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'''Kevin''' "'''Kev'''" '''Walker''' is a [[People of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comics artist]] and [[illustrator]], based in [[Leeds]], who worked mainly on ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' and ''[[Warhammer (comics)|Warhammer]]'' comics and the [[collectible card game]] ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. He is now working for [[Marvel Comics]].
 
 
==Biography==
 
Walker began his career in 1987 working on ''[[Future Shocks]]'' in ''2000 AD'', and followed this up with work on some of the [[anthology comic]]’s most popular long-running stories, including ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', ''[[Rogue Trooper]]'' (inking [[Steve Dillon]]’s pencils), the ''[[ABC Warriors]]'' and ''[[Judge Anderson]]''. During this period Walker also wrote a number of stories including ''[[Daemonifuge]]'' and ''[[The Inspectre]]'', often with co-author [[Jim Campbell (British comics creator)|Jim Campbell]]. In reviewing ''Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage'', critic [[Don D'Ammassa]] wrote, "The artwork is for the most part excellent."<ref>D'Ammassa, Don (November 2002). "Daemonifuge: Book I; The Screaming Cage", ''[[DNA Publications|Science Fiction Chronicle]]'' '''24''' (11): 32.</ref> Jeff Zaleski wrote, "Walker's grayscale, b&w CGI artwork is extremely effective in the oversized format, and Walker's people look more human than most Warhammer characters."<ref>Zaleski, Jeff (November 4, 2002). "Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage", ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' '''249''' (44): 65.</ref>
 
 
Originally known for his glossy, [[painting|painted]] style and the fine detail of his inked work, Walker has since 1998 changed the way he works, using a high contrast black line style with heavy shadows coupled with flat computer colouring, reminiscent of the work of [[Mike Mignola]].
 
 
From 2002 onwards, despite a couple of ''Judge Dredd'' stories, he has largely worked on [[American comic book]]s starting with ''[[The Legion (comics)|The Legion]]'' at [[DC Comics]], written by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]] (DnA), before moving over to [[Marvel Comics]]. In April [[2006 in comics|2006]], he worked on Marvel's cosmic crossover event, "[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]" with DnA plotting [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]], one of its four lead-ins.
 
 
In 2005, Walker was commissioned by design agency [http://www.thankodd.com ODD] to draw the character of a 13-year-old [[James Bond]] for [[Charlie Higson]]'s first [[Young Bond]] novel ''[[SilverFin]]''.<ref>Ezard, John (April 23, 2005). "[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/23/books.shopping Young Bond proves a bestseller]", ''[[The Guardian]]'', p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2010.</ref><ref>Van Gelder, Lawrence (April 27, 2005). "Arts, Briefly: 007 at 13", ''[[The New York Times]]'', p. E2.</ref> He also illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of ''[[SilverFin]]'' in 2008,<ref>Craig, Amanda (September 13, 2008). "Heroes not yet hardened", ''[[The Times]]'', p. 15.</ref> and provided cover art for the Young Bond novels released in the U.S. by [[Hyperion Books]].
 
 
Walker then provided the [[Marvel Zombies 3|third installment]] of the [[Marvel Zombies (series)|Marvel Zombies series]], with writer [[Fred Van Lente]]<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16630 WW Philly: Fred Van Lente Writes "Marvel Zombies 3"], [[Comic Book Resources]], June 1, 2008</ref> and the creative team stayed together for ''[[Marvel Zombies 4]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20497 |title=Fred Van Lente Talks Marvel Zombies 4 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=March 20, 2009}}</ref> He then teamed up with DnA again to draw the ''[[Realm of Kings]]: [[Imperial Guard (comics)|Imperial Guard]]'' limited series, before becoming the main artist on ''[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]'' following the [[Heroic Age (comics)|Heroic Age]] reboot of the team.<ref name=newsarama100209>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Arrant |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Thunderbolts-Luke-Cage-100209.html |title=Luke Cage Powers Into THUNDERBOLTS as Heroic Age Leader |publisher=[[Newsarama]] |date=February 9, 2010 |accessdate=February 9, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=cbr24771>{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24771 |title=Jeff Parker Cages the "Thunderbolts" |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=February 9, 2010 |accessdate=March 26, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=cbr25706>{{cite web |first=Kiel |last=Phegley |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25706 |title=First Look: Luke Cage's Thunderbolts |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=April 13, 2010 |accessdate=April 13, 2010 }}</ref>
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
 
===Comics===
 
Comics work includes:
 
 
*''[[Rogue Trooper]]'':
 
** "Cinnabar" (inks, with writer [[John Smith (comics writer)|John Smith]] and pencils by [[Steve Dillon]], in ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' #624-630 & 633-635, 1989)
 
** "The Arena of Long Knives" (with [[Michael Fleisher]], in ''1992 2000 AD Yearbook'', 1991)
 
*''[[Hellblazer]]'':
 
