Simon Spurrier

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Simon Spurrier
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Spurrier at the 2012 New York Comic Con
Born (1981-05-02) 2 May 1981 (age 42)
OccupationComic book writer, novelist
Nationality English
Period2001–present
Genre Comic book, science fiction
Notable works Lobster Random
Bec & Kawl
The Simping Detective
Harry Kipling
Contract
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra
Website
www.simonspurrier.com

Simon "Si" Spurrier [1] (born 2 May 1981) is a British comics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and an art director for the BBC.

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Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write his own series for 2000 AD , like Lobster Random , Bec & Kawl , The Simping Detective and Harry Kipling , as well as a number of stories for the flagship character Judge Dredd . In recent years he has broken into the American comic book industry, writing mainly for Marvel Comics. He also wrote Marvel's X-Force in 2014 and 2015, which starred the characters Cable, Psylocke, Marrow and Fantomex. [2]

He started co-writing Star Wars: Doctor Aphra from Marvel Comics with Kieron Gillen in November 2017 on issues #14-19, taking over with issue #20 in May 2018.

Simon has also written a number of novels, initially on other people's properties, but in 2006 he signed a two-book contract with Hodder Headline, the first of which was Contract (2007) and the second A Serpent Uncoiled (2011).[ citation needed ]

Career

Simon Spurrier writes mainly for the British comic 2000 AD but has also written comic-strips for the anthology Warhammer Monthly , [3] as well as contributing written articles, stories and reviews to the Judge Dredd Megazine . He is the creator of Lobster Random (with Carl Critchlow), The Simping Detective (with Frazer Irving), From Grace (also with Irving), Zancudo (a belated follow-up to Ant Wars) with Cam Kennedy and Bec & Kawl (with Steve Roberts).

Spurrier has done a number of work for hire books, writing one 2000 AD themed novel for Black Flame press, and three science fiction novels for the Black Library, as well as an upcoming book for Abaddon Books. In May 2006 he signed a two-book contract with Hodder Headline. The first novel, a "post-pulp" occult-crime-comedy, is titled Contract. A limited edition hardback was released in May 2007, and the mass-market paperback is published on 4 October 2007.

He has created Gutsville with Frazer Irving [4] [5] and Silver Surfer: In Thy Name. [6] [7]

His other projects include more work for Marvel like Ghost Rider Annual #2, [8] the one-shot "Wolverine: Dangerous Game," [9] Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider mini-series with Javier Saltares, [10] [11] [12] "Conqueror" a newuniversal one-shot, Punisher War Journal Annual #1, [13] and X-Men Legacy vol.2, starring the character Legion. [14] He also wrote a short story for Dark Horse Presents called "In Fetu." [15]

In July 2019, it was announced that Spurrier would be writing DC's Hellblazer relaunch as part of The Sandman Universe line of comics. The relaunched series, written by Spurrier and illustrated by Aaron Campbell, begins after the events of the 1990 miniseries The Books of Magic . Hellblazer began with a one-shot on Halloween 2019, before becoming a regular series in November that same year. [16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was prematurely canceled after 12 issues. [17] However, during New York Comic Con 2023, it was revealed that the series would getting a revival miniseries called John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, with Spurrier and Campbell returning and publication set to begin in January 2024. [18]

In March 2023, it was announced that Spurrier would becoming the writer of The Flash when the book relaunches in September as a part of the Dawn of DC initiative. [19] In April 2023, Spurrier was revealed to be writing Uncanny Spider-Man, as a part of Fall of X, and focuses on Nightcrawler donning a Spider-Man costume and defending New York City following the events of the 2023 Hellfire Gala . [20]

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Comics

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Novels

Spurrier has written a number of Warhammer 40,000 and 2000 AD-related novels:

Crime novels

Awards

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  2. ↑ Gerding, Stephen (7 November 2013). "Spurrier, Kim's Adjectiveless "X-Force" launches in February". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Si Spurrier Warhammer Q&A by Matt Badham, 11 December 2009
  4. ↑ No Gutsville, No Glory, Publishers Weekly , 29 May 2007
  5. ↑ The Belly of the Beast, Talking Gutsville With Spurrier and irving Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine , The Pulse, Comicon, 4 June 2007
  6. ↑ WW Chicago: Si Spurrier on Silver Surfer: In Thy Name Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine , 10 August 2007, Newsarama
  7. ↑ Spurrier Talks "The Silver Surfer: In Thy Name", 10 August 2007, Comic Book Resources
  8. ↑ Mercy Rule: Spurrier talks "Ghost Rider Annual" #2, Comic Book Resources, May, 2008
  9. ↑ Spurrier talks "Wolverine: Dangerous Game", Comic Book Resources, 3 June 2008
  10. ↑ WWC: Simon Spurrier & Javier Saltares Tackle Danny Ketch, Newsarama, 27 June 2008
  11. ↑ WW Chicago: Spurrier on "Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider", Comic Book Resources, 29 June 2008
  12. ↑ Spurrier's Spirited Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider Archived 26 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine , Comicon, 13 October 2008
  13. ↑ UTTERLY MENTAL: Spurrier talks Punisher War Journal Annual, Comic Book Resources, 24 September 2008
  14. ↑ Phillips, Jevon (22 December 2012). "'X-Men Legacy': Simon Spurrier's task is Legion". Hero Complex. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  15. ↑ The Big Bad Wolf (19 March 2010). "In Fetu interview with Simon Spurrier". Comic Monsters. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  16. ↑ Polo, Susana (9 July 2019). "John Constantine returns to the Sandman Universe this fall". Polygon. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  17. ↑ Dominguez, Noah (14 August 2020). "John Constantine: Hellblazer - Sandman Universe Series Ends With Issue #12". CBR. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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