British comics writer and novelist (born 1981)
Simon "Si "Spurrier [ 1] (born 2 May 1981) is a Britishcomics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and anart director for theBBC .
Getting his start in comics with theBritish small press , he went on to write his own series for2000 AD , likeLobster Random ,Bec & Kawl ,The Simping Detective andHarry Kipling , as well as a number of stories for the flagship characterJudge Dredd . In recent years he has broken into theAmerican comic book industry, writing mainly forMarvel Comics . He also wroteMarvel 'sX-Force in 2014 and 2015, which starred the charactersCable ,Psylocke ,Marrow andFantomex .[ 2]
He started co-writingStar Wars: Doctor Aphra fromMarvel Comics withKieron 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'sproperties , but in 2006 he signed a two-book contract withHodder Headline , the first of which wasContract (2007) and the secondA Serpent Uncoiled (2011).[citation needed ]
Simon Spurrier writes mainly for the British comic2000 AD but has also written comic-strips for the anthologyWarhammer Monthly ,[ 3] as well as contributing written articles, stories and reviews to theJudge Dredd Megazine . He is the creator ofLobster Random (withCarl Critchlow ),The Simping Detective (withFrazer Irving ),From Grace (also with Irving),Zancudo (a belated follow-up toAnt Wars ) withCam Kennedy andBec & Kawl (withSteve Roberts ).
Spurrier has done a number ofwork for hire books, writing one2000 AD themed novel forBlack Flame press, and three science fiction novels for theBlack Library , as well as an upcoming book forAbaddon Books . In May 2006 he signed a two-book contract withHodder Headline . The first novel, a "post-pulp" occult-crime-comedy, is titledContract . A limited edition hardback was released in May 2007, and the mass-market paperback is published on 4 October 2007.
He has createdGutsville withFrazer Irving [ 4] [ 5] andSilver Surfer : In Thy Name .[ 6] [ 7]
His other projects include more work forMarvel likeGhost Rider Annual #2,[ 8] theone-shot "Wolverine: Dangerous Game ,"[ 9] Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider mini-series withJavier Saltares ,[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] "Conqueror" anewuniversal one-shot,Punisher War Journal Annual #1,[ 13] andX-Men Legacy vol.2, starring the characterLegion .[ 14] He also wrote a short story forDark Horse Presents called "In Fetu."[ 15]
In July 2019, it was announced that Spurrier would be writing DC'sHellblazer relaunch as part ofThe Sandman Universe line of comics. The relaunched series, written by Spurrier and illustrated by Aaron Campbell, begins after the events of the 1990 miniseriesThe Books of Magic .Hellblazer began with a one-shot onHalloween 2019, before becoming a regular series in November that same year.[ 16] Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic , the series was prematurely canceled after 12 issues.[ 17] However, duringNew York Comic Con 2023 , it was revealed that the series would getting a revival miniseries calledJohn 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 ofThe Flash when the book relaunches in September as a part of theDawn of DC initiative.[ 19] In April 2023, Spurrier was revealed to be writingUncanny Spider-Man , as a part ofFall of X , and focuses onNightcrawler donning a Spider-Man costume and defending New York City following the events of the 2023Hellfire Gala .[ 20]
Mega-City One :"The Burning Red" (withPJ Holden , inZarjaz vol. 1 #1, 2001) "Catching the Rads" (with Darren Chandler, inZarjaz vol. 1 #1, 2001) Tharg's Future Shocks :"Old Red" (withStaz Johnson , in2000 AD #1232, 2001) "Given to Fly" (withCam Smith , in2000 AD #1257, 2001) "Alpha Team" (withPJ Holden , in2000 AD #1262) "Sex Machine" (withBoo Cook , in2000 AD #1264) "Spare Parts" (withRichard Elson , in2000 AD #1267) "Hormones" (with Nigel Raynor, in2000 AD #1279, 2002) "Celestial Bodies" (with Shaun Bryan, in2000 AD #1294, 2002) "Tadfraggers" (with Gary Crutchley, in2000 AD #1369, 2003) "Hacked" (with Jon Davis-Hunt, in2000 AD #1754, 2011) Tharg's Terror Tales : "Snacks of Doom" (withNeil Edwards , in2000 AD #1282, 2002)Bec & Kawl (withSteve Roberts ):"and the Mystical Mentalist Menace!" (in2000 AD #1290–1291, 2002) "Beccy Miller's Diary" (in2000 AD #1292–1293, 2002) "Enlightenment" (in2000 AD #1327, 2003) "eeevil.com" (in2000 AD #1328–1330, 2003) "Pest Control" (in2000 AD #1351–1354, 2003) "Toothache" (in2000 AD #1383–1386, 2004) "Hell To Pay" (in2000 AD #1401–1404, 2004) "Attack of the Cones" (in2000 AD #1437–1440, 2005) "Freakshow" (in2000 AD #1477–1481, 2006) The Scrap (withRichard Elson , in2000 AD #1308–1312, 2002)Past Imperfect :Lobster Random (withCarl Critchlow ):"No Gain, No Pain" (in2000 AD #1342–1349, 2003ISBN 1-904265-63-4 ) "Tooth and Claw" (in2000 AD #1411–1419, 2004) "The Agony & The Ecstasy" (in2000 AD #1482–1490, 2006) "The Forget-Me-Knot" (in2000 AD #1601-1610, 2008) From Grace (withFrazer Irving , in2000 AD #1357–1361, 2003)"Work Experience" (withSteve Roberts , in2000 AD #1403–1407, 2003) PlagueBringer (with Frazer Irving, inWarhammer Monthly , #84–85, 2004)The Simping Detective (with Frazer Irving):"Crystal Blue" (inJudge Dredd Megazine #221–223, 2004) "Innocence: A Broad" (inJudge Dredd Megazine #224–226, 2004) "Dorks of War" (inJudge Dredd Megazine #227, 2004) "Playing Futsie" (inJudge Dredd Megazine #234–236, 2005) "Fifteen" (inJudge Dredd Megazine #237, 2005) "Petty Crimes" (inJudge Dredd Megazine #238–239, 2005) "Jokers to the Right" (in2000 AD #1804–1811, 2012) "Trifecta " (in2000 AD #1812, 2012) The Dark Judges : "Judge Fear's Big Day Out" (text story, with an illustration byCam Smith , inJudge Dredd Megazine #224, 2004)Zancudo (withCam Kennedy , inJudge Dredd Megazine #231–233, 2005)Daemonifuge: Heretic Saint (with co-writers:Gordon Rennie and Jim Campbell, Art:Kev Walker , Karl Richardson, Chris Quilliams and Tim Trevellion;Black Library , 2005ISBN 1-84416-251-6 )Judge Dredd :"Cursed Earth Rules" (withJohn Ridgway , inJudge Dredd Megazine #236, 2005) "In the Stomm" (withBoo Cook , inJudge Dredd Megazine #236, 2005) "Dominoes" (with pencils byLawrence Campbell and inks byKris Justice , in2000 AD #1482, 2006) "Splashdown" (with pencils by Laurence Campbell and inks by Kris Justice, inJudge Dredd Megazine #245, 2006) "Neoweirdies" (withPaul Marshall , in2000 AD #1496–1498, 2006) "Versus" (withPeter Doherty , in2000 AD #1499, 2006) "Gutshot" (withAnthony Williams /Rob Taylor , in2000 AD #1708, October 2010) "The Beast in the Bay" (withPatrick Goddard , in2000 AD #1709, November 2010) Harry Kipling (with Boo Cook):"Prologue" (in2000 AD #1476, 2006) "Mad Gods & Englishmen " (in2000 AD #1481–1483, 2006) "Whetting the Whistle" (in2000AD #1492–1493, 2006) "Something for Nothing" (in2000AD #1497–1499, 2006) "The Hitman and Hermoth" (in2000AD #1509-ongoing, 2006) Beneath (with Frazer Irving, inThe Telegraph Magazine 2006-02)[ 21] London Falling (withLee Garbett , in2000 AD #1491–1495, 2006)Tales From the Black Museum : "Ruddler's Cuddlers" (withGraham Manley , inJudge Dredd Megazine #246, 2006)Chiaroscuro (with Smudge, in2000 AD #1507–1517, 2006)The Angel Gang : "Before they wuz dead" (withSteve Roberts , inJudge Dredd Megazine #258-262, 2007)Gutsville (with Frazer Irving,Image , 2007, ongoing)Silver Surfer : In Thy Name (withTan Eng Huat , 4-issue mini-series,Marvel Comics , November 2007)Ghost Rider :The Vort (as G. Powell, withD'Israeli , in2000 AD #1589–1596, 2008)"Wolverine: Dangerous Game " (withBen Oliver ,one-shot , Marvel Comics, June 2008} newuniversal : "Conqueror" (withEric Nguyen , one-shot, Marvel Comics, October 2008)Punisher War Journal Annual #1 (withWerther Dell’Edera , Marvel Comics, November 2008)"The One Who Got Away" (withPaul Davidson , inDark X-Men : The Beginning #3, Marvel Comics, October 2009) "The Ghost ofAsteroid M " (withLeonard Kirk , inNation X #1, February 2010) "In Fetu" (withChristopher Mitten , inDark Horse Presents , Dark Horse Comics, 2010) X-Men: Blind Science (withPaul Davidson /Francis Portela , one-shot, Marvel Comics, July 2010)X-Men:Curse of the Mutants – Smoke and Blood (withGabriel Hernandez Walta , one-shot, Marvel Comics, November 2010)X-Men Legacy vol. 2 (withTan Eng Huat #1–24, Marvel Comics, 2012–2014)Extermination (with Jeffrey Edwards and V Ken Marion, 8 issue TPB, Boom studios, 2013)Six-Gun Gorilla (withJeff Stokely , 6 issue TPB, Boom studios, 2013)X-Men Legacy #300 (co-written withMike Carey andChristos Gage , drawn byTan Eng Huat ,Steve Kurth andRafa Sandoval , Marvel Comics, March 2014)X-Force vol.4 (withRock-He Kim , #1-#15, Marvel Comics, February 2014)The Spire #1-8 (withJeff Stokely , #1-#8, Boom Studios, July 2015)Cry Havoc #1-6 (with Ryan Kelly, Image