James H. Williams III (born 1965), usually credited as J. H. Williams III, is an American comics artist and penciller. He is known for his work on titles such as ''

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'', ''

Promethea ''Promethea'' is a comic book series created by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray, published by America's Best Comics/WildStorm. It tells the story of Sophie Bangs, a college student from an alternate futuristic New York City in 1999 ...

'', ''

Desolation Jones ''Desolation Jones'' was a bimonthly comic book series written by Warren Ellis. Art for the first six-issue storyline was provided by J.H. Williams III and José Villarrubia. The interrupted second storyline was illustrated by Danijel Zezelj and ...

,'' ''

Batwoman Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane. History * The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...

'', and '' The Sandman: Overture''.

Career

Williams' early work includes penciling the four-issue miniseries, '' Deathwish'' (1994–1995) from

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. ''Deathwish'' was written by Maddie Blaustein and inked by Jimmy Palmiotti. He was one of the artists on the '' Shade'' limited series which spun off from the ''

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'' series. Williams gained prominence as the artist on the short-lived (ten issues, 1997–1998) ''

'' title from DC Comics, where he worked with writer

Dan Curtis Johnson Dan Curtis Johnson (also DC Johnson, D. Curtis Johnson) is an American programmer and comic book writer, known primarily for his creation (with J. H. Williams III) of the DC Comics series ''Chase'', numerous ''Secret Files'' stories, and for hav ...

. The character had been introduced earlier in ''

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'' #550 (Jan. 1998). Williams collaborated with inker Mick Gray on two DC

Elseworlds ''Elseworlds'' was the publication imprint (trade name), imprint for American comic books produced by DC Comics for stories that took place outside the DC Universe Canon (fictional), canon. Elseworlds publications are set in alternate realitie ...

graphic novels, ''

Justice Riders ''Justice Riders'' is a 1997 Elseworlds prestige format one-shot, from DC Comics, written by Chuck Dixon, with art by J.H. Williams III. The story involves the Justice League of America recast in assorted roles in the Wild West. Wonder Woman ...

'', written by

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, and ''

Son of Superman ''Son of Superman'' is a comic book Elseworlds story, published by DC Comics. Written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman, with art by J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray. Fifteen years after the disappearance of Superman, Clark Kent and Lois L ...

'', written by Howard Chaykin and

David Tischman David Tischman is an American comic book writer who has been active since 2000, writing for such series as ''American Century'', ''Cable'', '' Bite Club'', and ''Star Trek'', as well as the web comic ''Heroine Chic''. Biography Tischman wrote ''G ...

. Williams' next major work was for WildStorm's America's Best Comics with writer Alan Moore on ''

'' (32 issues, 1999–2005). In mid–2005, Williams and writer Warren Ellis launched the ''

'' series, and Williams illustrated the two "bookend" issues of Grant Morrison's '' Seven Soldiers'' project. In 2007, he worked with Morrison on another project, a three-part story in ''Batman'' #667–669. Williams drew '' Jonah Hex'' #35 and has stated an interest in doing more, saying "I certainly want to do more issues myself or even a graphic novel if the opportunity and schedule presented itself." Williams became the regular artist on ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' with writer Greg Rucka in June 2009, with the title focusing on Rucka's

character due to the absence of Batman in the aftermath of "

Batman R.I.P. Batman R.I.P. is an American comic book story arc published in ''Batman'' #676–681 by DC Comics. Written by Grant Morrison, penciled by Tony Daniel, and with covers by Alex Ross, the story pits the superhero Batman against the Black Glove organ ...

" and ''

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''. Williams returned as artist and co-writer of the new ''

'' series, accompanied by co-author

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. ''Batwoman'' received a GLAAD Media Award in the category of "Outstanding Comic Book" at the

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in June 2012. In July 2012, DC announced that Williams would be the artist for

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's '' Sandman'' prequel series, ''The Sandman: Overture'', to be released October 30, 2013. That same month, as part of the San Diego Comic-Con, Williams was one of six artists who, along with DC co-publishers Jim Lee and

Dan DiDio Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...