** "Thicker than Water" (with writer [[Jamie Delano]] and co-artist Ron Tiner, in ''Hellblazer'' #28, 1990)
 
** "Sick at Heart" (with writer Jamie Delano and co-artist Ron Tiner, in ''Hellblazer'' #29, 1990)
 
*''[[ABC Warriors]]'' (with writer [[Pat Mills]]):
 
** "Khronicles of Khaos" (with co-author [[Tony Skinner]], in ''2000 AD'' #750-757, 780-784 & 787-790, 1991–1992)
 
** "Dishonourable Discharge" (with co-author Tony Skinner, in ''2000 AD Winter Special'' #4, 1992)
 
** "Hellbringer Book I" (with co-author Tony Skinner, in ''2000 AD'' #901-911, 1994)
 
** "Hellbringer Book II" (with co-author Tony Skinner, in ''2000 AD'' #964-971, 1995)
 
** "Roadkill" (in ''2000 AD'' Prog 2000, 1999)
 
*''[[Judge Anderson|Anderson: Psi Division]]'': "Childhood's End" (with [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]], in ''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' vol. 2 #27-34, 1993)
 
*''[[Wynter (comics)|Wynter]]'': "Cold Justice" (with [[Robbie Morrison]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 2 #70, January 1995)
 
*''[[The Inspectre]]'' (illustrated only the first three episodes, but co-wrote all eleven with [[Jim Campbell (British comics creator)|Jim Campbell]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 3 #23-33, 1996–1997)
 
*''[[Mercy Heights]]'': "Mercy Heights" (with [[John Tomlinson (comics)|John Tomlinson]], in ''2000 AD'' #1033-1047, 1997)
 
*''[[The Balls Brothers]]'' (with [[John Wagner]], in ''2000 AD'' #1128-1131 & 1141-1147, 1999)
 
*''[[Badlands (2000 AD)|Badlands]]'' (with [[Dan Abnett]], in ''2000 AD'' #1178-1182, 2000)
 
*''[[Mean Machine Angel|Mean Machine]]'': "Born Mean" (with [[Gordon Rennie]], in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 3 #69, 2000)
 
*''[[Daemonifuge]]: Heretic Saint'' ([[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]], [[Black Library]], 208 pages, 2005, {{ISBN|978-1-84416-251-2}}) collects:
 
** ''Daemonifuge'' (co-author and artist, with Jim Campbell, 88 pages, paperback, 2000, {{ISBN|1-84154-117-6}}, hardcover, 2002, {{ISBN|1-84154-261-X}})
 
** ''Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage'' (co-author and artist, with Jim Campbell, 24 pages, 2002)
 
** ''Daemonifuge: The Lord of Damnation'' (co-author with Gordon Rennie and art by [[Karl Richardson]], 88 pages, 2003, {{ISBN|1-84154-240-7}})
 
*''[[Tor Cyan]]'' (with [[John Tomlinson (comics)|John Tomlinson]]):
 
** "Blue Murder" (in ''2000 AD'' #1223-1226, 2001)
 
** "Crucible" (in ''2000 AD'' #1250-1251, 2001)
 
** "Refugee" (in ''2000 AD'' #1252-1253, 2001)
 
*''[[Judge Dredd]]'':
 
** "Sin City" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1289-1299, 2002)
 
** "Mandroid" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1452-1465, 2005)
 
** "[[Origins (Judge Dredd story)|The Connection]]" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1500-1504, 2006)
 
** "Snakebite" (with Robbie Morrison, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #289-290, October–November 2009)
 
*''[[The Legion (comics)|The Legion]]'' #10, 13, 15-16  (with Dan Abnett/[[Andy Lanning]], [[DC Comics]], 2002)
 
*''[[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]]'' #23-25 (with [[Judd Winick]], [[Marvel Comics]], 2003)
 
*''[[The Eternal (comics)|The Eternal]]'' #1-6 (pencils, with writer [[Chuck Austen]] and inks by [[Simon Coleby]], [[MAX (comics)|Marvel MAX]], August 2003 - January 2004)
 
* "Long Distance Caller" (script and art, in ''[[Hellboy Weird Tales]]'' #7, [[Dark Horse Comics]], 2004)
 
*''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]: [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]]'' (pencils, with writers Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning and inks by [[Rick Magyar]], Marvel Comics, 4-issue mini-series, 2006)
 
*''[[Marvel Zombies (series)|Marvel Zombies]]'' (with writer [[Fred Van Lente]], Marvel Comics):
 
**''[[Marvel Zombies 3]]'' (4-issue mini-series, October 2008 - January 2009, hardcover, 104 pages, May 2009, {{ISBN|0-7851-3635-5}})
 
**''[[Marvel Zombies 4]]'' (4-issue mini-series, June–September 2009, hardcover, 112 pages, November 2009, {{ISBN|0-7851-3917-6}}))
 
