David Lloyd (comics)

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David Lloyd
Lloyd at CCXP Cologne 2019
Born1950 (age 73–74)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colourist
Notable works
Night Raven
V for Vendetta (mask)
lforlloyd.com

David Lloyd (born 1950)

comics artist best known as the illustrator of the story V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore, and the designer of its anarchist protagonist V and the modern Guy Fawkes/V mask, the latter going on to become a symbol of protest
.

Other books he has illustrated include

. In 2012 Lloyd established Aces Weekly, an online comics anthology.

Early life

David Lloyd was born in Enfield, London in 1950.[2]

Career

Lloyd started working in comics in the late 1970s, drawing for

Halls of Horror, TV Comic and a number of Marvel UK titles.[1] With writer Steve Parkhouse, he created the pulp adventure character Night Raven. Lloyd names John Burns, Steve Ditko, Ronald Embleton, Jack Kirby, and Tony Weare as artistic influences.[3] Lloyd drew a comics adaptation of the Time Bandits film in 1982.[4]

Warrior and V for Vendetta

fascist government. Lloyd, who illustrated in cinematic chiaroscuro, devised V's Guy Fawkes-inspired appearance and suggested that Moore avoid captions, sound effects and thought balloons. Lloyd stated in a 2005 interview that "I don't know why I thought of Guy Fawkes, because it was during the summer. I thought that would be great if he looked like Guy Fawkes, kind of theatrical. I just suggested it to Alan, and he said, 'that sounds like a good idea.' It gave us everything, the costume and everything. During the summer, I couldn't get any of these masks. These masks that you could get in every shop had a smile built into them. So I created this Guy Fawkes mask with a kind of smile. It was an ideal costume for this future anarchist persona."[5] After Warrior folded in 1984, the series was reprinted and continued in colour by DC Comics in 1988[6]
and collected as a graphic novel in 1995.

It was adapted into a

Anonymous after appearing in web forums. It has also been used in Project Chanology, the Occupy movement, Anonymous for the Voiceless, the fictional F-Society in Mr. Robot, and other anti-establishment protests around the world.[7][8]

Later career

Lloyd was one of the artists on the graphic

In 2012 Lloyd established Aces Weekly, an online comics anthology featuring creators such as Mark Wheatley, Val Mayerik, John McCrea, Phil Hester, Lew Stringer and David Leach.[15]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c "David Lloyd". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. ^ "David Lloyd". Wizards Keep. n.d. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ Martins, Gabriel (March 2010). "David Lloyd" (in Portuguese). Ruadebaixo.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013. English language translation
  4. ^ Friedt, Stephan (July 2016). "Marvel at the Movies: The House of Ideas' Hollywood Adaptations of the 1970s and 1980s". Back Issue! (89). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 65.
  5. ^ Tabu, Hannibal (16 July 2005). "CCI, Day 2 - V for Vendetta Artist David Lloyd Speaks". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  6. . A fable of revolution and a cautionary tale of lost freedoms, V For Vendetta was a triumph for Moore, this time aided by the shadowy pencils of David Lloyd.
  7. ^ Angus Griffin, "A History of the Anonymous Mask", Dazed.com, 14 June 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2019
  8. ^ Nickelsburg, Monica (3 July 2013). "A brief history of the Guy Fawkes mask". The Week. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. The iconic version of the Guy Fawkes mask owes its popularity to the graphic novel and film V for Vendetta, which centers on a vigilante's efforts to destroy an authoritarian government in a dystopian future United Kingdom.
  9. Fantagraphics Books
    : 28.
  10. OCLC 213309015
  11. ^ Epstein, Daniel Robert (9 March 2006). "V for Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd". SuicideGirls. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  12. The Comics Reporter. Archived
    from the original on 17 January 2013.
  13. ^ Weiland, Jonah (11 August 2006). "David Lloyd Is On The Take with Kickback". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013.
  14. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (10 August 2006). "Kickback Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013.
  15. ^ Morris, Steve (4 October 2012). "David Lloyd's Aces Weekly Goes Live!". The Beat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.

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Preceded by
Ron Tiner
Hellblazer artist
1990
Succeeded by