Walter Simonson @WalterSimonson Twitter profile

Last Seen Profiles

@eugetawaycar

@heroicgg

@RealStevenAdams

@ImClayJames

@turf_dappa

@Kass_Everett

@manuel_bgalvz

@jandakembangstw

@Bonjourmillar

@makigane_tool

@context_girl

@kunter_oguz

@VivaDido

@BBCWSSport

@nicolecimbura

@its_cruz0

@alinalal_

@tanuki_meow

@ParksRecords

@corrmezzogiorno

@paul_m_newman

@SydneyBattle

@SammyT2Fresh

@baloupdates

@amquilli

@LionElectricCo

@StiutG

@shelby_young

@zachgarza15

@SisterRoma

@AsapJerg

@LoLPeachCats

@cmoneyllmb

@KoltonHouston75

@brenotsaucy

@DunsinOyekan

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Exactly!

69

1K

7K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Maurice Sendak did two drawings for The Hobbit, only one of which has survived. Planned to illustrate it, but for several reasons, including ill heath, he gave up the project and never returned to it. But it's kind of cool to have even one Sendak drawing from The Hobbit. :-)

50

2K

7K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

I rarely drink beer - but when I do, I drink Thunder God beer with the pirated image of one of my drawings from my run on Thor. The cover of Thor 373. Stay thirsty, my friends. ;-)

113

605

6K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Another busy night at all the British henge sites as staff work all night to move the stones forward by an hour.

46

2K

4K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

36 years ago today (August 02, 1983) Thor #337 hit the stands. Cover date was November 1983. In some ways, hard to believe. In other ways, really easy. :-)

216

812

4K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Seems like a good idea.

60

999

4K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

This arrived at Marvel not long after I began working on Thor in 1983. I was amazed Stan even knew who I was. It was a generous and surprisingly personal gesture on his part. Hangs on the wall of my studio, a reminder to try to do good work. Thank you, Stan. Excelsior, indeed.

23

646

4K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Another Bizarro cartoon from Dan Piraro. Dead on. :-)

23

906

4K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

This is just outstanding! Most complete fossil discovery during my lifetime and maybe ever! Nodosaur Dinosaur ‘Mummy’ Unveiled With Skin And Guts Intact

59

1K

4K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Steve Ditko has caught the last web out across the city into the mystic. An early influence on my work, I met Steve exactly once many years ago for a few moments in the Marvel offices. Getting to shake his hand was a privilege. Thanks for all the lovely work, Steve. Godspeed.

23

937

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Apparently, this dropped 39 years ago today. :-D

85

291

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

7 months

Me and Frank Miller, NYCC 23. An old pal I shared studio space with many years ago at Upstart Associates. For awhile, we had Daredevil, American Flagg, and Thor all being done in the same studio. A pleasure to see him again.

65

316

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Covid booster in this arm; flu shot in the other. One fist of iron, the other of steel, if the right one don’t get you, then the left one will.

42

139

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

9 months

Dan Green has caught the last train out. One of my oldest friends in comics. A wonderful artist who inked an X-Factor job I penciled. He had a beautiful line that complimented my own work, and I’ve always been delighted he inked it. Godspeed, pal. Thanks for the friendship.

142

359

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Thor 337 cover. Production art. Xerox or stat of Marvel production's "THOR' trade dress (logo and corner box), pen (probably Rapidographs), ink, tracing paper, Scotch magic tape, white out, and masking tape! (I think that's all of it it.) 10 x 15. 1983.

77

397

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

1 year

Our wedding day in 1980, suburban Washington D.C. We were married in a little Episcopal church in my hometown in MD. It was a small wedding and we celebrated afterwards in my parents' backyard.

51

77

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

10 months

The end of July/beginning of August is a good time for me. Thor 337 and Beta Ray Bill dropped 40 years ago today. Yesterday the 51st anniversary of my coming to NYC to try to get into comics. July 31st was the 50th anniversary of Detective Comics 437, first Manhunter story.

