Jim Baikie

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James George Baikie (/ˈbki/;[4] 28 February 1940 – 29 December 2017) was a Scottish comics artist best known for his work with Alan Moore on Skizz. He was also a musician.

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Jim Baikie
BornJames George Baikie
(1940-02-28)28 February 1940
Orkney, Scotland
Died29 December 2017(2017-12-29) (aged 77)[1]
Orkney, Scotland[2][3]
NationalityScottish
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Skizz
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Baikie served as a Corporal with the Royal Air Force in 1956–1963 before joining a printing company.[5] Baikie joined Morgan-Grampian studio as an artist in 1964 and was an illustrator for the National Savings Committee in 1965–1966.[2] Balkie was a bass guitarist in bands James Fenda and the Vulcans and Compass among others.[6]

Baikie began his comics career illustrating the romance comic Valentine for Fleetway.[1] Over the next twenty years, he built a solid reputation working for TV comics such as Look-in,[5] including adaptations of The Monkees and Star Trek, all scripted by Angus Allan. He also worked extensively in British girls' comics such as June and Jinty.[2] In the 1980s, Baikie drew The Twilight World in Warrior.[1]

In Britain, he is probably best known for collaborating with Alan Moore on Skizz.[2] Baikie was so attached to the character that he went on to both write and illustrate Skizz II and Skizz III for 2000AD.[1] 2000 AD spin-off Crisis also saw Baikie produce the art for the New Statesmen story.[2]

Baikie has also worked in the United States, on superhero strips such as Batman and The Spectre.[1] In 1986, he co-created Electric Warrior with writer Doug Moench.[7] A new collaboration with Alan Moore also appeared in the guise of the First American.[1]

Personal life

Baikie married his wife Wendy (née Lawson) in 1961. The couple had five daughters: Jacqueline, Jane, Vanessa, Caitrian, and Ellen. At the time of Baikie's death, they had 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[2]

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Bibliography

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Comics work includes:

  • Star Trek
  • June
    • Gymnast Jinty
    • Tilly's Magic Tranny
  • Jinty:
    • "Left-Out Linda", 1974
    • "The Kat and Mouse Game", 1975
    • "Face The Music, Flo!", 1975
    • "Ping-Pong Paula", 1975
    • "Miss No-Name", 1976
    • "Willa on Wheels", 1976
    • "Rose Among the Thornes", 1976
    • "Spell of the Spinning Wheel", 1977
    • "Fran'll Fix It!", 1977
    • "Two Mothers for Maggie", 1977
    • "Wild Rose", 1978
    • "Fran'll Fix It!" (sequel), 1978
    • "The Forbidden Garden", 1979
    • "Village of Fame", 1979
    • "White Water", 1980
  • Tammy
    • Glen - Lonely Dog on a Quest 1971
  • Skizz:
    • "Skizz" (with Alan Moore, in 2000 AD #308–330, 1983)
    • "Alien Cultures" (script and art, in 2000 AD #767–775, 1992)
    • "Skizz Book 3" (script and art, in 2000 AD #912–927, 1994–1995)
  • Twilight World (in Warrior #14–17, 1983)
  • Bloodfang (in Eagle #116–127, 1983)
  • Judge Dredd
    • "The Switch" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #369, 1984)
    • "Oz" (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #546 and 569–570, 1987–1988)
    • "Hitman (with John Wagner/Alan Grant, in 2000 AD #571–573, 1988)
    • "In the Bath" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #626, 1989)
    • "Little Spuggy's Xmas" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #658, 1989)
    • "Midnite's Children" (with John Wagner, in Judge Dredd Megazine #1.01–1.05, 1990–1991)
    • "An Everyday Disaster" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1309, 2002)
  • New Statesmen (with John Smith, in Crisis #1–4, #9–12 and #28, 1988–1989)
  • Vigilante #17–18 (with Alan Moore, DC Comics, 1985)
  • Electric Warrior #1–18 (with Doug Moench, DC Comics, 1986–1987)
  • "Clive Barker's Nightbreed" #1–4 (with Alan Grant, Epic comics, 1990)
  • Amadeus Wolf: "Cursitor Doom - The Man Who Died Every Day" (with John Tomlinson, in 2000AD Action Special, 1992)
  • Tharg's Future Shocks: "Hot Iron" (script and art, in 2000 AD #797, 1992)
  • Black Mask (with Brian Augustyn, 2-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 1995)
  • Star Wars: Empire's End (with Tom Veitch, 3-issue mini-series, Dark Horse Comics)
  • "First American and U.S.Angel" (with Alan Moore, in Tomorrow Stories #1–12, America's Best Comics, 1999–2003)
  • Deathblow By Blows (with Alan Moore, Wildstorm, 2000)
  • The Victorian #8–11 (with Len Wein, Penny Farthing Press, 2001)
  • "The First American: How Come Nobody Likes The First American These Days?" (with Alan Moore, in Tomorrow Stories Special #2, America's Best Comics, 2006)

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