Walter Simonson



Walt Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is a comic book creator who was a regular penciller, writer, and cover artist for the Marvel Star Wars series of comics. Simonson's early professional work was for DC Comics, illustrating war stories in the early 1970s. Soon after, he and writer Archie Goodwin co-created the critically acclaimed Manhunter backup feature in Detective Comics. Before he became the regular penciller on Star Wars, he worked on single issue with Goodwin and they co-created the fan favorite character, Beilert Valance in The Hunter. In 1981 he took over the pencilling chores on a regular basis, and this time working with writer David Michelinie developed such characters as Shira Brie and Plif and concepts like the talking bomb. After leaving Star Wars, he began writing and illustrating The Mighty Thor series for Marvel Comics, which is probably Simonson's most notable work. He also worked with his wife and writer Louise Simonson on the hit Marvel series X-Factor.



Writer

 * Marvel Star Wars 56: Coffin in the Clouds
 * Marvel Star Wars 57: Hello, Bespin, Goodbye
 * Marvel Star Wars 58: Sundown
 * Marvel Star Wars 59: Bazarre
 * Marvel Star Wars 60: Shira's Story
 * Marvel Star Wars 61: Screams in the Void
 * Marvel Star Wars 62: Pariah
 * Marvel Star Wars 63: The Mind Spider
 * Marvel Star Wars 65: Golrath Never Forgets
 * Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void

Penciller

 * Marvel Star Wars 16: The Hunter
 * Marvel Star Wars 49: The Last Jedi
 * Marvel Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever
 * Marvel Star Wars 51: Resurrection of Evil
 * Marvel Star Wars 52: To Take The Tarkin
 * Marvel Star Wars 53: The Last Gift From Alderaan
 * Marvel Star Wars 54: Starfire Rising
 * Marvel Star Wars 55: Plif
 * Marvel Star Wars 56: Coffin in the Clouds
 * Marvel Star Wars 57: Hello, Bespin, Goodbye
 * Marvel Star Wars 58: Sundown
 * Marvel Star Wars 59: Bazarre
 * Marvel Star Wars 60: Shira's Story
 * Marvel Star Wars 61: Screams in the Void
 * Marvel Star Wars 62: Pariah
 * Marvel Star Wars 66: The Water Bandits
 * Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld
 * Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil
 * Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void

Cover artist

 * Marvel Star Wars 16: The Hunter
 * Marvel Star Wars 49: The Last Jedi
 * Marvel Star Wars 51: Resurrection of Evil
 * Marvel Star Wars 52: To Take The Tarkin
 * Marvel Star Wars 53: The Last Gift From Alderaan
 * Marvel Star Wars 54: Starfire Rising
 * Marvel Star Wars 55: Plif
 * Marvel Star Wars 56: Coffin in the Clouds
 * Marvel Star Wars 57: Hello, Bespin, Goodbye
 * Marvel Star Wars 58: Sundown
 * Marvel Star Wars 59: Bazarre
 * Marvel Star Wars 60: Shira's Story
 * Marvel Star Wars 61: Screams in the Void
 * Marvel Star Wars 62: Pariah
 * Marvel Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt