Al Williamson (born March 21, 1931) is an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, western, and science-fiction/fantasy. His most notable works include his science-fiction/heroic fantasy artwork at EC Comics in the 1950s, Flash Gordon in the 1960s, and the Star Wars film adaptations and newspaper strip in the 1980s, continuing the illustrative tradition of Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Since the mid-1...
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Al Williamson (born March 21, 1931) is an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, western, and science-fiction/fantasy. His most notable works include his science-fiction/heroic fantasy artwork at EC Comics in the 1950s, Flash Gordon in the 1960s, and the Star Wars film adaptations and newspaper strip in the 1980s, continuing the illustrative tradition of Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Since the mid-1980s, he has been primarily active as an inker, mainly on the Marvel Comics superhero titles on such characters as Daredevil, Spider-Man, and Spider-Girl, having won nine industry awards between 1988 and 1997.
Williamson lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Cori. He has three children, James, Victor, and Valerie, from two marriages. His first marriage, to Arlene Williamson, a professional letterer and colorist, ended with the latter's untimely passing.
Al Williamson was born in New York City but moved to Bogotá, Colombia, at the age of two ...
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