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About Howard Simpson
I am a storyteller. I usually use cartoons and editorial illustrations to tell my stories and other people's stories. The other people are usually my clients. Who are generally, publishers, advertising agencies and studios.
I found some comic books in the basement of the new house that we moved into as I was just about to start school. I decided then, that was what I wanted to do. "That" was a little ambiguous as I could barely write and didn't even know I could draw. In any case, this treasure I found set the course of the rest of my life.
I have never concentrated on drawing in one particular style. I draw in the style I need to tell the story of the project or comic book I'm working on at the time. So my style is no style. This probably kept me from getting some jobs, as art directors are never sure what I'm going to do at the time.
I consider my drawings invitation to the audience. I want them to bring something to the party, so they take away more than what I may have intended in the drawing. I'm inspired by the early pioneers of cartoon and comic strip art, Windsor McKay, George Herriman, Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Alex Toth and many others. The great masters of the comicbook form, Neal Adams, Steranko, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith as well as the constant new crop of comicbook artists to emerge. I'm also inspired by Renaissance painters, Caravaggio, Palladio, Michelangelo, Rubens and da Vinci.
I found some comic books in the basement of the new house that we moved into as I was just about to start school. I decided then, that was what I wanted to do. "That" was a little ambiguous as I could barely write and didn't even know I could draw. In any case, this treasure I found set the course of the rest of my life.
I have never concentrated on drawing in one particular style. I draw in the style I need to tell the story of the project or comic book I'm working on at the time. So my style is no style. This probably kept me from getting some jobs, as art directors are never sure what I'm going to do at the time.
I consider my drawings invitation to the audience. I want them to bring something to the party, so they take away more than what I may have intended in the drawing. I'm inspired by the early pioneers of cartoon and comic strip art, Windsor McKay, George Herriman, Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Alex Toth and many others. The great masters of the comicbook form, Neal Adams, Steranko, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith as well as the constant new crop of comicbook artists to emerge. I'm also inspired by Renaissance painters, Caravaggio, Palladio, Michelangelo, Rubens and da Vinci.
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AVIATION ACES Vol 1
art copyright 2018 Howard Simpson
Since the advent of air combat over Europe during World War One, aviation would become an integral part of shaping the military future of all nations. Thus were born skilled men and women whose love of flying and unerring survival skills would label them as Aviation Aces.
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The world of comics is a little less colorful and wacky without him.
RIP
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Looney Tunes (1994-) #78
May 2, 2001
by
David Cody Weiss ,
Frank Strom ,
Mike DeCarlo ,
Terry Collins ,
David Alvarez ,
Todd Klein ,
Dave Tanguay ,
Howard Simpson ,
John Costanza
$0.99
A classic Looney rivalry hits prime time as Elmer hosts a TV fix-it show and Bugs throws a monkey wrench into the mix! Plus, Daffy and Porky become superspies, and Sylvester is forced to guard Tweety with his life!
Looney Tunes (1994-) #80
Dec 24, 2014
by
Sean Carolan ,
Earl Kress ,
Jennifer Moore ,
Frank Strom ,
Dave Alvarez ,
Leo Batic ,
Howard Simpson
$0.99
Lola Bunny sets out to beat the pants off the pizza-slinging competition in the Miss Delivery Girl Pageant; Pete Puma slinks into Foghorn Leghorn's territory; and Sylvester and son learn things the hard way at the local library!
Who's Who in New Pulp
Jul 9, 2020
by
Ron Fortier
$4.99
THE ETERNAL PULPS•Since the days of Homer, people have naturally loved a good story. From the oral traditions of heroic sagas all the way to the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages and the Penny Dreadfuls and Dime Novels of a burgeoning new continent. People have always enjoyed action adventure yarns. Then in the 1930s they evolved as garishly painted monthly magazines printed on rough, cheap paper and they were christened the Pulps.•Today their heritage continues in both the hundreds of paperbacks that entertain the masses as “populace fare.” There’s nothing high-brow here, just plain old-fashioned entertainment as a new 21st century generation has picked up the mantle to continue those amazing tales. In these pages you will find….•The 222 Writers, Artists, Editors, & PublishersWho together are —•THE WHO’S WHO Of NEW PULP!
