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{{short description|British comic book writer and novelist|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name = Dan Abnett
| image = 10.10.10DanAbnettByLuigiNovi2.jpg
| caption = Abnett at the [[Midtown Comics]] booth at the [[New York Comic Con]] in Manhattan,<br>10 October 2010
| pseudonym =
| birth_name = Daniel P. Abnett
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rochester, Kent]], England
| occupation = Comic book writer, novelist
| period = 1988–present
| genre = Comic book, science fiction
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| awards = [[National Comics Award]] for Best Writer in Comics Today (2003)<ref>{{cite web | title=National Comics Awards Results 2003 | work=Down The Tubes | url=http://www.downthetubes.net/news_archive/2003/awards2003.html | access-date=April 15, 2003 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615115645/http://www.downthetubes.net/news_archive/2003/awards2003.html | archive-date=2006-06-15 }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://theprimaryclone.blogspot.com/}}
| education = [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]]
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'''Daniel P. Abnett''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|b|n|ɪ|t}} {{Respell|AB|nit}};<ref>{{cite web |date=4 December 2022 |title=Warhammer Preview Online: Black Library – Dan Abnett Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQcrnouWgs |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204061349/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQcrnouWgs&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=4 February 2023 |accessdate=4 February 2023 |publisher=[[Warhammer (game)]] |language=en |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> born 12 October 1965) is an English [[comic book writer]] and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer [[Andy Lanning]], and is known for his work on books for both [[Marvel Comics]], and their UK imprint, [[Marvel UK]], since the 1990s, and also ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]''. He has also contributed to [[DC Comics]] titles, and his ''[[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|Warhammer Fantasy]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' novels and graphic novels for [[Games Workshop]]'s [[Black Library]] now run to several dozen titles and have sold over two million copies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Abnett Books in Order|date=20 October 2015 |url=http://www.bookseriesinorder.com/dan-abnett/|publisher=Book Series in Order|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blacklibrary.com/blog/default.asp?id=http://blacklibraryblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/3242318688526479580 |title=Black Library Blog |publisher=Blacklibrary.com |access-date=26 December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2009 he released his first original fiction novels through [[Angry Robot]] books.<ref name="angryrobotbooks.com">{{cite web |author=Marco |url=http://angryrobotbooks.com/2009/03/dan-abnett-joins-our-robot-horde |title=Dan Abnett joins our robot horde |publisher=Angry Robot Books |access-date=26 December 2010 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720021139/http://angryrobotbooks.com/2009/03/dan-abnett-joins-our-robot-horde |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life==
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Daniel P. Abnett was born in [[Rochdale]], Lancashire, on 12 October 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SFE: Abnett, Dan |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/abnett_dan |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction}}</ref> Abnett read English and matriculated at [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]] in 1984,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan Abnett {{!}} Writer |url=https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/people/dan-abnett |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=St Edmund Hall |language=en-GB}}</ref> and graduated from there in 1987.<ref>[http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/dan-abnett/4/548/550 "Dan Abnett"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130629170708/http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/dan-abnett/4/548/550 |date=29 June 2013 }}. [[LinkedIn]]. Retrieved 4 May 2013.</ref>
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==Career==
'''Dan Abnett''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] writer, mainly of [[comic books]] and gaming fiction. Primarily Abnett has worked for ''[[2000 AD (comic)|2000 AD]]'' and [[Marvel Comics]] (including their [[Marvel UK|UK imprint]]) since the early 1990s, although he has also contributed to [[DC Comics]] titles. His [[Warhammer]] and [[Warhammer 40,000]] novels and graphic novels for [[Games Workshop]]'s [[Black Library]] now run to several dozen titles.
As one of the more prolific ''2000 AD'' writers, Abnett was responsible for the creation of one of the comic's better known and longest-running strips, ''[[Sinister Dexter]]''. Other original stories include ''Black Light'', ''Badlands'', ''[[Atavar]]'', ''Downlode Tales'', ''[[Sancho Panzer]]'', ''Roadkill'', ''Wardog'' based on the game of the same name, ''[[Kingdom (comics)|Kingdom]]'' and ''Brink''.<ref name="barney">[http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=DANA Barney: droid zone]</ref> Abnett has also contributed to some of the comic's major ongoing series, including ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', ''[[Durham Red]]'' and ''[[Rogue Trooper]]''.


His work for [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] includes runs on ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Death's Head|Death's Head 2]]'', ''Battletide'', ''[[Knights of Pendragon]]'' (all of which he co-created), ''The [[Punisher]]'', ''[[War Machine]]'', ''Annihilation: Nova'' and various ''[[X-Men]]'' titles, as well as several stories for the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip.
As one of the more prolific 2000AD writers, Abnett was responsible for the creation of one of the comic's better known, and longest-running, strips of the last decade, ''[[Sinister Dexter]]''. Other original stories include ''Black Light'', ''Badlands'', ''[[Atavar]]'', ''[[Sinister Dexter|Downlode Tales]]'', ''[[Sancho Panzer]]'', ''Roadkill'' and ''Wardog'', based on the game of the same name. Abnett has also contributed to some of the comic's major ongoing series, including ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', ''[[Durham Red]]'' and ''[[Rogue Trooper]]''.


At [[DC Comics|DC]] he is probably best known for his 2000 relaunch of ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' as the [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] ''[[Legion Lost]]'' and then the [[ongoing series]] ''[[The Legion (comics)|The Legion]]''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=521 Abnett, Lanning and Coipel talk 'The Legion'], Comic Book Resources, 23 October 2001</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=965 Time Trappers: Abnett & Lanning talk 'Legion' & help new fans get up to speed], Comic Book Resources, 18 March 2002</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=1467 Getting Hip to Interlac: DnA talk 'Legion'], Comic Book Resources, 16 September 2002</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=1704 'Legion' of Two: DnA talk 'Dream Crime' and fate of Sensor], Comic Book Resources, 9 January 2003</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=2340 'LEGION'aires: DnA talk issue No.25 & life after 'Dream Crime'], 3 July 2003</ref> His work for DC is usually co-written with Andy Lanning and they are often referred to as DnA. The two co-created the [[Resurrection Man (comics)|Resurrection Man]] character with artist [[Jackson Guice]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1990s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 279 |quote = The writing team of Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett alongside the art of Jackson "Butch" Guice introduced readers to a new kind of hero in ''Resurrection Man''.}}</ref>
His work for [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] includes runs on ''[[Death's Head|Death's Head 2]]'', ''[[Battletide]]'', ''[[Knights of Pendragon]]'' (all of which he co-created), ''[[The Punisher]]'', ''[[War Machine]]'', ''Annihilation: Nova'' and various ''[[X-Men]]'' titles.


At [[DC Comics|DC]] he is probably best-known for his 2000 relaunch of ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]''. His work for DC is usually co-written with [[Andy Lanning]] and they are often referred to as DnA.
For [[Dark Horse Comics]] he co-wrote ''[[Planet of the Apes (comics)|Planet of the Apes: Blood Lines]]'' with [[Ian Edginton]], as well a penning ''Lords of Misrule'' and ''HyperSonic''.


Abnett's ''First & Only'' was one of the first novels published by Games Workshop's Black Library.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7|pages=51}}</ref> His other novels set in Games Workshop's [[Military science fiction]]-themed ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' universe include the [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] series, the [[Eisenhorn]] and [[Ravenor]] trilogies, and more recently, as part of the [[The Horus Heresy (novels)|Horus Heresy]] series, the SF best-sellers ''Horus Rising'', ''Legion'', ''Prospero Burns'', ''Know No Fear'' and ''The End and the Death Volumes I, II & III''. He has also authored four comic strip series, collected as graphic novels, for Games Workshop's Black Library imprint in the volumes ''Damnation Crusade'', ''Lone Wolves'', ''Inquisitor Ascendant'' and ''Titan''.
For [[Dark Horse Comics]] he co-wrote ''[[Planet of the Apes (comic)|Planet of the Apes: Blood Lines]]'' with [[Ian Edginton]] as well a penning ''[[Lords of Misrule]]'' and ''[[HyperSonic]]''.


