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Cyberlink420 at 19:34, 1 March 2023

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	[[Image:Bryan Hitch.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|Respect his Authoritah!]]		[[Image:Bryan Hitch.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|Respect his Authoritah!]]

	'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, best known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). Long before any of that, as a spotty seventeen year old in the 1980s<ref>Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio. Impact Books</ref>, he drew his first pencils on [[Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]''. He'd go on to do pencils for various ''Transformers'' issues and covers, as well as the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He's been cheerfully disparaging of his early artwork.<ref>~~From his twitter account: [https~~:~~//twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/133432095115706368 6 Nov 2011: ""~~@THEBRYANHITCH are you the same Hitch from the original Death's Head?" I am! Terrible art, yes?~~"] and [~~https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/~~228181641674248192 25th July 2012 on DH fanart~~: "better than the one I did!"]</ref> (Remember that his early artwork ''bloody looks like [[:File:MarvelUK-172.jpg\|THIS]]'')		'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, best known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). Long before any of that, as a spotty seventeen year old in the 1980s<ref>Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio. Impact Books</ref>, he drew his first pencils on [[Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]''. He'd go on to do pencils for various ''Transformers'' issues and covers, as well as the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He's been cheerfully disparaging of his early artwork.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=“@If_I_fell_: @THEBRYANHITCH are you the same Hitch from the original Death's Head?” I am! Terrible art, yes?\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/133432095115706368\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2011\|month=11\|day=7\|(defunct=)}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial\|quote=“@jamieGroovement: @thebryanhitch nearly there with my Deaths Head in 87 http://t.co/pnynMCW4” better than the one I did!\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/228181641674248192\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2012\|month=7\|day=25\|(defunct=)}}</ref> (Remember that his early artwork ''bloody looks like [[:File:MarvelUK-172.jpg\|THIS]]'')

	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.

	The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>~~[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "~~I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richards]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>~~[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "<nowiki>[...]</nowiki>~~ actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."]</ref>		The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you.\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2013\|month=1\|day=15\|(defunct=)}}</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richards]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=@SexyGingerNerd @mrmarkmillar actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers.\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=7\|day=28\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>

Prime Radiant: His name is Reed Richards, used APA style so possessive is Richards's

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His name is Reed Richards, used APA style so possessive is Richards's

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	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.

	The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed ~~Richard~~]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "<nowiki>[...]</nowiki> actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."]</ref>		The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richards]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "<nowiki>[...]</nowiki> actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."]</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>

Cyberlink420 at 19:17, 11 June 2020

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	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.

	The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "<nowiki>[...]</nowiki> actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."</ref>		The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "<nowiki>[...]</nowiki> actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."]</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>

Cyberlink420 at 10:09, 3 September 2018

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	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.

	The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "[...] actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."</ref>		The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "<nowiki>[...]</nowiki> actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>

Cyberlink420: Other article's dead; this one still has the quote, though.

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Other article's dead; this one still has the quote, though.

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	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.

	The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288</ref>		The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "[...] actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>~~http~~://~~forum~~.~~newsarama~~.com/~~showthread.php?t=154249~~</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>

	==Artwork==		==Artwork==

Primestar3: Not that I'm religious or something, I just wanted to correct it.

2015-10-26T17:31:14Z

Not that I'm religious or something, I just wanted to correct it.

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	The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288</ref>		The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in ~~god~~ didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154249</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154249</ref>

	==Artwork==		==Artwork==

Charles RB at 13:49, 20 September 2015

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	'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). Long before any of that, as a spotty seventeen year old in the 1980s<ref>Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio. Impact Books</ref>, he drew his first pencils on [[Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]''. He go on to do pencils for various ''Transformers'' issues and covers, as well as the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He's been cheerfully disparaging of his early artwork.<ref>From his twitter account: [https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/133432095115706368 6 Nov 2011: ""@THEBRYANHITCH are you the same Hitch from the original Death's Head?" I am! Terrible art, yes?"] and [https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/228181641674248192 25th July 2012 on DH fanart: "better than the one I did!"]</ref> (Remember that his early artwork ''bloody looks like [[:File:MarvelUK-172.jpg\|THIS]]'')
			[[Image:Bryan Hitch.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|Respect his Authoritah!]]

