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'''William O'Neil''' started out as a comic letterer, but has since been involved in writing, editing and drawing comics. He was hired by [[Richard Starkings]] at [[Comicraft]] as their second full-time employee<ref>[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/106333864890639.htm Richard Starkings/John Roshell interview on Silver Bullet Comics!]</ref> and lettered on titles including ''[[Generation 2 (Marvel | '''William O'Neil''' started out as a comic letterer, but has since been involved in writing, editing and drawing comics. He was hired by [[Richard Starkings]] at [[Comicraft]] as their second full-time employee<ref>[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/106333864890639.htm Richard Starkings/John Roshell interview on Silver Bullet Comics!]</ref> and lettered on titles including ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'', ''Gen13'', and ''Stormwatch''.<ref name="comicbookdb1">[http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=1872 William "Bill" O'Neil on comicbookdb]</ref> In '96, he and John Roshell collaborated on ''Waste LA''. While working as a writer on ''Chassis'' for Millennium Comics, O'Neil grew discontent with the conditions he was working under, and it led him to form Hurricane Entertainment with his wife, Jan.<ref>[http://www.theefnylapage.com/articles/Dragon's%20Keep%20-%20Comics%20-%20Interview%20-%20Bill%20O'Neil.htm Interview with Bill O'Neil on the Escape From New York and LA Page]</ref> At Hurricane, he teamed up with Joshua Dysart to create the comics ''Violent Messiahs'' and publish ''Chassis'', as well as writing ''John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=5879 William O'Neil on comicbookdb]</ref> He has also continued to letter on various titles such as ''The Authority'' and ''Planetary'', and wrote most of the Top Cow Productions title ''Fathom''.<ref name="comicbookdb1" /> | ||
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Revision as of 06:26, 2 June 2012
William O'Neil started out as a comic letterer, but has since been involved in writing, editing and drawing comics. He was hired by Richard Starkings at Comicraft as their second full-time employee[1] and lettered on titles including Transformers: Generation 2, Gen13, and Stormwatch.[2] In '96, he and John Roshell collaborated on Waste LA. While working as a writer on Chassis for Millennium Comics, O'Neil grew discontent with the conditions he was working under, and it led him to form Hurricane Entertainment with his wife, Jan.[3] At Hurricane, he teamed up with Joshua Dysart to create the comics Violent Messiahs and publish Chassis, as well as writing John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles.[4] He has also continued to letter on various titles such as The Authority and Planetary, and wrote most of the Top Cow Productions title Fathom.[2]
Lettering work
- "New Dawn" (with Richard Starkings)
- "Escalation!" (with Richard Starkings)
