Hicklenton got his first break when he realised a friend at college was Ron Smith's daughter so he made her a Judge Dredd Christmas card.

Here's Johnny, a documentary about his illness produced by Animal Monday,[3] launched at the Science Museum on 30 January 2008, followed by its world première at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.

[9] He continued to draw, working on projects like Sand for Renegade Arts Entertainment,[10] and also focused on bringing multiple sclerosis as a disease to the public's attention in order to help those with the condition to fight for better treatment and research from the medical community.

In his final year he wrote and illustrated his graphic novel, 100 Months (published by Cutting Edge Press), which he finished the day before he died.

On 23 March 2010 Pat Mills announced via the 2000 AD forums that Hicklenton had died the previous week following his battle with multiple sclerosis.