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in 1985 after an abortive stab at a career in the law, in London. Despite his law degree and experience working in law courts Mike decided that he enjoyed the fiction-based life of comic book characters over the fiction-based statements of clients. He was married to Karen Collins and they have three
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He was hired in the 'Second Wave' of British artists lured to the United States in the late 1980s. Through the 1990s, he worked primarily for
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He works as a key illustrator for Welsh language school books using the comic strip medium, aimed at reluctant learners.
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Mike's primarily known for his work on TV and movie tie-in comics- for both Marvel and DC he has written and drawn
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and has gone on to sell well across by the UK and US, with several foreign language versions also coming out.
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in association with Cartwyn Cymru in 2001, and is the first UK artist to produce a series of
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As well as comics work, Mike is a storyboard artist for children's TV shows, primarily the
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and colour artist James Offredi, worked with him on the book, with the script writer being
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Outside of comics Collins has painted covers to a monthly series of downloadable
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daughters, Bethan, Rebecca and Rhiannon and a granddaughter Annie. He lives in
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He also drew a series of licensed comics for the company, using various
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He wrote and designed the first ever Welsh language graphic novel –
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and writer and has been working in comics since the mid-1980s.
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Major work recently published is a 135-page adaptation of
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mini-series, "In Valen's Name", written by series creator
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In the mid-to-late 1980s, Mike wrote and drew strips for
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characters. A brief spell at Marvel saw Mike working on
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He was back to DC though, to write and draw 1193:"The Parliament of Fear" (with Mark Wright in 685:"Corsairs of Illunium" (with Pedro Henry), in 443:, Collins also wrote and drew a strip for the 1143:"The Instruments of War" (art and script, in 566:He supplied art for a number of cards in the 773:"The God Fish" script by Collins and art by 311:, illustrating the work of Pedro Henry (aka 16:English comic artist, writer since mid-1980s 1179:"The Pestilent Heart" (with Mark Wright in 1136:"The Blood of Azreal" (with Scott Gray in 1122:"A Wing and a Prayer" (with Scott Gray in 828:"And the Wind Cried" art by Collins (with 539: 528:, and a sequel/prequel to the TV episode " 388:(Key issue: #266, the first appearance of 56:about living persons that is unsourced or 941:. He also contributed to issues #175-178. 708:"Time after Time" (with Pedro Henry), in 701:"Time after Time" (with Pedro Henry), in 189:Learn how and when to remove this message 127:Learn how and when to remove this message 1384:A CV of Collins' various and varied work 1200:"Herald of Madness" (with Scott Gray in 1115:"Imaginary Enemies" (with Scott Gray in 556:, featuring his celebrated private eye, 152:This article includes a list of general 1097:"Supernature" (with Jonathan Morris in 247:United Kingdom division, amongst them; 1405: 591:Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie 1072:"The Woman Who Sold the World" (with 411:comics. In the late 1990s, he drew a 1129:"Pay the Piper" (with Scott Gray in 1090:"Onompatopoeia" (with Dan McDaid in 937:with pencils by Collins and inks by 658:#11—14, November 