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Known forThe Adventures of Luther Arkwright

Issues credited135

Active1975–2024

Primary roleartist

2000 AD #395 — 2000 AD #395 (1984)

Bryan Talbot was born on 24 February 1952 in the United Kingdom. He is best known as the creator of *The Adventures of Luther Arkwright* and its sequels *Heart of Empire* and *The Legend of Luther Arkwright*, as well as the *Grandville* series of books. Talbot entered comics in the mid-1970s, working as an artist, writer, colorist, inker, and letterer across 135 issues from 1975 to 2024. His most credited titles include *The Adventures of Luther Arkwright*, *Spellbinders*, *Grandville*, *Heart of Empire*, *Neil Gaiman's Teknophage*, and *Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadow Death*. He collaborated with his wife, Mary M. Talbot, on *Dotter of Her Father's Eyes*, which won the 2012 Costa Biography Award. Talbot's work is known for its intricate linework and detailed world-building, often blending science fiction with historical and political themes. He continues to be a significant figure in British comics, with a legacy that includes pioneering independent graphic novels and influencing later creators.

Batman Annual #1985 — Batman Annual #1985 (1985)

Known for

2000 AD #395

Batman Annual #1985

Batman Annual #1985

2000 AD #399

2000 AD #404

2000 AD #437

2000 AD #435

Full bibliography · 78 series

The Adventures of Luther Arkwright (1987) · 18

#1 #2 #6 #3 #4 #5 #7 #8 #9 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9

2000 AD (1977) · 15

#395 #399 #404 #435 #437 #438 #439 #440 #441 #445 #482 #487 #500 #504 #1730

Grandville (2009) · 14

#[nn]#[1]#[2]#2 #1 #[3]#3 #[1]#[2]#[4]#[3]#[4]#[5]#2

Neil Gaiman's Teknophage (1995) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #1 #2

Spellbinders (1986) · 11

#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Sandman (1989) · 10

#30 #36 #51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #75 #[14]

Nemesis the Warlock (1983) · 9

#3 #6 #7 #8 #7 #9 #12 #13 #9

Heart of Empire (1999) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9

Raggedyman (1992) · 7

#1 [Limited Tour Edition]#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

The Tale of One Bad Rat (1994) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]#[nn]#[nn]

Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadow Death (1996) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Brain Storm Comix (1975) · 5

#1 #2 #3 (1)#4 (3)#6

Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero - The Newmatic Man (1995) · 5

The Nazz (1990) · 4

The Dreaming (1996) · 4

The Sandman Presents: Deadboy Detectives (2001) · 4

The Super Heroes (1980) · 3

Las Aventuras de Luther Arkwright (2003) · 3

Near Myths (1978) · 2

Batman Annual (1979) · 2

Shade, the Changing Man (1990) · 2

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1992) · 2

The Sandman: Worlds' End (1994) · 2

Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (1996) · 2

Alice in Sunderland (2007) · 2

Judge Dredd Megazine (2003) · 2

Cherubs! (2007) · 2

The Sandman (2010) · 2

2000 AD Annual (1978) · 1

Swiftsure (1985) · 1

#1

Redfox (1986) · 1

#9

Time Twisters (1987) · 1

#3

Sandman Special (1991) · 1

#1

Slow Death (1970) · 1

Hellblazer (1992) · 1

#1

Batman - Nattens Ridder (1992) · 1

Wiindows (1992) · 1

Batman Legend (1996) · 1

#3

Batman: Dark Legends (1996) · 1

Batman (1990) · 1

Adventures of Luther Arkwright (1997) · 1

Sagan om den stygga råttan (1998) · 1

Historia de una rata mala (1999) · 1

The Sandman [Sandman Library Edition] (1999) · 1

#8

Bryan Talbot's Brainstorm! (1999) · 1

Transmetropolitan (1999) · 1

Die Geschichte von einer bösen Ratte (2000) · 1

Transmetropolitan: I Hate It Here (2000) · 1

Winds of Winter (2001) · 1

#1

Heart of Empire: The Legacy of Luther Arkwright (2001) · 1

Fables (2002) · 1

Fantomen (1997) · 1

Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths [hardcover] (2007) · 1

Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths [trade paperback] (2007) · 1

Dan Dare (2007) · 1

#1

Eventyret om den slemme rotta (2008) · 1

Au cœur de l'empire (2007) · 1

#2

Free Comic Book Day [Dan Dare / The Stranded] (2008) · 1

New York Comic Con (2008) · 1

The Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives (2008) · 1

The Complete Ro-Busters (2008) · 1

Het verhaal van een slechte rat (2010) · 1

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (2012) · 1

Sally Heathcote, Suffragette (2014) · 1

The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia (2016) · 1

Novela Gráfica (2016) · 1

#5

Ro-Busters: The Complete Nuts and Bolts (2015) · 1

#2

Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man (2016) · 1

#2

2000 AD The Ultimate Collection (2017) · 1

Sláine (2018) · 1

#3

Rain (2019) · 1

Luther Arkwright (2020) · 1

Fedre og døtre (2020) · 1

Grandville Integral (2021) · 1

Biblioteca Sandman (2020) · 1

#8

The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition (2020) · 1

#4

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (2005) · 1

The Sandman: The Complete Shakespeare Collection (2024) · 1

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