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Gerry
Finley-Day
Scottish writer, editor and creator
Co-creator of Rogue Trooper and one of the defining voices of British comics.
For more than fifty years, Gerry Finley-Day has written stories across Battle, Action, Eagle and 2000 AD — spanning war, science fiction, adventure and horror.
Co-creator of Rogue Trooper with artist Dave Gibbons.
- 50+ years in British comics
- Co-creator of Rogue Trooper
- Published in Battle, Action, Eagle and 2000 AD
- Work adapted into film, games and collected editions
Featured
Rogue Trooper comes to the screen.
More than forty years after first appearing in the pages of 2000 AD, Rogue Trooper has been adapted into a feature film directed by Duncan Jones. Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, Rogue follows a genetically engineered soldier across the poisoned battlefields of Nu-Earth.
Books
The Morgenland series.
The Men from Morgenland
An officer of Abwehr (German Military Intelligence) with lingering combat wounds which preclude air travel embarks on a marathon drive from Berlin to Turkey to meet with a mysterious cabal seeking its involvement in forthcoming attacks on Allied bases across the Mediterranean and beyond. But leading anti-Nazis such as the officer's own chief Admiral Canaris tip off London and Moscow in the hope their own agents in the field – including those of NKVD's murder arm SMERSH – can at some point stop this road trip in its tracks.
Paperback on Amazon →The Monsters of Morgenland
The odds are stacked against an FW 200 Condor carrying a military-diplomatic mission – including a certain Abwehr officer – from ever reaching its destination, the Japanese capital Tokyo. Soviet security chief Lavrenti Beria has been forewarned of the epic 13,000 km flight – albeit obliquely – by his SS counterpart, a Heinrich Himmler cynically pursuing his own political agenda. Accordingly, one of the legendary 'Night Witches' takes to the air to find the Condor and consign it to the depths of the Gobi Desert…but that same wilderness holds shocks for dogfight survivors, including the beautiful Russian pilot herself.
The Morgenland Marks
A tiny desert island off the East African coastline is the ideal rendezvous, given its equidistance, for the top Axis admirals – Raeder and Yamamoto – to meet and determine joint naval strategy. The island is also the perfect stepping-stone for a certain Abwehr officer 'in steerage' to accomplish a passage home to Germany from the Orient…and similarly for a beautiful Indian girl headed in the opposite direction in the zealous service of the anti-British revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose. But Allied codebreakers have learnt of the secret summit…and OSS/MI6 intend the annihilation of everyone gathered on that little piece of paradise.
About
A lifetime in British comics.
Gerry Finley-Day is a Scottish writer, editor and creator whose work has helped shape British comics for more than five decades.
He is best known as the co-creator of Rogue Trooper, the iconic science-fiction character first published in 2000 AD in 1981 and later adapted into a feature film directed by Duncan Jones. Created alongside artist Dave Gibbons, Rogue Trooper remains one of the most enduring and recognisable characters in British comics.
Throughout his career, Gerry has written for many of Britain's most influential comic titles, including Battle Picture Weekly, Action, Eagle and 2000 AD. His creations include Fiends of the Eastern Front, Harry Twenty on the High Rock and The V.C.s, while his wider body of work spans war, science fiction, adventure and horror.
Today, his work remains an important part of British comics history, influencing generations of writers, artists and creators across comics, film, television and games.
Selected Works
Five decades of stories.
Rogue Trooper
2000 ADCo-created with artist Dave Gibbons. The iconic blue-skinned G.I. surviving in a war-ravaged future world, carrying the bio-chips of his fallen comrades. Later adapted into a feature film directed by Duncan Jones.
Fiends of the Eastern Front
2000 ADA World War II horror strip following a German soldier who discovers his unit is fighting alongside vampires on the Eastern Front.
Harry Twenty on the High Rock
2000 ADA futuristic prison drama set aboard an orbiting space prison, following Harry Thompson's desperate bid for freedom.
The V.C.s
2000 ADA sci-fi war strip following humanity's battle against alien invaders in deep space — one of the defining strips of the 2000 AD golden era.
Career Highlights
Stories, characters and worlds that endure.
Rogue Trooper
Co-created with Dave Gibbons for 2000 AD, Rogue Trooper became one of British comics' most recognisable science-fiction characters.
Fiends of the Eastern Front
A cult blend of Second World War drama and gothic horror.
Harry Twenty on the High Rock
A tense science-fiction prison story set aboard an orbital penal colony.
The V.C.s
A futuristic military adventure exploring camaraderie, sacrifice and the cost of conflict.
Battle, Action, Eagle and 2000 AD
Contributions to some of Britain's most influential and enduring comics titles.
Tammy
Former editor of the influential girls' comic.
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