Scottish comics writer (active 1991–2013)
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Gordon Rennie is a Scottish
comics writer, responsible for White Trash: Moronic Inferno , as well as several
comic strips for
2000 AD and novels for
Warhammer Fantasy .
In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate full-time on video games which "are more fun, pay better and have a brighter future".
[1] However, he has since written several new series for 2000 AD , Titan and others.
Biography
His first work was published in
Blast! magazine in 1991, a metafictional Sherlock Holmes story called "Sherlock Holmes in the Curious Case of the Vanishing Villain", painted by
Woodrow Phoenix . It also had appearances by characters from other Victorian fiction including
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and characters from stories by
Edgar Allan Poe .
He included a completely different White Trash in the same issue - a satirical journey through the USA, drawn by the New
Zealand artist
Martin Emond . Both these stories were later collected into one-shot
graphic novels and published by
Tundra Publishing . Two further planned collaborations with Phoenix, a one-shot graphic novel called Orson Welles: Special Agent!
[2] and
Necronauts , later completed with
Frazer Irving , were halted when
Tundra Press ceased publishing in 1993.
Rennie's first major series for the 2000 AD family was
Missionary Man , which began in
Judge Dredd Megazine vol.2 #29 (5/93) and ran between "the Meg" and 2000 AD for 74 episodes before finishing in 2002. Other original series include Witch World (1997) and Rain Dogs (2000). He also took over the exploits of the perennial
Judge Dredd villain
Mean Machine (2000–2001), as well as the return of the original
Rogue Trooper (2002–2004).
His works for 2000 AD include the miniseries
Necronauts (2000–2001), in which
Harry Houdini ,
Arthur Conan Doyle ,
Charles Fort and
H. P. Lovecraft team up to defeat an alien menace that seeks to destroy the human race. This was followed up by the series
Caballistics, Inc. , a story about a recently privatized team of occult researchers, which included a combination of pop-cultural references and labyrinthine conspiracies.
By 2004, Rennie had become a writer on the Judge Dredd strip, following up a number of subplots initiated by its principal author,
John Wagner , as well as developing his own situations and guest characters, some of whom have spun off into stories of their own. While the lengthier Judge Dredd adventures are typically scripted by Wagner, Rennie was awarded one in 2005. This story, "Blood Trails", ran for ten episodes beginning in 2000 AD prog 1440 (5/25/05).
His contribution to the series of novels expanding
miniature wargaming platforms
Warhammer Fantasy ,
Warhammer 40,000 and
Battlefleet Gothic include Zavant , Ulli and Marquand , the Kal Jerico stories, Bloodquest , Execution Hour and Shadow Point .
Rennie has worked on computer games and was nominated for the 2006
BAFTA for his script on the
Rogue Trooper game as well as a nomination for the 2012
Writers' Guild of Great Britain 's Best Videogame Script award along with co-scriptwriters
Alan Barnes and Emma Beeby.
[3]
In May 2008, he was quoted as saying ,"I got fed up with comics and quit last month to concentrate on games." Although he later said he was misquoted, and that he has not completely given up comics, as he would still be writing an ongoing series for 2000 AD .
[4] At that time, Rennie was also planning a novel on the Romans in Scotland.
[1] He has since returned to 2000 AD to write the serials Aquila ,
Jaegir and Survival Geeks .
He also co-wrote
The Doomsday Quatrain and sections of
1001 Nights with Emma Beeby for
Big Finish Productions '
Doctor Who main range of audio plays.
He is known for maintaining close links with the
fan community, for example by contributing to
small press comics such as
Solar Wind , despite a public persona he describes as "a grumpy Scottish
git ".
