Andrew Watson (born 1969) is a British
cartoonist
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and illustrator best known for the
graphic novel
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s ''Breakfast After Noon'', ''Slow News Day'' and his series ''
Skeleton Key
A skeleton key (also known as a passkey) is a type of master Lock (security device), key in which the serrated edge has been removed in such a way that it can open numerous Lock and key, locks, most commonly the warded lock. The term derives fr ...
'' and ''Love Fights'', published by
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's merger with Lion Forge Comics. The merged company, Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Grou ...
and
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an independent American comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoenix, Jhon ...
.
Watson has also worked for more mainstream American comic publishers including
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, a twelve-issue limited series at
Marvel Comics
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, several series for
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
, and
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
.
Biography
Andi Watson was born in the Wakefield Infirmary and raised in
Kippax, West Yorkshire
Kippax is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the east of the city, near to Garforth and Great Preston.
The Kippax and Methley ward of Leeds City Council was part of t ...
by working-class parents. He studied foundation art at
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...
college followed by a
graphic design
Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art whose activity consists in projecting visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdiscipli ...
/
illustration
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course at
Liverpool Polytechnic
, mottoeng = Fortune favours the bold
, established = 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts1992 – Liverpool John Moores University
, type = Public
, endowment =
, coor ...
(now
Liverpool John Moores University
, mottoeng = Fortune favours the bold
, established = 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts1992 – Liverpool John Moores University
, type = Public
, endowment =
, coor ...
). He currently lives in
Worcester
Worcester may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Englan ...
.
Early works
For his final degree show Watson produced the
small press
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Independent press is general ...
comic ''Samurai Jam'' along with T-shirts and bubble-gum cards. The comic was rooted in
skateboarding
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and
punk rock culture and artistically influenced by Japanese
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
, specifically ''
Akira'', and the American
alternative comic
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''
Love and Rockets''. Three issues were produced by 1993, photocopied with covers spray-painted with a stencil, which generated some interest within the
British small press comics
British small press comics, once known as stripzines, are comic books self-published by amateur cartoonists and comic book creators, usually in short print runs, in the UK. They're comparable to similar movements internationally, such as American m ...
scene.
Watson approached various American publishers and was taken on by
Dan Vado
Dan Vado (born September 9, 1959) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" , ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed February 1, 2011. is an American comic book publisher and writer, and a fixture of the independent comics communit ...
of
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an independent American comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoenix, Jhon ...
in 1993 who published four issues of ''Samurai Jam''. These were not a success, due in part to the wildly different art styles Watson employed with each issue, but Vado kept the door open and Watson returned in 1995 with ''Skeleton Key'', a monthly 16-page comic that ran for 30 issues and cemented his reputation.
After ''Skeleton Key'' Watson moved to
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's merger with Lion Forge Comics. The merged company, Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Grou ...
with ''Geisha'', a graphic novel about a robot girl artist. Rather than approach the issue of her being a robot Watson used the story to examine the ideas of fake and real. The book was an artistic bridge for Watson between the manga-inspired ''Skeleton Key'' and his current, more European, style.
Later works
The ''Geisha''
one-shot
One shot may refer to:
Film and television
* One-shot film, a feature film shot in one long take with no edits, or manufactured to look like so
* ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake
* ''One Shot'' (2 ...
comic marked a dramatic shift in Watson's style, bringing in stylistic influences from European creators such as François Avril and
Dupuy and Berberian
Philippe Dupuy (born 12 December 1960, Sainte-Adresse) and Charles Berbérian (born 28 May 1959, Baghdad) are French cartoonists most famous for their series of Franco-Belgian comics albums featuring the character ''Monsieur Jean''.
Their collab ...
, but retaining the slow pacing of long-form
Manga
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. This came to fruition with ''Breakfast After Noon'', a "slice of life" story set in the industrial city of
Stoke-on-Trent
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in
Britain
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* The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
* Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
. This was followed by the novella ''Dumped'', a love story produced in association with the BIG festival in
Turin
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.
Watson returned to
Slave Labor
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in 2002 with ''Slow News Day'', a graphic novel set around a small town British newspaper which dealt with English attitudes to Americans and the theme of big versus small audience.
