Dave Gibbons is an English comic book artist for Marvel Comics.
2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-orientated comic .. comic. Comics. As a comics anthology it serialises stories in each issue -LRB- known as `` progs `` Prog  : short for `` programme '' as issues are supposedly beamed directly to the printed page . -RRB-. comics anthology. comics anthology. and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977 , the first issue dated 26 February .. IPC Magazines. IPC Media. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold to Robert Maxwell in 1987 then Egmont UK in 1991 .. Fleetway. Fleetway. Robert Maxwell. Robert Maxwell. Egmont UK. Egmont UK. Fleetway continued to produce the title until 2000 , when it was bought by Rebellion Developments .. Rebellion Developments. Rebellion Developments. Fleetway. Fleetway. 2000 AD is most noted for its Judge Dredd stories , and has been contributed to by a number of artists and writers who became renowned in the field internationally , such as Alan Moore , Neil Gaiman , Grant Morrison , Brian Bolland and Mike McMahon .. Judge Dredd. Judge Dredd. Grant Morrison. Grant Morrison. Alan Moore. Alan Moore. Mike McMahon. Mike McMahon ( comics ). Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman. Brian Bolland. Brian Bolland. Other characters in 2000 AD include Rogue Trooper , Strontium Dog and the ABC Warriors .. Strontium Dog. Strontium Dog. Rogue Trooper. Rogue Trooper. ABC Warriors. ABC Warriors. 2000 AD has been a successful launchpad for getting British talent into the larger American comics market .