GRAPHIC NOVEL REPORTER talks to Bill Willingham (News - Posted November 19, 2009)
For nearly 30 years, Bill Willingham has been a key player in the comics industry, both as an artist and a writer. Today, he concentrates primarily on the writing, working on two of DC Comics/Vertigo's biggest publications: Fables, the Vertigo series he created in 2001, and the iconic Justice Society of America, the very first—and possibly greatest—superhero team of all. Bill was gracious enough to speak at length about his work on Fables, which includes the...
IGN.com Talks to Bill Willingham about the Expanding Fables Universe (News - Posted October 01, 2009)
The Fables creator discusses the state of the monthly series, his new novel Peter and Max, and the upcoming Cinderella mini-series with IGN.com's Jesse Schedeen. Here is a little taste: One of our favorite events of the year at IGN Comics is our annual chat with Fables writer Bill Willingham. Besides being an all-around nice guy, Willingham is the brains behind one of our favorite franchises in comics. That franchise is growing by leaps and bounds in the coming...
NEWSARAMA Bill Willingham interview (News - Posted October 08, 2009)
Just as Bill Willingham has released Peter & Max, the prose novel based in the Fables universe, he's also had several announcements recently about his upcoming comic book work. This summer, Willingham began co-writing DC's Justice Society of America comic with co-writer Matthew Sturges, but the DC announced that later this year, he'll take over the title full time as Sturges leave to spin off a new JSA series. And with Willingham's best-selling, award-winning series...
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE: THE DC UNIVERSE STORIES OF ALAN MOORE (Graphic Novel - Softcover)
Written by Alan Moore; Art by Dave Gibbons, Rick Veitch, Al Williamson, George Freeman, Klaus Janson, Joe Orlando, Jim Baikie, Kevin O'Neill, Paris Cullins, Rick Magyar and Bill Willingham
A new collection of legendary comics writer Alan Moore's rarely seen DC Universe work! Featuring stories from SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11, DC COMICS PRESENTS #85, BATMAN ANNUAL #11, DETECTIVE COMICS #549 & 550, SECRET ORIGINS #10, VIGILANTE #17 & 18, OMEGA MEN #26 & 27, GREEN LANTERN #188 and GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2 &...BATMAN BEGINS: THE MOVIE AND OTHER TALES OF THE DARK KNIGHT (Graphic Novel - Softcover)
Written by Scott Beatty, Dennis O'Neil, Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Bill Willingham; Art by Kilian Plunkett and Serge LaPointe, Dick Giordano, Rick Burchett and Rodney Ramos, Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens and Tom Fowler; Photo cover
Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. collection that also features a quartet of classic Batman tales! In addition to the Warner Bros. Pictures movie adaptation by Scott Beatty (BATGIRL: YEAR ONE), Kilian Plunkett (SUPERMAN: RED SON) & Serge LaPointe, this volume also includes a rare Batman story from SECRET ORIGINS TP by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Giordano, plus stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #757 by Greg Rucka,...BATMAN: UNDER THE COWL (Graphic Novel - Softcover)
Written by Bill Willingham, Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Chuck Dixon and others; Art by Various; Cover by Andy Kubert
Don't miss this new collection featuring stories of different Batmen from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #168, BATMAN #666, BATMAN BEYOND #1, BATMAN #512, DETECTIVE COMICS #665 and TEEN TITANS...BATMAN: WAR CRIMES (Graphic Novel - Softcover)
Written by Andersen Gabrych, Bill Willingham, Devin Grayson, Bruce Jones and Will Pfeifer; Art by Pete Woods, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and others; Cover by James Jean
A pivotal collection featuring BATMAN #643-644, DETECTIVE COMICS #809-810, and material from BATMAN ALLIES SECRET FILES 2005 and BATMAN VILLAINS SECRET FILES...BATMAN: WAR DRUMS (Graphic Novel - Softcover)
Written by Bill Willingham and Andersen Gabrych; Art by Pete Woods, Damion Scott, Brad Walker, Cam Smith and Troy Nixey; Cover by James Jean
War has hit Gotham City...but the stage was set in the issues collected in this action-packed trade paperback! The startling prelude to 2004's "War Games," the collection features stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #790-796 and ROBIN #126-128, with a new cover by James Jean! A talented pop star goes missing and Leslie Thompkins, the most important woman in Bruce Wayne's life, vanishes. Batman is drawn into an all-out battle for the section of Gotham City known as The Hill, but is taxed to the limit...BATMAN: WAR GAMES ACT 1 (Graphic Novel - Softcover)
Written by Ed Brubaker, Andersen Gabrych, Devin Grayson, Dylan Horrocks, A.J. Lieberman, and Bill Willingham; Art by Ramon Bachs, Raul Fernandez, Al Barrionuevo, Francis Portela, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Lorenzo Ruggiero, Paul Gulacy, Jimmy Palmiotti, Kinsun, Mike Lilly, Andy Owens, Sean Phillips, Brad Walker, Troy Nixey, Pete Woods and Nathan Massengill; Cover by James Jean
The opening act of 2004's hit crossover starring Gotham City's heroes can be found in BATMAN: WAR GAMES ACT ONE TP featuring an all-new cover by Eisner Award-winning artist James Jean. This volume includes BATMAN: THE 12-CENT ADVENTURE, DETECTIVE COMICS #797, BATMAN #631, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #182, NIGHTWING #96, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #56, ROBIN #129, BATGIRL #55 and CATWOMAN #34. A clash between Gotham's underworld families erupts into a wave of chaos that engulfs the...BATMAN: WAR GAMES ACT 2 (Graphic Novel - Softcover)
Written by Ed Brubaker, Bill Willingham and others; Art by Al Barrionuevo, Paul Gulacy and others; Cover by James Jean
The middle act of the hit cataclysmic story! Reprinting stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #798, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #183, NIGHTWING #97, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #57, ROBIN #130, BATGIRL #56, CATWOMAN #35 and BATMAN...