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{{Short description|English comic book writer and inker}}
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'''Andy Lanning''' is an English comic book writer and [[inker]], known for his work for [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]], and for his collaboration with [[Dan Abnett]].

==Career==
Lanning works primarily at [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]] as an inker. He has also [[Penciller|pencilled]] books, such as his creation ''[[The Sleeze Brothers]]''.

Lanning's writing has included his and Abnett's 2000 relaunch of DC's title ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]''. The two co-created the [[Resurrection Man (character)|Resurrection Man]] character with artist [[Jackson Guice]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1990s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 279 |quote = The writing team of Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett alongside the art of Jackson "Butch" Guice introduced readers to a new kind of hero in ''Resurrection Man''.}}</ref>

Lanning and Abnett also collaborated on an ongoing ''[[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]]'' series for Marvel, which premiered in 2007. The duo previously authored a ''Nova'' miniseries as a tie-in for the Marvel crossover [[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]],<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=53318 Abnett & Lanning on Annihilation: Nova] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017092640/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=53318 |date=17 October 2007 }}, [[Newsarama]], 23 December 2006</ref> starring Richard Rider, now the only member of the Xandarian Nova Corps. This led into their piloting the "[[Annihilation: Conquest]]" storyline,<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=9827 Cosmic Conquistadors: DNA Talk "Annihilation : Conquest Prologue" & "Nova"], [[Comic Book Resources]], 30 March 2007</ref> and the core characters from this went on to form the new [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=149237 Abnett & Lanning on ''The Guardians of the Galaxy''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221174729/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=149237 |date=21 February 2009 }}, [[Newsarama]], 6 March 2008</ref>

Lanning teamed up with Abnett to relaunch ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'',<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=156955 Wild at Heart: Andy Lanning]{{dead link|date=July 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, [[Newsarama]], 14 May 2008</ref> with [[Simon Coleby]] on art, as part of the World's End relaunch of the core [[Wildstorm]] titles.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 NYCC '08: LIVING IN THE RUINS: WS Editor Ben Abernathy on 'Worlds End'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207030710/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 |date=7 December 2008 }}, [[Newsarama]], 19 April 2008</ref>

