Comic strip artist best known for Flash Gordon, Secret Agent Corrigan and Star Wars
Al Williamson, who has died aged 79, was one of America's consummate comic strip artists. Chiefly remembered for his work on Flash Gordon, Secret Agent Corrigan and Star Wars, he employed a photo-real style that made even the most fantastic landscapes and action convincing. Williamson was a master draughtsman with a sharp eye for layout and composition. His virile heroes and beautiful heroines graced comic strips for more than 50 years.
He was born in New York, the son of a merchant from Bogotá in Colombia and his American wife. He grew up in Bogotá and began reading American comics, becoming a fan of Flash Gordon when he was 10 after his mother took him to the cinema to see an episode of the serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.
The family later moved to New York, where he...
Al Williamson, who has died aged 79, was one of America's consummate comic strip artists. Chiefly remembered for his work on Flash Gordon, Secret Agent Corrigan and Star Wars, he employed a photo-real style that made even the most fantastic landscapes and action convincing. Williamson was a master draughtsman with a sharp eye for layout and composition. His virile heroes and beautiful heroines graced comic strips for more than 50 years.
He was born in New York, the son of a merchant from Bogotá in Colombia and his American wife. He grew up in Bogotá and began reading American comics, becoming a fan of Flash Gordon when he was 10 after his mother took him to the cinema to see an episode of the serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.
The family later moved to New York, where he...
- 7/14/2010
- by Steve Holland
- The Guardian - Film News
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