Having written the ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas ''[[The Harvest (audio drama)|The Harvest]]'' and ''[[Nocturne (audio drama)|Nocturne]]'' for [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish's]] series. He also authored ''[[Everyone Says Hello]]'', an audio drama based on ''[[Torchwood]]. He authored a 'Border Princes'', a ''Torchwood'' novel, and the [[framing device]] of the ''Doctor Who'' anthology ''[[The Story of Martha]]''.
He has written books about [[Warhammer 40,000]] universe ([[Military science fiction]] genre). They include the [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] series, the [[Eisenhorn]] trilogy and Ravenor spin-off and more recently, the first book of the [[Horus Heresy]] series, the SF besteller "Horus Rising". He has also written three [[Warhammer]] fantasy novels. He also wrote novel for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off ''[[Torchwood]]'' called ''[[Border Princes]]'' in 2007.


In 1994, he wrote a promotional comic to promote the opening of the [[Nemesis (roller coaster)|Nemesis]] [[roller coaster]] at [[Alton Towers]][http://gallery.towersalmanac.com/thumbnails.php?album=146].
In 1994, he wrote a promotional comic to promote the opening of the [[Nemesis (roller coaster)|Nemesis]] [[roller coaster]] at [[Alton Towers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gallery.towersalmanac.com/thumbnails.php?album=146 |title=Alton Towers Almanac: Gallery: Nemesis Comic Book |publisher=Gallery.towersalmanac.com |date=30 June 2006 |access-date=26 December 2010}}</ref>


===2000s work===
More recently he has finished the final book of ''[[The V.C.s]]'' and will soon have ''Black Atlantic'' in the Judge Dredd Magazine, which will be drawn by [[Steve Roberts]] (seen working on ''[[Bec & Kawl]]'') in black and white.
[[File:10.10.10LanningAbnettByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|left|Abnett and frequent collaborator Andy Lanning at the [[Midtown Comics]] booth at the [[New York Comic Con]], 10 October 2010.]]
At ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' he finished the final book of ''[[The V.C.s]]'' and started ''[[Black Atlantic]]'' in the ''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'', which was drawn by [[Steve Roberts (comics)|Steve Roberts]] (seen working on ''[[Bec & Kawl]]'') in black and white.


In 2008 Abnett and Lanning took over ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'' as part of the [[World's End (comics)|World's End]] relaunch of the core [[Wildstorm]] titles.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 NYCC '08: LIVING IN THE RUINS: WS Editor Ben Abernathy on 'Worlds End'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207030710/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 |date=7 December 2008 }}. Newsarama. 19 April 2008</ref>
== Bibliography==
=== Comics ===


In addition, Abnett has done a lot of work on Marvel's "cosmic" characters. They expanded on their work in ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]: Nova''<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=53318 Abnett & Lanning on Annihilation: Nova] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017092640/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=53318 |date=17 October 2007 }}, Newsarama, 23 December 2006</ref> and ''[[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]]'',<ref>[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/117609905234943.htm Abnett & Lanning: On the Eve of Nova's Return to Monthly Fun] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410035321/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/117609905234943.htm |date=10 April 2009 }}, [[Comics Bulletin]], 9 April 2007</ref><ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=153225 Galactus, and Surfer and Skrulls – Oh My! Abnett & Lanning on Nova], Newsarama, 10 April 2008 {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20101222004808/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=153225 |date=22 December 2010 }}</ref> and piloted the next big event ''[[Annihilation: Conquest]]''. They said "we were approached by [[Andy Schmidt]], who edited the first 'Annihilation' event, and asked to pilot the next event, which Bill Rosemann is editing." They ended up writing the Prologue, the ''Nova'' series crossover and the main ''Annihilation: Conquest'' [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]].<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=9827 Cosmic Conquistadors: DNA Talk "Annihilation : Conquest Prologue" & "Nova"], Comic Book Resources, 30 March 2007</ref> The characters then became the core of a new [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=149237 Abnett & Lanning on ''The Guardians of the Galaxy''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221174729/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=149237 |date=21 February 2009 }}, Newsarama, 6 March 2008</ref>
Comics work includes:


In June 2008, Abnett and Lanning signed an exclusive deal with Marvel, which they hoped would give them time to work on the "cosmic" characters they have been dealing with, as well as more earth-based ones. The contract allowed them to finish existing commitments, so they will be able to finish their fifteen issue run on ''The Authority''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17011 WW Chicago: DnA Sign Exclusive Deal with Marvel], Comic Book Resources, 29 June 2008</ref> In addition Marvel has allowed the contract to include "a couple of exceptions that are not direct competition, for example, Dan's 2000AD work in the UK and his Games Workshop novels."<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080627-WWCDnA.html WWC: Abnett and Lanning...About that Marvel Exclusive], Newsarama, 28 June 2008</ref> The first major work to emerge after this deal will be ''[[War of Kings]]'', a crossover storyline, emerging from [[Secret Invasion]], that pitches [[Black Bolt]] (and the [[Inhumans]]) against [[Vulcan (Marvel Comics)|Gabriel Summers]] (and the [[Shi’ar Empire]]) but also draws in other teams and characters, including Nova, the Guardians of the Galaxy and the [[Starjammers]].<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17456 CCI: DnA and Rosemann on "War of Kings"], Comic Book Resources, 27 July 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/120818-DnA-War-Kings.html Abnett and Lannig: Readying for War of Kings], Newsarama, 18 December 2008</ref> This then led straight into "[[Realm of Kings]]" which deals with how the different groups deal with the fallout from the events in ''War of Kings''<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22467 |title=CCC09: DnA's "Realm of Kings" |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=9 August 2009 |access-date=9 August 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=McGloin, Matt, Luoma, Mike and Meneese, Bill |url=http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/articles/dnabinterview |title=Interview with Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Bill Rosemann |publisher=Cosmic Book News |date=19 August 2009 |access-date=31 October 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23755 |title=DnA Map Out Their "Realm of Kings" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=17 November 2009 |access-date=21 February 2010 }}</ref> and this, in turn, was followed by ''[[The Thanos Imperative]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Beard |url=http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.11310.exclusive~colon~_the_thanos_imperative |title=EXCLUSIVE: The Thanos Imperative |publisher=[[Marvel.com]] |date=12 February 2010 |access-date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217051242/http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.11310.exclusive~colon~_the_thanos_imperative |archive-date=17 February 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=McGloin, Matt |author2=Brewer, Byron |url=http://cosmicbooknews.com/articles/dnat_int/ |title=DnA Crank Things Up: The Thanos Imperative: Ignition |publisher=Cosmic Book News |date=23 February 2010 |access-date=24 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25088 |title=DnA Issue "The Thanos Imperative" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=4 March 2010 |access-date=19 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Troy |last=Brownfield |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Thanos-Imperative-Announcement-100304.html |title=DnA Bring Back the God of Death in "The Thanos Imperative" |publisher=Newsarama |date=4 March 2010 |access-date=19 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Tacopina |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/127503202162686.htm |title=Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning: A Cosmic Trip Through the Thanos Imperative |publisher=[[Comics Bulletin]] |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=3 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531151244/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/127503202162686.htm |archive-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> DnA have also written an ''[[Iron Man]]/[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' limited series.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27380 |title=CCI: DnA Go High Tech & Mythic For "Iron Man/Thor" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=23 July 2010 |access-date=31 July 2010 }}</ref>
*''[[Action Force]]''


He and Lanning have also written ''Fusion'', a crossover series between Marvel and [[Top Cow]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Emmett |last=Furey |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21504 |title=Abnett & Lanning on Marvel/Top Cow's "Fusion" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=9 June 2009}}</ref>
*''[[List of Transformers comic book series|Transformers]]'' - 'Dry Run' and 'Firebug', as well as text stories in the annuals


