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darwen , lancashire , england british 150 british 1967 y john smith -lrb- comics -rrb-
 john smith
john smith -lrb- comics -rrb-

john smith -lrb- born 1967 -rrb- is a british comics writer best known for his work on `` 2000 ad '' and `` crisis '' .
smith 's work is characterised by intricate , sometimes obscure plots and an interest in taboos and the occult , told in an elliptic , fractured narrative style reminiscent of iain sinclair or the cut-up technique of william s. burroughs .
other notable influences include michael moorcock , edgar rice burroughs , alan moore and noël coward .
his best-known character is `` devlin waugh '' , a flamboyantly gay exorcist , assassin and vampire working for the vatican of the future , co-created with artist sean phillips for the `` judge dredd megazine '' .
