The Stainless Steel Rat

Harry Harrison is the much-loved author of the Stainless Steel Rat and Bill the Galactic Hero novels. He was also a highly respected science-fiction critic and anthologist. Harry penned the story that inspired the classic SF film Soylent Green.



As co-creator of Judge Dredd, Carlos Ezquerra designed the classic original costume as well as visually conceptualising Mega-City One. He also co-created Strontium Dog. He has also illustrated A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Anderson, Tharg the Mighty, Al's Baby and Cursed Earth Koburn amongst many others. Outside of the 'Galaxy's Greatest Comic', Ezquerra first illustrated Third World War in Crisis magazine, and became a regular collaborator with Garth Ennis, working on Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, Bloody Mary, Just a Pilgrim, Condors and The Magnificent Kevin. He also pencilled two special Preacher episodes.

Kelvin Gosnell served as 2000 AD's second editor, from Progs 17 to 85 (18th June 1977 - 7th October 1978). He also wrote Blackhawk, Dan Dare, A Joe Black Adventure, Judge Dredd, One-Offs, Project Overkill, Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales, The Stainless Steel Rat and Tharg's Future Shocks, as well as co-writing the first series of Flesh.