Works
Comics
Comics work includes:
Missionary Man :
"Salvation at the Last Chance Saloon" (with
Frank Quitely , in
Judge Dredd Megazine #2.29, 1993)
"A Town Called Intolerance" (with Frank Quitely, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.30, 1993)
"Legend of the Unholy Drinker" (with Garry Marshall, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.43, 1993)
"Bad Moon Rising" (with Frank Quitely, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.50-2.55, 1994)
"Season of the Witch" (with Garry Marshall, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.56-2.57, 1994)
"Sanctuary" (with Sean Longcroft, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.58-2.59, 1994)
"The Undertaker Cometh" (with
Simon Davis , in Judge Dredd Mega-Special #7, 1994)
"Treasure of the Sierra Murder" (with Simon Davis, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.63-2.66, 1994)
"Medicine Show" (with Jon Beeston, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.81, 1995)
"Nightriders" (with Jamie Grant, in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.82-2.83, 1995)
"Mississippi Burning" (with Simon Davis, in Judge Dredd Megazine 3.01-3.03, 1995)
"Crusader" (with Charles Gillespie, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.17, 1996)
"The Big Sleazy" (with Simon Davis, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.18-3.20, 1996)
"The Shootist" (with Christian Bravery, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.26-3.27, 1997)
"Juggernaut" (with
Henry Flint , in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.34, 1997)
"Storm Warnings" (with
Trevor Hairsine , in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.38, 1998)
"The Promised Land" (with Trevor Hairsine, in
2000 AD #1177, 2000)
"Missionary Man: Prologue" (with Simon Davis, in 2000 AD #1091, 1998)
"Mardi Gras" (with Alex Ronald, in 2000 AD #1092-1096, 1998)
"Goin' South" (with Alex Ronald, in 2000 AD #1118-1123, 1998)
"Apocrypha" (with
Henry Flint , in 2000 AD #1124, 1998)
"The Promised Land" (with Alex Ronald (1-3, 8-9), Trevor Hairsine (4),
Colin MacNeil (5-7), Simon Davis (10-12), and
Dean Ormston (13-15), in 2000 AD #1174-1188, 2000)
"Mark of the Beast" (with
Jesus Redondo , in 2000 AD #1201-1204, 2000)
"Silence" (with
Wayne Reynolds , in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.77, 2001)
"Place of the Dead" (with
John Ridgway , in Judge Dredd Megazine #4.9-4.13, 2002)
Judge Dredd :
"Do the Wrong Thing" (with
Paul Peart , in Judge Dredd Megazine #2.49 1994)
"Lethal Response" (with
Mike Perkins , in Judge Dredd Yearbook 1995 , 1994)
"Get Me to the Church on Time" (with Pete Venters, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.01, 1995)
"Zero Tolerance" (with Enric Rebollo, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.31-3.32, 1997)
"Rest Stop" (with
Chris Weston , in 2000 AD #1194, 2000)
"The Big Lie" (with
Steve Parkhouse , in 2000 AD #1224, 2001)
"Sino-Town" (with
PJ Holden , in 2000 AD #1233, 2001)
"Asylum" (with
Frazer Irving , in Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 4 #5, 2001)
"Married with Juves" (with
Adrian Bamforth , in 2000 AD #1262, 2001)
[5]
"Safe Hands" (with
Jock , in 2000 AD #1273, 2002)
"A Right Royal Occasion" (with
Peter Doherty , in 2000 AD #1293, 2002)
"Waiting" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1312, 2002)
"One of our simps is missing" (with
