Robbie Morrison
Robbie Morrison is a Scottish writer celebrated for “Nikolai Dante”, “Shakara” and “The Bendatti Vendetta” in 2000AD, the graphic novels Drowntown and White Death, and, more recently, the award-winning Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn novels, Edge of the Grave and Cast a Cold Eye, set in 1930s Glasgow.
One of the most respected writers in the UK comic-book industry, he sold his first script to Dundee publishers DC Thomson at the age of 23. He has also scripted iconic characters such as Batman, Doctor Who and Judge Dredd. Nikolai Dante was serialised for over 15 years in cult science-fiction comic 2000AD, then collected in book form.
Edge of the Grave won Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel in 2021, and it was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize and the Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger. Cast a Cold Eye was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize and the Historical Writers’ Association Gold Crown, and was Waterstones Book of the Month in Scotland, April 2024.
Robbie’s latest graphic novel – with Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard – is Heretic, a historical thriller in which real-life figures Cornelius Agrippa and Johan Weyer are plunged into a maelstrom of murder, madness and magic as they investigate a macabre series of killings in 16th Century Belgium.
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