, participated in the production of "Heroic Proportions", an episode of the

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reality television competition series '' Face Off'', in which special effects were tasked to create a new superhero, with Williams and the other DC artists on hand to help them develop their ideas. The winning entry's character, Infernal Core by Anthony Kosar, was featured in '' Justice League Dark'' #16 (March 2013), which was published January 30, 2013. The episode premiered on January 22, 2013, as the second episode of the fourth season. Both Williams and Blackman resigned from the ''Batwoman'' title in September 2013 due to differences with DC's editorial decisions. In September 2020, DC Comics announced that Williams would be among the creators of a revived ''Batman: Black and White'' anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020. He also provided the variant cover.

Bibliography

Interior work

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Doug Campbell Doug Campbell was a rock and roll guitarist from Nebraska, and the recipient of the 2000 Ron Tuccitto Award from the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame. See also *Music of Nebraska The Music of Nebraska has included a variety of country, jazz, blues ...

, Eternity, 1992) *'' The Twilight Zone'' #4 (with

, NOW, 1992) *'' Blood Syndicate'' #9, 15 (with

Ivan Velez Jr. Ivan Velez Jr. (born 1961) is an openly gay Latino American cartoonist, writer, museum educator, and teaching artist, known for creating the groundbreaking comic book series ''Tales of the Closet,'' and for his work with the DC Comics imprint Mile ...

, Milestone, 1993–1994) *'' Empires of Night'' #1 (with Michael House, Rebel Studios, 1993) *'' Showcase '93'' #12: "The Colour of Courage" (with

Brian Augustyn Brian Augustyn (November 2, 1954 – February 1, 2022) was an American comic book editor and writer. He often worked as editor or co-writer with writer Mark Waid, such as on ''The Flash'' in the 1990s. He wrote ''Gotham by Gaslight –'' which i ...

, DC Comics, 1993) *''

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'' #4: "Empires of Night: Epilogue-Prologue" (with Michael House, Rebel Studios, 1994) *'' Deathwish'' #1–4 (with Maddie Blaustein, Milestone, 1994) *'' Guy Gardner: Warrior'' #26, 32 (with Beau Smith, DC Comics, 1994) *'' Judge Dredd'' #5–10, 12 (with

Andrew Helfer Andrew Helfer (born August 17, 1958) is an American comic book creator best known for his work as an editor and writer at DC Comics, where he founded the Paradox Press imprint. Career Andy Helfer joined DC Comics in 1981 and assisted Joe Orlan ...

, Michael Avon Oeming and Dev Madan, DC Comics, 1994–1995) *'' Wolverine Annual'' '95: "Lair of the N'Garai" (with Larry Hama, Marvel, 1995) *'' Underworld Unleashed: Abyss — Hell's Sentinel'' (with Scott Peterson,

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 ...

, DC Comics, 1995) *''

'' (DC Comics, 1996–2007): ** "Constant Whitewater" (with Doug Moench, in #526, 1996) ** "The Screams of the Green Dragon" (with Doug Moench, in ''Annual'' #21, 1997) ** "Chasing Clay" (with Doug Moench and Kelley Jones, in #550, 1998) ** "Suit of Evil Souls" (with Doug Moench and Kelley Jones, in #551, 1998) ** "The Island of Mister Mayhew" (with Grant Morrison, in #667–669, 2007) *'' Batman Black and White'' #1: "Weight" (DC Comics, 2020 *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' (DC Comics, 1996–2005): ** "Conspiracy" (with Doug Moench, in #86–88, 1996) ** "Snow" (with

and Seth Fisher, in #192–196, 2005) *'' Green Lantern'' #80: "Light in Darkness" (with

Ron Marz Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as ''Batman/Aliens'', ''DC vs. Marvel'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Silver Surfer'', and ''Witchblade''. Career Marz is known for his work on ''Silv ...

, DC Comics, 1996) *'' The Flash Annual'' #9: "Silent Running" (with

Peter J. Tomasi Peter J. Tomasi is an American comic book editor and writer, best known for his work for DC Comics. As an editor, he oversaw numerous comic books featuring the Justice League, including series starring various members of that team such as Batman, ...