He also started ''[[Insurrection (comics)|Insurrection]]'', a series in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' that aimed "to bring to the Dredd Universe something of the epic war-in-space scale of the stuff I write for Warhammer 40K."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/site/index.php/Interviews/Dan-Abnett-on-Insurrection.html |title=Dan Abnett on Insurrection |publisher=2000 AD Review |date=7 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908000957/http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/site/index.php/Interviews/Dan-Abnett-on-Insurrection.html |archive-date=8 September 2009}}</ref>
*''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1988-1994):
** "Echoes of the Mogor" (with [[John Ridgway (comic artist)|John Ridgway]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #143-144)
** "Hunger From the Ends of Time" (with [[John Ridgway (comic artist)|John Ridgway]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #157-158)
** "Darkness Falling/Distractions/The Mark of Mandragora" (with pencils by [[Lee Sullivan (comics)|Lee Sullivan]] and inks by [[Mark Farmer]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #167-172)
** "The Grief" (with pencils by [[Vincent Danks]] and inks by [[Adolfo Buylla]]/[[Robin Riggs]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #185-187)
** "Pureblood" (with [[Colin Andrew]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #193-196)
** "Cuckoo" (with [[John Ridgway (comic artist)|John Ridgway]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #208-210)
** "Victims" (with [[Colin Andrew]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #212-214)
** "The Man in the Ion Mask" (with [[Brian Williamson (comics)|Brian Williamson]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]] Winter 1991'')
** "Under Pressure" (with [[Vincent Danks]] and [[Cam Smith]], in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]] Yearbook 1992'')


Abnett wrote the screenplay for Games Workshop and [[Codex Pictures]]'s CGI film ''[[Ultramarines: The Movie|Ultramarines]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/news/2009-11-18/ultramarines-codex-pictures-announce-director-and-writer |title=ULTRAMARINES: Codex Pictures Announce Director and Writer! |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=12 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328105201/http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/news/2009-11-18/ultramarines-codex-pictures-announce-director-and-writer |archive-date=28 March 2010}}</ref> released in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/shop |title=Ultramarines movie official site |publisher=Ultramarinesthemovie.com |access-date=26 December 2010}}</ref>
*''[[William Tell]]: Graphic Novel'' (Marvel, 1989, ISBN 1-85400-040-3)


===2010s work===
*''[[ThunderCats]] Annual'' (Marvel, 1989, ISBN 1-85400-091-8)
Abnett concluded ''Insurrection'' and began a new series in the same milieu, ''Lawless'', also in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Meanwhile, in ''2000 AD'' he has continued ''Kingdom'', contributed ''Grey Area'' and began another new series, ''Brink''. He also began writing both the ''Aquaman'' and ''Titans'' titles for the [[DC Rebirth]] branding, including the crossover storyline "The Lazarus Contract", which he coauthored with [[Christopher Priest (comics)|Christopher Priest]] and [[Benjamin Percy]].


===Original fiction===
*''[[Knights of Pendragon]]'' (with co-writer [[John Tomlinson (comics)|John Tomlinson]]; Art: [[Gary Erskine]], [[Marvel UK]], 1990-1993)
On 19 March 2009, HarperCollins' science fiction, fantasy and horror imprint, [[Angry Robot]], announced the acquisition of three original novels by Abnett. They were ''Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero'', a story set in the alternative history reign of Elizabeth XXX and ''Embedded'', a near future war story with a journalist protagonist, which would have a follow-up set in the same setting. Only two novels were published.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angryrobotbooks.com/our-authors/dan-abnett/|title=Dan Abnett|date=5 February 2016 |publisher=Angry Robot|access-date= 9 November 2020}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
*''[[Judge Anderson]]'': "Exorcise Duty" (with [[Andy Lanning]], Art: [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''Judge Dredd Annual'' 1991)
{{Main|Dan Abnett bibliography}}
Dan Abnett has been writing comics and novels since the mid-1980s, producing hundreds of comic stories and dozens of novels.


==References==
*''[[Death's Head#Death's Head II|Death's Head II]]'' (with [[Liam Sharp]], [[Marvel UK]], 1992)
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==External links==
*''[[James Bond Jr.#Marvel Comic Books|James Bond Jr.]]'' #5, 7 and 12 (with Mario Capaldi, Colin Fawcett, Adolfo Buylla, Bambos Georgioli, [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], 1992)
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*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216022215/http://www.danabnett.com/ |date=16 February 2015 |title=Official website }}
*[http://theprimaryclone.blogspot.com/ Dan Abnett's blog]
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*[http://angryrobotbooks.com/2009/03/dan-abnett-joins-our-robot-horde "Dan Abnett joins our robot horde"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720021139/http://angryrobotbooks.com/2009/03/dan-abnett-joins-our-robot-horde |date=20 July 2011 }}, Angry Robot, 19 March 2009
*[http://www.2000ad.org/markus/loosecannons/ ''Loose Cannons''], a 4-part mini-series (drawn by [[Mark Harrison (artist)|Mark Harrison]]) for Marvel which was never published but has been put online.


===Interviews===
*''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]: A Celebration:'' (with Nick Vince):
*[http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/dec01/abnett_lanning.shtml New DnA], Sequential Tart, December 2001
**''001'' (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-904-9)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051125010210/http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2004/abnett/dan_abnett.shtml 2004 interview with 2000ADReview]
**''002'' (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-905-7)
*[http://protoncharging.com/gb/2005/12/17/interview-dan-abnett/ Interview: Dan Abnett on ''The Real Ghostbusters''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215075637/http://protoncharging.com/gb/2005/12/17/interview-dan-abnett/ |date=15 December 2007 }}, Proton Charging, 17 December 2005
**''003'' (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-924-3)
*[http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=8336 Dan Abnett talks Boom’s "Warhammer 40K" Comic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224213855/http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=8336 |date=24 December 2007 }}, Comic Book Resources, 11 September 2006
**''004'' (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-925-1)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124649/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=95145 Bringing The Warhammer Down: Dan Abnett on ''Warhammer 40K: The Damnation Crusade''], Newsarama, 22 December 2006
*[http://www.hypergeek.ca/2009/07/thrill-power-thursday-an-exclusive-interview-with-script-droid-dan-abnett.html Droid Interrogations: An Exclusive interview with Dan Abnett] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002214743/http://www.hypergeek.ca/2009/07/thrill-power-thursday-an-exclusive-interview-with-script-droid-dan-abnett.html |date=2 October 2009 }}, ''Thrillpower Thursday'', Hypergeek, 31 July 2009
*[https://archive.today/20130119193354/http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/linkManager.php?linkId=4 Comic Geek Speak Podcast (December, 2009)]
*[http://www.nottolone.net/legione/2011/07/26/exclusive-interview-with-legion-lost-writers-dan-abnett-and-andy-lanning/ "Exclusive: interview with "Legion Lost" writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning!"], Legione dei Super-Eroi. 26 July 2011
*[https://2000ad.com/news/i-like-to-play-with-words-dan-abnett-on-2000-ad-warhammer-and-more-the-2000-ad-thrill-cast/ "I like to play with words": Dan Abnett on 2000 AD, Warhammer, and more – The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast], April 2024


{{S-start}}
*''[[Judge Dredd]]'':
{{succession box
** "Rad Blood" (with [[Ron Smith (artist)|Ron Smith]], in ''2000 AD'' #895-896, 1994)
| title = ''The [[Punisher]]'' writer
** "Part Exchange" (with [[John Burns (comics)|John Burns]], in ''2000 AD'' #903, 1994)
| before = [[Mike Baron]]
** "C-H-A-M-P!" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #967, 1995)
| after = [[Steven Grant]]
| years = 1992-1994<br>(with [[Andy Lanning]])
}}
{{Succession box
| title = ''[[Iron Man]]'' writer
| before = Terry Kavanagh
| after = Terry Kavanagh
| years = 1995–1996<br/>(with [[Terry Kavanagh]])
}}
{{Succession box
| title = ''[[Aquaman]]'' writer
| before = [[Cullen Bunn]]
| after = [[Kelly Sue DeConnick]]
| years = 2016–2018
}}
{{S-end}}