151

385

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

39 years ago today (August 2, 1983) Thor #337 dropped.. (cover date was November 1983). Hard to believe!

144

364

3K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

1 year

I've just learned that April is apparently National Frog Month. You're welcome.

30

425

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

John Paul Leon caught the last train out this morning. JP was a brilliant artist and, I was lucky enough to be his teacher at SVA in the early 90s. A brilliant artist, a good friend. Godspeed, John Paul. All our love, pal. Thank you for everything.

13

280

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Coolest news of the day - Weezie has been inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame. I could not be more delighted or pleased. Congratulations, sugar! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

130

179

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Alien: The Illustrated Story cover art. Pen and India ink. 12.2 x 14.9. 1978. I gather yesterday was 'Alien Day'. Sorry I missed it, so here's a late entry in the Alien sweepstakes. This is a scan of the original cover art for the Heavy Metal graphic novel. Workman lettering.

36

252

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Spider-man. Pencil. 9 x 12. 2018. I've only drawn Spidey on very rare occasions so I thought I'd take another crack at him. :-)

76

253

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

9 months

I recently posted about anniversaries that just went by of some of my favorite work. Today, August 10th, is maybe the 41st anniversary of the release of the X-Men/Teen Titans crossover. I say 'maybe' because, and I've found the release assigned to at least three different dates.

73

285

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

8 months

Weezie and I got back from Baltimore Comic Con a couple of hours ago. The con was, as usual, wonderful, and we had a chance to visit with several old friends. Thanks to Mark and Shelly Nathan, Brad Tree, and all the other lovely folks who make Baltimore ComicCon so much fun.

33

218

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Society of Illustrators, NYC. Opening of The Art of The Avengers and Other Heroes show of Marvel Comics art. 07.12.18. My drawing of the cover for Thor 373 was used as an image for the show and an enlargement for the image was pasted on the wall.

62

323

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Thor. Pen and India ink over blueline. 8.4 X 9.3. 2019. Inked over blue line so if I screwed up the inking, I could start over. I also did a bit of repenciling over the blue lines as well. To all my artist friends out there -- damn! Shouldn't this be easier by now? :-)

51

223

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Thor drawing to be inked. Pencil. 11 x 17. 2020. I haven't drawn Marvel's Thor for a bit and found myself redrawing more than I would have thought necessary in order to get where I wanted to be. Shouldn't this all be easier by now, like, just in my sleep!!!? :-)

69

214

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Happy 92nd birthday to John Romita, Sr. All our best, John. :-D

13

260

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Success! Second dose! We are vaccinated up!! A picture from the vaccination center in Kingston, NY, while we were whiling away our 15 minute waiting period afterwards.

67

56

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

THIS IS A STOLEN ART ALERT, From John Buscema's daughter, Dianne Buscema-Gerogianis. “I am reaching out to you all as 45 pieces of Dad's original artwork was stolen from our family this morning. (cont).

29

1K

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

George and I collaborated back around 1993. I wrote the comics adaptation of Jurassic Park. George inked Gil Kane’s pencils. I didn’t interact much with George on that job. But I still get to put ‘worked with George Perez’ on my resume. Thanks for everything, George. Godspeed.

6

148

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

A last Tolkien tip of the hat. The Balrog in Moria. One of my earliest drawings where I tried to research the text careful and do a finished illustration. I was a sophomore in college. Inked with technical pens as I knew nothing about pen points, brushes, or white-out then. :-)

45

355

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans. Pencils by me. Inks by Terry Austin. 11.1 x 16.4. 1982. This page is from the climax of the story so if you haven't read the comic, don't read this page.

62

211

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Space Battleship Yamato. Brush, pen, and India ink. 12 x 9. 2020. Finished drawing. Whew! That's a lot to cram into a relatively small drawing. Maybe I'll go back to 17 x 11 if I ever do this again! :-)

72

321

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Happy birthday to Jack 'King' Kirby. I hope an echo of your brilliance is always in my own work somewhere, no matter what I'm drawing. <3

11

329

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

8 months

Signing. Aw Yeah Comics in Harrison, NY. 09.30.23. When I penciled this book, I had hair and my beard was red. Also, I didn't have the dinosaur shirt back then. :-D (Photo by Mike Negin.)