*''[[SilverFin]]: The Graphic Novel'' (with writer [[Charlie Higson]], Puffin, 2008)
 
*''[[Realm of Kings]]: [[Imperial Guard (comics)|Imperial Guard]]'' (with Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010, tpb, 120 pages, June 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-4597-4}})
 
*''[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]'' #144-147, 150-153, 155-158, 163-165 (with [[Jeff Parker (comics)|Jeff Parker]], Marvel Comics, July 2010 - 2012)
 
*''[[Secret Avengers]]'' #17 (with [[Warren Ellis]], Marvel Comics, 2011)
 
*''[[Dark Avengers]]'' #176-179 (with [[Jeff Parker (comics)|Jeff Parker]], Marvel Comics, 2012)
 
*''[[Avengers Arena]]'' #1-3, 5-6, 8-9, 12, 14-15, 17-18  (with [[Dennis Hopeless]], Marvel Comics, 2013)
 
*''[[Avengers Undercover]]'' #1-5, 7 (with [[Dennis Hopeless]], Marvel Comics, 2014)
 
*''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' #23, 25-26, 29 31-33(with [[Jonathan Hickman]], Marvel Comics, 2014 - 2015)
 
 
===Games===
 
 
RPG art work includes:
 
 
*[[Apocrypha Now]] ([[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]) ([[Hogshead Publishing]] Ltd., 1995): Interior Artist
 
*[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] GM's Screen & Reference Pack ([[Hogshead Publishing]] Ltd., 1997): Interior Artist
 
*[[Dungeons & Dragons]] ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' ([[WotC]], 2000): Interior Artist
 
*[[Apocrypha 2: Charts of Darkness]] ([[Warhammer FRP]]) ([[Hogshead Publishing]] Ltd., 2000): Interior Artist, Diagrams, and Maps
 
*[[The Wheel of Time|Wheel of Time]] Roleplaying Game ([[WotC]], 2001): Interior Artist
 
*[[The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game]] ([[Mongoose Publishing]], 2002): Cover Artist
 
*''[[Faiths and Pantheons]]'' ([[Forgotten Realms]]) ([[WotC]], 2002): Interior Artist
 
*[[Dungeons & Dragons]] ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' v.3.5 ([[WotC]], 2003): Interior Artist
 
*''[[Eberron Campaign Setting]]'' ([[WotC]], 2004): Interior Artist
 
*''[[Races of Eberron]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2005): Interior Artist
 
*The X-Men TCG ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2000): Interior Artist
 
*HearthStone: Heroes Of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment), 2013
 
 
===Magazines===
 
 
Magazine work includes:
 
 
*''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #277 (Nov 2000): Cover Artist
 
*''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #287 (Sep 2001): Cover Artist
 
*''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #295 ([[Paizo Publishing]], May 2002) "Every Home a Castle": Interior Artist
 
 
===Record covers===
 
 
Record cover work includes:
 
 
*[[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]] - [[Severed Survival]] ([[Peaceville]], 1990): Cover Artist, alternative cover
 
*[[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]] - [[Mental Funeral]] ([[Peaceville]], 1991): Cover Artist
 
*[[Toranago (band)|Toranaga]] - [[Bastard Ballads]] ([[Peaceville]], 1988): Cover Artist
 
  
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<!-- *[http://www.comics-db.com/comics/search.cgi?query=Kev%20Walker&amp;bool=and&amp;substring=1 Kev Walker] at the [[Big Comic Book DataBase]] Dead for a year or more now -->
 
*[http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=KEVINW Kev Walker] at Barney <!-- 2000 AD online's old database now moved to its own site -->
 
*[http://marvel.com/catalog/?artist=Kev%20Walker Kev Walker] at Marvel.com
 
 
*{{cite web|url=http://www.blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=97|archive-date=June 24, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624131937/http://www.blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=97 |dead-url=no|title=Kev Walker at the Black Library}}
 
*{{cite web|url=http://www.blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=97|archive-date=June 24, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624131937/http://www.blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=97 |dead-url=no|title=Kev Walker at the Black Library}}
 
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=416 |archive-date=May 19, 2007 |title=Kevin Walker :: Pen & Paper RPG Database|dead-url=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519225746/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=416}}
 
*{{cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=416 |archive-date=May 19, 2007 |title=Kevin Walker :: Pen & Paper RPG Database|dead-url=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519225746/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=416}}
 
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Latest revision as of 13:39, 31 January 2019

Kev Walker
BornKevin Walker
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colourist
Notable works
Judge Dredd
Daemonifuge
Marvel Zombies 3 and 4
Thunderbolts

Notes[edit | edit source]

Info[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  • Kev Walker at the Grand Comics Database
  • Kev Walker at the Comic Book DB
  • "Kev Walker at the Black Library". Archived from the original on June 24, 2007.

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