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Walt Simonson
Simonson at theBig Apple Summer Sizzler,June 13, 2009
BornWalter Simonson
(1946-09-02)September 2, 1946(age 77)
Knoxville, Tennessee,U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Notable works
Thor
Fantastic Four
Detective Comics(Manhunter)
Metal Men
Star Slammers
Orion
Star Wars
X-Factor
AwardsShazam Award:
  • Outstanding New Talent (1973)
  • Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) (1973, with Archie Goodwin)
  • Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) (1974, with Archie Goodwin)
  • Best Individual Story (Dramatic) (1974)

Inkwell AwardsAll-in-One Award (2022)[1][2]
Signature
Signature of Walt Simonson

Walter Simonson(born September 2, 1946) is an Americancomic bookwriter and artist, best known for a run onMarvel Comics'Thorfrom 1983 to 1987, during which he created the characterBeta Ray Bill.He is also known for the creator-owned workStar Slammers,which he inaugurated in 1972 as aRhode Island School of Designthesis. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such asX-FactorandFantastic Four,onDC Comicsbooks includingDetective Comics,Manhunter,Metal MenandOrion,and on licensed properties such asStar Wars,Alien,Battlestar GalacticaandRobocop vs. Terminator.

Simonson has won numerous awards for his work and has influenced artists such asArthur AdamsandTodd McFarlane.

He is married to comics writerLouise Simonson,with whom he collaborated as penciller onX-Factorfrom 1986 to 1989.

Early life

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Walter Simonson was born September 2, 1946, inKnoxville, Tennessee,and lived there for two and a half years. When his father, who worked for theUnited States Department of Agriculture,received a promotion at work that required him to relocate toWashington, D.C.,Simonson, his younger brother and his parents moved to Maryland, where Simonson's parents still lived as of 1989.[3]Simonson first read comics as a child, through the subscriptions toWalt Disney's Comics and Storiesthat his brother had. By the age of ten he was an avid fan of the work ofCarl Barks,[4]Little Lulu,Little Iodine,andAlex Toth's work onThe Land Unknown.[3]He also enjoyed drawing from a very young age.[4]Although Simonson was embarrassed to be seen by girls buying comics while in high school, he discoveredRuss Manning's work onMagnus Robot Fighterright before he started college, and submitted a drawing that was printed in issue #10 in May, 1965, in the publication's fan page, "Robot Gallery." This was his first published work in comics.[3]

Simonson studied geology atAmherst College,with the intent of becoming an expert on dinosaurs.[4]In 1964 or 1965, Simonson discoveredMarvel Comics,in particular that company's version ofThor.[3][4]Having already developed an interest inNorse mythologyprior to discoveringStan LeeandJack Kirby's take on the hammer-wielding deity,[5]it became Simonson's favorite title, one that he read for four years.[3][4]From this he realized that drawing comics was more fun, and more feasible as a career than working outdoors in hot weather as a geologist or paleontologist, despite harboring a love for the latter that continued the rest of his life.[4][6][7]Simonson came to be heavily influenced by the artists who worked for Marvel, such asJack Kirby,Steve Ditko,andGil Kane,as well as British artistJim Holdawayand European artists such asMoebius,Jean-Claude Mézières,Antonio Hernández Palacios andSergio Toppi.[4]In 1967, while in college, Simonson began writing his own epic story starring Lee and Kirby's version of the character, featuringSurturand theOdinsword.In later years he would be given the opportunity to publish this story, as the writer on that title.[5]

After graduating from Amherst with a degree in geology,[4]Simonson took a year off, and then enrolled as an art major at theRhode Island School of Design,graduating in 1972. His thesis project there was the 50-page black and white bookThe Star Slammers,which took him two years to write, pencil, letter and ink himself, and was initially published as a series ofashcanpromotional 5.5 "x 8.5" b&w chapter booklets from 1971–1973 to promote the 1974World Science Fiction Conventionin Washington, D.C. (DisCon II). Simonson would later revisitStar Slammersthroughout his career, publishing it through various publishers over the decades.[3][4]

