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Kev Walker

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{{Short description|British comics artist and illustrator}}

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Kevin Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, based in Leeds, who worked mainly on 2000 AD and 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. In reviewing Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage, critic Don D'Ammassa wrote, "The artwork is for the most part excellent."D'Ammassa, Don (November 2002). "Daemonifuge: Book I; The Screaming Cage", Science Fiction Chronicle 24 (11): 32. 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."Zaleski, Jeff (4 November 2002). "Daemonifuge: The Screaming Cage", Publishers Weekly 249 (44): 65.

Originally known for his glossy, 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 books starting with The Legion at DC Comics, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA), before moving over to Marvel Comics. In April 2006, he worked on Marvel's cosmic crossover event, "Annihilation" with DnA plotting Nova, one of its four lead-ins.

In 2005, Walker was commissioned by design agency ODD to draw the character of a 13-year-old James Bond for Charlie Higson's first Young Bond novel SilverFin.Ezard, John (23 April 2005). "[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/23/books.shopping Young Bond proves a bestseller]", The Guardian, p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2010.Van Gelder, Lawrence (27 April 2005). "Arts, Briefly: 007 at 13", The New York Times, p. E2. He also illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of SilverFin in 2008,Craig, Amanda (13 September 2008). "Heroes not yet hardened", The Times, p. 15. and provided cover art for the Young Bond novels released in the U.S. by Hyperion Books.

Walker then provided the third installment of the Marvel Zombies series, with writer Fred Van Lente[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16630 WW Philly: Fred Van Lente Writes "Marvel Zombies 3"], Comic Book Resources, 1 June 2008 and the creative team stayed together for Marvel Zombies 4.{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20497 |title=Fred Van Lente Talks Marvel Zombies 4 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=20 March 2009}} He then teamed up with DnA again to draw the Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard limited series, before becoming the main artist on Thunderbolts following the Heroic Age reboot of the team.{{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=9 February 2010 |access-date=9 February 2010 }}{{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=9 February 2010 |access-date=26 March 2010 }}{{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=13 April 2010 |access-date=13 April 2010 }}

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References

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  • {{gcdb|type=credit|search=Kev+Walker|title=Kev Walker}}
  • {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=2987|title=Kev Walker}}

  • [http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=KEVINW Kev Walker] at Barney
  • [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=24 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624131937/http://www.blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=97|url-status=dead|title=Kev Walker at the Black Library|access-date=26 May 2007}}

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External links

  • {{cite web|url=http://blacklibrary.co.uk/interviews/kwalkerwhm11a.html|archive-date=8 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040808052017/http://blacklibrary.co.uk/interviews/kwalkerwhm11a.html|url-status=dead|title=1999 Interview with the Black Library|access-date=13 July 2005}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=416 |archive-date=19 May 2007 |title=Kevin Walker :: Pen & Paper RPG Database |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519225746/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=416 |access-date=17 July 2010}}

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