After getting his first comic book art published in Brainstorm Comix in 1975, he drew the cover for 2000 AD No. 43 in 1977[4] and decided to go freelance in 1978, with an eye on becoming a comic artist. In 1981 he started getting regular work at 2000 AD, one of his early projects being the art for a Tharg's Future Shocks by
Alan Moore, as well as doing covers for
Marvel UK.
After this he worked steadily at 2000 AD and joined the
British Invasion in the mid-eighties—notably doing the colouring on Moore's Watchmen and Batman: The Killing Joke, a job he got through colouring
Steve Dillon's art on Moore's ABC Warriors story.[5] This led to more work in the American market, although he has kept working on British titles too, especially with Judge Dredd over 20 years.
Higgins is also a writer. He wrote and drew his first Future Shock at 2000 AD and did the same for Razorjack, a comic book mini-series from
Com.x, which was reprinted in 2009.[5][8]
Higgins has worked in a number of different areas providing artwork for animation, film and book covers like The Cabinet of Light and The Morgaine Stories. In 2012, Higgins worked on the Before Watchmen project, drawing the serialised feature "Curse of the Crimson Corsair" which was initially written by
Len Wein.[9] Higgins later became the writer of the feature as well.[10]
In 2016 he provided the art for six
stamps commemorating the
Great Fire of London, illustrating them in the style of a comic strip.[11]
In 2017 a collection of his artwork was exhibited at the
Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool, in an exhibition called Beyond Dredd & Watchmen: The Art of John Higgins.[12]
After getting his first comic book art published in Brainstorm Comix in 1975, he drew the cover for 2000 AD No. 43 in 1977[4] and decided to go freelance in 1978, with an eye on becoming a comic artist. In 1981 he started getting regular work at 2000 AD, one of his early projects being the art for a Tharg's Future Shocks by
Alan Moore, as well as doing covers for
Marvel UK.
After this he worked steadily at 2000 AD and joined the
British Invasion in the mid-eighties—notably doing the colouring on Moore's Watchmen and Batman: The Killing Joke, a job he got through colouring
Steve Dillon's art on Moore's ABC Warriors story.[5] This led to more work in the American market, although he has kept working on British titles too, especially with Judge Dredd over 20 years.
Higgins is also a writer. He wrote and drew his first Future Shock at 2000 AD and did the same for Razorjack, a comic book mini-series from
Com.x, which was reprinted in 2009.[5][8]
Higgins has worked in a number of different areas providing artwork for animation, film and book covers like The Cabinet of Light and The Morgaine Stories. In 2012, Higgins worked on the Before Watchmen project, drawing the serialised feature "Curse of the Crimson Corsair" which was initially written by
Len Wein.[9] Higgins later became the writer of the feature as well.[10]
In 2016 he provided the art for six
stamps commemorating the
Great Fire of London, illustrating them in the style of a comic strip.[11]
In 2017 a collection of his artwork was exhibited at the
Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool, in an exhibition called Beyond Dredd & Watchmen: The Art of John Higgins.[12]