John Watson was born in the 1970s in

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. He is one of the few remaining comic book artists who specialises in painting in

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, and has done a number of notable cover runs for both

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and DC comics, most recently painting all the covers for the Marvel Apes series and for the second year running, the Triple-A Baseball covers. He has also illustrated a number of trading cards.

Biography

Watson studied Fine Art at the Cheltenham & Gloucester college. He notes

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as an influence alongside more conventional comicbook influences such as

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and

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. A comicbook fan since childhood, hi
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says "When I was 12, I realised that being a millionaire, having a cave under the house and fighting crime wasn't going to happen, so I began to concentrate on 'drawing comics' instead."

Bibliography

Comics

His comic work includes: * '' JLA: Riddle of the Beast'' (with Alan Grant,

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, DC, 2002) * ''

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: Gamma Files'' (Marvel, 2007)

Covers

* ''

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'' #11,15-21,23-25 (DC, 2002–2003) * '' JSA'' #56-58 (DC, 2003) * '' JSA Strange Adventures'' #1-6 (DC, 2004) * ''

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'' #477,480,483,486 (Marvel) * '' Son of M'' (Marvel, 2006) * '' Civil War: Front Line'' (Marvel, 2006–2007) * ''

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'' #1-6 (Marvel, 2007) * ''

: Frontline'' #1-6 (Marvel, 2007) * ''

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'' #20 (Marvel, 2007) * '' Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick'' (Marvel, 2008) * '' Marvel Triple A Baseball'' Selected covers (Marvel 2007 & 2008) * '' Marvel Apes'' (Marvel, 2008) * ''

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'' (Dynamite, 2009) * ''

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'' - Daniel Jackson (Interiors)(Dynamite, 2010)

Books

* ''The Generation: Origins'' (2021) * ''The Generation: A New England'' (2024) * ''A Collaborative Failure'' with Russell Payne (author) (2025)

References

External links

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John Watson wallpapers at Marvel official site
John Watson gallerys
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