British comics artist and illustrator
Kevin Walker is a British
comics artist and
illustrator , based in
Leeds , who worked mainly on
2000 AD and
Warhammer comics and the
collectible card game
Magic: The Gathering . He is now working for
Marvel Comics .
Biography
Walker began his career in 1987 working on
Future Shocks in 2000 AD , and followed this up with work on some of the
anthology comic 's most popular long-running stories, including
Judge Dredd ,
Rogue Trooper (inking
Steve Dillon 's pencils), the
ABC Warriors and
Judge Anderson . During this period Walker also wrote a number of stories including
Daemonifuge and
The Inspectre , often with co-author
Jim Campbell . In reviewing Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage , critic
Don D'Ammassa wrote, "The artwork is for the most part excellent."
[1] Jeff Zaleski wrote, "Walker's grayscale, b&w CGI artwork is extremely effective in the oversized format, and Walker's people look more human than most Warhammer characters."
[2]
Originally known for his glossy,
painted style and the fine detail of his inked work, Walker has since 1998 changed the way he works, using a high contrast black line style with heavy shadows coupled with flat computer colouring, reminiscent of the work of
Mike Mignola .
From 2002 onwards, despite a couple of Judge Dredd stories, he has largely worked on
American comic books starting with
The Legion at
DC Comics , written by
Dan Abnett and
Andy Lanning (DnA), before moving over to
Marvel Comics . In April 2006, he worked on Marvel's cosmic crossover event, "
Annihilation " with DnA plotting
Nova , one of its four lead-ins.
In 2005, Walker was commissioned by design agency ODD to draw the character of a 13-year-old
James Bond for
Charlie Higson 's first
Young Bond novel
SilverFin .
[3]
[4] He also illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of
SilverFin in 2008,
[5] and provided cover art for the Young Bond novels released in the U.S. by
Hyperion Books .
Walker then provided the
third installment of the
Marvel Zombies series , with writer
Fred Van Lente
[6] and the creative team stayed together for
Marvel Zombies 4 .
[7] He then teamed up with DnA again to draw the
Realm of Kings :
Imperial Guard limited series, before becoming the main artist on
Thunderbolts following the
Heroic Age reboot of the team.
[8]
[9]
[10]
Bibliography
Comics
Comics work includes:
Rogue Trooper :
Hellblazer :
"Thicker than Water" (with writer
Jamie Delano and co-artist Ron Tiner, in Hellblazer #28, 1990)
"Sick at Heart" (with writer Jamie Delano and co-artist Ron Tiner, in Hellblazer #29, 1990)
ABC Warriors (with writer
Pat Mills ):
"Khronicles of Khaos" (with co-author
Tony Skinner , in 2000 AD #750-757, 780-784 & 787-790, 1991–1992)
"Dishonourable Discharge" (with co-author Tony Skinner, in 2000 AD Winter Special #4, 1992)
"Hellbringer Book I" (with co-author Tony Skinner, in 2000 AD #901-911, 1994)
"Hellbringer Book II" (with co-author Tony Skinner, in 2000 AD #964-971, 1995)
"Roadkill" (in 2000 AD Prog 2000, 1999)
Anderson: Psi Division : "Childhood's End" (with
Alan Grant , in
Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 2 #27-34, 1993)
Wynter : "Cold Justice" (with
Robbie Morrison , in Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 2 #70, January 1995)
The Inspectre (illustrated only the first three episodes, but co-wrote all eleven with
Jim Campbell , in Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 3 #23-33, 1996–1997)
Mercy Heights : "Mercy Heights" (with