{{Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning}}
*''Treasure Hunt'' (with Alan Baker)
{{Annihilation}}
**''in the Creepy Mansion: A Puzzle and Role-Playing Adventure'' (Salamander Books, 1995, ISBN 0-517-14026-8)
{{Guardians of the Galaxy}}
**''in the Lost City'' (1996, Random House ISBN 0-517-14188-4 Salamander Books ISBN 1-85600-056-7)
{{Warhammer 40,000}}
{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Abnett, Dan}}
*''[[Vector 13]]'':
[[Category:1965 births]]
** "Case Six: Marion" (with [[Sean Phillips]], in ''2000 AD'' #956, 1995)
** "Case Eight: Echo Location" (with Nigel Dobbyn, in ''2000 AD'' #958, 1995)
** "Case Two: Danse Macabre" (with Kevin Cullen, in ''2000 AD'' #966, 1995)
** "Case Five: Shadrach" (with Nick Percival, in ''2000 AD'' #969, 1995)
** "Case Six: A Salver in the Heavens" (with [[John Ridgway (comic artist)|John Ridgway]], in ''2000 AD'' #970, 1995)
** "Case 459: Sheep's Clothing" (with [[Lee Sullivan (comics)|Lee Sullivan]], in ''2000AD Winter Special 1995'')
** "Case Nine: Blackout" (with Mike Perkins, in ''2000 AD'' #973, 1996)
** "Case Four: Parts and Labour" (with Mick Austin, in ''2000 AD'' #991, 1996)
** "Case Eight: Worlds at War" (with [[John Ridgway (comic artist)|John Ridgway]], in ''2000 AD'' #995, 1996)
** "Case Nine: The Sad Child" (with [[Paul Marshall]], in ''2000 AD'' # 1032, 1997)
** "Case One: Side Step" (with [[Chris Weston]], in ''2000 AD'' # 1062, 1997)
** "Case Two: Cryptogram" (with Alex Ronald, in ''2000 AD'' #1063, 1997)
** "Case Nine: JFKed" (with Allan Bednar as "Neal Brand", in ''2000 AD'' #1070, 1997)
** "Case One: [[Harry Houdini|Houdini]]" (with Robert McCallum, in ''2000 AD'' #1078, 1998)
** "Case Three: Shades of Grey" (with Robert McCallum, in ''2000 AD'' #1080, 1998)
** "Case Six: Godhead Revisited" (with Allan Bednar, in ''2000 AD'' #1083, 1998)

*''[[Strontium Dog]]s'': "High Moon" (with [[Mark Harrison]], ''2000 AD'' #940-947, 1995)

*''[[Sinister Dexter]]'':
** "Sinister Dexter" (with [[David Millgate]], in ''2000 AD Winter Special'' #7, 1995)
** "Nervous Rex" (with [[David Millgate]], in ''2000 AD'' #981, 1996)
** "Curl Up And Die" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #982, 1996)
** "Bratwurst Than Death" (with Tom Carney, in ''2000 AD'' #983, 1996)
** "Max Vactor" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #984, 1996)
** "Death and Taxis" (with Charles Gillespie, in ''2000 AD'' #985, 1996)
** "Finnigan's Minigun" (with Tom Carney, in ''2000 AD'' #986, 1996)
** "The Eleventh Commandment" (with Charles Gillespie, in ''2000 AD'' #988-989, 1996)
** "Alibi Of Broadway" (with Charles Gillespie, in ''2000 AD'' #990-991, 1996) - may
** "Wish Upon A Czar" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #992-993, 1996)
** "Family Man" (with [[Henry Flint]], in ''2000 AD'' #994, 1996)
** "Executive Unction" (with Tom Carney and David Millgate, in ''2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1996'')
** "Learning Kurv" (with [[David Millgate]], in ''2000 AD'' #1023, 1996)
** "Gunshark Vacation" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1024-1031, 1997)
** "Headcase" (with Marc Wigmore, in ''2000 AD'' #1032, 1997)
** "Murder 101" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1051-1061, 1997)
** "Luck Of The Irish" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1062, 1997)
** "Waiting For God Knows" (with Julian Gibson, in ''2000 AD'' #1063, 1997)
** "60 Seconds" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1064, 1997)
** "Market Forces" (with Marc Wigmore, in ''2000 AD'' #1065, 1997)
** "The Mating Game" (with [[Siku (comics)|Siku]], in ''2000 AD'' #1066, 1997)
** "The Worst Fight We Was Ever In" (with Julian Gibson, in ''2000 AD'' #1067, 1997)
** "A Brief History Of Gunsharks" (with Robert McCallum, in ''2000 AD'' #1068, 1997)
** "Last Orders" (with Marc Wigmore, in ''2000 AD'' #1069, 1997)
** "Pedal Power" (with Andrew Currie, in ''2000 AD'' #1070, 1997)
** "Things to do in Downlode When You're Dead" (with Julian Gibson, in ''2000 AD'' #1071, 1997)
** "Long to rain over us" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1072, 1997)
** "Roll With It" (with Julian Gibson, in ''2000 AD'' #1073, 1997)
** "Dead Cert" (with Steve Sampson, in ''2000 AD'' #1074, 1997)
** "Whack the Dinosaur" (with [[Siku (comics)|Siku]], in ''2000 AD'' #1075, 1997)
** "Downlode Blues" (with Alex Ronald, in ''2000 AD'' #1076, 1998)
** "F.A.Q "(with Clint Langley, in ''2000 AD'' #1076, 1998)
** "Dressed to Kill" (with [[Siku (comics)|Siku]], in ''2000 AD'' #1078, 1998)
** "Taking the Mick" (with [[Steve Yeowell]], in ''2000 AD'' #1079-1082, 1998)
** "The Merry Weirdo" (with Allan Bednar as "Neal Brand", in ''2000 AD'' #1083, 1998)
** "London Town" (with [[Greg Staples]], in ''2000 AD'' #1084, 1998)
** "The Big Stiff" (with Alex Ronald, in ''2000 AD'' #1085, 1998)
** "Lyrical Bollards" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1086, 1998)
** "Hand Maid in Downlode" (with Andrew Currie, in ''2000 AD'' #1087, 1998)
** "To the Devil a Detour" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1088-1089, 1998)
** "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (with [[Greg Staples]], in ''2000 AD'' #1090-1091, 1998)
** "Mother Lode and the Red Admiral" (with Calum Alexander Watt, in ''2000 AD'' #1092-1095, 1998)
** "Word Is" (with Ben Willsher as "Sheer", in ''2000 AD'' # 1096, 1998)
** "Tan Lines" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1097, 1998)
** "Tax Returns" (with [[David Millgate]], in ''2000 AD'' #1098, 1998)
** "Bullfighting Days" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1099, 1998)
** "Slay Per View" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' # 1102, 1998)
** "End of the Line" (with Marc Wigmore (1-3), Julian Gibson (4-5), in ''2000 AD'' # 1103-1107, 1998)
** "Dead Man Whacking" (with [[Steve Yeowell]], in ''2000 AD'' #1108-1109, 1998)
** "Death is a Lonely Donegan" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1111, 1998)
** "Anatomy of a Throwdown" (with [[Greg Staples]], in ''2000 AD'' #1112, 1998)
** "Unofficial Business" (with Steve Sampson, in ''2000 AD'' ##1113-1114, 1998)
** "Sucker Punch" (with [[Sean Phillips]], in ''2000 AD'' #1115, 1998)
** "Coptalk" (with Lol, in ''2000 AD'' #1116, 1998)
** "Smoke and Mirrors" (with David Bircham, in ''2000 AD'' #1117-1122, 1998)
** "Grey's Allergy" (with Patrick Woodrow, in ''2000 AD'' #1123, 1998)
** "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas" (with [[Steve Yeowell]], in ''2000 AD'' #1124, 1998)
** "Automate" (with Paul Marshall, in ''2000 AD'' # 1125, 1998)
** "Reservations" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' # 1126, 1998)
** "Eurocrash" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' # 1127-1139, 1998)
** "Exit Wounds" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2000, 1999)
** "Observations" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1181, 2000)
** "Mission to Mangapore" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1189-1197, 2000)
** "Life Behind Bars" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1198-1199, 2000)
** "Feeding Frenzy" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1200-1202, 2000)
** "Gun Play" (with Nigel Raynor/Stephen Baskerville, in ''2000 AD'' #1203-1205, 2000)
** "Shrink Rap" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1206-1211, 2000)
** "Lucky" (with Patrick Goddard (pencils), [[Lee Townsend]] (inks), in ''2000 AD'' # 1220, 2000)
** "Way Out West" (with Patrick Goddard (pencils), [[Lee Townsend]] (inks),in ''2000 AD'' # 1221, 2000)
** "Scene of the Crime (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''2000 AD'' #1222, 2000)
** "The Man in the Ion Mask" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' # 1223-1226, 2000)
** "Money Shots" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' # 1227-1228, 2000)
** "Point Blanc" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1231-1233, 2000)
** "Bullet Time" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' prog 2001, 2000)
** "Dirty Habits" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''2000 AD'' #1234, 2001)
** "Quality Time" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''2000 AD'' #1235, 2001)
** "Barf Bag" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1243-1245, 2000)
** "Fully Laundromatic" (with Ian Richardson, in ''2000 AD'' #1246-1248, 2000-2001)
** "I say hello" (with Mark Pingriff, in ''2000 AD'' #1264, 2001)
** "Fear and Clothing" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1265, 2001) [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=thrillviewer&choice=fearandclothing]
** "On the Fidel" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''2000 AD'' #1266-1267, 2001)
** "Black and White" (with [[Frazer Irving]], in ''2000 AD'' #1268, 2001)
** "Night of the Living Dude" (with [[Cam Smith]], in ''2000 AD'' #1269, 2001)
** "Sumo Chanted Evening" (with Jon Haward (pencils) and John Stokes (inks), in ''2000 AD'' #1270, 2001)
** "Suddenly, Genghis" (with [[Siku (comics)|Siku]], in ''2000 AD'' #1271, 2001)
** "Glock Around the Clock" (with Mark Pingriff, in ''2000 AD'' #1272, 2001)
** "Slay Bells in the Snow" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2002, 2001)
** "U R Here" (with [[Adrian Bamforth]], in ''2000 AD'' #1279, 2002)
** "Narked for Death" (with [[Adrian Bamforth]], in ''2000 AD'' #1281, 2002)
** "Tart au Citroen" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''2000 AD'' #1282, 2002)
** "Poker Face" (with Ian Richardson, in ''2000 AD'' #1283-84, 2002)
** "Croak" (with Mark Pingriff, in ''2000 AD'' #1290-92, 2002)
** "House of Whacks" (with David Bircham, in ''2000 AD'' #1294, 2002)
** "Animal Firm" (with [[Cam Smith]], in ''2000 AD'' #1296-98, 2002)
** "Deaky Poobar, we hardly knew ye" (with [[Steve Parkhouse]], in ''2000 AD'' #1307-1310, 2002)
** "Wising Off" (with [[Mike Collins]], in ''2000 AD'' #1311, 2002)
** "Low Life" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''2000 AD'' #1312, 2002)
** "The Off-Lode Experience" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1312, 2002)
** "Get Shirty" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2003, 2002)
** "Relode" (with Ben Willsher, in ''2000 AD'' #1322-1325, 2003)
** "Bouncers" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #202, 2003)
** "Gag Reflex" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #204, 2003)
** "Big Game" (with [[Cam Smith]], in ''2000 AD'' #1343-1344, 2003)
** "Write from Wrong" (with [[Steve Yeowell]], in ''2000 AD'' #1345-1347, 2003)
** "Oh Kal Cutter" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1348, 2003)
** "Junk Bond" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1356-1361, 2003)
** "Five Go Postal in Downlode" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2004, 2003)
** "Just Business" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1380-1382, 2004)
** "Job Jobbed" (with Andy Clarke, in ''2000 AD'' #1383-1385, 2004)
** "Scare Tactics" (with [[Cam Smith]], in ''2000 AD'' #1397-1399, 2004)4)
** "Off-Ramp" (with Jack Lawrence, in ''2000 AD'' #1415, 2004)
** "Dunce Macabre" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2005, 2004)
** "Latte Animals" (with Mark Pingriff, in ''2000 AD'' #1429-1430, 2005)
** "Vircade" (with [[John McCrea]], in ''2000 AD'' #1431, 2005)
** "Life's A Beach" (with [[Steve Yeowell]], in ''2000 AD'' #1433-1435, 2005)
** "Slow Train to Kal Cutter" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1443-1449, 2005)
** "...and Death shall have no dumb minions" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1459-1468, 2005)
** "Festive Spirits" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2006, 2005)
** "A Night Off" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #242, 2006)
** "High Tide" (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #243, 2006)
** "Places to go, people to do" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1508-1513, 2006)
** "Pros and Cons" (with [[Ian Richardson (comics)|Ian Richardson]] (1-3), [[Simon Coleby]] (3) and [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]] (4), in ''2000 AD'' #1514-1517, 2006)
** "The Last Thing I Do" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1528-1533, 2007)
** "The Doctor is in" (with [[Simon Coleby]], in ''2000 AD'' #1535-ongoing, 2007)

