: Dave . Richards . Reed Talks Timestorm 2099 One-Shots . . 6 May 2009 . 22 August 2009.
12. Web site: Shaun . Manning . Frazer Irving on "Days Missing" . . 18 June 2009 . 23 August 2009.
13. Web site: From the Editor's Desk: Rachel Gluckstern. 6 December 2010.