, DC Comics, 1996) *'' The Big Book of the Unexplained'': "The Valentich Vanishing" (with Doug Moench, Paradox Press, 1997) *''

'' (with Chuck Dixon, one-shot, DC Comics, 1997) *''

'' #26, ''Annual'' #1 (with James Robinson, DC Comics, 1997) *''

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'' #2: "Rupert and Marguerite: 1865 & 1931" (with James Robinson, DC Comics, 1997) *''Green Lantern'' (with James Robinson, one-shot, Tangent, 1997) *''

'' #1–9, 1 000 000 (with Dan Curtis Johnson, DC Comics, 1997–1998) *'' Uncanny X-Men'' #352: "In Sin Air" (with

Steven T. Seagle Steven T. Seagle (born March 31, 1965) is an American writer who works in the comic book, television, film, live theater, video game and animation industries. He is best known for his graphic novel memoir '' It's a Bird...'' (Vertigo, May 2004 ...

and various artists, Marvel, 1998) *'' The Creeper'' #9: "Mental Block" (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, DC Comics, 1998) *'' Chronos'' #1 000 000 (with John Francis Moore, DC Comics, 1998) *'' Tales of the Green Lantern'' (with James Robinson, one-shot, Tangent, 1998) *'' X-Man'' #46–47 (with

Terry Kavanagh Terrence "Terry" Kavanagh ( ; born July 9) is an American comic book editor and writer. Career Kavanagh was a Marvel Comics editor from 1985 to 1997. Titles he edited during that time included '' Marvel Comics Presents'' and ''Nick Fury, Agent ...

, Marvel, 1998–1999) *''

'' (with Howard Chaykin and

, graphic novel, DC Comics, 1999) *''

'' #1–32 (with Alan Moore, America's Best Comics, 1999–2005) *''

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'' #48: "Truth is Stranger" (with

Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Dar ...

and Bryan Hitch, DC Comics, 2000) *'' Métal Hurlant'' #3: "Eucharist Sun" (with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Kirk Anderson, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2002) *'' Hellboy: Weird Tales'' #5: "Love is Scarier than Monsters" (with

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, 2003) *'' DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space'' #1: "Crisis on Two Worlds" (with Elliot S! Maggin, DC Comics, 2004) *'' Wild Girl'' #1–6 (with

Leah Moore Leah Moore (born 4 February 1978) is a British comic book writer and columnist. The daughter of comics writer Alan Moore, she frequently collaborates with her husband, writer John Reppion, as Moore & Reppion. Biography Moore was born to comics ...

, John Mark Reppion and

Shawn McManus Shawn McManus (born June 30, 1958) is an American artist who has worked extensively over three decades for DC Comics and other companies, notably for DC's Vertigo imprint including the ''Fables'' series. Comics Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, ...

, Wildstorm, 2005) *'' Seven Soldiers of Victory'' #0 and 1 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2005–2006) *''

'' #1–6 (with Warren Ellis, Wildstorm, 2005–2006) *''

'' (DC Comics, 2006–2010): ** "The Beautiful People" (with Paul Dini, in #821, 2006) ** " Elegy" (with Greg Rucka, in #854–857, 2009) ** "Go" (with Greg Rucka, in #858–860, 2009–2010) *'' Justice League of America'' #0 (with Brad Meltzer, DC Comics, 2007) *'' Jonah Hex'' #35: "A Crude Offer" (with Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, DC Comics, 2008) *'' Milestone Forever'' #1: "Hardware" (with Dwayne McDuffie, Milestone, 2010) *'' DC Universe: Legacies'' #2: "Snapshot: Reaction!" (with

Len Wein Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men ( ...

, co-feature, DC Comics, 2010) *'' Fables'' #100: "Celebrity Burning Questions" (with Bill Willingham, Vertigo, 2010) *''

'' #0–24 (writer, with W. Haden Blackman; also artist on #0-5, 12-17, DC Comics, 2010–2013) *'' The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual'' '11: "It's Not a Trick" (script and art,

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, 2011) *'' The Sandman: Overture'' #1–6 (with

, Vertigo, 2013–2015)

Cover work

*'' Judge Dredd'' #11 ( DC Comics, 1995) *''

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'' #23 (DC Comics, 1996) *''

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'' #127 (DC Comics, 1997) *'' Chronos'' #10 (DC Comics, 1999) *''