*''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day|Terminator 2]]: Cybernetic Dawn'' (Boxtree, 1996, ISBN 0-7522-0390-8)

*''[[Flesh (comics)|Flesh]]'': "Chronocide" (with [[Steve White (comics)|Steve White]] and [[Gary Erskine]], in ''2000 AD'' #973-979, 1996)

*''[[Venus Bluegenes]]'': "On the Fragshell" (with [[Simon Coleby]], in ''2000 AD'' #976-979, 1996)

*''Black Light'' (with co-writer [[Steve White (comics)|Steve White]]):
** "Survivor Syndrome" (with [[John Burns (comics)|John Burns]], in ''2000 AD'' #1001-1005, 1996)
** "Lords of Creation" (with [[Lee Sullivan (comics)|Lee Sullivan]], in ''2000 AD'' #1006-1009, 1996)
** "Pandora's Box" (with [[Steve Yeowell]], in ''2000 AD'' #1010-1013, 1996)

*''[[Durham Red]]'' (with [[Mark Harrison]]):
** "Epicedium" (in ''2000 AD'' #1006, 1996)
** ''The Scarlet Cantos'' (in ''2000 AD'' #1078-1089, 1998, tpb, ISBN 1-904265-86-3)
** "Mask of the Red Death" (in ''2000 AD'' #1111, 1998)
** ''The Vermin Stars'' (in ''2000 AD'' #1250-1261, 2001, tpb, ISBN 1-904265-08-1)
** "The Empty Suns Book I" (in ''2000 AD'' #1362-1368, 2003)
** "The Empty Suns Book II" (in ''2000 AD'' #1382-1386, 2004)

*''[[Rogue Trooper]]'': "Rogue Troopers" (with [[Steve White (comics)|Steve White]] and Alex Ronald , in ''2000 AD'' #1014-1022, 1996)

*''[[Lords of Misrule]]'' (with co-writers: [[John Tomlinson (comics)|John Tomlinson]] and [[Steve White (comics)|Steve White]]; Art: Peter Snejbjerg, for [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]], 1997, 1999 ISBN 1-56971-352-9)

*''[[HyperSonic]]'' (with co-writer: [[Steve White (comics)|Steve White]]; Art: [[Gary Erskine]], for [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]], 1997-1998)

*''[[Resurrection Man (DC Comics)|Resurrection Man]]'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]]; Art: [[Jackson Guice]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 1997-1999)

*''Pulp Sci-Fi'':
** "Grunts" (with [[Mark Harrison]], in ''2000 AD'' #1096, 1998)
** "Best Possible Taste" (with Steve Sampson, in ''2000 AD'' #1121, 1998)
** "Chimera Canyon" (with Adam Hoy, in ''2000 AD'' #1127, 1999)
** "Coy's Big Score" (with Neil Googe, in ''2000 AD'' #1129, 1999)

