Dan Abnett

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Dan Abnett
Occupationcomic book writer, novelist
NationalityEnglish
Period1988 -
Genrecomic book, science fiction
Website
www.danabnett.com

Dan Abnett is a British writer, mainly of comic books and gaming fiction. Primarily Abnett has worked for 2000 AD and Marvel Comics (including their 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 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, 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.

His work for Marvel includes runs on 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 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: Blood Lines with Ian Edginton as well a penning Lords of Misrule and HyperSonic.

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 at Alton Towers[1].

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.

Bibliography

Comics

Comics work includes:

  • Transformers - 'Dry Run' and 'Firebug', as well as text stories in the annuals
  • William Tell: Graphic Novel (Marvel, 1989, ISBN 1-85400-040-3)
  • James Bond Jr. #5, 7 and 12 (with Mario Capaldi, Colin Fawcett, Adolfo Buylla, Bambos Georgioli, Marvel, 1992)
  • Dinosaurs: A Celebration: (with Nick Vince):
    • 001 (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-904-9)
    • 002 (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-905-7)
    • 003 (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-924-3)
    • 004 (Marvel, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-925-1)
  • Treasure Hunt (with Alan Baker)
    • in the Creepy Mansion: A Puzzle and Role-Playing Adventure (Salamander Books, 1995, ISBN 0-517-14026-8)
    • in the Lost City (1996, Random House ISBN 0-517-14188-4 Salamander Books ISBN 1-85600-056-7)
  • Vector 13:
    • "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, in 2000 AD #970, 1995)
    • "Case 459: Sheep's Clothing" (with 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, 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: 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)
  • 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, in 2000 AD #982, 1996)
    • "Bratwurst Than Death" (with Tom Carney, in 2000 AD #983, 1996)
    • "Max Vactor" (with 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, 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, in 2000 AD #1024-1031, 1997)
    • "Headcase" (with Marc Wigmore, in 2000 AD #1032, 1997)
    • "Murder 101" (with 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, in 2000 AD # 1127-1139, 1998)
    • "Exit Wounds" (with 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, in 2000 AD #1198-1199, 2000)
    • "Feeding Frenzy" (with 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, 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) [2]
    • "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, 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, 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, in 2000 AD #1312, 2002)
    • "Get Shirty" (with 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, in 2000 AD #1356-1361, 2003)
    • "Five Go Postal in Downlode" (with 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, 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, in 2000 AD #1443-1449, 2005)
    • "...and Death shall have no dumb minions" (with Simon Davis, in 2000 AD #1459-1468, 2005)
    • "Festive Spirits" (with 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, in 2000 AD #1508-1513, 2006)
    • "Pros and Cons" (with Ian Richardson (1-3), Simon Coleby (3) and Anthony Williams (4), in 2000 AD #1514-1517, 2006)
    • "The Last Thing I Do" (with Simon Davis, in 2000 AD #1528-1533, 2007)
    • "The Doctor is in" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD #1535-ongoing, 2007)
  • Terminator 2: Cybernetic Dawn (Boxtree, 1996, ISBN 0-7522-0390-8)
  • Black Light (with co-writer Steve White):
    • "Survivor Syndrome" (with John Burns, in 2000 AD #1001-1005, 1996)
    • "Lords of Creation" (with 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)
  • 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)
  • Downlode Tales:
    • "Tough Tushy" (with Sean Phillips, in 2000 AD #1126, 1999)
    • "Syn City" (with 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, in 2000 AD #1161-68, 1999)
  • Roadkill: "Roadkill Book 1" (with Richard Elson, in 2000 AD #1208-1211, 2000) [5]
  • Wardog (with pencils: Patrick Goddard; Inks: Dylan Teague, in Judge Dredd Megazine #4.01-4.10, 2001) [6]
  • The Scarlet Apocrypha: [7]
    • "Necrocultura" (with 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)
  • 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)

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)
  • Eisenhorn Trilogy
    • Xenos (2001)
    • Malleus (2001)
    • Hereticus (2002)
    • Eisenhorn (omnibus of above plus two uncollected stories, 2004)
  • Ravenor (Eisenhorn trilogy spinoff series)
    • Ravenor (2004)
    • Ravenor Returned (2005)
    • Ravenor Rogue (2007)
  • 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

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