Alan Grant

Alan Grant (7 February 1949 – 20 July 2022) was a Scottish comic book writer renowned for his work on Judge Dredd in 2000 AD and various Batman titles from the late 1980s to the early 2000s[1][3]. He co-created iconic characters such as Anarky, Victor Zsasz, and the Ventriloquist, and collaborated frequently with longtime partner John Wagner[1][4]. Grant wrote across genres including science fiction, fantasy, comedy, mystery, superheroes, and historical drama, leaving behind a towering legacy in comics[4][9].