*''[[Batman]]'': "[[Batman: Two Faces|Two Faces]]" (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]], pencils by [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]] and inks by [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]], one shot [[Elseworlds]] story, DC, 1998)

*''[[Sancho Panzer]]'' (with [[Henry Flint]], in ''2000 AD'' #1112-1123, 1998) [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=PANZER]

*''[[Sinister Dexter|Downlode Tales]]'':
** "Tough Tushy" (with [[Sean Phillips]], in ''2000 AD'' #1126, 1999)
** "Syn City" (with [[Siku (comics)|Siku]], in ''2000 AD'' #1127, 1999)
** "Lone Shark" (with [[Trevor Hairsine]], in ''2000 AD'' #1144, 1999)
** "The Ass Kickers" (with Paul Johnson, in ''2000 AD'' #1145-1148, 1999)
** "Scrubbers" (with Calum Alexander Watt, in ''2000 AD'' #1149, 1999)
** "The Whack Pack" (with [[Greg Staples]], in ''2000 AD'' #1152-1154, 1999)
** "City on Fire" (with [[Chris Weston]], in ''2000 AD'' #1155-1160, 1999)
** "Lock and 'Lode" (with [[Simon Davis (comics)|Simon Davis]], in ''2000 AD'' #1161-68, 1999)

*''[[Superman]]'':
** "[[The Superman Monster]]" (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]]; Art: [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]] and [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], one shot [[Elseworlds]] story, DC, 1999)
**''Return to Krypton'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]]; Art: [[Karl Kerschl]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 2004 [[Titan Books]] ISBN 1-84023-798-8)
**''Strange Attractors'' (with co-writers [[Gail Simone]] and [[Andy Lanning]]; Art: [[John Byrne]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 2006 [[Titan Books]] ISBN 1-84576-249-5 DC ISBN 1-4012-0917-3)

*''Badlands'' (with [[Kev Walker]], in ''2000 AD'' #1178-1182, 2000) [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=BADLANDS]

*''Roadkill'': "Roadkill Book 1" (with [[Richard Elson]], in ''2000 AD'' #1208-1211, 2000) [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=ROADKILL]

*''[[Legion Lost]]'' (with co-writer and inker [[Andy Lanning]]; Pencils: [[Oliver Coipel]] and [[Pascal Alike]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 2000-2001)

*''Wardog'' (with pencils: Patrick Goddard; Inks: [[Dylan Teague]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.01-4.10, 2001) [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=WARDOG]

*''[[Future Shocks|Tharg's Future Shocks]]'':
** "Earth Works" (with [[Boo Cook]], in ''2000 AD'' #1233, 2001)
** "Raw Recruit" (with Ian Richardson, in ''2000 AD'' #1266, 2001)

* ''[[Planet of the Apes (comic)|Planet of the Apes]]'': "The Ongoing Saga Volume 2: Blood Lines" (with co-writer: [[Ian Edginton]] Pencils: Sanford Greene, [[Pop Mhan]], Paco Medina, Adrian Sibar; Inks: Norman Lee, [[Pop Mhan]], Juan Vlasco, for [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]], 2001-2002)

*''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]: The Collection'' (with co-writers [[Andy Lanning]] and Jeffrey Moy; Art: [[Drew Struzan]], 2002, [[Titan Books]] ISBN 1-84023-320-6)

*''[[The Scarlet Apocrypha]]'': [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=SCARLET]
** "Necrocultura" (with [[John Burns (comics)|John Burns]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.12, 2002)
** "Semblance" (with [[Steve Yeowell]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.13, 2002)
** "The Spirit and the Gaki" (with [[Frazer Irving]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.14, 2002)
** "Children of the Night" (with Enric Romero, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.15, 2002)
** "Genegun SD" (with [[Mark Harrison]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.16, 2002)
** "Red Menace" (with [[Carlos Ezquerra]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.17, 2002)
** ""In the Flesh (with [[Mark Harrison]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #4.18, 2002)

*''[[Iceman (comics)|Iceman]]'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]]; Art: [[Karl Kerschl]], [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], 2002 ISBN 0-7851-0889-0)

*''[[Atavar]]'' (with [[Richard Elson]]):
** "Atavar" (in ''2000 AD'' #1281-1288, 2002)
** "Atavar II" (in ''2000 AD'' #1329-1335, 2003)
** "Atavar III" (in ''2000 AD'' #1443-1449, 2005)

*''[[The V.C.s]]'':
** "Peace Day" (with [[Henry Flint]], in ''2000 AD'' #1300-1306, 2002)
** "Look on the Bright Side" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1327, 2002)
** "Escher's Well" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2003, 2002)
** "Shotgun" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1328, 2003)
** "Tickover" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1329, 2003)
** "Bystander" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1330-1331, 2003)
** "Green" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1332, 2003)
** "E & E" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1333, 2003)
** "M.I.A." (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1334, 2003)
** "Charon" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' #1335, 2003)
** "Down" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' prog 2004 #1371-1379, 2003-2004)
** "Old Soldiers" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' # 1432-1441, 2005)
** "Mail Call" (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''2000 AD'' # 1486-1495, 2006)

*''[[Legion of Super-Heroes|The Legion]]: Foundations'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]]; Art: [[Chris Batista]], Chip Wallace, Leonard Kirk, [[Dave Cockrum]], [[Tony Harris (cartoonist)|Tony Harris]], Tom Feister, Paul Rivoche and Eric Wight, [[DC Comics|DC]], 2004 ISBN 1-4012-0338-8)

*''[[Wallace and Gromit]]: Pier Too Far '' (with Jimmy Hansen, 2005, [[Titan Books]] ISBN 1-84023-953-0)

*''[[The Real Ghostbusters (comics)|The Real Ghostbusters]]'' (with [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]]):
**''A Hard Day's Fright'' (2005, [[Titan Books]] ISBN 1-84576-140-5)
**''Who You Gonna Call?'' (2006, [[Titan Books]] ISBN 1-84576-141-3)
**''Which Witch Is Which?'' (2006, [[Titan Books]] ISBN 1-84576-142-1)

*''[[Mister Majestic|Majestic]]'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]]):
**''Volume 1: Strange New Visitor'' (with [[Karl Kerschl]], collects ''[[Action Comics]]'' #811, ''[[Adventures of Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'' #624, ''[[Superman]]'' #201 and ''Majestic'' 4-issue mini-series, [[2004 in comics|2004]], [[DC Comics|DC]], [[2005 in comics|2005]], ISBN 1-4012-0483-X)
**''While You Were Out'' (with [[Neil Googe]], [[Georges Jeanty]] and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #1-7, [[Wildstorm]], [[2005 in comics|2005]], ISBN 1-4012-0850-9)
**''Volume 2'' (with [[Neil Googe]], [[Georges Jeanty]] and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #8-12, [[Wildstorm]], [[2006 in comics|2006]], ISBN 1-4012-0989-0)
**''Volume 3: Final Cut'' (with [[Neil Googe]], Diego Olmos, [[Kevin West]] and others, collects ''Majestic'' #13-17 and ''Wildstorm Winter Special'', [[Wildstorm]], January [[2007 in comics|2007]], ISBN 1401212115, ISBN 978-1401212117)

*''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]]):
**''[[Nova (comics)|Nova]]'' (with [[Kev Walker]], [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], #1,3 and 4 in a 4-issue mini-series, 2006)
**''[[Annihilation Conquest|Conquest Prologue]]'' (with [[Mike Perkins]], 2007, forthcoming)