Career

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Star Slammersgraphic novel (1983)

1970s

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In August 1972, Simonson traveled to New York with hisStar Slammersportfolio, and met with Gerry Boudreau, a friend who worked forDC Comics,where, as Simonson recalls, many young artists had begun working in the 1970s, in contrast to Marvel, which Simonson perceived as more stagnant. Boudreau arranged a meeting between Simonson and editorArchie Goodwin.After meeting with Goodwin, Simonson went to DC's coffee room, where he sawHoward Chaykin,Michael Kaluta,Berni WrightsonandAlan Weisssitting together. Simonson struck up a conversation with the artists, who looked at his portfolio. Kaluta showed Simonson's work to Assistant Production ManagerJack Adler,who in turn showed it to DC PublisherCarmine Infantino,who after being shown the portfolio, summoned Simonson into his office. After speaking to Simonson for about ten minutes, he had Goodwin and his fellow editorsJulius SchwartzandJoe Orlandogive Simonson work. Simonson walked out of Infantino's office with jobs from each one of them.[3]

At one point Simonson lived in the same Queens apartment building as artistsAllen Milgrom,Howard ChaykinandBernie Wrightson.Simonson recalls, "We'd get together at 3 a.m. They'd come up and we'd have popcorn and sit around and talk about whatever a 26, 27 and 20-year-old guys talk about. Our art, TV, you name it. I pretty much knew at the time, 'These are the good ole days.'"[8]

Simonson's first professional published comic book work was illustrating writerLen Wein's story "Cyrano's Army", which appeared in DC'sWeird War Tales#10,[3][9]which was cover-dated January 1973. Such short back-up war stories comprised most of Simonson's early published work.[10]He also did a number of illustrations for theHarry N. Abrams, Inc.edition ofThe Hobbit,and at least one unrelated print of a samurai warrior that was purchased byHarvard University'sFogg Museum,and included in its annual undergraduate-use loan program. Simonson's breakthrough illustration job was "Manhunter",a backup feature in DC'sDetective Comicswritten by Goodwin, which cemented Simonson's professional reputation.[3][11][12]In a 2000 interview, Simonson recalled, "What 'Manhunter' did was to establish me professionally. Before 'Manhunter,' I was one more guy doing comics; after 'Manhunter,' people in the field knew who I was. It'd won a bunch of awards the year that it ran, and after that, I really had no trouble finding work."[13]Simonson then drew other DC series such asMetal MenandHercules Unbound[14]and co-createdDoctor PhosphoruswithSteve Englehart.[15]Batman#300 (June 1978) featured a story by Simonson and writerDavid Vern Reed.[16][17]In 1979 Simonson and Goodwin collaborated on an adaptation of the movieAlien,published byHeavy Metal.It was that book that Simonson began his long working relationship with lettererJohn Workman,who would go on to letter most of Simonson's work.[18][19]

Starting in January 1977, Simonson was the original artist onThe Rampaging Hulk,ablack-and-whitemagazine published by Marvel'sCurtis Magazinesline.[20]Simonson also had his first run onThorat this time, working only as the series' artist alongside writer Len Wein.[14]In late 1978,[21]Simonson,Howard Chaykin,Val Mayerik,andJim StarlinformedUpstart Associates,a shared studio space on West 29th Street in New York City. The membership of the studio changed over time.[22]

In 1979 Simonson did writing and art on a book for the first time with his run on Marvel's licensedBattlestar Galacticaseries,[4]penciling 12 sporadic issues from issues #4 to 23 with writerRoger McKenzie.Simonson began co-writing the series with McKenzie with issue #11, co-wrote some issues withBob LaytonandSteven Grantafter McKenzie left the title, began writing the book himself with issue #19, staying on until issue #23.[14]

1980s

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In 1982, Simonson and writerChris ClaremontproducedThe Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titansintercompany crossoverbetween the top-selling Marvel and DC titles.[23][24]