John Tomlinson , in 2000 AD #1033-1047, 1997)
The Balls Brothers (with
John Wagner , in 2000 AD #1128-1131 & 1141-1147, 1999)
Badlands (with
Dan Abnett , in 2000 AD #1178-1182, 2000)
Mean Machine : "Born Mean" (with
Gordon Rennie , in Judge Dredd Megazine vol. 3 #69, 2000)
Daemonifuge : Heretic Saint (
trade paperback ,
Black Library , 208 pages, 2005,
ISBN
978-1-84416-251-2 ) collects:
Daemonifuge (co-author and artist, with Jim Campbell, 88 pages, paperback, 2000,
ISBN
1-84154-117-6 , hardcover, 2002,
ISBN
1-84154-261-X )
Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage (co-author and artist, with Jim Campbell, 24 pages, 2002)
Daemonifuge: The Lord of Damnation (co-author with Gordon Rennie and art by
Karl Richardson , 88 pages, 2003,
ISBN
1-84154-240-7 )
Tor Cyan (with
John Tomlinson ):
"Blue Murder" (in 2000 AD #1223-1226, 2001)
"Crucible" (in 2000 AD #1250-1251, 2001)
"Refugee" (in 2000 AD #1252-1253, 2001)
Judge Dredd :
"Sin City" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1289-1299, 2002)
"Mandroid" (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1452-1465, 2005)
"
The Connection " (with John Wagner, in 2000 AD #1500-1504, 2006)
"Snakebite" (with Robbie Morrison, in Judge Dredd Megazine #289-290, October–November 2009)
The Legion #10, 13, 15-16 (with Dan Abnett/
Andy Lanning ,
DC Comics , 2002)
Exiles #23-25 (with
Judd Winick ,
Marvel Comics , 2003)
The Eternal #1-6 (pencils, with writer
Chuck Austen and inks by
Simon Coleby ,
Marvel MAX , August 2003–January 2004)
"Long Distance Caller" (script and art, in
Hellboy Weird Tales #7,
Dark Horse Comics , 2004)
Annihilation :
Nova (pencils, with writers Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning and inks by
Rick Magyar , Marvel Comics, 4-issue mini-series, 2006)
Marvel Zombies (with writer
Fred Van Lente , Marvel Comics):
Marvel Zombies 3 (4-issue mini-series, October 2008–January 2009, hardcover, 104 pages, May 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3635-5 )
Marvel Zombies 4 (4-issue mini-series, June–September 2009, hardcover, 112 pages, November 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3917-6 ))
SilverFin : The Graphic Novel (with writer
Charlie Higson , Puffin, 2008)
Realm of Kings :
Imperial Guard (with Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010, TPB, 120 pages, June 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4597-4 )
Thunderbolts #144-147, 150-153, 155-158, 163-165 (with
Jeff Parker , Marvel Comics, July 2010–2012)
Secret Avengers #17 (with
Warren Ellis , Marvel Comics, 2011)
Dark Avengers #176-179 (with
Jeff Parker , Marvel Comics, 2012)
Avengers Arena #1-3, 5-6, 8-9, 12, 14-15, 17-18 (with
Dennis Hopeless , Marvel Comics, 2013)
Avengers Undercover #1-5, 7 (with
Dennis Hopeless , Marvel Comics, 2014)
New Avengers Vol. 3 #22-23, 25-26, 29, 31 (with
Jonathan Hickman , Marvel Comics, 2014–2015)
Avengers Vol. 4 #44 (with
Jonathan Hickman , Marvel Comics, 2015)
Marvel Zombies Vol. 2 #1-4, (with
Si Spurrier , Marvel Comics, 2015)
Black Knight Vol. 3 #2-3 (with Frank Tieri, Marvel Comics, 2015-16)
Doctor Strange Vol. 4 #6 (with
Jason Aaron , Marvel Comics, 2016)
Illuminati #5 (with
Joshua Williamson , Marvel Comics, 2016)
Uncanny Inhumans #8-10, Annual 1 (with
Charles Soule , Marvel Comics, 2016)
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1-6, 9-13, 20-25 (with
Kieron Gillen and
Si Spurrier , Marvel Comics, 2016-18
Darkhawk #51 (with Chad Bowers and Chris Sims, Marvel Comics, 2017)
