Freddie Williams II
| Freddie Williams II | |
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 Williams at the New York Comic Convention in Manhattan, October 9, 2010. |
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| Born | May 30, 1977 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller |
| Official website | |
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.
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[edit] Early life
Williams was born in Kansas City, Kansas and now lives in Lees Summit, Missouri. As a child, he resided in an economically challenged 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.[1] Williams has said that he 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]
[edit] Career
While attending the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, Williams submitted a portfolio to the DC talent search. As a result he was hired to do an issue of Seven Soldiers featuring Mister Miracle, and some fill in issues 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.[citation needed] He has also posted online tutorials about using digital artwork in comics.[3] The tutorials are also available on his YouTube page.[4]
Williams is the author of a book about digital artwork, The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics.[5]
[edit] Technique and materials
Williams trained in traditional art methods but now works almost exclusively in Digital format with only special commissions and a few pages being done with pen and ink.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d "Freddie E Williams II Comicspace article". 2007-12-23. http://www.comicspace.com/freddieart/. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Newsarama article". 2006-10-24. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=88787. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Freddie E Williams II webpage tutorials". 2005. http://www.freddieart.com/quicktools/. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Freddie E Williams II youtube page". 2009. http://www.youtube.com/user/FreddieArtMedia#play/user/E03542979368ADBF. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics". 2009. http://www.amazon.com/DC-Comics-Guide-Digitally-Drawing/dp/0823099237/. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Freddie Williams II at the Comic Book DB
- Freddie Williams II on Myspace
[edit] Interviews
- 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 |