58

120

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Thor frog promotional poster during my run on Thor for Marvel. 1985. The original poster was printed as a two color one sheet. I believe the color here is by Steve Oliff for the Thor Omnibus.

33

271

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

9 months

Coming next month from IDW and Marvel. Aritist's Edition of Walter Simonson's Fantastic Four stories with 8 complete issues. And if I do say so myself, it looks great. Complete with all the rubber cement stains intact!! I couldn't get far enough away to show the entire book!

45

166

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

We had dinner tonight in a Japanese dinner this evening with an old friend, Chris Claremont. :-)

38

112

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

10 days

The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans #1 . Walter Simonson/pencils.Terry Austin/inks. 24.3 x 19.3. 1982. Moving can be stressful and soul sucking, but sometimes, you find a drawing that you haven’t seen in decades. And that’s okay.

87

307

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

X-Men vs the Teen Titans. Interior spash page. Pencils/ me; inks/Terry Austin. Words/Chris Claremont. Lettering/Tom Orzechowski. 13.3 x 16.3. 1982. The dragon is Titan Gar Logan - Changeling - shape shifted in order to carry both the Teen Titans and the X-Men at the same time.

58

255

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

10 months

Who IS this guy???

66

115

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Out today. Action 1000. I was able to sneak in a pinup at the last possible second! :-) Go Supes! :-D #Action1000

25

272

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Space Battleship Yamato 2199. WIP. Pencil. 9 x 12. 2020. Soon to be an inked drawing.

65

183

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Happy birthday to my old pal, Archie Goodwin. This is a cover I drew for an issue of Profiles Magazine that was honoring Archie after his death.

25

159

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

A Christmas gift. 2018.

20

124

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

DC is putting out a two volume set of my run on Orion. The books will include (I think) virtually everything I've ever done with the Fourth World material. This volume contains Orion 1-11 plus several of the short stories I've written over the years published in various comics.

51

280

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Thor 706 variant cover. Finished inks. Never had a chance to draw either the Jane Foster version of Thor or the Mangog. Two birds/one stone. :-)

47

353

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Fantastic Four 337 Cover. Pen and India ink. 10 x 15. 1986. This is the cover for the first issue of the FF that I wrote and drew.

51

161

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

9 months

August 28th. Jack 'King' Kirby's 106th birthday. An enormously influential creator of American comics. One of the seminal influences in my life and career. Godspeed, pal.

12

311

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Ragnarök 1, pp 2-3. Pencil. 20.5 x 16. 2014. The end of all things…

38

176

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

9 months

The Thing. Ink sketch. Brush, India ink, and Tomboy brush pen. 8.1 x 10.9. 2023. I decided that I liked the penciled version of this drawing on the blank cover. However, I wanted to ink it, so I made a blue-line to fit on a 9 x 12 piece of drawing paper and went for it.

24

188

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Hela from Marvel Comics' Thor. Brush and India ink over blue-line. 11 x 17. 2017. Whew. Glad that's done! :-) A drawing for a friend.

51

373

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Stan Lee has caught the last web out. He's one of the three maybe four, contributors to the field who fired my interest in writing and drawing stories for mainstream American comics. Thrilled to have been able to work with him. Godspeed, pal.

11

260

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Happy birthday to my old friend, the late Mark Gruenwald. Mark was an editor at Marvel Comics and the guy who handed me their title, Thor, to write and draw, thus launching me into the work for which I am generally best known among comics fans. (Photo by Eliot R Brown.)

43

199

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

This is outstanding. I just laughed and laughed. Good for Mom!!!

17

282

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Today is Berni Wrightson's birthday. Gone too soon and I'm still pissed about it. You were one of kind, pal, and the guy who set the bar for the rest of us. We're still trying to catch up. ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ Photo by Greg Preston. I hope he doesn't mind my posting it.