Star Wars: DJ: Most Wanted One-Shot (with Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, Marvel Comics, 2018)
Venom Annual #1 (with
Donny Cates , Marvel Comics, 2018)
Infinity Warps #2 "Kamala Kang" (with
Christopher Hastings , Marvel Comics, 2018)
Black Panther Vol. 7 #7-11 (with
Ta-Nehisi Coates , Marvel Comics, 2018-19)
The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 #25-28 (with
Nick Spencer , Marvel Comics, 2019)
Dr. Strange: Surgeon Supreme #1-6 (with
Mark Waid , Marvel Comics, 2019-20)
Wolverine: Black, White & Blood #2 "Seeing Red" (with
Saladin Ahmed , Marvel Comics, 2020)
Savage Avengers #17-19 (with
Gerry Duggan , Marvel Comics, 2021)
Venom Vol. 4 #35 (with
Donny Cates , Marvel Comics, 2021)
Timeless One-Shot (with Jed MacKay, Marvel Comics, 2021)
Avengers Forever Infinity Comics #1-4 (with
Jason Aaron , Marvel Comics, 2022)
Avengers 1,000,000 B.C. One-Shot (with
Jason Aaron , Marvel Comics, 2022)
Predator #1-6 (with
Ed Brisson , Marvel Comics, 2022)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 7 #1-ongoing (with Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly, Marvel Comics, 2023)
Games
RPG art work includes:
Apocrypha Now (
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay ) (
Hogshead Publishing Ltd., 1995): Interior Artist
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay GM's Screen & Reference Pack (
Hogshead Publishing Ltd., 1997): Interior Artist
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeon Master's Guide (
WotC , 2000): Interior Artist
Apocrypha 2: Charts of Darkness (
Warhammer FRP ) (
Hogshead Publishing Ltd., 2000): Interior Artist, Diagrams, and Maps
Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game (
WotC , 2001): Interior Artist
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game (
Mongoose Publishing , 2002): Cover Artist
Faiths and Pantheons (
Forgotten Realms ) (
WotC , 2002): Interior Artist
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5 (
WotC , 2003): Interior Artist
Eberron Campaign Setting (
WotC , 2004): Interior Artist
Races of Eberron (
Wizards of the Coast , 2005): Interior Artist
The X-Men TCG (
Wizards of the Coast , 2000): Interior Artist
Magic: The Gathering (
Wizards of the Coast , 1996): Artist
Hearthstone (Blizzard Entertainment), 2013
Magazines
Magazine work includes:
Record covers
Record cover work includes:
Notes
^ D'Ammassa, Don (November 2002). "Daemonifuge: Book I; The Screaming Cage",
Science Fiction Chronicle 24 (11): 32.
^ Zaleski, Jeff (4 November 2002). "Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage",
Publishers Weekly 249 (44): 65.
^ Ezard, John (23 April 2005). "
Young Bond proves a bestseller ",
The Guardian , p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (27 April 2005). "Arts, Briefly: 007 at 13",
The New York Times , p. E2.
^ Craig, Amanda (13 September 2008). "Heroes not yet hardened",
The Times , p. 15.
^
WW Philly: Fred Van Lente Writes "Marvel Zombies 3" ,
Comic Book Resources , 1 June 2008
^
"Fred Van Lente Talks Marvel Zombies 4" .
Comic Book Resources . 20 March 2009.
^ Arrant, Chris (9 February 2010).
"Luke Cage Powers into THUNDERBOLTS as Heroic Age Leader" .
Newsarama . Retrieved 9 February 2010 .
^ Richards, Dave (9 February 2010).
"Jeff Parker Cages the "Thunderbolts" " .
Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 26 March 2010 .
^ Phegley, Kiel (13 April 2010).
"First Look: Luke Cage's Thunderbolts" .
Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
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