Anthony Williams , in Judge Dredd Megazine #4.14, 2002)
"War Crimes" (with
Lee Sullivan , in Judge Dredd Megazine #201, 2003)
"Sturm und Dang" (with
Carlos Ezquerra , in Judge Dredd Megazine #211-212, 2003)
"Holding On" (with
Ian Gibson , in 2000 AD #1357, 2003)
"Club Sov" (with
Simon Fraser , in 2000 AD #1358, 2003)
"Bato Loco" (with
Simon Coleby , in Judge Dredd Megazine #202, 2003)
"Meet the Flooks" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1359, 2003)
"See Zammy Run" (with Inaki Miranda, in 2000 AD #1360-1361, 2003)
"Gulag" (with
Charlie Adlard , in 2000 AD #1382-1386, 2004)
"Last Respects" (with
John McCrea , in 2000 AD #1389, 2004)
"Lazarus" (with
Adrian Salmon , in Judge Dredd Megazine #217, 2004)
"Master Moves" (with
D'Israeli , in Judge Dredd Megazine #217, 2004)
"(This is not a) Mega-City Love Story #1: Callista" (with Ben Willsher, in 2000 AD #1423, 2004)
"The Magnificent Umbersons" (with PJ Holden, in Judge Dredd Megazine #235, 2005)
"Visiting Hour" (with Anthony Williams, in 2000 AD #1423, 2005)
"The Searchers" (with
Carl Critchlow , in 2000 AD #1424, 2005)
"Missing in action" (with Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD #1429-1431, 2005)
"
Descent " (with
Boo Cook , 2000 AD #1432-1436, 2005)
"Radstock" (with Karl Richardson, in 2000 AD #1437-1439, 2005)
"Blood Trails" (with Andrew Currie, in 2000 AD #1440-1449, 2005)
"Matters Of Life And Death" (with Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #1452, 2005)
"Burned Out" (with Carl Critchlow, in 2000 AD #1461 - Judge Dredd Megazine #238, 2005)
"Change of Loyalties" (with
Henry Flint , in 2000 AD #1466, 2005)
"Global Psycho" (with Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD #1468, 2005)
"Direct Action" (with
Cam Kennedy , in 2000 AD #1477-1479, March 2006)
"Return to Planet Gary" (with Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD #1483, April 2006)
"Culling Time" (with Paul Marshall, in Judge Dredd Megazine #244, May 2006)
"Regime Change" (with Inaki Miranda, in Judge Dredd Megazine #246-249, June–September 2006)
"Fitness Test" (with Anthony Williams, in 2000 AD #1484, 2006)
"House of Pain" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1488-1490, 2006)
"Sanctuary" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1495, 2006)
"Judgement" (with Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD #1523-1528, 2007)
"Tartan Terrors" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1540, 2007)
"Cit-Emp" (with Len O'Grady, in 2000 AD #1550, 2007)
"Trial by Dury" (with Paul Marshall, in 2000 AD #1552-1553, 2007)
"Test Flight" (with Colin MacNeil, in 2000 AD #1554, 2007)
"The Listener" (with Boo Cook, in Judge Dredd Megazine #265, 2007)
"The Menagerie" (with Paul Marshall, in Judge Dredd Megazine #267, 2008)
"Mind Games" (with Inaki Miranda, in Judge Dredd Megazine #269, 2008)
"Born to Zoosh" (with Nick Dyer, in 2000 AD #1634, 2009)
"Road Stop" (with
Dave Taylor , in 2000 AD #1582-1586, 2008)
"It came from Bea Arthur Block" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1637-1639, 2009)
"
Tour of Duty : Dragon's Den" (with
Cliff Robinson (1-2) and PJ Holden (3-4), in 2000 AD #1668-1671, January–February 2010)
"The Connoisseur" (with Karl Richardson, in 2000 AD #1695-1697, July–August 2010)
"The Natural" (with Graeme Neil Reid, in Judge Dredd Megazine #301, September 2010)
"Persistent Vegetative State" (with Cliff Robinson, in 2000 AD #1726-1727, March 2011)