*[[Osprey Publishing#Osprey Graphic History|Osprey Graphic History]]:
**''Gamble for Victory: [[Battle of Gettysburg]]'' (with [[Dheeraj Verma]], 48 pages, October 2006, ISBN 184603051X)
**''Ironclads at War: [[Battle of Hampton Roads|The Monitor Vs the Merrimac]]'' (with [[Ron Wagner]], 48 pages, October 2006, ISBN 1846030536)
**''Deadly Inferno: [[Battle of the Wilderness]]'' (with [[Dheeraj Verma]], 48 pages, June 2007, ISBN 1846030528)
**''The Tide Turns: [[D-Day|D-Day Invasion]]'' (with [[Richard Elson]], 48 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1846030560)
**''Hitler's Last Gamble: [[Battle of the Bulge]]'' (with [[Ron Wagner]], 48 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1846030579)

*''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics)#Wildstorm Comics|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]] and artist [[Wesley Craig]], [[Wildstorm]], November [[2006 in comics|2006]], ongoing)

*''[[Warhammer 40,000 spin-offs|Warhammer 40,000]]'': "[[Damnation Crusade]]" (with co-writer [[Ian Edginton]] and with art by [[Lui Antonio]] and [[JM Ringuet]], 6-issue mini-seris, [[Boom! Studios]], December [[2006 in comics|2006]]-2007, ongoing)

*''[[Kingdom (comics)|Kingdom]]'' (with [[Richard Elson]], in ''2000 AD'', prog 2007 and #1518-1525, [[2006 in comics|2006]]-[[2007 in comics|2007]])

*''[[Nova (comics)|Nova]]'' (with co-writer [[Andy Lanning]], pencils by [[Sean Chen]] and inks by [[Scott Hanna]], [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], 2007-ongoing)

*''[[Black Atlantic]]'' (with [[Steve Roberts]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #253-, [[2007 in comics|2007]], ongoing)

*''[[Warhammer Fantasy#Comics and magazines|Warhammer]]'': "[[Forge of War]]" (with co-writer [[Ian Edginton]] and with art by [[Tommy Castillo]], 6-issue mini-series, [[Boom! Studios]], April [[2007 in comics|2007]], forthcoming)

=== Novels ===

Prose work includes:

====Warhammer ====

*''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' series
**First & Only (1999)
**Ghostmaker (2000)
**Necropolis (2000)
**Honour Guard (2001)
**The Guns of Tanith (2002)
**Straight Silver (2002)
**Sabbat Martyr (2003)
**The Founding (omnibus of first three novels plus an additonal short story, 2003)
**Traitor General (2004)
**His Last Command (2005)
**The Armour of Contempt (2006)

*''[[Gregor Eisenhorn|Eisenhorn]]'' Trilogy
**Xenos (2001)
**Malleus (2001)
**Hereticus (2002)
**Eisenhorn (omnibus of above plus two uncollected stories, 2004)

*''[[Gideon Ravenor|Ravenor]]'' (''Eisenhorn'' trilogy spinoff series)
**Ravenor (2004)
**Ravenor Returned (2005)
**Ravenor Rogue (2007)

*''[[Dark elf#Malus Darkblade|Tales of Malus Darkblade]]'' series (all with Mike Lee)
**The Daemon's Curse (2005)
**Bloodstorm (2005)
**Reaper of Souls (2006)
**Warpsword (2007)
**Lord of Ruin (2008)

*''The Horus Heresy''
**Horus Rising (2006)

*Other
**Gilead's Blood ([[Warhammer Fantasy]] novel, with [[Nik Vincent]], 2000)
**Hammers of Ulric (Warhammer Fantasy novel, with [[Nik Vincent]] and [[James Wallis]], 2001)
**Riders of the Dead (Warhammer Fantasy novel, 2003)
**Double Eagle (''Gaunt's Ghosts'' spinoff, 2004)
**The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (''Gaunt's Ghosts'' background book, 2005)
**Fell Cargo (Warhammer Fantasy novel, 2006)
**Brothers of the Snake (Warhammer 40,000 novel, forthcoming 2007)
**Tactica Imperialis (Warhammer 40,000 background book, with [[Andy Hoare]], 2007)

==== Torchwood ====

*''[[Torchwood#Spin-offs|Torchwood]]: [[Border Princes]]'' ([[BBC Books]], January [[2007 in literature|2007]], ISBN 0563486546, ISBN 978-0563486541) [http://theprimaryclone.blogspot.com/2006/12/secrets-out.html]

== External links ==
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*[http://www.danabnett.com/ Official homepage]
*[http://theprimaryclone.blogspot.com/ Dan Abnett's blog]
*[http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=DANA ''2000 AD'' profile]
*[http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?writer=DAN%20ABNETT Marvel profile]
*[http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?frompage=userinput&sstring=dan+abnett&x=0&y=0 Dark Horse profile]
*[http://www.comics.org/search.lasso?query=dan+abnett&type=writer&sort=chrono The Grand Comic Database entry]
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*[http://www.2000ad.org/markus/loosecannons/ ''Loose Cannons''], a 4 part mini-series (drawn by [[Mark Harrison]]) for Marvel which was never published but has been put online.
*[http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2004/abnett/dan_abnett.shtml 2004 interview with 2000ADReview]
*[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=95145 December 2006 interview with Newsarama] about ''[[Damnation Crusade]]''

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Dan Abnett
Abnett at the Midtown Comics booth at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, 10 October 2010
Abnett at the Midtown Comics booth at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan,
10 October 2010
BornDaniel P. Abnett
(1965-10-12) 12 October 1965 (age 58)
Rochester, Kent, England
OccupationComic book writer, novelist
EducationSt Edmund Hall, Oxford
Period1988–present
GenreComic book, science fiction
Notable awardsNational Comics Award for Best Writer in Comics Today (2003)[1]
Website
theprimaryclone.blogspot.com

Daniel P. Abnett (/ˈæbnɪt/ AB-nit;[2] born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, and also 2000 AD. He has also contributed to DC Comics titles, and his Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 novels and graphic novels for Games Workshop's Black Library now run to several dozen titles and have sold over two million copies.[3][4] In 2009 he released his first original fiction novels through Angry Robot books.[5]

Early life[edit]

Daniel P. Abnett was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, on 12 October 1965.[6] Abnett read English and matriculated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1984,[7] and graduated from there in 1987.[8]

Career[edit]

As one of the more prolific 2000 AD writers, Abnett was responsible for the creation of one of the comic's better known and longest-running strips, Sinister Dexter. Other original stories include Black Light, Badlands, Atavar, Downlode Tales, Sancho Panzer, Roadkill, Wardog based on the game of the same name, Kingdom and Brink.[9] Abnett has also contributed to some of the comic's major ongoing series, including Judge Dredd, Durham Red and Rogue Trooper.

His work for Marvel includes runs on Guardians of the Galaxy, Death's Head 2, Battletide, Knights of Pendragon (all of which he co-created), The Punisher, War Machine, Annihilation: Nova and various X-Men titles, as well as several stories for the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip.

At DC he is probably best known for his 2000 relaunch of Legion of Super-Heroes as the limited series Legion Lost and then the ongoing series The Legion.[10][11][12][13][14] His work for DC is usually co-written with Andy Lanning and they are often referred to as DnA. The two co-created the Resurrection Man character with artist Jackson Guice in 1997.[15]

For Dark Horse Comics he co-wrote Planet of the Apes: Blood Lines with Ian Edginton, as well a penning Lords of Misrule and HyperSonic.

Abnett's First & Only was one of the first novels published by Games Workshop's Black Library.[16] His other novels set in Games Workshop's Military science fiction-themed Warhammer 40,000 universe include the Gaunt's Ghosts series, the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies, and more recently, as part of the Horus Heresy series, the SF best-sellers Horus Rising, Legion, Prospero Burns, Know No Fear and The End and the Death Volumes I, II & III. He has also authored four comic strip series, collected as graphic novels, for Games Workshop's Black Library imprint in the volumes Damnation Crusade, Lone Wolves, Inquisitor Ascendant and Titan.

Having written the Doctor Who audio dramas The Harvest and Nocturne for Big Finish's series. He also authored Everyone Says Hello, an audio drama based on Torchwood. He authored a 'Border Princes, a Torchwood novel, and the framing device of the Doctor Who anthology The Story of Martha.

