Will Simpson

Infobox Comics creator
name = William Simpson

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nationality = British
area = Penciller; Inker
alias = Will Simpson


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William ("Will") Simpson is a Northern Irish comic artist who started off in British comics, like "Warrior" and 2000 AD, and has since illustrated comic books for such industry heavyweights as DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

He has worked on such comics as "Batman", "Judge Dredd" and John Constantine of "Hellblazer".

Since 2000, Simpson has done a lot of work with films, including storyboarding. for "City of Ember" and "Closing the Ring", and illustrating animated films. He is also partner in the Belfast based animation company Rogue Rocket.

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

*"Big Ben" (with Dez Skinn, in "Warrior", 1984)

*"Universal Soldier" (with Alan McKenzie):
** "Universal Soldier" (in "2000 AD" #537-543, 1987)

*"Tyranny Rex": "Soft Bodies" (with John Smith, in "2000 AD" #595-604, 1988)

*"Venus Bluegenes": "The Pleasures of the Flesh" (with Grant Morrison, in "2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1988")

*"Rogue Trooper (Friday)" (with Dave Gibbons):
** "The War Machine Part 1" (in "2000 AD" #650-653, 1989)
** "The War Machine Part 2" (in "2000 AD" #667-671, 1990)
** "The War Machine Part 3" (in "2000 AD" #683-687, 1990)

*"Judge Dredd":
** "A Letter to Judge Dredd" (with John Wagner, in "2000 AD" #661, 1990)
** "Tale of the Dead Man" (with John Wagner, in "2000 AD" #662-665, 1990)
** "Chief Judge’s Man" (with John Wagner, in "2000 AD" #1244-1247, 2001)

*"Hellblazer" #41-47, 50, 52-55, 59-61, 75 (with Garth Ennis, Vertigo, 1991-1994) collected as:
**"Dangerous Habits" (collects #41-46, 1998, ISBN 1-56389-150-6)
**"Bloodlines" (collects #47, 52-55, 59-61, 2007, ISBN 1-40121-514-9)
**"Damnation's Flame" (collects #75, 1999, ISBN 1-56389-508-0)

* "Aliens: Rogue" (with Ian Edginton, 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse, 1993, trade paperback, 112 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-56971-023-6, 1997, ISBN 1-56971-267-0)

*"" #91-93 (with Garth Ennis, DC, 1997)

Filmography

Film work includes:

*"24 Hours in London" (2000)
*"Puckoon" (2002)
*"Reign of Fire" (2002)
*"You Looking at Me?" (2003)
*"Squaddie" (2004)
*"Nailed" (2006)
*"The Hotel Trade" (2007)
*"How About You" (2007)
*"Closing the Ring" (2007)
*"City of Ember" (2008)

References

*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1998|title=William Simpson
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=WILLS 2000 AD profile]
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External links

* [http://www.williamsimpsonsite.com Will Simpson's Homepage]
* [http://www.roguerocket.com Rogue Rocket]
* [http://www.cqaf.com/visual_11.html Will Simpson Exhibition]