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'''Steve Dillon''' was a comic artist on several [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips]]. He was mainly the artist on the non-Doctor backup strips in the earliest issues of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''. However, was also importantly the artist on the final [[:category:Fifth Doctor comic stories|Fifth Doctor comic story]], which portrayed the death of comic [[companion]], [[Gus]]. | |||
==Backup strips== | |||
His art debuted in a backup story in ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' #5, in which he co-created the character of [[Kroton (Cyberman)|Kroton]] with writer [[Steve Moore]]. He remained the principal backup strip artist through issue #29, by which time he had helped to create the most frequently-recurring character of the backup strips, [[Abslom Daak]]. He also created [[Plutar]], a somewhat bumbling [[Time Lord]] student, and [[Gnork]] a hyper-intelligent [[Ogron]]. | |||
==Fifth Doctor adventures== | |||
He was lured back to the magazine about four years after his final Abslom Daak story to draw the Fifth Doctor's last adventure, "[[The Moderator]]". In the story, he helped to create the character of [[Josiah W. Dogbolter]], who is one of the few ''Doctor Who'' comic characters to appear in the broader [[Marvel Comics]] universe. | |||
''' | His contributions to the world of [[Fifth Doctor]] ''Doctor Who'' comics has been chronicled in the "Stripped for Action" documentary on the DVD release of ''[[Black Orchid]]''. | ||
{{ | ==Credits as artist== | ||
*"[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]" | |||
*"[[The Stolen TARDIS]]" | |||
*"[[Warlord of the Ogrons]]" | |||
*"[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]" | |||
*"[[Ship of Fools (comic strip)|Ship of Fools]]" | |||
*"[[Star Tigers]]" | |||
*"[[The Moderator]]" | |||
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Revision as of 01:09, 2 July 2008
Steve Dillon was a comic artist on several Doctor Who Magazine comic strips. He was mainly the artist on the non-Doctor backup strips in the earliest issues of Doctor Who Weekly. However, was also importantly the artist on the final Fifth Doctor comic story, which portrayed the death of comic companion, Gus.
Backup strips
His art debuted in a backup story in Doctor Who Weekly #5, in which he co-created the character of Kroton with writer Steve Moore. He remained the principal backup strip artist through issue #29, by which time he had helped to create the most frequently-recurring character of the backup strips, Abslom Daak. He also created Plutar, a somewhat bumbling Time Lord student, and Gnork a hyper-intelligent Ogron.
Fifth Doctor adventures
He was lured back to the magazine about four years after his final Abslom Daak story to draw the Fifth Doctor's last adventure, "The Moderator". In the story, he helped to create the character of Josiah W. Dogbolter, who is one of the few Doctor Who comic characters to appear in the broader Marvel Comics universe.
His contributions to the world of Fifth Doctor Doctor Who comics has been chronicled in the "Stripped for Action" documentary on the DVD release of Black Orchid.
Credits as artist
- "Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman"
- "The Stolen TARDIS"
- "Warlord of the Ogrons"
- "Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer"
- "Ship of Fools"
- "Star Tigers"
- "The Moderator"
