Alan McKenzie


Alan McKenzie is a British comics writer and editor known for his work at 2000 AD.

Biography

McKenzie worked for Marvel UK during the early 1980s, editing Starburst, Cinema and Doctor Who Monthly magazines. After leaving the Marvel staff in 1985, he wrote several Doctor Who comic stories for the Monthly under the pseudonym Max Stockbridge. He then wrote three non-fiction books, The Harrison Ford Story, Hollywood Tricks of the Trade and How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips, before contributing comic scripts to IPC's Battle Action and later 2000 AD.
In 1987, he joined the editorial team of 2000 AD as a freelancer, and from 1987 to 1994 he created a number of stories including Bradley, Brigand Doom and Journal of Luke Kirby. He also served in 1994 as the comic's editor.

Comics

Comics work includes:
  • Doctor Who :
  • * "War-Game"
  • * "Funhouse"
  • * "Kane's Story" / "Abel's Story" / "The Warrior's Story" / "Frobisher's Story"
  • * "Exodus" / "Revelation" / "Genesis"
  • Tharg's Future Shocks:
  • * "The Star Warriors"
  • * "Some One is Watching Me"
  • * "Bliss"
  • Universal Soldier :
  • * "Universal Soldier"
  • * "Universal Soldier II"
  • * "Universal Soldier: The Indestructible Man"
  • The Journal of Luke Kirby:
  • * "Summer Magic"
  • * "A Winter's Tale"
  • * "The Dark Path"
  • * "The Night Walker"
  • * "Sympathy for the Devil Prologue"
  • * "Trick or Treat"
  • * "Sympathy for the Devil"
  • * "The Old Straight Track"
  • * "The Price"
  • Moon Runners :
  • * "Moonrunners"
  • * "Moonrunners: Old Acquaintance"
  • Bradley :
  • * "Bradley Goes Pop"
  • * "Bradley's Bedtime Stories"
  • * "Bradley: The Sprog Prince"
  • * "Bradley: Master of the Martial Arts"
  • Brigand Doom :
  • * "Brigand Doom"
  • * "Voodoo Child"
  • * "Spirits Willing"
  • * "House of Games"
  • * "Account Yorga-Vampire"
  • Tales from Beyond Science collects:
  • * "The Music Man"
  • * "Agents of Mu-Mu"
  • Mean Arena: "Mean Arena"
  • Soul Gun Warrior :
  • * "Soul Gun Warrior"
  • * "Soul Gun Assassin"
  • Tharg's Terror Tales:
  • * "The Last Victim"
  • * "Meat is Meat"
  • * "The Succubus"
  • Vector 13 :
  • * "Case Five: The Henderson Event"
  • * "Case Five: Assassin"
  • Chopper: "Supersurf 13"

    Books

Non-comics work includes:
  • The Harrison Ford Story
  • How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips
  • ''Hollywood Tricks of the Trade''