Walter Simonson

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Career

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Writer, artist

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Marvel Comics

Walter "Walt" Simonson (bornSeptember 2,1946) is a comic book creator who was a regular penciller, writer, and cover artist for theMarvel Star Wars series of comics. Simonson's early professional work was forDC Comics, illustrating war stories in the early 1970s. Soon after, he and writerArchie Goodwin co-created the critically acclaimedManhunter backup feature inDetective Comics. Before he became the regular penciller onStar Wars, he worked on a single issue with Goodwin and they co-created the fan favorite character,Beilert Valance inThe Hunter. In1981 he took over the pencilling chores on a regular basis, and this time working with writerDavid Michelinie developed such characters asShira Brie andPlif and concepts like thetalking bomb. After leaving Star Wars, he began writing and illustratingThe Mighty Thor series forMarvel Comics, which is probably Simonson's most notable work. He also worked with his wife and writerLouise Simonson on the hit Marvel seriesX-Factor.

The characterWald, created by Simonson forMarvel Star Wars #60, is remarkably similar to him.