Simon Williams is a Welsh comic artist, based in

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who has worked professionally in comics since 2003. Most recently Williams has become well known for his collaborations with

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and

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Biography

Williams started drawing comics from an early age, influenced by the artwork of

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artists

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and John Byrne. During his teenage years, Simon sought advice from local professional comic artists Mike Collins and

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. After graduating from university, Williams started drawing comics professionally in 2003, working for

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'' Transformers: Armada'' and '' Action Man'' comics. He then went on to draw ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Marvel Heroes'' for Panini's

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comics. Williams has also produced artwork for various other forms of media, such as DVDs, toys and collectable merchandise. Most notably he produced covers for

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's line of Marvel Comics DVDs. He also provided covers for the UK releases of the classic Marvel cartoons, including ''The Incredible Hulk'' ( 1966, 1982 and 1996 shows), ''X-Men'' and ''Spider-Man'' (both the

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and

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shows). Williams is also the creator of the ''Discotronic Funk Commandos'', a group of superheroes from the 1970s. They are an affectionate parody of comics, music, film and TV from that era. The comic will also be featuring special guest-star appearances from

and

. He has collaborated with both in developing Hasselhoff's comic book and cartoon project, ''The Hoff: Heroes of Fearless Freedom'', and also producing album artwork for Thor's upcoming ''Thunderstryke 2'' album.

Bibliography

Past works

* '' Transformers: Armada'' -

* '' Action Man'' - Panini Comics * ''

'' - Panini Comics (under

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imprint) * ''The Incredible Hulk Annual 2005'' - Panini Comics (under Marvel imprint) * ''Spider-Man: Tower of Power'' - Eaglemoss Publications * '' Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook'' - IDW Publishing * ''Hulk 100 Project: Hero Initiative'' -

* ''Death's Head volumes 1 & 2'':

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(under Marvel imprint) * '' Marvel Heroes'' - Panini Comics (under Marvel Imprint)

Current projects

* ''Retro Tales - featuring the Discotronic Funk Commandos''
Retro Comics Group
* ''The HOFF - Heroes of Fearless Freedom'' - Hoff World Pl
Retro Comics Group

External links

* http://simon-williams-art.deviantart.com * http://simonwilliamscomicart.blogspot.co.uk
David Hasselhoff Online: The HOFF Comic Book Trailer

David Hasselhoff Comic-Book debut
- Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool
David Hasselhoff returns to comics in Simon Williams' "Retro Tales"
John Freeman, downthetubes.net
Simon Williams Interview
- Nathan Bevan, Wales Online
Retro Tales of Thor, the Rock Warrior
- Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool
Rock warrior Jon Mikl Thor heads for Simon Williams’ “Retro Tales”
John Freeman, downthetubes.net

- Vanetta Rogers, Newsarama

- Albert Ching, Newsarama
Simon Williams interview - Death's Head's return to battle the Hulk
- Gary Miller, iFanboy.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Simon Welsh comics artists Artists from Cardiff British parodists 1973 births Living people