When American comics began to be imported into England, c.1959, Bolland hadn't read any comics before the age of ten, but by 1960 he was intrigued by Dell Comics' Dinosaurus!, which developed into a childhood interest in dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. but has "no memory of comics" much before the age of ten. He grew up in a small village near Boston, Lincolnshire until he was 18 years old. In 2006, he compiled the art book The Art of Brian Bolland, showcasing all of Bolland's work to date and also his work as a photographer.īrian Bolland was born in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, to Albert "A.J." John, a fenland farmer, and Lillie Bolland. All strips of both projects were included in the Bolland Strips! collection book, published in 2005. Mamoulian and the whimsical rhyming strip The Actress and the Bishop.
His most notable are the semi-autobiographical humour strip Mr. In addition to interior and cover art, Bolland has also produced several comic strips and pin-ups as both writer and artist. For DC's Vertigo imprint, Bolland has done covers for The Invisibles, Jack of Fables, and a number of one-shots and miniseries. In 1996, he drew and self-penned a Batman: Black and White story, "An Innocent Guy". Bolland created cover artwork for the Animal Man, Wonder Woman, and Batman: Gotham Knights superhero comic book series. He gradually shifted to working primarily as a cover artist, producing the majority of his work for DC Comics. Barr on Camelot 3000, which was DC Comics' first 12-issue comicbook maxiseries created for the direct market.īolland illustrated the critically acclaimed 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke, an origin story for Batman supervillain the Joker, with writer Alan Moore. Best known in the United Kingdom as one of the Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology 2000 AD, he spearheaded the ' British Invasion' of the American comics industry, and in 1982 produced the artwork alongside author Mike W. Brian Bolland ( / ˈ b ɒ l ə n d/ born 26 March 1951) is a British comics artist.
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