Simonson is best known for his work on Marvel Comics'Thorwhich he began writing and drawing with issue #337 (Nov. 1983).[25]During his run as writer/artist, Simonson used the epic story that he first began writing in college in 1967,[5]transformed Thor into afrogfor three issues and introduced the supporting characterBeta Ray Bill,an alien warrior who unexpectedly proved worthy to wield Thor's hammer,Mjolnir.[26][27]He left the book as artist with issue #367 (May 1986), after whichSal Buscematook over. Simonson continued to write the book until issue #382 (Aug. 1987).[14]Buscema described Simonson's stories as "very stimulating. It was a pleasure working on his plots, because they were a lot of fun to illustrate. He had a lot of great ideas, and he tookThorin a totally new direction. "[28]In late 1986 he dropped several of his assignments, includingThor,remarking that "I had a very busy season over the past six to eight months, and I'd like to take some time off, to take time maybe to take stock and refuel a bit."[29]

Simonson was to have drawn aDaredevilstory written byFrank Millerbut it was never completed andremains unpublished.[30]Simonson joined his wife Louise on theX-Factorseries with issue #10. In #25, the creators gave the character theAngelblue skin and metal wings in a process which would lead to his being renamed as "Archangel". Their run onX-Factorincluded the story arcs "Mutant Massacre","Fall of the Mutants,"and"Inferno".[14]

In 1983, he returned toStar Slammerswith another version of the story that Marvel published inMarvel Graphic NovelNo. 6.[4]

Simonson left Upstart Associates in late 1986.[31]

1990s

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Simonson became writer of theFantastic Fourwith issue #334 (Dec. 1989), and three issues later began penciling and inking as well (#337). For issues #347–349, he collaborated withArthur Adams,introducing the "New Fantastic Four" consisting ofWolverine,Spider-Man,Ghost Riderand theHulk.[32][33][34]In issue #345 he depicteddinosaurs with feathers,two decades before this idea gained mainstream acceptance among paleontologists. Simonson's decision to depict the dinosaurs in this manner was inspired byGregory S. Paul's then-controversial book,Predatory Dinosaurs of the World,in which Paul theorized that dinosaurs had feathers. Because this idea was met with skepticism from the scientific community at the time, Simonson decided to compromise by depicting the dinosaurs with a small amount of feathers, rather than covered with them.[35]Simonson left theFantastic Fourwith issue #354 (July 1991). In 1992, he wrote and illustrated the one-shotSupermanSpecial#1 for DC. His other Marvel credits in the decade included co-plotting/writing theIron Man 2020one-shot (June 1994) and writing theHeroes Rebornversion ofThe Avengers.[14]

In 1994 Simonson continued the adventures of theStar Slammersin a limited series as one of the founders ofMalibu Comics' short-livedBravuralabel.[4]

2000s

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Simonson with a Thorcosplayerat the 2012New York Comic Con

In the 2000s, Simonson mostly worked for DC Comics. From 2000 to 2002 he wrote and illustratedOrion.[36]After that series ended, he wrote six issues ofWonder Woman(vol. 2) drawn byJerry Ordway.[14]In 2002, he contributed an interview toPanel Discussions,a nonfiction book about the developing movement insequential artand narrative literature, along withDurwin Talon,Will Eisner,Mike MignolaandMark Schultz.[37]

From 2003 to 2006, he drew the four issue prestige mini-seriesElric: The Making of a Sorcerer,written byElric's creator,Michael Moorcock.This series was collected as a 192-page graphic novel in 2007 by DC. He continued to work for DC in 2006 writingHawkgirl,with pencillersHoward Chaykin,Joe Bennett,andRenato Arlem.[14]

His other work includes cover artwork for aBat Lashmini-series and the ongoing seriesVigilante,[14]as well as writing aWildstormcomic book series based on the online role-playing gameWorld of Warcraft.[38]TheWarcraftseries ran 25 issues and was from #15 on co-written with his wife,Louise Simonson.He wrote theDemonandCatwomanserial inWednesday Comicsin 2009.[39]

2010s

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In 2011, Simonson had a cameo role in the live-actionThorfilm, appearing as one of the guests at a large Asgardian banquet.[40]The sequel,Thor: The Dark World,featured Simonson's characterMalekith the Accursed.[41]

