Scott Williams (comics)

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Scott Williams
Born1960 [1]
NationalityAmerican
Area(s) Penciller, Inker
Notable works
X-Men
Wildcats
Batman
Superman
All-Star Batman and Robin
Awards Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame (2012)

Scott Williams (born 1960) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work as an inker, and for his decades-long partnership with artist Jim Lee, both of whom began their career with Homage Studios, [2] collaborating on books including The Uncanny X-Men , WildCATs , Batman , Superman , WildC.A.T.s/X-Men , All-Star Batman and Robin , and Justice League . Williams has also inked the pencils of Whilce Portacio and Marc Silvestri, and books including Gen¹³ .

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Regarding his influences, Williams stated in a 2020 interview with SyFy, "I was a big Frank Miller and Klaus Janson fan on Daredevil and their whole run. As I was starting to get professional work and still figuring things out, I literally had Klaus Jansen comics laid out next to my drawing table so I could try to see what I could steal. And that's actually what most artists do. They steal stuff and it's a time-honored tradition. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it. If you're a penciler or an anchor out there, and you're trying to figure out what you want to do, you don't have to reinvent the wheel every single time. You can try to figure out what your favorite artists are doing and try to make parts of it your own. What will happen is you will eventually take whatever it is that you're dissecting and you will make it your own and your own style will sort of morph and evolve into something hopefully new. And that's basically what I did. My style came from a failure to adapt to Klaus Janson's style." Other artists Williams cited as influences include Neal Adams and Tom Palmer. [2]

In 2012 Williams received the Sinnott Hall of Fame Award by the Inkwell Awards. [3] His style of inking is done using a brush and a crow quill nib achieving precise thicknesses. He usually inks right over the original pencils of the artist and pays specific attention to highlighting key elements of the penciller's work while adding depth by varying line quality and thickness.[ citation needed ]

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Notes

  1. Williams, Scott 1960- in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  2. 1 2 Avila, Mike (October 15, 2020). "Master Inker Scott Williams On Inking Jim Lee & X-Men Deadline Woes". SyFy. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "2012 Winners". Inkwell Awards. June 25, 2012
  4. "1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Comic Book Award Almanac. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

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