1985—February 1986) 449:, as well as co-creating the series 138: 18: 933:"Party Animals" in #173 written by 13: 158:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 1444: 1377: 1294:#5,6,7,8,13,15 and 16 written by 1186:"Be Forgot" (with Mark Wright in 986:"Art Attack" (art and script, in 972:(98 pages, April 2006) collects: 970:The Ninth Doctor Collected Comics 1076:in Doctor Who Magazine #381–384) 1017:"The Betrothal of Sontar" (with 712:#12 (Eclipse Comics, Sept. 1987) 698:#10 (Eclipse, Comics, Dec. 1986) 680:3-D Laser Eraser and Pressbutton 143: 23: 1325:, October 2008, Original Text, 1268:#0,18-21,23-38 with scripts by 1061:"Interstellar Overdrive" (with 615: 428: 231:-winning World War One soldier 1104:"The Chains of Olympus" (with 1079:"The Stockbridge Child" (with 705:#11 (Eclipse Comics, May 1987) 691:#9 (Eclipse Comics, July 1986) 573: 568:Harry Potter Trading Card Game 1: 1364: 1004:"A Groatsworth of Wit" (with 825:in "2000 AD" #529 and #530) 295:, as well as writing various 871:Starfleet Corps of Engineers 670:Laser Eraser and Pressbutton 594:and on the television shows 473:Starfleet Corps of Engineers 324: 304:Laser Eraser and Pressbutton 238: 213: 34:biography of a living person 7: 944:"The Nightmare Game" (with 61:must be removed immediately 10: 1449: 975:"The Love Invasion" (with 76:"Mike Collins" comics 1232:Justice League Quarterly 1216:Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt 395:Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt 206:is an English comic book 1283:Special 1996 written by 1222:Justice League Quarterly 1219:#1-12 (and interlude in 1150:"Space Invaders!" (with 874:: "Caveat Emptor" (with 227:. He is the grandson of 954:#330–332, collected in 817:"Fairlyhyperman" (with 540:Unusual and unique work 398:, a revival of a 1960s 173:more precise citations. 1418:British comics writers 1413:British comics artists 1394:Mostly non-comics work 993:"The Cruel Sea" (with 514:For BBC Books he drew 419:J. Michael Straczynski 379:Dungeons & Dragons 333:on their key titles – 48:Please help by adding 1253:#1-6 with scripts by 858:: "Wising Off" (with 719:Tharg's Future Shocks 530:Victory of the Daleks 497:collaborators, inker 1389:Freak House Graphics 1270:Michael Jan Friedman 1234:#14 with scripts by 1054:"The Futurists" (in 846:Judge Dredd Megazine 761:Massimo Belardinelli 742:#509, February 1987) 725:"Uncommon Sense" by 647:#5—7, May—July 1985) 54:Contentious material 1346:The Only Good Dalek 1315:Sean Michael Wilson 1202:Doctor Who Magazine 1195:Doctor Who Magazine 1188:Doctor Who Magazine 1181:Doctor Who Magazine 1174:Doctor Who Magazine 1167:Doctor Who Magazine 1156:Doctor Who Magazine 1145:Doctor Who Magazine 1138:Doctor Who Magazine 1131:Doctor Who Magazine 1124:Doctor Who Magazine 1117:Doctor Who Magazine 1110:Doctor Who Magazine 1099:Doctor Who Magazine 1092:Doctor Who Magazine 1085:Doctor Who Magazine 1067:Doctor Who Magazine 1056:Doctor Who Magazine 1049:Doctor Who Magazine 1038:Doctor Who Magazine 1032:"The Lodger" (with 1027:Doctor Who Magazine 1010:Doctor Who Magazine 999:Doctor Who Magazine 988:Doctor Who Magazine 981:Doctor Who Magazine 958:, 226 pages, 2007, 951:Doctor Who Magazine 910:Doctor Who Magazine 770:in ("2000 AD" #611) 763:in ("2000 AD" #554) 517:The Only Good Dalek 503:Sean Michael Wilson 440:Doctor Who Magazine 849:#3.58–3.59, 1999) 756:#544, October 1987 1310:A Christmas Carol 1280:Martian Manhunter 964:978-1-905239-65-8 905:#1432–1440, 2005) 839:"Doomsday" (with 534:The Dalek Project 486:A Christmas Carol 446:Weekly World News 218:Collins moved to 199: 198: 191: 137: 136: 129: 111: 37:needs additional 1440: 1423:DC Comics people 1323:Classical Comics 664:Axel Pressbutton 554:Gunnar Staalesen 552:for Norway with 508:The Sunday Times 491:Classical Comics 194: 187: 183: 180: 174: 169:this article by 160:inline citations 147: 146: 139: 132: 125: 121: 118: 112: 110: 69: 50:reliable sources 27: 26: 19: 1448: 1447: 1443: 1442: 1441: 1439: 1438: 1437: 1403: 1402: 1380: 1367: 1351:Justin Richards 1317:, with inks by 1285:Paul Kupperberg 1240:Eduardo Barreto 1236:Paul Kupperberg 1227:Jose Marzan Jr. 1063:Jonathan Morris 1043:"F.A.Q." 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