
John Wagner
The official website of John Wagner, comic book writer.
Co-creator of fan favourites Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog and many more.
Writer of Doctor Who, Batman, Star Wars, Boba Fett and other classic comic strips.
Creator of the original graphic novel ‘A History of Violence’, now an Oscar-nominated film by David Cronenberg.
Art by Greg Staples

John Wagner
Welcome to the official site of award-winning author John Wagner. Most famous perhaps for the creation of celebrated lawman Judge Dredd (with good friend and artist Carlos Ezquerra), John has written extensively for many British and US titles in a career spanning more than fifty years.
John began his time in comics writing one-page funnies for London weeklies like Cor! and Whizzer and Chips, and soon graduated to more advanced publications, co-creating the popular war comic Battle Picture Weekly and becoming a mainstay on the award-winning sci-fi and fantasy title 2000AD, as well as writing and creating numerous characters for the American market, often together with long-time co-conspirator Alan Grant.

Check out John’s memoir – A Life in Comics – which features here in regular instalments, perhaps building to a full-size tome should he ever get round to finishing it.
Visit the SHOP where you’ll find frequent bargains and other enticing offers, and watch out for our competitions. First up we’re offering a fantastic Wentworth jigsaw taken from an amazing Dan Cornwell page from Rok the God. The competition finishes on Feb 28, so there’s still time to get your entries in.
We’re also adding a new feature, Whippet’s Snippets, where John’s dog Reg will introduce news, views and other interesting items. Okay, Reg doesn’t have much to do with it, but any excuse to get in a nice dog photo – and a good rhyme!

John Wagner
Comic Book Writer
The official website of John Wagner, comic book writer.