"Scream" (with Lee Carter, in 2000 AD #1737-1739, June 2011)
"Suicide Watch" (co-written with Emma Beeby, art by Paul Davidson and Chris Blythe, in 2000 AD #1826-1829, April 2013)
Mean Machine :
"Psycho Analysis" (with Robert McCallum, in 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1995)
"Mean Streets" (with Jim Murray, in Judge Dredd Mega-Special , 1996)
"Close Encounters of the Mean Kind" (with
Anthony Williams , in 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1996)
"Born Mean" (with
Kev Walker , in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.69, 2000)
"The Geek" (with pencils by Paul Marshall and inks by Lee Townsend, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.69, 2000)
"Support Yore Local Bastich" (with
Wayne Reynolds , in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.69, 2000)
"The Last Vidshow" (with pencils by Patrick Goddard and inks by Lee Townsend, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.69, 2000)
"Butt Me Deadly" (with pencils by Patrick Goddard and inks by Lee Townsend, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.69, 2000)
Harke & Burr : "Satanic Farces" (with co-writer
Si Spencer and Dean Ormston, in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.04-3.07, 1995)
Vector 13 :
"Case Zero: Oath of Office" (with Garry Marshall, in 2000 AD #987, 1996)
"Case Five: Patent Pending" (with Mike Perkins, in 2000 AD #1028, 1997)
"Case Six: Bodysnatchers" (with Alex Ronald, in 2000 AD #1029, 1997)
"Case Eight: Unhallowed Ground" (with Allan Bednar as "Neal Brand", in 2000 AD #1031, 1997)
"Case Zero: Shadows and Light" (with Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1060, 1997)
"Case Six:
MK-Ultra " (with Alex Ronald, in 2000 AD #1067, 1997)
"Case Eight: Midnight Rambler" (with
Paul Johnson , in 2000 AD #1069, 1997)
"Case Eleven: Search & Rescue" (with Cliff Robinson, in 2000 AD #1072, 1997)
"Case Fifteen: Time's Arrow" (with Patrick Woodrow, in 2000 AD #1076, 1998)
"Case Four: Einstein's Monsters" (with Cyril Julien, in 2000 AD #1081, 1998)
"Case Five: Seal of Solomon" (with Alex Ronald, in 2000 AD #1082, 1998)
Species : Human Race #1 (with pencils by
Phil Hester and inks by
Ande Parks , 4-issue mini-series, 1996–1997,
Dark Horse , tpb, 1997,
ISBN
1-56971-219-0 )
Witch World :
"The Dark Man" (with
Siku , in 2000 AD #1050-1052, July 1997)
"Wolfshead" (with
Paul Johnson , in 2000 AD #1053-1054, July–August, 1997)
"The Anatomist" (with
Will Simpson , in 2000 AD #1055-1058, August–September 1997)
"Closing Shadows" (with
John Burns , in 2000 AD #1059-1061, September 1997)
Inferno! :
[6]
"Bloodquest" (with Colin MacNeil, in Inferno! #2, 1997)
"Rites of Passage" (short story, in Inferno! #4, 1998)
"Trespass" (with
John Hicklenton , in Inferno! #8, 1998)
"Unearthed Remains" (with Simon Davis and Gordon Robson, in Inferno! #9, 1998)
Starship Troopers : "Insect Touch" #2-3 (with co-writer
Warren Ellis with art by
Davide Fabbri and Paolo Parente, 4-issue mini-series, 1997,
Dark Horse , collected in Starship Troopers , 1998,
ISBN
1-56971-314-6 )
Bloodquest :
Eye of Terror Trilogy (with Colin MacNeil,
Black Library , 256 pages, 2005,
ISBN
1-84416-146-3 ) collects:
Tharg's Terror Tales (with
Frazer Irving ):
"Reefer Madness" (in 2000 AD #1263, 2001)
"Mars Needs Mates!" (in 2000 AD #1285, 2002)
"Monsters of Rock" (in 2000 AD #2004, 2003)
Pulp Sci-Fi :