Comics, January 2016)Godshaper #1-6 (with Jonas Goonface, #1-#6, Boom Studios, April 2017)Angelic #1-6 (with Caspar Wijngaard, Image Comics, September 2017)Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #14-#19 (withKieron Gillen , Marvel Comics, November 2017)Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #20-#40, Annual #2 (Marvel Comics, May 2018)Coda (withMatías Bergara , Boom Studios, May 2018)The Dreaming (with Bilquis Evely, #1-20,DC Black Label , September 2018)John Constantine ,Hellblazer (with Aaron Campbell and Matias Bergara, #1–12, DC Black Label, November 2019)Way of X #1-5 (with Bob Quinn, Marvel, April 2021)X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation One-Shot (with Bob Quinn, Marvel, September 2021)Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight One-Shot (with Bob Quinn, Marvel, January 2022)Step by Bloody Step #1-4 (with Matias Bergara, Image Comics, February 2022)Legion of X #1-10 (with Jan Bazaldua, Marvel, May 2022)Damn Them All #1-10 (with Charlie Adlard, Boom! Studios, October 2022)Sins of Sinister: Nightcrawlers #1-3 (Marvel, February 2023)X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 (withPhil Noto , Marvel, May 2023)Coda Vol. 2 #1-5 (with Matias Bergara, Boom! Studios, September 2023)Uncanny Spider-Man #1-5 (with Lee Garbett, Marvel, September 2023)The Flash #1-ongoing (withMike Deodato Jr. , DC, September 2023)X-Men Blue: Origins #1 (withMarcus To and Wilton Santos, Marvel, November 2023)John Constantine ,Hellblazer : Dead in America #1-11 (with Aaron Campbell, DC Black Label, January 2024)With Javier Barreno &Fernando Melek (October 2011).Crossed: Wish You Were Here . Avatar Press. Spurrier has written a number ofWarhammer 40,000 and2000 AD -related novels:
^ "Simon Spurrier" .ComicVine . Retrieved17 May 2014 .^ Gerding, Stephen (7 November 2013)."Spurrier, Kim's Adjectiveless "X-Force" launches in February" .Comic Book Resources . Retrieved1 April 2014 . ^ Si Spurrier Warhammer Q&A by Matt Badham, 11 December 2009^ No Gutsville, No Glory ,Publishers Weekly , 29 May 2007^ The Belly of the Beast, Talking Gutsville With Spurrier and irving Archived 5 June 2011 at theWayback Machine , The Pulse, Comicon, 4 June 2007^ WW Chicago: Si Spurrier on Silver Surfer: In Thy Name Archived 29 September 2007 at theWayback Machine , 10 August 2007,Newsarama ^ Spurrier Talks "The Silver Surfer: In Thy Name" , 10 August 2007,Comic Book Resources ^ Mercy Rule: Spurrier talks "Ghost Rider Annual" #2 ,Comic Book Resources , May 2008^ Spurrier talks "Wolverine: Dangerous Game" ,Comic Book Resources , 3 June 2008^ WWC: Simon Spurrier & Javier Saltares Tackle Danny Ketch ,Newsarama , 27 June 2008^ WW Chicago: Spurrier on "Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider" ,Comic Book Resources , 29 June 2008^ Spurrier's Spirited Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider Archived 26 March 2009 at theWayback Machine , Comicon, 13 October 2008^ UTTERLY MENTAL: Spurrier talks Punisher War Journal Annual ,Comic Book Resources , 24 September 2008^ Phillips, Jevon (22 December 2012)." 'X-Men Legacy': Simon Spurrier's task is Legion" . Hero Complex.Los Angeles Times . Archived fromthe original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved7 January 2013 . ^ The Big Bad Wolf (19 March 2010)."In Fetu interview with Simon Spurrier" . Comic Monsters. Archived fromthe original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved24 March 2010 . ^ Polo, Susana (9 July 2019)."John Constantine returns to the Sandman Universe this fall" .Polygon . Retrieved16 December 2023 . ^ Dominguez, Noah (14 August 2020)."John Constantine: Hellblazer – Sandman Universe Series Ends With Issue #12" .CBR . Retrieved16 December 2023 . ^ Brooke, David (14 October 2023)."NYCC 2023: John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America coming January 2024 • AIPT" .aiptcomics.com . Retrieved16 December 2023 . ^ "The Dawn of DC Continues with Oversized Special Issues and New Talent Teams" .DC . Retrieved18 April 2023 .^ "In the Shadow of 'Fall of X,' One of the X-Men Embraces a Bold New Direction in 'Uncanny Spider-Man' " .Marvel Entertainment . Retrieved18 April 2023 .^ B E N E A T H Archived 14 June 2006 at theWayback Machine ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 GLAAD Media Awards" .Billboard .
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