Award-winning 'Batman' writer Alan Grant has passed away at 73.
This has been a sad summer for Batman fans. Only a month after the passing of iconic Batman artist Tim Sale, the comic book community has lost another beloved artist. Alan Grant, the writer behind 2000 AD and many favorite Batman stories, has passed away at age 73. His wife, Sue Grant, announced this news on Facebook on the morning of July 21. "Horribly saddened to hear of the passing of Alan Grant.
Grant worked in comic books since the 1970s when began his decades-long partnership with John Wagner. Together, they worked on 2000 AD, a British science fiction anthology. With this magazine, Grant wrote numerous stories focusing on the long-running character of Judge Dredd, who was co-created by Wagner. Judge Dredd was later portrayed on screen by Sylvestor Stallone in 1995's Judge Dredd and by Karl Urban in 2012's Dredd.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Following Wagner's departure from DC, Grant stayed on, becoming a major Batman writer through the end of the 1990s. Grant co-created well-known Batman villains including the Ventriloquist and the Ratcatcher. In 1992, Grant received the Inkpot Award, a honor given annually at the San Diego Comic-Con to significant artists in the animation and comic book industries.
Grant was described as a "leading star of Scottish comics" by the Scottish Book Trust, who posted their message alongside an image of the late writer.Our condolences go out to Grant's family. You can watch an interview with Grant via the Glasgow Museums below:
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