John Watson (artist)

Infobox Comics creator
name = John Watson

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birthdate = 1970s
location = Blackpool, Lancashire
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nationality = British
area = Penciler, Oil paints
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notable works = "Hawkman"
"Son Of M"
"Silent War"
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John Watson was born in the 1970s in Blackpool, England. He is one of the few remaining comic book artists who specialises in painting in oils, and has done a number of notable cover runs for both Marvel and DC comics, most recently painting all the covers for the Marvel Apes series and for the second year running, the Triple-A Baseball covers. He has also illustrated a number of trading cards.

Biography

Watson studied Fine Art at the Cheltenham & Gloucester college. He notes Norman Rockwell as an influence alongside more conventional comicbook influences such as Alex Toth, Nick Cardy, Neal Adams and George Pérez.

A comicbook fan since childhood, his [http://www.johnwatsonart.com official website] says "When I was 12, I realised that being a millionaire, having a cave under the house and fighting crime wasn't going to happen, so I began to concentrate on 'drawing comics' instead."

Bibliography

Comics

His comic work includes:

* "" (with Alan Grant, Elseworlds, DC, 2002)
* "World War Hulk: Gamma Files" (Marvel, 2007)

Covers

* "Hawkman" #11,15-21,23-25 (DC, 2002-2003)
* "JSA" #56-58 (DC, 2003)
* "JSA Strange Adventures" #1-6 (DC, 2004)
* "Uncanny X-Men" #477,480,483,486 (Marvel)
* "Son of M" (Marvel, 2006)
* "" (Marvel, 2006-2007)
* "Inhumans: Silent War" #1-6 (Marvel, 2007)
* "World War Hulk: " #1-6 (Marvel, 2007)
* "She-Hulk" #20 (Marvel, 2007)
* "Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick" (Marvel, 2008)
* "Marvel Triple A Baseball Selected covers (Marvel 2007 & 2008)
* "Marvel Apes" (Marvel, 2008)

References

*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=3174|title=John Watson

External links

*official|http://www.johnwatsonart.com
* [http://www.marvel.com/wallpaper/?artist=John%20Watson Wallpapers] John Watson wallpapers at Marvel official site
* [http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=253&sessionid=25dea95cde790cbc714db684e1dbf663 John Watson gallerys] at comicartcommunity.com