Career
Simon Spurrier writes mainly for the British comic 2000 AD but has also written comic-strips for the anthology Warhammer Monthly, as well as contributing written articles, stories and reviews to the Judge Dredd Megazine. He is the creator of Lobster Random (with Carl Critchlow), The Simping Detective (with Frazer Irving), From Grace (also with Irving), Zancudo (a belated follow-up to Ant Wars) with Cam Kennedy and Bec & Kawl (with Steve Roberts).
Spurrier has done a number of work for hire books, writing one 2000 AD themed novel for Black Flame press, and three science fiction novels for the Black Library, as well as an upcoming book for Abaddon Books. In May 2006 he signed a two-book contract with Hodder Headline. The first novel, a "post-pulp" occult-crime-comedy, is titled Contract. A limited edition hardback was released in May 2007, and the mass-market paperback is published on the 4th October 2007.
He has created Gutsville with Frazer Irving and Silver Surfer: In Thy Name.
His other projects include more work for Marvel like Ghost Rider Annual #2, the one-shot "Wolverine: Dangerous Game," Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider mini-series with Javier Saltares, "Conqueror" a newuniversal one-shot and Punisher War Journal Annual #1. He also wrote a short story for Dark Horse Presents called "In Fetu."
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