In 1994, he wrote a promotional comic to promote the opening of the Nemesis roller coaster at Alton Towers.[17]

2000s work[edit]

Abnett and frequent collaborator Andy Lanning at the Midtown Comics booth at the New York Comic Con, 10 October 2010.

At 2000 AD he finished the final book of The V.C.s and started Black Atlantic in the Judge Dredd Megazine, which was drawn by Steve Roberts (seen working on Bec & Kawl) in black and white.

In 2008 Abnett and Lanning took over The Authority as part of the World's End relaunch of the core Wildstorm titles.[18]

In addition, Abnett has done a lot of work on Marvel's "cosmic" characters. They expanded on their work in Annihilation: Nova[19] and Nova,[20][21] and piloted the next big event Annihilation: Conquest. They said "we were approached by Andy Schmidt, who edited the first 'Annihilation' event, and asked to pilot the next event, which Bill Rosemann is editing." They ended up writing the Prologue, the Nova series crossover and the main Annihilation: Conquest limited series.[22] The characters then became the core of a new Guardians of the Galaxy.[23]

In June 2008, Abnett and Lanning signed an exclusive deal with Marvel, which they hoped would give them time to work on the "cosmic" characters they have been dealing with, as well as more earth-based ones. The contract allowed them to finish existing commitments, so they will be able to finish their fifteen issue run on The Authority.[24] In addition Marvel has allowed the contract to include "a couple of exceptions that are not direct competition, for example, Dan's 2000AD work in the UK and his Games Workshop novels."[25] The first major work to emerge after this deal will be War of Kings, a crossover storyline, emerging from Secret Invasion, that pitches Black Bolt (and the Inhumans) against Gabriel Summers (and the Shi’ar Empire) but also draws in other teams and characters, including Nova, the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Starjammers.[26][27] This then led straight into "Realm of Kings" which deals with how the different groups deal with the fallout from the events in War of Kings[28][29][30] and this, in turn, was followed by The Thanos Imperative.[31][32][33][34][35] DnA have also written an Iron Man/Thor limited series.[36]

He and Lanning have also written Fusion, a crossover series between Marvel and Top Cow.[37]

He also started Insurrection, a series in Judge Dredd Megazine that aimed "to bring to the Dredd Universe something of the epic war-in-space scale of the stuff I write for Warhammer 40K."[38]

Abnett wrote the screenplay for Games Workshop and Codex Pictures's CGI film Ultramarines[39] released in 2010.[40]

2010s work[edit]

Abnett concluded Insurrection and began a new series in the same milieu, Lawless, also in the Judge Dredd Megazine. Meanwhile, in 2000 AD he has continued Kingdom, contributed Grey Area and began another new series, Brink. He also began writing both the Aquaman and Titans titles for the DC Rebirth branding, including the crossover storyline "The Lazarus Contract", which he coauthored with Christopher Priest and Benjamin Percy.

Original fiction[edit]

On 19 March 2009, HarperCollins' science fiction, fantasy and horror imprint, Angry Robot, announced the acquisition of three original novels by Abnett. They were Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero, a story set in the alternative history reign of Elizabeth XXX and Embedded, a near future war story with a journalist protagonist, which would have a follow-up set in the same setting. Only two novels were published.[41]

Bibliography[edit]

Main article: Dan Abnett bibliography

Dan Abnett has been writing comics and novels since the mid-1980s, producing hundreds of comic stories and dozens of novels.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Comics Awards Results 2003". Down The Tubes. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2003.
  2. ^ "Warhammer Preview Online: Black Library – Dan Abnett Interview". Warhammer (game). 4 December 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Dan Abnett Books in Order". Book Series in Order. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Black Library Blog". Blacklibrary.com. Retrieved 26 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Marco. "Dan Abnett joins our robot horde". Angry Robot Books. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  6. ^ "SFE: Abnett, Dan". SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Dan Abnett | Writer". St Edmund Hall. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Dan Abnett" Archived 29 June 2013 at archive.today. LinkedIn. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  9. ^ Barney: droid zone
  10. ^ Abnett, Lanning and Coipel talk 'The Legion', Comic Book Resources, 23 October 2001
  11. ^ Time Trappers: Abnett & Lanning talk 'Legion' & help new fans get up to speed, Comic Book Resources, 18 March 2002
  12. ^ Getting Hip to Interlac: DnA talk 'Legion', Comic Book Resources, 16 September 2002
  13. ^ 'Legion' of Two: DnA talk 'Dream Crime' and fate of Sensor, Comic Book Resources, 9 January 2003
  14. ^ 'LEGION'aires: DnA talk issue No.25 & life after 'Dream Crime', 3 July 2003
  15. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1990s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The writing team of Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett alongside the art of Jackson "Butch" Guice introduced readers to a new kind of hero in Resurrection Man. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  17. ^ "Alton Towers Almanac: Gallery: Nemesis Comic Book". Gallery.towersalmanac.com. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  18. ^ NYCC '08: LIVING IN THE RUINS: WS Editor Ben Abernathy on 'Worlds End' Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Newsarama. 19 April 2008
  19. ^ Abnett & Lanning on Annihilation: Nova Archived 17 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, 23 December 2006
  20. ^ Abnett & Lanning: On the Eve of Nova's Return to Monthly Fun Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Comics Bulletin, 9 April 2007
  21. ^ Galactus, and Surfer and Skrulls – Oh My! Abnett & Lanning on Nova, Newsarama, 10 April 2008 Archived 22 December 2010 at archive.today
  22. ^ Cosmic Conquistadors: DNA Talk "Annihilation : Conquest Prologue" & "Nova", Comic Book Resources, 30 March 2007
  23. ^ Abnett & Lanning on The Guardians of the Galaxy Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, 6 March 2008
  24. ^ WW Chicago: DnA Sign Exclusive Deal with Marvel, Comic Book Resources, 29 June 2008
  25. ^ WWC: Abnett and Lanning...About that Marvel Exclusive, Newsarama, 28 June 2008
  26. ^ CCI: DnA and Rosemann on "War of Kings", Comic Book Resources, 27 July 2008
  27. ^ Abnett and Lannig: Readying for War of Kings, Newsarama, 18 December 2008
  28. ^ Richards, Dave (9 August 2009). "CCC09: DnA's "Realm of Kings"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  29. ^ McGloin, Matt, Luoma, Mike and Meneese, Bill (19 August 2009). "Interview with Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Bill Rosemann". Cosmic Book News. Retrieved 31 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ Richards, Dave (17 November 2009). "DnA Map Out Their "Realm of Kings"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  31. ^ Beard, Jim (12 February 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: The Thanos Imperative". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  32. ^ McGloin, Matt; Brewer, Byron (23 February 2010). "DnA Crank Things Up: The Thanos Imperative: Ignition". Cosmic Book News. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  33. ^ Richards, Dave (4 March 2010). "DnA Issue "The Thanos Imperative"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  34. ^ Brownfield, Troy (4 March 2010). "DnA Bring Back the God of Death in "The Thanos Imperative"". Newsarama. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  35. ^ Tacopina, Robert (28 May 2010). "Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning: A Cosmic Trip Through the Thanos Imperative". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  36. ^ Richards, Dave (23 July 2010). "CCI: DnA Go High Tech & Mythic For "Iron Man/Thor"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  37. ^ Furey, Emmett (8 June 2009). "Abnett & Lanning on Marvel/Top Cow's "Fusion"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  38. ^ "Dan Abnett on Insurrection". 2000 AD Review. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009.
  39. ^ "ULTRAMARINES: Codex Pictures Announce Director and Writer!". 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  40. ^ "Ultramarines movie official site". Ultramarinesthemovie.com. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  41. ^ "Dan Abnett". Angry Robot. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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Preceded by The Punisher writer
1992-1994
(with Andy Lanning) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Terry Kavanagh
 Iron Man writer
1995–1996
(with Terry Kavanagh) 		Succeeded by
Terry Kavanagh
Preceded by Aquaman writer
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
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