			'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, best known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). Long before any of that, as a spotty seventeen year old in the 1980s<ref>Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio. Impact Books</ref>, he drew his first pencils on [[Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]''. He'd go on to do pencils for various ''Transformers'' issues and covers, as well as the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He's been cheerfully disparaging of his early artwork.<ref>From his twitter account: [https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/133432095115706368 6 Nov 2011: ""@THEBRYANHITCH are you the same Hitch from the original Death's Head?" I am! Terrible art, yes?"] and [https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/228181641674248192 25th July 2012 on DH fanart: "better than the one I did!"]</ref> (Remember that his early artwork ''bloody looks like [[:File:MarvelUK-172.jpg\|THIS]]'')

	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.
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	*''Collected Comics'' #10		*''Collected Comics'' #10
	*''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]'' hardcover ([[Titan Books\|Titan]] collection)		*''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]'' hardcover ([[Titan Books\|Titan]] collection)
	~~{{creatorstub}}~~

	==References==		==References==

Charles RB: no evidence Hitch (non-jokingly) said it was another Hitch that drew his stuff, a bunch of tweets and a book that mention Marvel UK

2015-09-20T12:59:57Z

no evidence Hitch (non-jokingly) said it was another Hitch that drew his stuff, a bunch of tweets and a book that mention Marvel UK

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	{{disambig3\|Brian}}		{{disambig3\|Brian}}
	'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). In the ~~late~~ 1980s~~, long before doing work on those titles which brought him fame~~, he ~~did~~ pencils ~~for various issues of~~ Marvel UK's ''Transformers'' ~~comic~~, as well as ~~pencilling~~ the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He ~~now often claims that this was~~ the ~~work of a different Bryan~~ Hitch.		'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). Long before any of that, as a spotty seventeen year old in the 1980s<ref>Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio. Impact Books</ref>, he drew his first pencils on [[Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]''. He go on to do pencils for various ''Transformers'' issues and covers, as well as the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He's been cheerfully disparaging of his early artwork.<ref>From his twitter account: [https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/133432095115706368 6 Nov 2011: ""@THEBRYANHITCH are you the same Hitch from the original Death's Head?" I am! Terrible art, yes?"] and [https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/228181641674248192 25th July 2012 on DH fanart: "better than the one I did!"]</ref> (Remember that his early artwork ''bloody looks like [[:File:MarvelUK-172.jpg\|THIS]]'')

	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style~~, but sure as hell didn't~~ when ~~drawing giant robots... until~~ he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection, ~~for which he used~~ his ~~modern drawing style~~.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.

			The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richard]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in god didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154249</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in god didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154249</ref>

	A return, of sorts, to drawing Transformers was made in a recent issue of ''Fantastic Four'', where Reed Richard's giant anti-Galactus robot bore an uncanny resemblance to a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|certain Cybertronian leading man]]...

	==Artwork==		==Artwork==

Nevermore at 14:47, 17 April 2013

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	'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). In the late 1980s, long before doing work on titles which brought him fame, he did pencils for various issues of Marvel UK's ''Transformers'' comic, as well as pencilling the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He now often claims that this was the work of a different Bryan Hitch.		'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). In the late 1980s, long before doing work on those titles which brought him fame, he did pencils for various issues of Marvel UK's ''Transformers'' comic, as well as pencilling the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He now often claims that this was the work of a different Bryan Hitch.

	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style, but sure as hell didn't when drawing giant robots... until he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection, for which he used his modern drawing style.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style, but sure as hell didn't when drawing giant robots... until he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection, for which he used his modern drawing style.