"Night Shift" (with Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1131, 1999)
"Buzz Tycho's Last Stand" (with Charlie Adlard, in 2000 AD #1146, 1999)
"Surgical Strike" (with
Trevor Hairsine , in 2000 AD #1148, 1999)
"Reapermen" (with Jock, in 2000 AD #1170, 1999)
"Chronvicts" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1172, 1999)
Glimmer Rats (with
Mark Harrison , in 2000 AD Prog 2000 & #1174-1182, 1999–2000, tpb,
Rebellion Developments , 60 pages, hardcover, 2002,
ISBN
1-904265-00-6 )
Rain Dogs (with
Colin Wilson , in 2000 AD #1213-1222, 2000, tpb,
Rebellion Developments , 52 pages, hardcover, 2002,
ISBN
1-904265-01-4 )
Kal Jerico : Underhive Bounty Hunter (
Necromunda series, Black Library, 176 pages, 2005,
ISBN
1-84416-254-0 ) collects:
Necronauts (with
Frazer Irving , in 2000 AD Prog 2001 and #1223-1230, 2000–2001, tpb, 64 pages, 2003,
ISBN
1-904265-09-X )
Satanus Unchained! (with Colin MacNeil, in 2000 AD #1241-1246, 2001)
ZombieWorld : "Home for the Holidays" (with
Gary Erskine , one-shot, 1997,
Dark Horse , collected in ZombieWorld: Winter's Dregs , 2005
ISBN
1-59307-384-4 )
Predator Omnibus: Volume 4 (352 pages, October 2008,
ISBN
1-59307-990-7 ) collects:
"Nemesis" (with Colin MacNeil, two-issue mini-series, 1997)
"Captive" (with Dean Ormston, one-shot, 1998)
Storming Heaven (with
Frazer Irving , in 2000 AD Prog 2002 & # 1273-1278, 2001–2002)
The Life and Time of Ulli & Marquand and Their Misadventures in
Mordheim , City of the Damned (with
Gavin Thorpe , Mike Perkins, and Karl Kopinski, Black Library, 80 pages, 2002,
ISBN
1-84154-211-3 )
Rogue Trooper (collected in Realpolitik , 144 pages, February 2007,
ISBN
1-904265-94-4 ):
"What lies beneath" (with pencils by
Staz Johnson and inks by
David Roach , in 2000 AD #1301-1304, 2002)
"Weapons of War" (with Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1305, 2002)
"Overkill" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD #1306-1307, 2002)
"Lions" (with Staz Johnson (1308) and
Mike Collins (1309), in 2000 AD #1308-1309, 2002)
"A Visit to the Boneyard" (with pencils by Mike Collins and inks by David Roach, in 2000 AD #1310-1311, 2002)
"Requiem" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD #1312, 2002)
"Angels" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD Prog 2003, 2002)
"Ghouls" (with Staz Johnson (1344–1347) and Mike Collins (1348-1349), in 2000 AD #1345-1349, 2003)
"Realpolitik" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1380-1385, 2004)
"Condor Six Down" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD #1462-1464, 2005)
Past Imperfect :
"Infamy" (with pencils by Mike Collins and inks by Lee Townsend, in 2000 AD #1316, 2002)
"The Red Menace" (with pencils by Adrian Bamforth and inks by Lee Townsend, in 2000 AD #1318, 2002)
[7]
Caballistics, Inc. (with
Dom Reardon ):
"Going Underground" (in 2000 AD #1322-1326, 2002)
"Moving In" (in 2000 AD #1331-1333, 2003)
"Breaking Out" (in 2000 AD #1337-1340, 2003)
"Downtime 1 - Chapter" (in 2000 AD #1363, 2002)
"Downtime 2 - Verse" (in 2000 AD #1364, 2002)
"Downtime 3 - Ness" (in 2000 AD #1365, 2003)
"Downtime 4 - Jonathan & Jennifer" (in 2000 AD #1366, 2003)
"Downtime 5 - Ravne" (in 2000 AD #1367, 2003)
"Downtime 6 - Kostabi" (in 2000 AD #1368, 2003)
"Krystalnacht" (in 2000 AD Prog 2004, 2003)
"Picking Up The Pieces" (in 2000 AD #1400, 2004)
"Creepshow" (in 2000 AD #1401-1408, 2004)
"Weird War Tales" (in 2000 AD Prog 2005, 2004)
