Smith joined 2000 AD in 2000, after three years working as a desk editor for MacMillan, at the time the comic was changing ownership — from Egmont to Rebellion. Starting out as the assistant to the new editor Andy Diggle, Smith was appointed as the ninth incarnation of Tharg the Mighty (a humorous term used to refer to the comic’s editor) in January 2002.

After Alan Barnes resigned, Smith also took over the editorship of sister title the Judge Dredd Megazine.

Smith has also branched out into writing. His credits so far are a Judge Dredd novel and regular stints on the syndicated Judge Dredd newspaper strips.

Editing

Comics edited include:

• 2000 AD #1274 - ongoing, January 2002 -
• Judge Dredd Megazine #241 - ongoing, February 2006 -

Novels

Novels include:

• Judge Dredd: Final Cut (Black Flame, January 2005, ISBN 1-84416-135-8)
• Tomes of the Dead: The Words of Their Roaring (Abaddon Books, May 2007, ISBN 1-905437-34-X)