| Friday | |
|---|---|
| Character information | |
| First appearance | 2000 AD #650 (October 1989) (1989) |
| Created by | Dave Gibbons |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fleetway |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Title(s) | Numerous |
| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) 2000 AD. |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 1989–1996 |
| Main character(s) | Friday Venus Bluegenes |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Dave Gibbons Michael Fleisher Steve White Mark Millar Dan Abnett |
| Artist(s) | Will Simpson Ron Smith Simon Coleby Chris Weston Henry Flint Steve Tappin |
Friday is a comics character who appeared in the British anthology 2000 AD between 1989 and 1996. He was created by writer Dave Gibbons and artist Will Simpson. Subsequently Michael Fleisher and then Steve White took over as regular series writers. Friday was the lead character of the new Rogue Trooper series, which was a reboot of the original 1981 series, of which Gibbons had been the creator artist (with writer Gerry Finley-Day).
Like the original Rogue Trooper, Friday is a Genetic Infantryman – a clone soldier genetically-engineered to survive in a toxic environment in which normal people require chemical-warfare suits and gas masks – fighting on the planet Nu-Earth.
In 1995 the original Rogue Trooper briefly appeared alongside Friday in the new series. (See also 2000 AD crossovers#Rogue Trooper.)