Simonson serves on the Disbursement Committee of the comic-book industry charityThe Hero Initiative.[42]

Other work in the 2010s includes drawing six issues ofThe Avengersvol. 4 in 2012 and providing the artwork for three issues ofThe Indestructible Hulkwhich guest starred Thor. Simonson collaborated with his wife for a short story inRocketeer Adventuresvol. 2 #4 and drew covers for severalRocketeercomics during this period.[14]

In 2012 DC Comics publishedThe Judas Coin,[14]a graphic novel written and drawn by Simonson. The book shows how one silver coin paid to Judas to betray Jesus affects various characters down the centuries includingBatman.[43]

In July 2014IDW Publishingpublished the first issue of Simonson's creator-owned seriesRagnarök,which depicts a version of Thor unrelated to the Marvel version of the deity.[44]It ran for twelve issues until 2017 and was followed by the six-issue mini-seriesRagnarök: The Breaking of Helheimin 2019, also written and drawn by Simonson.

2020s

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In 2021, Walt Simonson revisited his run as an artist onX-Factorby providing covers and artwork for a two-issue X-Factor story inX-Men Legends,written by his wife Louise Simonson who had also scripted his issues for the original series.[45]

In April 2022, Simonson and his wife Louise were reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed toOperation USA's benefit anthology book,Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds,a project spearheaded byIDW PublishingSpecial Projects EditorScott Dunbier,whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[46][47]Simonson's contribution was a story featuring theStar Slammers,his first time returning to that property since the 1990s.[48]

Awards and honors

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  • Simonson's awards includeShazam Awardsfor Outstanding New Talent in 1973, for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1973 for "The Himalayan Incident" inDetective Comics#437 (with Archie Goodwin),[49]and the same award in 1974 for "Cathedral Perilous" inDetective Comics#441 (again with Archie Goodwin). Simonson and Goodwin also won the Shazam Award for Best Individual Story (Dramatic) in 1974 for "Götterdämmerung" inDetective Comics#443.[50]All three winning stories were a part of the Manhunter saga.
  • Simonson received anInkpot Awardin 1985.[51]
  • At the 2010Harvey Awards,which were held at theBaltimore Comic-Conon August 28, 2010, Simonson received the 2010 Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented to him by his wife,Louise Simonson.[52][53]
  • A collection of Simonson'sThorcomics shot from the original art, published as part of IDW'sArtist's Editionseries, took the 2012Eisner Awardfor "Best Archival Collection/Project: Comic Books"[54]and two Harvey Awards for "Best Domestic Reprint Project and a Special Award for Excellence in Presentation".[55]
  • Asteroid53237 Simonsonwas named in his honor.[56]The official naming citation was published by theMinor Planet Centeron 31 January 2018 (M.P.C.108697).[57]
  • In 2022, Simonson was awarded theInkwell AwardsAll-in-One Award.[1][2]

Signature

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Simonson's distinctivesignatureconsists of his last name, distorted to resemble aBrontosaurus.Simonson's reason for this was explained in a 2006 interview. "My mom suggested a dinosaur since I was a big dinosaur fan."[58][59]

Creative process

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Simonson creates using theMarvel method,plotting out his storylines on a grid and then doing detailed plots for each issue. After thumbnailing the story, he writes a full script, from which he moves to full-size layouts, and then finished art.[60]

Simonson inked his own work with a Hunt 102crow quillpen.[61][62]He switched to a brush during the mid-to-late 2000s, and despite the disparity between the two tools,Bryan Hitch,an admirer of Simonson's, stated that he could not tell the difference, calling Simonson's brushwork "as typically good and powerful as his other work."[62]He has usedPelikandrawing ink for most of his career.[63]

Influence

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Comics creators who have been influenced by Simonson's work includeArthur Adams[64][65]andTodd McFarlane.[66]

Personal life

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Simonson met his future wifeLouise Jonesin 1973. The couple started dating in August 1974[67]and were married in 1980.[68]

