| 1 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/230px-waltersimonson6_13_09byluiginovi1_2563.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:230:The King of Asgard himself.]] |
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| 4 | Walter "Walt" Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is a comic book writer and artist, perhaps best known for his defining 1983-1987 run both writing and drawing ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]''. During this time, he introduced ComicBook/BetaRayBill and [[ComicBook/TheFightForAsgard frog Thor]], as well as writing many of the series' most memorable moments ''ever''. (Check out Awesome/TheMightyThor - the first fifteen or so are all from his run, and the page picture is possibly ''the'' Simonson Thor moment) It's even a meme amongst the fandom that Simonson is "just another guise of Odin". |
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| 6 | He followed this with a run on ComicBook/FantasticFour starting in 1989 and with Art Adams, introduced the New Fantastic Four, a three-issue SpotlightStealingSquad of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/SpiderMan, ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk and ComicBook/GhostRider. He is considered one of the few writers to really ''get'' Jack Kirby's ComicBook/NewGods characters, and wrote and drew ''Orion'' from 2000-02. He drew the famous Uncanny X-Men/New Teen Titans crossover issue, and in the process [[http://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-471/3/ effectively invented the way that the Source Wall has been portrayed from that point onward]]. |
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| 8 | He also wrote or drew the ComicBook/XFactor ComicBook/XMen team, some ComicBook/{{Batman}} stories, the adaptations of both ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' and ''Film/{{Alien}}'', and the Paul Kirk {{ComicBook/Manhunter}}. More recent work includes runs on ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' and ''Indestructible Hulk'' for Marvel and a graphic novel, ''The Judas Coin'', for DC (which is an extended version of what would have been his issue of DC's art anthology series ''Solo''). He currently writes and draws ''Ragnarok'' for IDW Comics, a more mythology-accurate tale of an undead Thor after the other gods have died. |
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| 10 | In 2011, he (and Louise) had a cameo in ''{{Film/Thor}}'' along with fellow Thor writers Creator/JMichaelStraczynski and Creator/StanLee. Notably, while the other two play regular humans, he gets to play an Asgardian at Odin's table! He often works with his [[CreatorCouple wife]], Louise Simonson, and letterer John Workman. |
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| 12 | !Bibliography |
| 13 | |
| 14 | !!Dark Horse Comics |
| 15 | * ''American Gods'' #3 (artist) |
| 16 | * ''Dark Horse Presents'' #114 (writer[=/=]artist) |
| 17 | * ''ComicBook/RoboCopVersusTheTerminator'' #1-4 (artist) |
| 18 | * ''Star Slammers Special'' #1 (writer[=/=]artist) |
| 19 | * ''Tarzan vs. Predator: At the Earth's Core'' #1-4 (writer) |
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| 21 | !!DC Comics |
| 22 | * ''Armageddon Inferno'' #1–4 (artist) |
| 23 | * ''ComicBook/BatmanBlackAndWhite'' #2 (writer[=/=]artist) |
| 24 | * ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}: Gotham Knights'' #6 |
| 25 | * ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' (Manhunter stories) #437–443; (Batman) #450, 469–470 |
| 26 | * ''ComicBook/{{Hawkgirl}}'' #50–66 (writer) |
| 27 | * ''Jack Kirby's Fourth World'' #1–11, 13–20 (covers) #9–10, 11, 13 (writer[=/=]artist) |
| 28 | * ''JSA Classified'' #21–22 (writer/artist) |
| 29 | * ''The Judas Coin'' (graphic novel) (writer/artist) |
| 30 | * ''Legends of the World's Finest'' #1–3 (writer) |
| 31 | * ''ComicBook/NewGods Secret Files'' #1 (writer/artist) |
| 32 | * ''ComicBook/NewGods Special'' #1 (writer/artist) |
| 33 | * ''Orion #1–25'' (writer/artist) |
| 34 | * ''Star Spangled War Stories'' #170, 172, 180 (artist) |
| 35 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}} Special'' #1 (writer/artist) |
| 36 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}: The Last God of Krypton'' (writer) |
| 37 | * ''World of Warcraft'' #1–25 (writer, from #15–25 with Louise Simonson) |
| 38 | |
| 39 | !!Marvel Comics |
| 40 | * ''Animax'' #1–3 (writer) |
| 41 | * ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' #291–299, Annual #17 (writer), 300 (writer/artist) |
| 42 | * ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' vol. 2 #8–12 (writer) |
| 43 | * ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' vol. 4 #25–30 (penciller) |
| 44 | * ''Balder the Brave ''#1–4 (writer/covers) |
| 45 | * ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica'' #11, 13, 15, 17–23 (writer, with Roger [=McKenzie=]); #4, 5, 11–17, 19–20, 22–23 (penciller) |
| 46 | * ''ComicBook/TheEternals'' #9–12 |
| 47 | * ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #334–341, 343–350, 352–354, Annual #23 (writer; also artist on #337–341, 343–346, 350, 352–354) |
| 48 | * ''Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown'' #1–4 (co-writer, with Louise Simonson) |
| 49 | * ''Indestructible Hulk'' #6–8 (artist) |
| 50 | * ''Marvel Fanfare'' #41 (writer), #60 (writer/inker) |
| 51 | * ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #6 (Star Slammers) (writer/artist) |
| 52 | * ''Marvel Super Heroes'' #15 (writer) |
| 53 | * ''Marvel Holiday Special'' #1 (writer) |
| 54 | * ''Savage Sword of Conan'' #7, 8, 12, 15–17 (artist) |
| 55 | * ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' #260–271, Annual #7 (penciller only); #337–355, 357–382 (writer; also artist on #337–354, 357–367, 381) |
| 56 | * ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977 Star Wars]]'' #56–63, 65 (writer); #16, 49–63, 65–66 (penciller) |
| 57 | * ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen and The New ComicBook/TeenTitans'' one-shot (penciller) |
| 58 | * ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}: The Jungle Adventure'' (writer) |
| 59 | * ''ComicBook/XFactor'' #10–11, 13–15, 17–19, 21, 23–31, 33–34, 36–39 (penciller) Annual #4 (inker) |
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| 63 | !! Walt Simonson provides examples of: |
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| 65 | * SignatureStyle: instantly recognizable pencilling style using multiple not quite straight lines that are not quite parallel, often used as shading. This is even more pronounced when he inks his own work. |
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