"Northern Dark" (in 2000 AD #1443-1448, 2005)
"Strange Bedfellows" (in 2000 AD Prog 2006, 2005)
"Changelings" (in 2000 AD #1469-1474, 2006)
"Ashes" (in 2000 AD #1551-1558, 2007)
"The Nativity" (in 2000AD Prog 2008, 2007)
Bato Loco :
"True Romance" (with Simon Coleby, in Judge Dredd Megazine #208, 2003)
"Head Job" (with Simon Coleby, in Judge Dredd Megazine #229-230, 2005)
"Kiss Me Deadly" (with Andrew Currie, in Judge Dredd Megazine #290-291, 2009)
Daemonifuge : Judgement of Tears (with Kev Walker and Karl Richardson, Black Library, 88 pages, 2003,
ISBN
1-84154-240-7 )
Whatever Happened To? :
Deff Skwadron (with
Paul Jeacock , Black Library, 64 pages, 2003,
ISBN
1-84416-069-6 )
Cursed Earth Koburn (with Carlos Ezquerra):
"Kuss Hard" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #221-223, 2004)
"Burial Party" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #228, 2005)
"The Assizes" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #239, 2005)
"Malachi" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #240-144, 2006)
Johnny Woo :
"A Bullet In The Head" (with PJ Holden, in Judge Dredd Megazine #231-233, 2005)
"A Hong Tong Ghost Story" (with PJ Holden, in Judge Dredd Megazine #298-299, 2010)
The 86ers :
"Touchdown" (with art by Karl Richardson (1-2), drawing by PJ Holden (3-6) and colours by Chris Blythe (3-6), in 2000 AD #1480-1485, 2006)
"Interference" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1508-1510, 2006)
"Walking to Eternity" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD Prog 2007, 2006)
Absalom (with Tiernan Trevallion):
"Noblesse Obligie" (in 2000 AD #1732-1739, May–June 2011)
"Sick leave" (in 2000 AD Prog 2012, December 2011)
"Ghosts of London" (in 2000 AD #1765-1771, January–February 2012)
Novels
Novels include:
2000 AD
Warhammer
Execution Hour (with
Matthew Farrer ,
Games Workshop , August 2001,
ISBN
0-7434-1165-X )
Zavant (
Games Workshop , March 2002,
ISBN
0-7434-1174-9 )
Shadowpoint (
Games Workshop , April 2003,
ISBN
0-7434-4326-8 )
Blood Royal (with Will McDermott,
Necromunda series,
Black Library , August 2005,
ISBN
1-84416-190-0 )
Video games
Awards
Notes
^
a
b
"Meet The Big Game Hunters" ,
The Sunday Mail , May 11, 2008
Archived May 16, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
^ ESMOND, ANTONY (February 15, 2015).
"A Barbed Fist in a Velvet Glove: An Interview with writer Gordon Rennie" . DownTheTubes.net . ...a Hollywood pulp noir short graphic novel that Woodrow Phoenix and I did back in the early 1990s, but which has remained a lost gem....
^
a
b
"Doctor Who Authors Nominated for Writers' Guild Award" . Big Finish. November 12, 2012.
^
"Rennie's comments on 2000 AD's message board" . Archived from
the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2008 .
^
"Married with Juves" . Adrian Bamforth website . Archived from
the original on January 5, 2009.
^
Gordon Rennie at the
Locus Index to Science Fiction
^
"Red Menace" . Archived from
the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2006 .
^
Xi credits
Archived 2011-01-22 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Simon Bisley and the Business of 'Splatterhouse' , Comic Mix, April 30, 2008
^ Hartley, Adam (November 19, 2007).
"Interviews// Judge Dredd writer: Gordon Rennie" . Spong.
^
Bafta: Latest Awards and Nominees (cached)
References
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