Bibliography

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Atlas/Seaboard

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  • Thrilling Adventure Stories#2 (artist) (1975)

CrossGen

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Dark Horse Comics

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DC Comics

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First Comics

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  • BadgerGoes Berserk#4 (artist, among others) (1989)

Gold Key Comics

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IDW Publishing

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  • Ragnarök#1–12 (writer/artist) (2014–2017)
  • Ragnarök: The Breaking of Helheim#1–6 (writer/artist) (2019–2020)

Image Comics

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  • Cyberforce#0 (writer/artist) (1993)
  • Gen13Bootleg#4 (artist), #11–12 (writer, withAaron Lopresti) (1996–1997)
  • Hey Kids! Comics!#4 (artist, 2 pages) (2018)
  • Savage Dragon#100 (inker, 6 pages) (2002)
  • Weapon Zero#T-1–T-4, 0, 1–13 (writer, withJoe Benitez) (1995–1996)
  • Wildstorm!#1 (Gen13) (artist/writer, with Louise Simonson) (1995)

Image Comics / Marvel Comics

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HM Communications, Inc.

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Malibu Comics

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  • Prime#8 (artist, two pages) (1994)
  • Star Slammers#1–4 (writer/artist) (1994)
  • Tarzan:Love, Lies and the Lost City#1 (writer) (1993)

Marvel Comics

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Marvel Comics / DC Comics

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Star*Reach

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Topps Comics

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TwoMorrows Publishing

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  • Streetwise( "The Sparking Cruise" ) (artist/writer) (2000)

Warren Publishing

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  • Creepy#102, 107, 112 (artist) (1979)

Books and compilations

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DC Comics

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  • The Art of Walter Simonsoncollects stories fromDetective Comics#450;1st Issue Special#9;Unknown Soldier#254–256;Star Spangled War Stories#170 and 180;Hercules Unbound#11–12; andMetal Men#45–49, 208 pages, June 1989,ISBN0930289412
  • Jack Kirby's Fourth WorldOmnibus Vol. 2 (introduction only), 396 pages, August 2007,ISBN140121357X
  • Manhunter: The Special Editioncollects stories fromDetective Comics#437–443, 104 pages, June 1999,ISBN1563893746

Marvel Comics

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  • Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonsontrade paperbacks
    • Volume 1 collectsFantastic Four#334–341, 200 pages, May 2007,ISBN0785127585
    • Volume 2 collectsFantastic Four#342–346, 120 pages, September 2008,ISBN0785131302
    • Volume 3 collectsFantastic Four#347–350 and 352–354, 192 pages, November 2009,ISBN0785137513
  • Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonsontrade paperbacks
    • Volume 1 collectsThor#337–348, 288 pages, May 2001,ISBN0785107584
    • Volume 2 collectsThor#349–355 and 357–359, 240 pages, September 2003,ISBN0785110461
    • Volume 3 collectsThor#360–369, 232 pages, March 2004,ISBN078511047X
    • Volume 4 collectsThor#371–374 andBalder the Brave#1–4, 192 pages, September 2007,ISBN0785127119
    • Volume 5 collectsThor#375–382 208 pages, February 2008,ISBN0785127372
  • Thor by Walter Simonson OmnibuscollectsThor#337–355, 357–369, 371–382 andBalder the Brave#1–4, 1192 pages, April 2011,ISBN0785146334
  • Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Thor 2an anthology with Lee, Kirby, et al., 2013,ISBN1846535522
  • Thor: The Last Viking (Ultimate Marvel Graphic Novel Collection issue 38)collectsThor#337–343
  • Thor by Walter Simonson - Volume 1,2013, collectsThor#337–?, remastered,ISBN0785184600

IDW Publishing

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  • Walter Simonson's The Mighty Thor: Artist's EditioncollectsThor#337–340 and 360–362, 176 pages, July 2011,ISBN1613770383

Titan Books

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Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Batman: Black and White(episode "Legend" ) Writer and artist TV series
2011 Thor Cameo asAsgardian
2013 Thor: The Dark World Special thanks, creator of villain Malekith the Accursed

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