Aaron Kyle Williams is a cartoonist.
Career
Aaron Williams is most famous for his comics ''
Nodwick
''Nodwick'' is a comic strip created by Aaron Williams, based around the conventions of fantasy role-playing games, in particular '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). It debuted in ''Dragon'' magazine issue No. 246 (April 1998), first with short s ...
'', ''
PS238
''PS238'' is an American comic book written and drawn by Aaron Williams and published by Do Gooder Press. It follows the lives of both teachers and students at an elementary school for children with super powers, which the comic calls metaprod ...
'' and ''Full Frontal Nerdity''. He also is the creator of ''Backwards Compatible'', a comic on the gaming news website
Crispy Gamer
''Crispy Gamer'' was an American video game website that published news, culture, reviews, comics, and videos. It launched on October 26, 2008, as an independent website after being in beta for six months. Founding staff included former employ ...
.
Hero Games
Hero Games (''DOJ, Inc dba Hero Games'') is the publisher of the Hero System, a generic roleplaying rules set that can be used to simulate many different genres, and was the co-developer of the ''Fuzion'' system.
History
In 1981, George MacDo ...
published ''PS238: The Roleplaying Game'' (2008), a standalone
Hero System
The ''Hero System'' is a generic role-playing game system that was developed from the superhero RPG ''Champions''. After ''Champions'' fourth edition was released in 1989, a stripped-down version of its ruleset with no superhero or other genre ...
game based on the world of Williams' comic of the same name.
He also wrote a
Wildstorm
Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...
series called ''North 40'', with art by
Fiona Staples
Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', '' DV8: Gods and Monsters'', '' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', ''Archie'', and ''Saga''. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the in ...
.
In November 2011,
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
started producing a 5 issue mini series of ''
Diablo
Diablo or El Diablo may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional entities
* Diablo (Disney), a raven in ''Sleeping Beauty''
* Diablo (Marvel Comics), a Fantastic Four villain
* El Diablo (comics), several fictional characters from DC Comics
* ...
'' Written by Aaron Williams.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''
Nodwick
''Nodwick'' is a comic strip created by Aaron Williams, based around the conventions of fantasy role-playing games, in particular '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). It debuted in ''Dragon'' magazine issue No. 246 (April 1998), first with short s ...
'' (script and art, Henchman, January 2000 – September 2006)
*''
PS238
''PS238'' is an American comic book written and drawn by Aaron Williams and published by Do Gooder Press. It follows the lives of both teachers and students at an elementary school for children with super powers, which the comic calls metaprod ...
'' (script and art, Dork Storm Press, December 2002 – July 2009)
*''Full Frontal Nerdity'' (script and art, one-shot, Dork Storm Press, November 2004). The strip appears online, and as an extra in ''PS 238''.
*''Truth, Justin, and the American Way'' (with co-author
Scott Kurtz
Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971) is an American webcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-strip '' PvP'', Kurtz is among the first professional webcomic creators.
Career
Kurtz was born to a Catholic household in Watsonville ...
and art by Giuseppe Ferrario, 5-issue limited series,
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-o ...
, 2006–2007)
* "Dinner at MacArthur's Cafe" (with art by Casey Jones, in ''
Spider-Man Unlimited
''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an American animated series by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man, intended as a loose sequel series to the previous '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', which ran from 199 ...
'' No. 13,
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...
, March 2006)
*''North 40'' (with art by
Fiona Staples
Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', '' DV8: Gods and Monsters'', '' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', ''Archie'', and ''Saga''. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the in ...
, 6-issue limited series,
Wildstorm
Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...
, July – December 2009)
*''
Diablo (series)
''Diablo'' is an action role-playing dungeon crawler video game series developed by Blizzard North and continued by Blizzard Entertainment after the north studio shutdown in 2005. The series is made up of three core games: '' Diablo'', '' Diab ...
'' (with art and covers by Joseph LaCroix, 5-issue limited series,
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
, November 2011 – March 2012
References
External links
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Backwards Compatible
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American webcomic creators
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