He followed that with a one-shot featuring the fox spirit Kitsune from his earlier series ''Skeleton Key'', this time in a tale set in medieval Japan, scripted by
Woodrow Phoenix
Woodrow Phoenix is a British comics artist, writer, editorial illustrator, graphic designer, font designer and author of children's books.
Phoenix is best known for ''Rumble Strip'', published in 2008, a non-fiction look at the difficult social ...
.
He then created twelve issues of a romantic comedy series ''Love Fights'' published by
Oni
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and followed that with ''
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
'', a
limited series Limited series may refer to:
*Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series
*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
*Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...
for
Slave Labor
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scripted by Watson with art by
Simon Gane
Simon Gane is a British artist from Bath known for his work in the comic book field.
Gane grew up influenced by the comics of Hergé and Jacques Tardi.Spurgeon, Tom"CR Holiday Interview #3: Simon Gane,"''Comics Reporter'' (December 17, 2007). He ...
.
Recent solo work by Watson has been all-ages stories targeted at children/young adults. ''Glister'' is about the adventures of Glister Butterworth – girl-magnet for the weird and unusual who lives at Chilblain Hall.
In ''Princess at Midnight'', Holly Crescent leads a sheltered life as a home-schooled girl by day. By night she's Princess of Castle Waxing where she wages a perilous turf war with the Horrible Horde.
Both series were published by
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
. Both series have since been republished. ''Glister'' was published in the UK in an altered, expanded form as a four-book series by Walker Books. ''Princess at Midnight'' is currently being serialised online.
''Gum Girl'', Watson's current work, features stories about a girl called Grace Gibson, who is a young superhero fighting strange villains in the town of Catastrophe. The four books in this series are published by Walker Books.
Work for hire
Andi Watson has worked as the writer on a variety of licensed properties, most significantly a 2-year run on the first ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...
'' comics from
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
and
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
' ''
Namor
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc. ...
''.
Bibliography
*''Samurai Jam'' (Slave Labor, 1993, tpb ''The Complete Samurai Jam'', 176 pages, 2003, )
*''
Skeleton Key
A skeleton key (also known as a passkey) is a type of master Lock (security device), key in which the serrated edge has been removed in such a way that it can open numerous Lock and key, locks, most commonly the warded lock. The term derives fr ...
'' (1995):
**''Skeleton Key v1 : Beyond The Threshold'' (96 pages, Slave Labor, 2000, )
**''Skeleton Key v2 : The Celestial Calendar'' (198 pages, Slave Labor, 1999, )
**''Skeleton Key v3 : Telling Tales'' (96 pages, Slave Labor, 2001, )
**''Skeleton Key v4 : Cats and Dogs'' (104 pages, Slave Labor, 2000, )
**''Skeleton Key v5 : Roots'' (104 pages, Slave Labor, 2000, )
*''
Negative Burn
''Negative Burn'' is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe Pruett, ''Negative Burn'' is noted for its eclectic range of genres, ...
'': "Skeleton Key: Bring on the Clouds" #44 (
Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, Caliber published over 1,300 comics in the decade following its inception and is ranked as one of America ...
, 1997)
*''
Dark Horse Presents
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'':
** "Skeleton Key" (in ''Dark Horse Presents'' No. 126, Dark Horse, 1997)
** ''Annual 1998'': "Skeleton Key: Witch" (Dark Horse, 1998)
** "Dead Love" (with pencils by
David Perrin
David John Perrin (born 29 March 1944) is a former Australian politician.