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Looney Tunes (1994- ) #67
May 28, 2014
$0.99
Get a taste of the sporting life, Looney-style, as Bugs becomes a wrester, Svengali and Foghorn compete with Dawg to make a home-run king out of Eggbert. Plus, off the playing field, Tweety teaches Sylvester dental hygiene.
$91.89
Relive the complete adventures of Valiant's original armored hero with Valiant's next essential omnibus collection – clocking in at a massive 800+ pages!
Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth warrior abducted and enslaved by the brutal Spider Aliens, fights his way free of his captors and steals their ultimate weapon, the X-O Manowar armor. But 1,600 years have passed while the Spider Aliens held Aric captive and the time hereturns to is not his own. Trapped in the modern day, Aric is now the last of his people, a savage warrior out of time in a world of corporate treachery and casual deceit. But, armed with the power of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric will rule... and he will make the Spider Aliens pay. Featuring work from comic book legends Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Wolverine: Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man), and many more, get the complete epic of Valiant's flagship hero starting here with this massive oversized volume collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0–30, ARMORINES #0, X-O DATABASE #1, as well as material from SECRETS OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1.
Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth warrior abducted and enslaved by the brutal Spider Aliens, fights his way free of his captors and steals their ultimate weapon, the X-O Manowar armor. But 1,600 years have passed while the Spider Aliens held Aric captive and the time hereturns to is not his own. Trapped in the modern day, Aric is now the last of his people, a savage warrior out of time in a world of corporate treachery and casual deceit. But, armed with the power of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric will rule... and he will make the Spider Aliens pay. Featuring work from comic book legends Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Wolverine: Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man), and many more, get the complete epic of Valiant's flagship hero starting here with this massive oversized volume collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0–30, ARMORINES #0, X-O DATABASE #1, as well as material from SECRETS OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1.
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Looney Tunes (1994-) #86
Jan 2, 2002
by
Brett Koth ,
Earl Kress ,
Bobbi J.G. Weiss ,
David Cody Weiss ,
David Alvarez ,
Mike DeCarlo ,
Howard Simpson ,
Dave Tanguay ,
Walter Carzon ,
Horacio Ottolini
$0.99
Come back with us to the days of the Wild West, when men were men and ducks were deputy sheriffs, with disastrous results! And speaking of disasters, Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam try to work together with power tools.
Psi-Lords (1994) #9
May 1, 1995
$1.99
The Psi-Lords discover a lost Harbinger colony ship adrift in space for nearly two thousand years. Will this 20th century relic and the team of Harbinger Foundation killers it holds spell the end for the team?
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Psi-Lords (1994) #10
Jun 1, 1995
$1.99
When one of their own decides to exterminate a team of time lost 20th century Harbingers, the Psi-Lords will find themselves set against each other as Aesha and Graal each try to resolve the fight in their own way. Will they come together again in time to win the day, or is this the end for the Psi-Lords?
Young All-Stars (1987-1989) #6
Nov 4, 1987
by
Roy Thomas ,
Danette Thomas ,
Brian Murray ,
Howard Simpson ,
Michael Bair ,
Malcolm Jones ,
Bob Downs ,
Carl Gafford
$1.99
The villians have kidnapped the team's most powerful members! Can Dyna-Mite, Neptune Perkins, and Sandy rescue their friends and survive against overwhelming odds?
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #17
Aug 19, 1987
by
Gerry Conway ,
Roy Thomas ,
E. Nelson Bridwell ,
Kevin Nowlan ,
Carmine Infantino ,
Don Simpson ,
Bob Lewis ,
Tony DeZuniga ,
Carl Gafford ,
Joe Orlando
$1.99
“THE SECRET ORIGIN OF ADAM STRANGE.” Adam Strange is transported to a faraway planet named Rann, where he meets the beautiful Alanna and must find a way to save this new world! “THE SECRET ORIGIN OF DR. OCCULT.” After rescuing two babies from a Satanic cult, Zator raises the children as his own and trains them in the ways of the occult.
Young All-Stars (1987-1989) #14
Jul 6, 1988
$1.99
Fury against the awesome power of the Ultra-Humanite. Which one will survive?
Young All-Stars (1987-1989) #13
Jun 1, 1988
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Fury's life is the stake in the All-Stars' battle with Deathbolt and the Ultra-Humanite.
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