25

234

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

RoboCop vs the Terminator comic from Dark Horse. Unpublished cover 4. Pen and India ink. 10 x 15. 1992. Rejected by the RoboCop folks because they told us RoboCop can't run, after approving the cover in the layout & pencil stages.

38

276

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

A portrait of Hel, Loki's daughter and the ruler of Helheim. Pen and India ink over blue-line. 10 x 15. 2019.

29

225

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Beta Ray Bill. Sketch with brush and India ink and a small touch of Micron marker. 5.8 x 6.6. 2022. A sketch for a gentleman who did me a big favor without my realizing it at first. I'm hoping it will be a pleasant surprise for him in a few days when it arrives. :-D

32

170

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Some random character. Pencil sketch on layout bond. 14.4 x 13.9. 2019. Could be a little thinner but I've been drawing bulky characters for years, and as we all know, it's tough to lose the weight.

35

178

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Commission. Pen, brush, and India ink. 22 x 30. 2021. A relatively large drawing combining a little of Thor's ancient history at this point. :-)

66

192

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Drawing for a free poster distributed to comic shops back in the day when the Thorfrog story was about to come out in 1986 or so. There was some copy in the upper right negative space.

32

331

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

7 months

Zorro cover for a Sean Gordon Murphy Kickstarter comic. Color by Simon Gough. Fun drawing Zorro. Tried keeping it simple, bearing in mind how much I enjoyed the Alex Toth Zorro comics of my youth. :-D

25

214

2K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

7 years

Happy 90th birthday to Steve Ditko, a gentleman whose work helped propel me into a career in comics. :-)

12

390

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Happy Halloween, all!! :-)

9

408

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Thor. Brush and India ink. 11 x 17. 2020. I'll explain this one later, but it's not for print. Just glad it's done. Always makes me antsy ruling all those straight lines with a brush. Whew! :-D

47

203

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Star Wars 58 cover. Pen and India ink. 10 x 15. 1981. Cleaning my studio today and I came across the art for one of my old Star Wars jobs. So I thought I'd post the cover.

43

131

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

7 years

Happy birthday to Jim Steranko, one of the finest sequential artists to grace the field of comic books with his presence.

18

398

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Syd Mead has caught the last starship out. A giant artist and designer about whom much will be said. I met him once for 30 seconds at Dragon Con many years ago, and he influenced my stuff. I'm good with that. Thanks for all the brilliant work, Syd. A master. Godspeed.

10

263

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

It's nice when something explains everything. The Unified Field Theory of Norse Mythology. :-)

25

562

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Because at some point, I had nothing better to do. ;-) Pencil. 8 x 10. c2017.

40

210

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Apparently, Gandalf the Grey was out wandering through our local park. Probably walking his dog. ;-)

40

69

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Another tough one, with no need to explain it because it's everywhere by now. So I'm posting this photo from 2019. I love it. And them. Marilyn and Neal Adams. Weezie and me. Love you, pal. Godspeed. 💖💖💖

20

101

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans. Or X-Titans as I generally refer to it. Page 38. Pencils by me; inks by Terry Austin. 1982.

42

172

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 months

Thor, a portrait in pencil. Pencil. 9 x 12. 2023. This was going to be an ink drawing but I like the way the pencils were coming out so I finished it in pencil and left it. But boy, by the time I was done, my hands were really black with graphite! :-) A drawing for a friend.

26

139

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Day 8 of 10 days of the Artists' Challenge. A different piece of my work each day for 10 days, no explanation needed. The goal is to promote positivity, passion and attention to our love for art. The cover for Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men & The New Teen Titans #1 .

48

187

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Beta Ray Bill. Brush and India ink. 11 x 17. 2021. A charity auction piece. I'll post the specifics when I'm sure it's okay to go public. Probably is now but I'm not sure.

24

157

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 months

A very Happy New Year to one and all.😉😉😉

39

61

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Usagi Yojimbo & Ragnarök jam cover. Stan Sakai & Walter Simonson. Pen and India ink. 17.3 x 22. 2019. Stan laid out the entire cover and then penciled and inked Thor and several figures. I tightened up the rest and inked them, adding a few smaller figures into the background.