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	'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, best known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). Long before any of that, as a spotty seventeen year old in the 1980s<ref>Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio. Impact Books</ref>, he drew his first pencils on [[Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]''. He'd go on to do pencils for various ''Transformers'' issues and covers, as well as the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He's been cheerfully disparaging of his early artwork.<ref>~~From his twitter account: [https~~:~~//twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/133432095115706368 6 Nov 2011: ""~~@THEBRYANHITCH are you the same Hitch from the original Death's Head?" I am! Terrible art, yes?~~"] and [~~https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/~~228181641674248192 25th July 2012 on DH fanart~~: "better than the one I did!"]</ref> (Remember that his early artwork ''bloody looks like [[:File:MarvelUK-172.jpg\|THIS]]'')		'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, best known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). Long before any of that, as a spotty seventeen year old in the 1980s<ref>Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio. Impact Books</ref>, he drew his first pencils on [[Marvel UK]]'s ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]''. He'd go on to do pencils for various ''Transformers'' issues and covers, as well as the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He's been cheerfully disparaging of his early artwork.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=“@If_I_fell_: @THEBRYANHITCH are you the same Hitch from the original Death's Head?” I am! Terrible art, yes?\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/133432095115706368\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2011\|month=11\|day=7\|(defunct=)}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial\|quote=“@jamieGroovement: @thebryanhitch nearly there with my Deaths Head in 87 http://t.co/pnynMCW4” better than the one I did!\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/228181641674248192\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2012\|month=7\|day=25\|(defunct=)}}</ref> (Remember that his early artwork ''bloody looks like [[:File:MarvelUK-172.jpg\|THIS]]'')

	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style. We got to see this contemporary style used on our favourite robots when he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection.

	The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>~~[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296 "~~I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you."]</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richards]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>~~[https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288 "<nowiki>[...]</nowiki>~~ actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers."]</ref>		The [[Michael Bay]] films are things he's an admitted fan of.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I want another Transformers movie. Stop it. Look, bloody stop laughing, alright? Fuck off, I liked them. Oh there's no talking to you.\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/291332956495159296\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2013\|month=1\|day=15\|(defunct=)}}</ref> In an issue of his and Mark Millar's ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', [[Mister Fantastic\|Reed Richards]]'s giant anti-Galactus robot nods to both ''Power Rangers'' and ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (with a few features that are [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|just prime]]). <ref>{{citesocial\|quote=@SexyGingerNerd @mrmarkmillar actually that was much a nod to power rangers on my part as transformers.\|link=https://twitter.com/THEBRYANHITCH/status/626165899268108288\|name=Bryan Hitch\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=7\|day=28\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>		He almost became a priest, until deciding that his lack of belief in God didn't quite gel with the job description.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bryan-hitch-spotlight/ CBR – NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight]</ref>

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	'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). In the late 1980s, long before doing work on titles which brought him fame, he did pencils for various issues of Marvel UK's ''Transformers'' comic, as well as pencilling the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He now often claims that this was the work of a different Bryan Hitch.		'''Bryan Hitch''' is a British comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wildstorm's ''Stormwatch'' (vol. 2) and ''The Authority'' (both together with writer Warren Ellis), DC's ''JLA'' (with writer Mark Waid) and the Ultimate [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] titles ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'' (with writer Mark Millar). In the late 1980s, long before doing work on those titles which brought him fame, he did pencils for various issues of Marvel UK's ''Transformers'' comic, as well as pencilling the first five issues of ''[[Death's Head (G1)\|Death's Head]]''. He now often claims that this was the work of a different Bryan Hitch.

	He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style, but sure as hell didn't when drawing giant robots... until he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection, for which he used his modern drawing style.		He currently employs a widescreen, photo-realistic drawing style, but sure as hell didn't when drawing giant robots... until he was hired by [[Titan Books\|Titan]] to provide the cover for the hardcover edition of their ''[[Transformers: End of the Road\|End of the Road]]'' collection, for which he used his modern drawing style.