John M Burns Retires

[Barrington Boots]

https://downthetubes.net/2000ad-and-look-in-artist-john-m-burns-announces-his-retirement-biography-in-the-works

I love John's work. He's done some incredible work over the years, both for the Prog and beyond. I always feel his 2000ad work combines action storytelling a bit of what I think of as Ladybird book style about it - lovely old school handpainted images, vividly coloured and so rich in true to life detail and 60s aesthetic - as well dynamism and a real knack for beautiful character portrayals. I'd hoped he'd be drawing something new following The Order: shame we won't see anything new from him, but a well-earned retirement.

[Blue Cactus]

Legend!

[IndigoPrime]

A giant. Glad that he got to see out The Order, even if he didn't seem thrilled about drawing all those big robots!

[Richard]

It would be good if Tharg could coax one last cover or star scan out of him before he stops.

[Le Fink]

What a career. Everything I've seen of his has been great, and particularly Nikolai Dante.

[Hawkmumbler]

Johns work on Dante was one of those great 'Woah, comics can DO that?' moments of my life. I would love to see him do the occasional star scan or cover, but even if its not for years and a day the mans earned his rest and keep.
One of the progs best.

[Colin YNWA]

Yeah saw this on the FB John Burns group and hope the messages are being past onto him from there. Go join in .

As said an amazing body of work and while it might not be the best of circumstances to be made to retire I hope it gives him time to reflect on the immense joy he's brought so many.

[The Legendary Shark]

This would qualify for another Secret Project, methinks. Alas, I no longer have the resources (or credibility, I fear). A great artist; I'll miss his work but hope he has a long and peaceful retirement.

[The Corinthian]

End of an era.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Wishing him a long and happy retirement - by grud, he's earned it. One of the greats.

[karlos]

Remember first seeing his work in the 80s Eagle, on Fists of Danny Pyke, and loved him ever since.

I truly hope he has a fantastic retirement.

[AlexF]

A true legend, of British comics in general but very much 2000AD in particular - I'd never seen or heard of him before he showed up on Dredd in the very early 90s, but his blend of realsitcally depicted people in loopy sci-fi worlds was perfect.

Obviously sad he won't draw strips any more, but so good that it's not coming with a death announcement. Retirement not to be sniffed at! (Especially when my bank tells me I mustn't even think of it til I'm 80, if I want to keep my mortgage...)

[Richard]

I don't know if the page count makes this unfeasible, but it would be cool if Rebellion published a complete collection of John Burns' Judge Dredd stories, or some other showcase of his work for Tharg.

[broodblik]

Another article related to his retirement:

https://2000ad.com/news/no-more-robots-no-more-trains-2000-ad-wishes-a-very-happy-retirement-to-the-legendary-john-m-burns/

[davidbishop]

John has painted close to 400 pages of Dredd strip, excluding the first two parts of The Exterminator which was finished by Frejo.