- J. H. Williams III
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awards =J.H. "Jim" Williams III is a
comic book artist andpenciller . He is best known for his work on titles such as "Chase", "Promethea " and "Desolation Jones ".He formerly worked with
inker Mick Gray , but now inks his own work.Biography
Williams' early work includes penciling the four-issue miniseries, "Deathwish" (
1994 -1995 ) fromMilestone Media . "Deathwish" was written byAdam Blaustein and inked byJimmy Palmiotti . He first came to prominence as the artist on the short-lived (ten issues,1997 -1998 ) "Chase" title fromDC Comics , where he worked with writerD. Curtis Johnson .Williams and Gray collaborated on two DC
Elseworlds graphic novels, "Justice Riders", written byChuck Dixon , and "Son of Superman", written byHoward Chaykin and David Tischman. Williams' next major work was forWildstorm Comics 'America's Best Comics with writerAlan Moore on "Promethea " (32 issues,1999 -2005 ).In mid-2005 Williams launched a new series, this time with writer
Warren Ellis , "Desolation Jones ", as well as illustrating the two "bookend" issues ofGrant Morrison 's "Seven Soldiers " project. In 2007 he worked with Morrison on another project, a three partBatman story in "Batman" 667-669. Williams also drew "Jonah Hex " #35 [ [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090804-JHWilliamsHex.html JH Williams: On Drawing Jonah Hex] ,Newsarama , September 4, 2008] and has stated an interest in doing more, saying "I certainly want to do more issues myself or even a graphic novel if the opportunity and schedule presented itself." [ [http://www.eyeoncomics.com/?p=317 Jonah Hex’s Good Luck] Eye on Comics, August 21, 2008] He is currently rumored to be the artist on a forthcomingBatwoman series to be written byGreg Rucka . Fact|date=September 2008His great-uncle was country music legend
Hank Williams . [ [http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=473] ]Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*"Batman " #526, 550 (DC, 1996-1998) #667-669 (2007)
* "Batman Annual" #21 (DC, 1997)
* "" #86-88 (DC, 1996)
* "Blood Syndicate " #9, 15 (Milestone Media, 1993, 1994)
* "Chase" #1-9, 1 000 000 (DC, 1997-1998)
* "Chronos" # 1 000 000 (DC, 1998)
* "The Creeper " #9 (DC, 1998)
* "DC Comics Presents: Mystery In Space" #1 (DC, 2004)
* "Deathwish" #1-4 (Milestone Media, 1994)
* "Desolation Jones " #1-6 (Wildstorm , 2005-)
* "Detective Comics " #821
* "Flash Annual" #9 (DC, 1996)
* "Green Lantern " #1 (Tangent Comics , 1997)
* "" #26 (DC Comics , 1994)
* "Hellboy : Weird Tales" #5 (Dark Horse , 2003)
* "Hero Alliance Quarterly " #2 (Innovation, 1991)
* "Jonah Hex " #35 (DC Comics , 2008)
* "Justice League of America " #0 (DC, 2007)
* "Justice Riders " #1 (Elseworlds , DC, 1997)
* "Marvel Knights : Millennial Visions" #1 (Marvel Comics, 2002)
* "Métal Hurlant " #136 (French one,Les Humanoïdes Associés , 2002)
* "Promethea " #1-32 (America's Best Comics, 1999-2005)
* "Secret Files and Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 " #1 (DC, 2000)
* "Seven Soldiers of Victory " miniseries, #0 & 1 (DC, 2005-06)
* "Shade" #2 (DC, 1997)
* "Showcase '93" #12 (DC, 1993)
* "Son of Superman " (Elseworlds , DC, 1999)
* "Starman" #26 (DC, 1997)
* "Starman Annual" #1 (DC, 1996)
* "Tales of the Green Lantern " #1 (Tangent Comics, 1998)
* "Uncanny X-Men " #352 (Marvel, 1998)
* "Underworld Unleashed : Abyss--Hell's Sentinel" #1 (DC, 1995)
* "Wolverine " '95 #1 (Marvel, 1995)
* "X-Man " #46-47 (Marvel, 1998-1999)Notes
References
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