Bill Willingham
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| Bill Willingham | |
| Born | December 1956 Fort Belvoir, Virginia |
| Nationality |
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| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker |
| Notable works | Elementals Fables |
Bill Willingham (born December 1956 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia) is an American writer and artist of graphic novels.
In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert game rulebooks. He first gained attention for his 1980s comic book series Elementals published by Comico, which he both wrote and drew, however the series had trouble maintaining a consistent schedule, and Willingham's position in the industry remained spotty for many years. He contributed stories to Green Lantern and started his own independent, black-and-white comic book series Coventry which lasted only 3 issues. He also produced the pornographic series Ironwood for Eros Comix.
In the late 1990s Willingham reestablished himself as a prolific writer. He produced the 13-issue Pantheon for Lone Star Press and wrote a pair of short novels about the modern adventures of the hero Beowulf, published by the writer's collective, Clockwork Storybook, of which Willingham was a founding member. In the early 2000s he began writing extensively for DC Comics, including the limited series Proposition Player, a pair of limited series about the Greek witch Thessaly from The Sandman, and most notably the popular series Fables.
Willingham has worked on the Robin series pre-"One Year Later" and is currently writing and drawing Shadowpact, an ongoing title spun off of his Day of Vengeance limited series as well as Jack of Fables, a spin-off of his Fables series, co-written by Matthew Sturges.
He currently lives in Las Vegas. He frequently interacts with fans on the Fabletown message boards (where he demands that all users post under their real names).
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] As writer
The issues listed include those where writing credits are for at least one story included in the issue.
| Title | Issue(s) | Cover Dates | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Machine Annual | #1 | 1983 | Texas Comics |
| Elementals | #1-23 | 1984-March 1988 | Comico |
| Justice Machine Featuring The Elementals | #1-4 | May 1986-August 1986 | Comico |
| Elementals Special | #2 | January 1989 | Comico |
| Elementals vol. 2 | #1-16 #18-22 |
March 1989-May 1991 June 1991-March 1992 |
Comico |
| Morningstar Special | #1 | 1990 | Comico |
| Time Wankers | #4-5 | April 1991-August 1991 | Fantagraphics |
| Ironwood | #1-11 | 1991 | Fantagraphics, Eros Comix imprint |
| Elementals: Sex Special | #1 | 1991 | Comico |
| Elementals: Ghost of a Chance | #1 | December 1995 | Comico |
| Elementals: The Vampire's Revenge | #2 | August 1996 | Comico |
| Coventry | #1-3 | November 1996-July 1997 | Fantagraphics |
| Mythography | #2 #4 |
February 1997 June 1997 |
Bardic Press |
| Pantheon | #1-6 | May 1998-August/September 1999 | Lone Star Press |
| Pantheon: Ancient History | #1 | August/September 1999 | Lone Star Press |
| Flinch | #7 | December 1999 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint |
| Proposition Player | #1-6 | December 1999-May 2000 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint |
| The Dreaming | #55 | December 2000 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint |
| The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Dreams… But Were Afraid To Ask | #1 | July 2001 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint |
| Fables (Currently still in publication.) |
#1-57 | July 2002-January 2007 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint |
| X-Men Unlimited | #49 | August 2003 | Marvel Comics |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight | #168 | August 2003 | DC Comics |
| Robin vol. 2 | #121-147 | February 2004-April 2006 | DC Comics |
| The Sandman Presents: Thessaly: Witch for Hire | #1-4 | April 2004-July 2004 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint |
| Batman | #631-633 #643-644 |
October 2004-December 2004 Early October 2005-Late October 2005 |
DC Comics |
| Day of Vengeance | #1-6 | June 2005-November 2005 | DC Comics |
| Day of Vengenace: Infinite Crisis Special | #1 | March 2006 | DC Comics |
| Shadowpact (Currently still in publication.) |
#1-7 | July 2006-January 2007 | DC Comics |
| Jack of Fables (Currently still in publication.) |
#1-7 | September 2006-January 2007 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint |
| Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall | 2006 | DC Comics, Vertigo imprint | |
| DCU Infinite Holiday Special | #1 | February 2007 | DC Comics |
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