He was born in Geelong to Thomas Perrin and Winifred, ''née'' Clarke. An accountant with a Bachelor of Business in Accounting from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Techno ...
and inks by
Sandu Florea
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, in ''Dark Horse Presents'' No. 141, Dark Horse, 1999, collected in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus'' volume 4)
** "Skeleton Key: Dead Can't Dance" (in ''Dark Horse Presents'' vol. 2 #5, Dark Horse, 2011)
** "Skeleton Key: Room Service" (in ''Dark Horse Presents'' vol. 2 #6, Dark Horse, 2011)
** "Skeleton Key: Lost Property" (in ''Dark Horse Presents'' vol. 2 #7, Dark Horse, 2011)
*''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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'' #1–11, 13–15, 17–19 (Dark Horse, 1998–2000) collected as:
**''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus
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'' volume 3 (328 pages, February 2008, ) collects previous collections:
***''
Remaining Sunlight'' (collects #1–3)
***''
Uninvited Guests
"Uninvited Guests" is the twelfth episode of the fourth series of the British comedy TV series ''Dad's Army''. It was originally transmitted on Friday, 11 December 1970.
Synopsis
Following the bombing of ARP HQ, Hodges moves his wardens into t ...
'' (collects #4–7)
**''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' comics refer to comic books based on the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. While many of these comics were published when the television show was on air they are not all considered canonical and of ...
'' volume 4 (368 pages, May 2008, ) collects previous collections:
***''
Bad Blood'' (collects #9-11)
***''
Crash Test Demons
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Common meanings
* Collision, an impact between two or more objects
* Crash (computing), a condition where a program ceases to respond
* Cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating
* Couch s ...
'' (collects #13–15)
***''
Pale Reflections'' (collects #17–19)
*''Geisha'' (Oni, 1998, tpb ''The Complete Geisha'', 2003, )
*''
Aliens vs Predator: Xenogenesis'' (with pencils by
Mel Rubi
Mel Rubi is an artist best known for his comic book work.
Bibliography
Interiors
Pencils
Interior pencilling work includes:
* '' Aliens vs. Predator Annual'' (1999)
* '' Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator'' #1 – #4 (2000)
* '' Aliens vs. P ...
and inks by Mark Lipka and Norman Lee, 4-issue mini-series, Dark Horse, 1999)
*''Breakfast After Noon'' (200 pages, Oni, 2000, )
*''
X-Men Unlimited
''X-Men Unlimited'' was the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics.
The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...
'' No. 30 (with
Mike Lilly
Mike Lilly is an American comic book artist known for his work on books such as ''Annihilation: Conquest'', ''Quasar'', ''Vampirella'', ''Dick Grayson, Nightwing'', ''Batman'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Marvel Knights'', ''Punisher'', ''Catwoman'', ...
and
Jim Mahfood
Jim Mahfood (born March 29, 1975), a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator.
Apart from his creator-owned comic book series ''Grrl Scouts'' and his comic strip ''Stupid Comics'' (which appears weekly in the ''Phoenix New Times'') he also ...
, Marvel, 2000)
*''
Bizarro Comics
Bizarro () is a supervillain/anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #68 (1958 ...
'' (
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, 240 pages, hardcover, 2001, , softcover, 2003, ):
** "Wonder Girl vs Wonder Tot" (script, with art by
Mark Crilley
Mark Crilley (born May 21, 1966) is an American comic creator, artist and children's book author and illustrator. He is the creator of '' Miki Falls'' and '' Brody's Ghost''. He produces instructional videos on drawing on YouTube in various s ...
)
** "First Contact" (art, with script by
Mark Crilley
Mark Crilley (born May 21, 1966) is an American comic creator, artist and children's book author and illustrator. He is the creator of '' Miki Falls'' and '' Brody's Ghost''. He produces instructional videos on drawing on YouTube in various s ...
)
* "The One That Got Away" (in ''
Star Wars Tales
''Star Wars Tales'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the ''Star Wars'' ...
'', Dark Horse, 2001, collected in ''Star Wars Tales'' volume 2, May 2002, Dark Horse, ,
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and co ...
, )
*''Slow News Day'' (160 pages, Slave Labor, 2001, )
*''Dumped'' (56 pages, Oni, 2002, )
*''
Grendel
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: Red, White, & Black'' #2: "Devil's Karma" (Dark Horse, 2002, tpb, 2005, )
*''
Hellboy
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: Weird Tales'' #1: "Party Pooper" (Dark Horse, 2003, collected in ''Hellboy: Weird Tales'' volume 1, December 2003, )
*''Love Fights'' (2003):
**''Love Fights vol 1'' (168 pages, Oni, May 2004, )
**''Love Fights vol 2'' (160 pages, Oni, January 2005, )
*''
Namor
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc. ...
'' (with co-author
Bill Jemas
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, and pencils by
Salvador Larroca
Salvador Larroca () is a Spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his American work on various ''X-Men'' titles for Marvel Comics.
Career
After several years of working as a Cartography, cartographer, he began working as a comic artist at ...
and inks by Danny Miki, 12-issue series,
Tsunami
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/Marvel, 2003)
*''Kitsune Tales'' (with writer
Woodrow Phoenix
Woodrow Phoenix is a British comics artist, writer, editorial illustrator, graphic designer, font designer and author of children's books.
Phoenix is best known for ''Rumble Strip'', published in 2008, a non-fiction look at the difficult social ...
, 48 pages, Slave Labor, 2003, )
*''Little Star'' (176 pages, Oni, 2005, )
*''
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
'' (with art by
Simon Gane
Simon Gane is a British artist from Bath known for his work in the comic book field.
Gane grew up influenced by the comics of Hergé and Jacques Tardi.Spurgeon, Tom"CR Holiday Interview #3: Simon Gane,"''Comics Reporter'' (December 17, 2007). He ...
, 5-issue limited series, Slave Labor, 2005–2006, tpb, 144 pages, August 2007, )
*''
The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist
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'' #8: "Powder Burns" (Dark Horse, 2005)
*''Put the Book Back on the Shelf: a
Belle and Sebastian
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Anthology'': "I Could Be Dreaming" (
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, 2006)
*''
Clubbing'' (with
Josh Howard
Joshua Jay Howard (born April 28, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the UNT Dallas Trailblazers men's basketball team. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. H ...
, graphic novel, 176 pages,
Minx
Minx, MinX or MINX may refer to:
Music
* MINX (band), dissolved South Korean girl group replaced by Dreamcatcher
* MINX (musician) (born 1983), Australian DJ and producer
* ''Minx'' (Leatherface album), 1993
* ''Minx'' (Toyah album), 1985
Pr ...
, 2007, )
*''Glister'' (3-issue mini-series,
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, 2007, tpb, 64 pages, October 2007, )
*''Princess at Midnight'' (64 pages, graphic novel,
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, 2008, )
*''15 Love'' (with artist Tommy Ohtsuka, 3-issue mini-series, Marvel, 2011)
*''Glister and the Haunted Teapot'' (64 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2010 )
*''Glister and the House Hunt'' (80 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2010, )
*''Glister and the Faerie Host'' (80 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2010, )
*''Glister and the Family Tree'' (80 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2011, )
*''Gum Girl: Catastrophe Calling!'' (64 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2012, )
*''Gum Girl: The Tentacles of Doom!'' (64 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2012, )
*''Gum Girl: Countdown to Destruction!'' (64 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2013, )
*''Gum Girl: Music, Mischief and Mayhem!'' (64 pages, graphic novel,
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
, 2013, )
*''Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula'' (176 pages, graphic novel,
Roaring Brook Press
A roar is a type of animal vocalization that is deep and resonating. Many mammals have evolved to produce roars and other roar-like vocals for purposes such as long-distance communication and intimidation. These include various species of big cat ...
, 2015, )
* ''Living Arrangements'' (152 pages, graphic novel—released only in French translation as ''Points de chute'', Çà et Là, 2016, )
* ''Glister'' (304 pages, graphic novel, Dark Horse comics, 2017, )
* ''The Book Tour'' (272 pages, graphic novel,
Top Shelf, 2020 in English (2019 in French),
[''The Tour'' aka ''The Book Tour'' was originally released in French translati]
as ''La Tournée
)
Notes
References
*
Paul Gravett, Gravett, Paul (2002) "Interview : Andi Watson" ''
The Comics Journal
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Andi Watsonat the
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External links
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Andi Watsonat Oni Press
Andi Watsonat Marvel.com
Interviews
An interview on bdtheque.com
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Alumni of Liverpool John Moores University
Artists from Worcester, England
Living people
1969 births
British comics artists
People from Kippax, West Yorkshire