Career Highlights - Tim Perkins

This is a brief look in chronological order of the career of Tim Perkins up-to-date, in the worlds of comic books, theme parks and animation.

1980 Tim Perkins Leaves College and works for several companies producing Graphics as a Freelancer.

1983 Tim begins work on "Hide Seek and Kill", re-writing a storyline he had written several years earlier whilst in the sixth form.

1984 'Metempsychosis' written and drawn by Tim Perkins. Printed in issue #14 of Marvel UK's Mighty World of Marvel. Cover Date: July 1984. No payment due to work being a spotlight to potential new talent (who cared at that point?).

1985 Tim writes and draws several Fantasy comic stories: "More Fool I", "Soldier of Fortune" and "Under the Bed", amongst others.

1985 Produces 'Kin' written by Martin Lock for Harrier Comics' Swiftsure anthology comic, issue #6. Tim also produces his first episode of Ram Assassin also in issue #6, this follows on from the strip as drawn by Jeff Anderson. This is followed by two further episodes of 'Ram Assassin' in issues #7 & #8 again written by Martin Lock.

1985 First mainstream work for Marvel UK inking Barry Kitson on issue 50 of Transformers. Cover Date: 1st March 1986

1987 Various work from London Editions. Tim cites Dreamstone (1990 –1991) as a high point here.

1990-1992 Work begins for 2000A.D. painting colour over John Ridgway firstly. This leads to other work. Titles include:

1992 Work begins for new Comic Triffik. Radio 4 D.J. Johnny Walker uses James Hill/Tim Perkins Concept Dinoswords for Promotional purposes for comic launch. Titles include:

1993 2000A.D. Tharg's Future Shocks. Sees print in 2000A.D. Sci Fi Special #18 Cover Date: 1995

1993-1994 Tim flies out to New York to the Defiant Bullpen. Over a nine month period works as colourist/penciller/inker/plotter on various titles:

1997 Work begins for Caliber Comics following brief stint helping out the late Art Wetherall.

1999 Tim tries to set up new comic company Ballistic Studios with fellow comics creators John Ridgway, Jon Haward, Alan Grant, Art Wetherall Paul Roberts, brother Chris and others.

1999 Last Puppy Dog Tales comic #12 for Newsstand Publications. Tim Leaves the Comic Business.

1999 Work begins at Kraftwork Animatronics as Concept Artist/Designer. Creates concepts, which are then built for various theme parks all over the world.

2000 Work begins at Morpheus Animations. Pre-production Art/Storyboards/Concept Art/Post-production Art/Screenplay/Novel.

2003 Work begins for Toontastic Publishing. First Comic Book work in four years.

2009

2015

January - Worlds End - Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall - Painting begins.
January - Tim attends True Believers Comic Festival.
February - New "All At Sea!" Worlds End A4 Poster launches Art by Tim with digital paints by Stefan Agius.
August - Tim is a guest at Wonderlands Graphic Novel Festival.
October - NEW Dinoswords - The Primordial Edition Website launches and NEW Dinoswords - The Primordial Edition comic goes to Print at Direct-ED - Pre-Sales Announced.
June - Wizards Keep is 10 Years Old. Party held with special guests invited along from the world of comics and family and friends.
December - NEW Dinoswords - The Primordial Edition Comic World Launches at MaltaComicCon 2015.
December - New "All At Sea!" Worlds End A4 Poster launches at MaltaComicCon 2015 - Signing by Tim and Stefan.
New Dinoswords Facebook pages are created.

2016

January - Worlds End - Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall - Painting continues.
January Creative Curriculum Comics artwork starts for Direct-ED. Scripts and Art by Tim - Edits by Joe Mugan and Tim.
July - Tim is a Guest at Preston Comic Con.
November - Tim is a Guest at Blackburn Comic Con.
November - Tim is a guest speaker at Educated Yorkshire - Comics as a Teaching Aid.
Worlds End Calendar 2017 launched.

