Kev Walker
Kev Walker | |
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Born | Kevin Walker |
Nationality | British |
Area(s) | Writer, Daemonifuge |
Kevin Walker is a British
Biography
Walker began his career in 1987 working on
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
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
Bibliography
Comics
Comics work includes:
- Rogue Trooper:
- "Cinnabar" (inks, with writer John Smith and pencils by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #624-630 & 633-635, 1989)
- "The Arena of Long Knives" (with Michael Fleisher, in 1992 2000 AD Yearbook, 1991)
- 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)
- ISBN 978-1-84416-251-2) collects:
- Daemonifuge (co-author and artist, with Jim Campbell, 88 pages, paperback, 2000, 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 ISBN 1-84154-240-7)
- Daemonifuge (co-author and artist, with Jim Campbell, 88 pages, paperback, 2000,
- 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)
- 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):
- ISBN 0-7851-3635-5)
- ISBN 0-7851-3917-6))
- SilverFin: The Graphic Novel (with writer Charlie Higson, Puffin, 2008)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- WotC, 2000): Interior Artist
- Apocrypha 2: Charts of Darkness (Warhammer FRP) (Hogshead Publishing Ltd., 2000): Interior Artist, Diagrams, and Maps
- WotC, 2001): Interior Artist
- The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game (Mongoose Publishing, 2002): Cover Artist
- WotC, 2002): Interior Artist
- WotC, 2003): Interior Artist
- 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:
- Dragon #277 (November 2000): Cover Artist
- Dragon #287 (September 2001): Cover Artist
- Paizo Publishing, May 2002) "Every Home a Castle": Interior Artist
Record covers
Record cover work includes:
- Peaceville, 1990): Cover Artist, alternative cover
- Peaceville, 1991): Cover Artist
- Peaceville, 1988): Cover Artist
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.
References
- Kev Walker at the Grand Comics Database
- Kev Walker at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Kev Walker at Barney
- Kev Walker at Marvel.com
- "Kev Walker at the Black Library". Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
External links
- "1999 Interview with the Black Library". Archived from the original on 8 August 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2005.
- "Kevin Walker :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.