Walt Simonson
3 workspublishing since 2009
Walter Simonson, born in 1946 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an American comics writer and artist. He read geology at Amherst College before taking a degree in art at the Rhode Island School of Design, and entered comics in 1973, drawing the Manhunter backup feature in Detective Comics with writer Archie Goodwin. He is best known for his 1983-1987 run as writer and artist on Marvel's Thor, in which he created Beta Ray Bill, and for his work on Fantastic Four and on X-Factor, written by his wife Louise Simonson. His creator-owned series include Star Slammers and Ragnarok. He won the Inkpot Award in 1985 and an Eisner Award in 2012.