2017

January - Worlds End - Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall - Painting continues.
January - Tim is commissioned to create a piece of tribute art for the coffee table "100 Years" Centenary Celebration book - Kirby and Me. Tim draws and paints, his favourite Jack Kirby villain, Darkseid
April - Worlds End - Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall Pre-Sales Open with Sales Incentives.
Creative Curriculum Comics continues for Direct-ED. Scripts and Art by Tim - Edits by Joe Mugan and Tim.
Tim is a speaker at the Education Show at the NEC in Birmingham.
March - The Kirby and Me book arrives with Tim's tribute art, Darkseid inside it.
June - Lancaster Comics Day - Tim is a panellist on the Jack Kirby Panel.
July - Tim is a guest at St Helens Comic Con.
August - Tim is a panellist on Glenn Fleming's The Jack Kirby A Personal Journey DVD Panel at Oldham Library.

2018

January - Worlds End - Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall - Painting continues.
January - December Revamping of the entire Direct-ED Exercise Book Cover Ranges begins.
New inner content is created for Direct-ED Exercise books.
Education Show at the NEC in Birmingham.
New books are created for Direct-ED
Creative Curriculum Comics artwork Continue for Direct-ED. Scripts and Art by Tim - Edits by Joe Mugan and Tim.
Fully Painted Environment Comic Cover/Poster Art created for Direct-ED.

2019

June - Worlds End final pages of lettering produced in USA by Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft.
July - Worlds End • Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall Artwork finished.
August - Final Artwork edits and tweaks for Worlds End • Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall.
August - Worlds End • Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall final edits/design and sent to L.E.G.O. in Italy to be printed.
November - Worlds End • Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall is World books arrive back from L.E.G.O. in Italy. They are inspected at Direct-ED where the pallets are checked off the wagon and then the books are checked for quality. The printers have done an incredible job.
November - Worlds End • Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall is World Launch at MFCC TA' QALI in Malta.
November - Worlds End • Volume 2 - A Hard Reign's Gonna Fall UK Launch at The Whitehall Hotel - Darwen - Lancashire.
November - Worlds End • Volume 1 - The Riders on the Storm - Grand Charity Giveaway. 800 copies are given away to local children for Christmas.
December - Christmas Fair at The Whitehall Hotel - Darwen - Lancashire.

2020

January - Script written for Worlds End • Volume 3 - Don't Fear The Reapers.
January - Script written for Worlds End • Volume 4 - Close to the Edge.
March - Children's Book (watercolours on Saunders Waterford watercolour paper) The Adventures of Albie and Olive - Written by Joe Mugan - Art by Tim starts
April - Children's Book (watercolours on Saunders Waterford watercolour paper) The Adventures of Albie and Olive - Written by Joe Mugan - Art by Tim finished.
April - August - New Environment Comic created Script: Joe Mugan - Art: Tim for Direct-ED
March - Sadly, Gaby cannot continue as Colour Flats Assistant Wizard.
March - Search for a NEW Colour Flats Assistant Wizard Announced
May - September All Front and Back Pages Pencilled and Design work completed for Worlds End • Volume 3 - Don't Fear The Reapers.
May - September All Front and Back Pages Pencilled and Design work completed for Worlds End • Volume 4 - Close to the Edge, except for the Endpapers and the Cover.
May - Finished Painted Cover for Worlds End • Volume 3 - Don't Fear The Reapers Announced.
June - Tim's Artwork will be featured during each installation process of the latest Painter 2021 software in Corel's painting program. This is a real feather in the cap for Tim's artwork.
September - December Strip Pages for Worlds End • Volume 3 - Don't Fear The Reapers are being worked on.
October - Ric Lumb hired as NEW Colour Flats Assistant Wizard.

2021

January - Strip Pages for Worlds End • Volume 3 - Don't Fear The Reapers continue to be worked on.
February - New Prose Story Announced on the Worlds End website.
March - First of Ric Lumb's Flats announced.
September - NEW A2 Poster "Something Aoevill This Way Comes" launches with FULL Art by "HOT" New Artist, Tom Longworth.