The Eighties

By the 1980's the superhero characters were becoming more concentrated, as the success of 2000 A.D. prompted additional titles with a science fiction theme, lending themselves to superheroics. As such from this date on I've split the characters up based on the title they debuted in.

Crisis (1988)

Marvel Epic (1987)

Perhaps influenced by D.C.'s success with Vertigo, in 1987 Marvel U.S.' Epic comics imprint also debuted a story penned by a British writer known for their work on 2000 A.D. (and other titles) - indeed, the man who had brought 2000 A.D. into being, the inestimable Pat Mills.

Marshal Law

Harrier Comics

Published by Martin Lock, who had previously produced the prominent comics fanzine BEM, Harrier Comics was an independent publisher the produced several comics in a more-or-less American format (not magazine size, single strip each month, rather than the more common magazine-sized weekly anthologies the UK tended to produce) through the 1980s.

DC

Unlike their rival Marvel, DC didn't have a specific UK division producing new fiction (although the odd piece cropped up in Britain Annuals). However, from the mid-80s many prominent British writers such as Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison began making an impact on the U.S. scene, leading to the creation of the Vertigo imprint. Though U.S. published, they were British written, so I'm mentioning them here for completeness sake.

One of the most influential titles written by a Brit and published by D.C. was Watchmen, Alan Moore's story that began as a reimagining of the old Charlton heroes D.C. had purchased the rights to, and became a groundbreaking deconstruction of the whole superhero genre.

Strange Days (Eclipse, 1984)

Later the same year that Alan Moore took the U.S. by storm, Eclipse Comics in the U.S. published a short lived anthology showcasing British writers and artists (again, 2000 A.D. graduates), Strange Days.

Deadline (1988)

Only a month or so after Crisis debuted, another British magazine launched, resurrecting Johnny Nemo and introducing Tank Girl

Trident (1989)

Others

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