Simon Spurrier

Simon Spurrier
Spurrier at the 2012 New York Comic Con
Born	2 May 1981
Occupation	Comic book writer, novelist
Nationality	English
Period	2001–present
Genre	Comic book, science fiction
Notable works	Lobster Random Bec & Kawl The Simping Detective Harry Kipling Contract Star Wars: Doctor Aphra
Website
www.simonspurrier.com

Simon Spurrier^[1] (born 2 May 1981) is a British comics writer and novelist, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller, and an art director for the BBC.

Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write his own series for 2000 AD, like Lobster Random, Bec & Kawl, The Simping Detective and Harry Kipling, as well as a number of stories for the flagship character Judge Dredd. In recent years he has broken into the American comic book industry, writing mainly for Marvel Comics. He also wrote Marvel's X-Force in 2014 and 2015, which starred the characters Cable, Psylocke, Marrow and Fantomex.^[2]

He started co-writing Star Wars: Doctor Aphra from Marvel Comics with Kieron 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's properties, but in 2006 he signed a two-book contract with Hodder Headline, the first of which was Contract (2007) and the second A Serpent Uncoiled (2011).^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Simon Spurrier writes mainly for the British comic 2000 AD but has also written comic-strips for the anthology Warhammer Monthly,^[3] 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), (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 4 October 2007.

He has created Gutsville with Frazer Irving^[4][5] and Silver Surfer: In Thy Name.^[6][7]

His other projects include more work for Marvel like Ghost Rider Annual #2,^[8] the one-shot ","^[9] Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider mini-series with ,^[10][11][12] "Conqueror" a newuniversal one-shot, Punisher War Journal Annual #1,^[13] and X-Men Legacy vol.2, starring the character Legion.^[14] He also wrote a short story for Dark Horse Presents called "In Fetu."^[15]

Bibliography[]

Comics[]

