Peter Hogan
British comics creator
Peter K. Hogan is an English writer and comics writer, best known for Resident Alien, which he co-created with artist Steve Parkhouse. Hogan began his comics career as editor of cult British comic magazine Revolver in 1990–1991, before working for 2000 AD, American comic book publishers Vertigo, America's Best Comics and Dark Horse Comics
Biography
In 1978, Pete Townshend of rock band The Who asked Hogan to set up and manage his Magic Bus Bookshop in Richmond. Hogan then worked as commissioning editor for Townshend's Eel Pie Publishing from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Projects included Pennie Smith's book of Clash photos, Viv Stanshall's Sir Henry At Rawlinson End, Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray's Bowie – An Illustrated Record. Hogan worked on the editorial side, with John Brown (later the publisher of Viz comic) on the business side. His known associates at that time were rock music journalists Dave Marsh and Patrick Humphries.
Hogan worked as a record company press officer for Rough Trade during the early days of The Smiths, and for IRS Records where he worked for R.E.M., as well as writing about music and film, for magazines like Melody Maker and Sky and Vox, and much later on Uncut. He went on to write books about The Bangles, The Doors, Queen, R.E.M., The Velvet Underground and Nick Drake.
He also was a contributing writer to a biography about The Monkees pop group.
Hogan is the brother-in-law of noted UK comic artist/typographer/design guru Rian Hughes.
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