30

250

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

Lunch at a local outdoor cafe. There were several feral cats. A little guy hopped up into my lap. He snuggled in, rubbed his nose against my mustache, let me pet him gently for a bit, and put his paws on my chest briefly before finally departing as easily as he had arrived.

34

66

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

7 months

Best line of the day. Street hawkers checking to see if we wanted to go to the Comedy Club, and one of them, after we declined, looked at me and said with a grin, "You look like you grow your own food." Cracked us up. If he'd been playing the club, we'd have gone!

17

44

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Darth Vader. Pen and India ink. 11 x 17. 2020. A commission. (My commission list is full, so please don't ask. I gotta get back to doing comics as soon as I can.) :-D

24

197

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Beta Ray Bill. Brush and India ink. 11 x 17. 2020. A commission.

22

160

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

COVID booster #2 ! Our waiting period after the shots to see if we collapse. At least we were already at the hospital. Now it's evening and so far, so good. :-D

39

25

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

R2D2 Sketch. Pencil and a .7mm Penstix. 11.5 x 12.6. 2020. A character I haven't drawn in a long time. :-)

21

163

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

7 years

Happy birthday, Jack Kirby. ♥♥♥ Jack is one of the main reasons I chose comic books as a career, and one of my major influences.

8

454

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Working on my quarantine look with a friend. For non-comics folks, that's Beta Ray Bill I'm hanging with, a character I created in my days on Marvel's Thor back in the mid-80s. :-)

47

78

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

6 years

Beta Ray Bill. Brush ink sketch. 6.4 x 9.2. 2018. I know. I've done a zillion BRB sketches but I still enjoy drawing him occasionally. This drawing fulfills an obligation of sorts. :-)

34

201

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Batman. Pencil. 13.1 x 15.8. 2021. Not exactly pencils, but kind of like a more elaborate structure drawing than I generally do. I was trying to work out a lot more black in the figure than I mostly use.

13

96

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

He-Man and Sketetor, classic version. A variant cover. Pen and India ink. 11.2 x 17.2. 2020. I've now seen the image on the web so here's a scan of the b/w art. I had the option of drawing the classic versions of the two characters and opted for that.

28

191

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

The Return of the Jedi moment. Vader and the Emperor. Pen and India ink. 15 x 23.3. 2019. One of the great visual moments in Star Wars was the flashing of Vader's skull and skeleton in the final scene between him and Emperor Palpatine. So I chose that for my variant cover.

23

248

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Tom Palmer has taken off, flying beyond that galaxy far, far away. Thanks for the work, the professionalism, the care, the pride of craft, all the other attributes that made you tops in the field, and especially, thanks for the friendship. We love you, Tom. Godspeed, pal.

11

155

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

2 years

Kim Jung Gi has unexpectedly caught the last train out. A genius. Such a deep loss for the comics community and for the world of drawing in general that it almost brings me to tears. Thank you for the brilliant work, Kim, and for being such an inspiration to so many. Godspeed.

9

152

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Thor and Asgard, Marvel version. Brush, Rapidograph, bow compass, Presto whiteout pen, and India Ink. 9 x 12. 2020.

25

164

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

3 years

WIP. Beta Ray Bill. Pencil. 11 x 17. 2021. An already purchased drawing for charity. Still to be inked. I'll post more info with the inks.

24

124

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

10 months

If one can believe the Internet (and who doesn't), somewhere in here - maybe today - is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Detective Comics 437, the issue the contained the first chapter of the Manhunter saga, written by Archie Goodwin, and drawn by me.

73

155

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

4 years

Darth Vader. Pencils. 14.2 x 17.2. 2020.

18

137

1K

Walter Simonson

@WalterSimonson

5 years

Hel, goddess of death, daughter of Loki. I'm not really supposed to post stuff like this too far ahead of the release date, but screw it. I'm so thrilled by Laura Martin's color, I'm posting it right now! Eat my shorts!!!!

43

131

1K