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Dave Gibbons - Rogue Trooper concept art and text - 2000AD

Artist: Dave Gibbons (All)

6 Comments - 6,973 Views - 2 Likes

Dave Gibbons - Rogue Trooper concept art and text - 2000AD Comic Art

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Rogue Trooper concept text

2000AD Annual 1983

Pencil version

Artwork Details

Title:	Dave Gibbons - Rogue Trooper concept art and text - 2000AD
Artist:	Dave Gibbons (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	6,973
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	7/26/2012
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Description

Classic Dave Gibbons!

I've loved this image since I first saw it in the 1983 2000AD Annual. The early versions of Rogue Trooper appear quite different from the character as we know him now, but a lot of the core elements were in place from very early on. Looking at an early typed pitch for the series it's interesting to see how many ideas were considered before things were distilled down to the final version of Rogue. Anyway, a prime slice of 2000AD history for a classic character.

I've added the early stage concept text as an additional image; Dave Gibbons has now confirmed he wrote this. A lovely addition to the concept art and a rare insight into the character development process.

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	David Rees
Joined:	May 2010
Last Login:	June 2025
Country:	NORWAY
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Spikes Harvey Rotten
Member Since 2010

Posted on 7/26/2012

This really is very nice - a fantastic piece of 2000ad history.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 7/26/2012

I considered this but am as usual broke.Saving for something nice!Great addition to your collection.I thought you were not buying any artwork at the moment?

David Rees
Member Since 2010

Posted on 7/26/2012

Peter Sullivan wrote:

I considered this but am as usual broke.Saving for something nice!Great addition to your collection.I thought you were not buying any artwork at the moment?

Well I'm definitely slowing down... A few boxes left to tick, Gibbons being one of the obvious ones, and I felt this piece was worth coming out of semi-retirement for.

Ben Heywood
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/26/2012

Just fabulous to to see this going to such a generous and knowledgeable collector...any chance that you are going to post the text piece too? I just read that up on the 2000ad site. Scripts and text work seem to come up really rarely; I'd love to get my hands on a Wagner Grant or Mills original script.

David Rees
Member Since 2010

Posted on 7/26/2012

Ben Heywood wrote:

Thanks, Ben. I would have hated for this (and the text) to just disappear into a collection, never to see the light of day again. Too important not to share - and I just added the text. If anyone needs a larger version, give me a shout.

Ben Heywood
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/26/2012

David Rees wrote:

Shazam! I feel quite strongly that since so much of this material has been lost over time,that sharing these cultural artifacts is really quite important...

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