• Mega-City One:
  • "The Burning Red" (with PJ Holden, in Zarjaz vol. 1 #1, 2001)
  • "Catching the Rads" (with Darren Chandler, in Zarjaz vol. 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)
  • "Hacked" (with Jon Davis-Hunt, in 2000 AD #1754, 2011)
• : "Snacks of Doom" (with , in 2000 AD #1282, 2002)
• 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)
• (with Richard Elson, in 2000 AD #1308–1312, 2002)
• :
  • "Red Man Rising" (with , 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 #1601-1610, 2008)
• (with Frazer Irving, in 2000 AD #1357–1361, 2003)
• "Work Experience" (with Steve Roberts, in 2000 AD #1403–1407, 2003)
• (with Frazer Irving, in Warhammer Monthly, #84–85, 2004)
• 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)
  • "Jokers to the Right" (in 2000 AD #1804–1811, 2012)
  • "Trifecta" (in 2000 AD #1812, 2012)
• The Dark Judges: "Judge Fear's Big Day Out" (text story, with an illustration by Cam Smith, in Judge Dredd Megazine #224, 2004)
• Zancudo (with Cam Kennedy, in Judge 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, 2005 ISBN 1-84416-251-6)
• 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 by Lawrence Campbell and inks by , in 2000 AD #1482, 2006)
  • "Splashdown" (with pencils by Laurence Campbell and inks by Kris Justice, in Judge Dredd Megazine #245, 2006)
  • "Neoweirdies" (with , in 2000 AD #1496–1498, 2006)
  • "Versus" (with Peter Doherty, in 2000 AD #1499, 2006)
  • "Gutshot" (with Anthony Williams/, in 2000 AD #1708, October 2010)
  • "The Beast in the Bay" (with , in 2000 AD #1709, November 2010)
• Harry Kipling (with Boo Cook):
  • "Prologue" (in 2000 AD #1476, 2006)
  • "" (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)
• Beneath (with Frazer Irving, in The Telegraph Magazine 2006-02)^[16]
• London Falling (with Lee Garbett, in 2000 AD #1491–1495, 2006)
• : "Ruddler's Cuddlers" (with Graham Manley, in Judge Dredd Megazine #246, 2006)
• Chiaroscuro (with Smudge, in 2000 AD #1507–1517, 2006)
• The Angel Gang: "Before they wuz dead" (with Steve Roberts, in Judge Dredd Megazine #258-262, 2007)
• Gutsville (with Frazer Irving, Image, 2007, ongoing)
• Silver Surfer: In Thy Name (with Tan Eng Huat, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, November 2007)
• Ghost Rider:
  • Ghost Rider Annual #2 (with , Marvel Comics, 2008)
  • Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider (with , 5-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 2008)
• The Vort (as G. Powell, with D'Israeli, in 2000 AD #1589–1596, 2008)
• "" (with Ben Oliver, one-shot, Marvel Comics, June 2008}
• newuniversal: "Conqueror" (with Eric Nguyen, one-shot, Marvel Comics, October 2008)
• Punisher War Journal Annual #1 (with , Marvel Comics, November 2008)
• "The One Who Got Away" (with , in Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3, Marvel Comics, October 2009)
• "The Ghost of Asteroid M" (with Leonard Kirk, in Nation X #1, February 2010)
• "In Fetu" (with , in Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics, 2010)
• X-Men: Blind Science (with /, one-shot, Marvel Comics, July 2010)
• X-Men: Curse of the Mutants – Smoke and Blood (with , one-shot, Marvel Comics, November 2010)
• X-Men Legacy vol. 2 (with Tan 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 (with , 6 issue TPB, Boom studios, 2013)
• X-Men Legacy #300 (co-written with Mike Carey and Christos Gage, drawn by Tan Eng Huat, and , Marvel Comics, March 2014)
• X-Force vol.4 (with , #1-#15, Marvel Comics, February 2014)
• The Spire (with , #1-#8, Boom Studios, July 2015)
• Godshaper (with Jonas Goonface, #1-#6, Boom Studios, 2017)
• Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #14-#19 (with Kieron Gillen, Marvel Comics, November 2017)
• Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #20-#40, Annual #2 (Marvel Comics, May 2018)
• (with , Boom Studios, May 2018)
• The Dreaming (with Bilquis Evely, #1-#20, DC Black Label, September 2018)
• John Constantine: Hellblazer (with Aaron Campbell, #1–12, DC Black Label, November 2019)

Web comics[]

• With Javier Barreno & (October 2011). Crossed: Wish You Were Here. Avatar Press.

Novels[]

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

• Fire Warrior. Black Library. 2003. ISBN 1-84416-010-6.
• Strontium Dog: Prophet Margin. Black Flame. 2004. ISBN 1-84416-134-X.
• Lord of the Night. Black Library. 2005. ISBN 1-84416-157-9.
• Xenology. Black Library. 2006. ISBN 1-84416-282-6.
• The Afterblight Chronicles: The Culled. Abaddon Books. August 2006. ISBN 1-905437-01-3.

Crime novels[]

• Contract. Headline Book Publishing. October 2007. ISBN 978-0-7553-3590-9.
• A Serpent Uncoiled. Headline Book Publishing. August 2011. ISBN 978-0-7553-3592-3.

Awards[]

• 2002: Nominated for the "Best New Talent" National Comics Award^{[citation needed]}
• 2007: Nominated the "Favorite Newcomer Writer" Eagle Award^{[citation needed]}
• 2020: Won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book^[17]

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Simon Spurrier at 2000 AD online
• Simon Spurrier at the Black Library

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• Official website
• Simon Spurrier's blog
• Simon Spurrier at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Simon Spurrier at IMDb
• Reviews of Silver Surfer: In Thy Name #1 and 4, Comics Bulletin
• Review of Wolverine: Dangerous Game, Comics Bulletin
• Simon Spurrier at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Interviews[]

• Simon Spurrier Interview, 2000ADReview. (16 June 2003).
• Interview about Gutsville and his work for Marvel comics. Comic Book Outsiders podcast.^{[permanent dead link]}