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Instructions · What links here · Josh Hicks (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 37 days ago by Biggestalan (talk: D · +) · Last edited 37 days ago by Citation bot

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Josh Hicks is a Welsh cartoonist, filmmaker and author. Born in 1991 and raised in Maesycwmmer,^[1]^[2]^[3] he is best known for the graphic novels Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition, Hotelitor: Luxury-Class Defense and Hospitality Unit, and his work on Dark Horse Comics' series of licensed Minecraft comics.^[4]^[5] His directorial debut, the animated BBC Wales short Spectre of the Bear, was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2024 Bafta Cymru Awards.^[6]^[7]

Career

Josh Hicks began his comics career in 2016 by self-publishing Glorious Wrestling Alliance in minicomic format.^[8]^[9]^[10] Hicks published three issues in this format before the series was collected in a mass-market edition titled Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition by Lerner Publishing Group in 2021.^[11]^[12]^[13] Lerner went on to publish Hicks' Hotelitor: Luxury-Class Defense and Hospitality Unit in 2024.^[14]^[15]^[16]

Hicks co-directed two animated music videos for Foo Fighters in 2021, and in 2023 directed the animated short film Spectre of the Bear, starring Bill Nighy and Craig Roberts.^[17]^[18]^[19] The film received nominations at both the British Animation Awards and BAFTA Cymru Awards.^[20] That year, Hicks also directed a short based on his Glorious Wrestling Alliance comics.^[21]

Hicks wrote and illustrated Minecraft: Out of Order Volume 1 for Dark Horse Comics in 2025. The same year, Walker Books announced that they would be publishing Hicks' YOU VS series of illustrated choose-your-path adventure novels.^[22]^[23]

Selected Bibliography

Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition (2021)
Hotelitor: Luxury-Class Defense and Hospitality Unit (2024)
Minecraft: Out of Order Volume 1 (2025)

Selected Filmography

Spectre of the Bear (2023)
Glorious Wrestling Alliance (2023)

References

^ "Josh Hicks on conspiracy theories, making animation and the BAFTA Cymru Awards". Ffilm Cymru Wales. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ Davies, Eve (2 September 2022). "Cartoonists, wrestling fans; now picture book artists: Josh Hicks & Ioan Morris tell the fearless story of ORIG WILLIAMS". Buzz Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ Freeman, John (2 April 2022). "Panel Borders: Sporting Titles with Ellen Lindner and Josh Hicks". Down The Tubes. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ Hesse, Brendan. "Exclusive: Dark Horse Reveals New Minecraft Graphic Novel Series, Will Debut Weeks Before Film". Gamespot. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ "Minecraft: Out of Order Vol. 1 Encourages You to Build Your Own Way". Graphic Policy. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ "Nominations for BAFTA Cymru Awards 2024 announced". Nation.Cymru. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ Gurner, Richard (15 October 2024). "Maesycwmmer filmmaker up for Bafta Cymru award". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ Oliver, Andy (2 September 2016). "Glorious Wrestling Alliance – Josh Hicks Pokes Fond Fun at the Grappling World in this Ensemble Character Piece". Broken Frontier. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ "The 25 Best Comic Books of 2018". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ Barnes, Dan (7 October 2021). "Caerphilly cartoonist lands deal with American publisher". South Wales Argus. Newsquest. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ McKay, Nancy. "Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition". School Library Journal. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ Serrano Denis, Ricardo (4 October 2021). "Turnbuckle BEATdown: GLORIOUS WRESTLING ALLIANCE hides deep wrasslin' lore in a tale about anxiety and glory". ComicsBeat.
^ "Glorious Wrestling Alliance". Kirkus. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ Puc, Samantha (30 April 2024). "Exclusive Preview: HOTELITOR satirizes capitalism in deep space". ComicsBeat. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ "Hotelitor". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ "Hotelitor". Kirkus. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ Adam, Korenman. "Working for the Foo Fighters - A Chat with Bomper Studios". School of Motion. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ "Beacons: Short Films from Wales". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ "Spectre of the Bear". British Council UK Film Database. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ "Finalists Announced for 2024 British Animation Awards". Skwigly. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ "Glorious Wrestling Alliance". IMDB. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ Bailey, Cassidy. "Walker Books wins multi-way auction for Josh Hicks' choose-your-path series". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ "YOU VS The Poison Plot". Walker Books.

External links

Josh Hicks at IMDb

[1] "Josh Hicks on conspiracy theories, making animation and the BAFTA Cymru Awards". Ffilm Cymru Wales. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[2] Davies, Eve (2 September 2022). "Cartoonists, wrestling fans; now picture book artists: Josh Hicks & Ioan Morris tell the fearless story of ORIG WILLIAMS". Buzz Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[3] Freeman, John (2 April 2022). "Panel Borders: Sporting Titles with Ellen Lindner and Josh Hicks". Down The Tubes. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[4] Hesse, Brendan. "Exclusive: Dark Horse Reveals New Minecraft Graphic Novel Series, Will Debut Weeks Before Film". Gamespot. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[5] "Minecraft: Out of Order Vol. 1 Encourages You to Build Your Own Way". Graphic Policy. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[6] "Nominations for BAFTA Cymru Awards 2024 announced". Nation.Cymru. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[7] Gurner, Richard (15 October 2024). "Maesycwmmer filmmaker up for Bafta Cymru award". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[8] Oliver, Andy (2 September 2016). "Glorious Wrestling Alliance – Josh Hicks Pokes Fond Fun at the Grappling World in this Ensemble Character Piece". Broken Frontier. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[9] "The 25 Best Comic Books of 2018". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[10] Barnes, Dan (7 October 2021). "Caerphilly cartoonist lands deal with American publisher". South Wales Argus. Newsquest. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[11] McKay, Nancy. "Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition". School Library Journal. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[12] Serrano Denis, Ricardo (4 October 2021). "Turnbuckle BEATdown: GLORIOUS WRESTLING ALLIANCE hides deep wrasslin' lore in a tale about anxiety and glory". ComicsBeat.

[13] "Glorious Wrestling Alliance". Kirkus. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[14] Puc, Samantha (30 April 2024). "Exclusive Preview: HOTELITOR satirizes capitalism in deep space". ComicsBeat. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[15] "Hotelitor". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[16] "Hotelitor". Kirkus. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[17] Adam, Korenman. "Working for the Foo Fighters - A Chat with Bomper Studios". School of Motion. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[18] "Beacons: Short Films from Wales". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[19] "Spectre of the Bear". British Council UK Film Database. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[20] "Finalists Announced for 2024 British Animation Awards". Skwigly. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[21] "Glorious Wrestling Alliance". IMDB. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[22] Bailey, Cassidy. "Walker Books wins multi-way auction for Josh Hicks' choose-your-path series". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[23] "YOU VS The Poison Plot". Walker Books.

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