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'' #10 (

, 1999) *'' Magneto: Dark Seduction'' #3 ( Marvel, 2000) *'' X-Men Declassified'' #1 (Marvel, 2000) *''Astra'' #3 ( CPM Manga, 2001) *'' Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom'' #1–6 (Marvel, 2001) *'' The Titans'' #26–31 (DC Comics, 2001) *'' Wolverine'' #160–161, 166, 168–169, 175, ''Annual 2001 (Marvel, 2001–2002) *'' Deadpool'' #53 (Marvel, 2001) *'' The Incredible Hulk'' #28, 33, ''Annual 2001'' (Marvel, 2001) *''

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'' #2 (Marvel, 2001) *'' Star Wards: Starfighter – Crossbones'' #1–3 (

, 2002) *'' Captain Marvel'' #27–30 (Marvel, 2002) *'' Weapon X: The Draft:

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'' (Marvel, 2002) *'' Weapon X: The Draft: Kane'' (Marvel, 2002) *'' Weapon X: The Draft: Marrow'' (Marvel, 2002) *'' Weapon X: The Draft: Sauron'' (Marvel, 2002) *'' Weapon X: The Draft: Wild Child'' (Marvel, 2002) *'' Inhumans'' #1–6 (Marvel, 2003) *'' The Crew'' #1–6 (Marvel, 2003) *''

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'' #83–85 (DC Comics, 2003) *'' Jeromy Cox's Vampyrates'' #1 (Bloodfire Studios, 2004) *'' Warlock'' #1–4 (Marvel, 2004) *'' JSA'' #65–67 (DC Comics, 2004–2005) *'' Adventures of Superman'' #635–636 (DC Comics, 2005) *''

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'' #1–2 ( Black Inc!, 2006) *'' Rex Mundi'' #1 (Dark Horse, 2006) *'' Crossing Midnight'' #1–19 ( Vertigo, 2007–2008) *'' Ambush Bug: Year None'' #1 (DC Comics, 2008) *''

: Superman Beyond'' #1–2 (DC Comics, 2008–2009) *''

'' #861–863 (DC Comics, 2010) *''

American Vampire ''American Vampire'' is an American comic book series created by writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque. It was published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. ''American Vampire'' continued under the newly-created DC Blac ...

'' #4 (Vertigo, 2010) *'' Batman Beyond'' #1 (DC Comics, 2010) *'' Wonder Woman'' #603 (DC Comics, 2010) *'' Batman Incorporated'' #1–5 (DC Comics, 2011) *'' Static Shock Special'' #1 (DC Comics, 2011)

Awards

*2001

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for Best Single Issue for ''

'' #10 with Alan Moore *2006 Harvey Award for Best Artist for ''Promethea'' *2010 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist for ''

'' *2010 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker for ''Detective Comics'' *2012 Inkwell Award for Favorite artist known for inking his/her own pencil work for ''Batwoman'' *2015 Eisner Award for Best Painter/Digital Artist

Nominations

*2000: ** "Best Continuing Series" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' with Alan Moore ** "Best New Series" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' with Alan Moore ** "Best Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' with

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** "Best Single Issue" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' #3 with Alan Moore ** "Best New Series" Harvey Award for ''Promethea'' with Alan Moore, Mick Gray and Scott Dunbier *2001: ** "Best Continuing Series" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' with Alan Moore ** "Best Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' with Mick Gray ** "Best Artist" Harvey Award for ''Promethea'' *2003: ** "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' ** "Best Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' with Mick Gray *2004: "Best Continuing or Limited Series" Harvey Award for ''Promethea'' with Alan Moore *2006: ** "Best New Series" Eisner Award for ''

'' with Warren Ellis ** "Best Penciller/Inker" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'', ''Desolation Jones'' ** "Best Publication Design" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' #32 with

Todd Klein Todd Klein (born January 28, 1951) is an American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics. Biography Early career Todd Klein broke into comics in the summer of 1977, hired by DC Comics as a staff prod ...

** "Best Serialized Story" Eisner Award for ''Desolation Jones'' with Warren Ellis ** "Best Single Issue or One-Shot" Eisner Award for ''Promethea'' #32 with Alan Moore *2010: ** "Best Artist" Harvey Award for ''

'' ** "Best Cover Artist" Harvey Award for ''Detective Comics''

References

External links

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