Simon Spurrier

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Simon Spurrier

Occupation comic book writer, novelist
Nationality English
Writing period 2001 -
Genres comic book, science fiction

Simon Spurrier is a British comics writer, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller and an art director for the BBC.

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[edit] Biography

He writes mainly for the British comic 2000 AD but has also written comic-strips for the anthology Warhammer Monthly, 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 the 4th October 2007.

Recently he has created Gutsville with Frazer Irving and Silver Surfer: In Thy Name.[1] [2]

Upcoming projects include Ghost Rider Annual #2.[3] and the one-shot "Wolverine: Dangerous Game”.[4]

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Comics

Comics work includes:

  • Mega-City One:
    • "The Burning Red" (with PJ Holden, in Zarjaz volume 1 #1, 2001)
    • "Catching the Rads" (with Darren Chandler, in Zarjaz volume 1 #1, 2001)
  • Tharg's Future Shocks:
    • "Old Red" (with Staz Johnson, in 2000 AD #1232, 2001)
    • "Given to Fly" (with Cam Smith, in 2000 AD #1257, 2001)
    • "Alpha Team" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1262)
    • "Sex Machine" (with Boo Cook, in 2000 AD #1264)
    • "Spare Parts" (with Richard Elson, in 2000 AD #1267)
    • "Hormones" (with Nigel Raynor, in 2000 AD #1279, 2002)
    • "Celestial Bodies" (with Shaun Bryan, in 2000 AD #1294, 2002)
    • "Tadfraggers" (with Gary Crutchley, in 2000 AD #1369, 2003)
  • Bec & Kawl (with Steve Roberts):
    • "and the Mystical Mentalist Menace!" (in 2000 AD #1290-1291, 2002)
    • "Beccy Miller's Diary" (in 2000 AD #1292-1293, 2002)
    • "Enlightenment" (in 2000 AD #1327, 2003)
    • "eeevil.com" (in 2000 AD #1328-1330, 2003)
    • "Pest Control" (in 2000 AD #1351-1354, 2003)
    • "Toothache" (in 2000 AD #1383-1386, 2004)
    • "Hell To Pay" (in 2000 AD #1401-1404, 2004)
    • "Attack of the Cones" (in 2000 AD #1437-1440, 2005)
    • "Freakshow" (in 2000 AD #1477-1481, 2006)
  • Past Imperfect:
    • "Red Man Rising" (with Ian Richardson, in 2000 AD #1314, 2002)
    • "Warts 'n all" (with David Roach, in 2000 AD #1317, 2002)
  • Lobster Random (with Carl Critchlow):
    • "No Gain, No Pain" (in 2000 AD #1342-1349, 2003 ISBN 1-904265-63-4)
    • "Tooth and Claw" (in 2000 AD #1411-1419, 2004)
    • "The Agony & The Ecstasy" (in 2000 AD #1482-1490, 2006)
    • "The Forget-Me-Knot" (in 2000 AD #1600-, 2008)
  • One-Off: "Work Experience" (with Steve Roberts, in 2000 AD #1403-1407, 2003)
  • The Simping Detective (with Frazer Irving):
    • "Crystal Blue" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #221-223, 2004)
    • "Innocence: A Broad" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #224-226, 2004)
    • "Dorks of War" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #227, 2004)
    • "Playing Futsie" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #234-236, 2005)
    • "Fifteen" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #237, 2005)
    • "Petty Crimes" (in Judge Dredd Megazine #238-239, 2005)
  • Judge Dredd:
    • "Cursed Earth Rules" (with John Ridgway, in Judge Dredd Megazine #236, 2005)
    • "In the Stomm" (with Boo Cook, in Judge Dredd Megazine #236, 2005)
    • "Dominoes" (with pencils: Lawrence Campbell; Inks: Kris Justice, in 2000AD #1482, 2006)
    • "Splashdown" (with pencils: Laurence Campbell; Inks: Kris Justice, in Judge Dredd Megazine #245, 2006)
    • "Neoweirdies" (with Paul Marshall, in 2000AD #1496-1498, 2006)
    • "Versus" (with Peter Doherty, in 2000AD #1499, 2006)
  • Harry Kipling (with Boo Cook):
    • "Prologue" (in 2000 AD #1476, 2006)
    • "Mad Gods & Englishmen" (in 2000 AD #1481-1483, 2006)
    • "Whetting the Whistle" (in 2000AD #1492-1493, 2006)
    • "Something for Nothing" (in 2000AD #1497-1499, 2006)
    • "The Hitman and Hermoth" (in 2000AD #1509-ongoing, 2006)
  • Chiaroscuro (with Smudge, in 2000 AD #1507-1517, 2006)
  • Ghost Rider Annual #2 (with Mark Robinson, Marvel Comics, 2008)

[edit] Novels

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

As well as others:

[edit] Awards

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ WW Chicago: Si Spurrier on Silver Surfer: In Thy Name, August 10, 2007, Newsarama
  2. ^ Spurrier Talks "The Silver Surfer: In Thy Name", August 10, 2007, Comic Book Resources
  3. ^ Mercy Rule: Spurrier talks “Ghost Rider Annual” #2, Comic Book Resources, May , 2008
  4. ^ Spurrier talks “Wolverine: Dangerous Game”, Comic Book Resources, June 3, 2008
  5. ^ B E N E A T H

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