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Leach also provided art for 2000 AD‘s space war series The V.C.s, from writer Gerry Finley-Day, which centered on “Vacuum Cleaners,” a hard-bitten crew of a space patrol ship battling the alien menace of The Geeks. While Leach was not the sole or even the first artist, his run was memorable and acclaimed.
“While there was an intensity to his action sequences and stunning imagination in his designs, he also brought wonderful touches of whimsey – whether it was the harlequin-turned-hippie computer ‘Brother’ in The V.C.s, the nose-sucking plants of ‘Future Shocks: Bloomin’ Cold’, or Dredd’s striped socks in ‘Ten Years On,’” 2000 AD wrote in their memoriam for Leach. “Although he never had his own signature series in our pages, Garry was one of the artists who helped define 2000 AD‘s first golden age. His imagination and talent leapt from every page and brought a confident dynamism to series such as The V.C.s and Judge Dredd.”
“I’m saddened to hear about the passing of Garry Leach, one of Britain’s greatest comic artists,” said Swamp Thing and The Invisibles artist Chris Weston via Twitter.
“Sorry to learn that GarryLeach has passed away,” added Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons. “A meticulous draftsman and always good company.”
Our sympathies go out to Leach’s family, friends, fans, and colleagues during this difficult time.
