Freddie Williams II
| Freddie Williams II | |
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Williams at the New York Comic Convention. | |
| Born | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller |
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Freddie E. Williams II is an American comic book writer and artist. Best known for his work on DC Comics' Robin, and for working almost entirely in Digital format.
Early life
Williams was born in Little Rock, Arkansas grew up Kansas City, Kansas and now lives in Lees Summit, Missouri with his wife. He was raised in an impoverished single-parent home, and often dreamed of flying away like Superman. His sister supported his love of comics and his dream of becoming a comic book artist. Williams was inspired to become a comic book artist at the age of 15 after seeing Jim Lee's artwork in Uncanny X-Men #272.[1]
Career
While attending the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, Williams submitted a portfolio to the DC talent search. He was hired to do a few issues of Seven Soldiers featuring Mister Miracle, and a fill in issue for Aquaman.[1]
In 2006 Williams signed an exclusive contract with DC comics.[2] He became the regular artist on Robin from issue 149 in 2006. In early 2008 he started illustrating the Flash comic.
Williams appears frequently on comic book-related podcasts including Comic Geek Speak, Half Hour Wasted, Raging Bullets and Fanboy Radio. He also posted online tutorials about creating digital artwork in comics.[3] The tutorials are available on his YouTube page.[4]
On December 23rd, 2014, Williams was a featured guest on Episode 26 of the web show 'Best of the Worst' by RedLetterMedia.
Williams is the author of a book about digital artwork, The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics.[5]
Technique and materials
Williams trained in traditional art methods but is primarily a digital artist who uses a "hybrid method", as detailed in the DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Freddie E Williams II Comicspace article". 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ "Newsarama article". 2006-10-24. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ "Freddie E Williams II webpage tutorials". 2005. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ↑ "Freddie E Williams II youtube page". 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ↑ "The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics". 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
References
External links
- Official website
- Freddie Williams II at the Comic Book DB
- Freddie Williams II on Myspace
Interviews
- Interview with Williams on the PCCC Podcast, December 2012
- Short video of Williams using digital art on a Robin page
- Interview with Williams on the Comic Geek Speak podcast
- Earlier interview with Williams on the Comic Geek Speak podcast
- Interview with Williams on the Comic Geek Speak podcast
- Interview with Williams on the Comic Geek Speak podcast
- Interview with Williams on the Comic Geek Speak podcast
- Interview with Williams on the Half Hour Wasted podcast
- Interview with Williams on the Raging Bullets podcast
- Williams on Fanboy radio
- Interview with Williams on the Comic Geek Speak podcast July 2008
- Interview with Williams on the Raging Bullets podcast all about his book The DC guide to Digitally Drawing Comics August 2009
| Preceded by Daniel Acuña |
Flash artist 2008 |
Succeeded by Paco Diaz |
| Preceded by Scott McDaniel |
Robin artist 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by David Baldeon |