It was announced at [[Wizard Entertainment#Conventions|Wizard World Chicago]] in June 2008 that Abnett and Lanning had signed an exclusive deal with Marvel, which they hoped would give them time to work on the "cosmic" characters they dealt with, as well as more earth-based ones. The contract allows them to finish existing commitments, so they will be able to finish their fifteen issue run on ''The Authority''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17011 WW Chicago: DnA Sign Exclusive Deal with Marvel], [[Comic Book Resources]], 29 June 2008</ref> Their first major work which followed this was "[[War of Kings]]", which depicted the "cosmic" aftermath of [[Secret Invasion]].<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17456 CCI: DnA and Rosemann on “War of Kings”], [[Comic Book Resources]], 27 July 2008</ref> He also wrote the three-issue Marvel/[[Top Cow]] crossover miniseries ''[[Fusion (Marvel/Top Cow)|Fusion]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Emmett |last=Furey |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21504 |title=Abnett & Lanning on Marvel/Top Cow's "Fusion" |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=June 8, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090610152604/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21504| archive-date= 10 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2020 Lanning collaborated with [[Ron Marz]] on the nine-issue [[DC Comics]] [[fictional crossover|crossover]] storyline "[[Endless Winter]]", which would debut that December.<ref>{{cite web|author=Johnston, Rich|author-link=Johnston, Rich|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/endless-winter-preview-and-checklist-in-this-weeks-dc-comics/|title=Enless Winter Preview and Checklist in this Week's DC Comics|date= November 17, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020|publisher=[[Bleeding Cool]]|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118033703/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/endless-winter-preview-and-checklist-in-this-weeks-dc-comics/}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''[[The Sleeze Brothers]]'' (with John Carnell, [[Epic Comics]], 1989–1990)
*''[[Judge Anderson]]'': "Exorcise Duty" (with [[Dan Abnett]], and art by [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], in ''Judge Dredd Annual'' 1991)
* ''[[Death's Head (Marvel Comics)|Death's Head]] II'' (inks, with Dan Abnett, and art by [[Liam Sharp]], mini series and ongoing series, [[Marvel UK]], 1991–1993)
Dreadlands Epic comics with co author Steve White and art by Phil Gascoine, 4 issue miniseries Epic comics 1992
* ''[[Digitek (comics)|Digitek]]'' (with co-author [[John Tomlinson (comics)|John Tomlinson]] and art by [[Dermot Power]], 4-issue mini-series, [[Marvel UK]], 1992)
*''[[Codename: Genetix]]'' (with co-author Graham Marks, pencils by [[Phil Gascoine]] and inks by [[Robin Riggs]], 4-issue mini-series, [[Marvel UK]], 1993)
*''[[The Punisher: Year One]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, pencils by [[Dale Eaglesham]] and inks by [[Scott Koblish]], 4-issue mini-series, [[Marvel Comics]], 1994–1995)
*''[[Force Works]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, [[Marvel Comics]], 1994)
*''[[Resurrection Man (character)|Resurrection Man]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Jackson Guice]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 1997–1999)
*''[[Batman]]'': "[[Batman: Two Faces|Two Faces]]" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], one shot [[Elseworlds]] story, DC, 1998)
*''[[Superman]]'':
** "Prime Time" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by Graham Higgins), a 10-page short story in ''[[Superman]] 80-Page Giant'' No. 1 (Feb. 1999)
** "[[The Superman Monster]]" (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]] and [[Anthony Williams (comics)|Anthony Williams]], [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] [[Elseworlds]] story, DC, 1999)
**''Return to Krypton'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Karl Kerschl]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 2004, [[Titan Books]], {{ISBN|1-84023-798-8}})
**''Strange Attractors'' (with co-authors [[Gail Simone]] and Dan Abnett, and art by [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 2006, [[Titan Books]], {{ISBN|1-84576-249-5}}, DC, {{ISBN|1-4012-0917-3}})
*''[[Legion Lost]]'' (inks, with co-author Dan Abnett, pencils by [[Oliver Coipel]] and [[Pascal Alike]], [[DC Comics|DC]], 2000–2001)
*''[[Wonder Woman]]'' vol. 2 No. 174 (inks, 2001)
* ''[[The Legion (comics)|The Legion]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Chris Batista]], Chip Wallace, Leonard Kirk, [[Dave Cockrum]], [[Tony Harris (cartoonist)|Tony Harris]], Tom Feister, Paul Rivoche and Eric Wight, [[DC Comics|DC]], 2001–2004, tpb, ''Foundations'', collects #25–30, 176 pages, 2004, {{ISBN|1-4012-0338-8}})
*''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]: The Collection'' (with co-authors Dan Abnett and Jeffrey Moy, and art by [[Drew Struzan]], 2002, [[Titan Books]], {{ISBN|1-84023-320-6}})
*''[[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Karl Kerschl]], Marvel Comics, 2002, {{ISBN|0-7851-0889-0}})
* ''[[iCandy]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Kalman Andrasofszky]], DC Comics, 2003–2004)
*''[[Mister Majestic|Majestic]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett):
**''Volume 1: Strange New Visitor'' (with [[Karl Kerschl]], collects ''[[Action Comics]]'' No. 811, ''[[Adventures of Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'' No. 624, ''[[Superman]]'' No. 201 and ''Majestic'' 4-issue mini-series, 2004, [[DC Comics|DC]], 2005, {{ISBN|1-4012-0483-X}})
**''While You Were Out'' (with [[Neil Googe]], [[Georges Jeanty]] and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #1–7, [[Wildstorm]], 2005, {{ISBN|1-4012-0850-9}})
**''Volume 2'' (with Neil Googe, [[Georges Jeanty]] and Trevor Scott, collects ''Majestic'' #8–12, [[Wildstorm]], 2006, {{ISBN|1-4012-0989-0}})
**''Volume 3: Final Cut'' (with Neil Googe, Diego Olmos, [[Kevin West (comics)|Kevin West]] and others, collects ''Majestic'' #13–17 and ''Wildstorm Winter Special'', [[Wildstorm]], January 2007)
*''[[Annihilation (comics)#Nova|Annihilation]]: [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Kev Walker]], [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], 4-issue mini-series, 2006)
*''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics)#Wildstorm Comics|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Wesley Craig]], [[Wildstorm]], November 2006)
* ''[[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett, Marvel Comics, 2007-ongoing)
* ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and art by [[Paul Pelletier]], Marvel Comics, May 2008, ongoing)
*''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'' #1–17 (with co-author Dan Abnett, and art by [[Simon Coleby]], [[Wildstorm]], 2008–2010) collected as:
** ''World's End'' (136 pages, August 2009, {{ISBN|1-4012-2362-1}})
**'' Rule Britannia'' (192 pages, February 2010, {{ISBN|1-4012-2667-1}})
* ''[[War of Kings]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and art by [[Paul Pelletier]], Marvel Comics, March–August 2009)
*''[[Fusion (Marvel/Top Cow)|Fusion]]'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and pencils by [[Tyler Kirkham]], Marvel Comics/[[Top Cow Productions]], May 2009-ongoing)
*[[Realm of Kings]] (with co-author Dan Abnett):
**''Realm of Kings'' (with [[Mahmud Asrar]]/[[Leonardo Manco]], one-shot, Marvel Comics, January 2010)
**''Realm of Kings: [[Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)|Imperial Guard]]'' (with [[Kev Walker]], five-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010, tpb, 120 pages, June 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-4597-4}})
**''Realm of Kings: [[Inhumans]]'' (with pencils by [[Pablo Raimondi]] and inks by [[Andrew Hennessy]], 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010)
*[[Hypernaturals]] (with co-author [[Dan Abnett]] and art by Brad Walker, Andres Guinaldo and Mark Irwin, 12-issue mini-series, [[BOOM! Studios]], July 2012-June 2013)

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=andyl Andy Lanning] at 2000 AD online
*[http://marvel.com/catalog/?writer=Andy%20Lanning Andy Lanning on Marvel.com]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090410035321/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/117609905234943.htm Abnett & Lanning: On the Eve of Nova's Return to Monthly Fun], [[Comics Bulletin]], 9 April 2007
*[https://archive.today/20101222004808/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=153225 Galactus, and Surfer and Skrulls – Oh My! Abnett & Lanning on Nova], [[Newsarama]], 10 April 2008
*[http://www.nottolone.net/legione/2011/07/26/exclusive-interview-with-legion-lost-writers-dan-abnett-and-andy-lanning/ Exclusive: interview with "Legion Lost" writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning!"], Legione dei Super-Eroi. 26 July 2011

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