Career
Simon Spurrier writes mainly for the British comic 2000 AD but has also written comic-strips for the anthology Warhammer Monthly,[3] 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 4 October 2007.
He has created Gutsville with Frazer Irving[4][5] and Silver Surfer: In Thy Name.[6][7]
His other projects include more work for Marvel like Ghost Rider Annual #2,[8] the one-shot "Wolverine: Dangerous Game,"[9] Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider mini-series with Javier Saltares,[10][11][12] "Conqueror" a newuniversal one-shot, Punisher War Journal Annual #1,[13] and X-Men Legacy vol.2, starring the character Legion.[14]
In July 2019, it was announced that Spurrier would be writing DC's Hellblazer relaunch as part of The Sandman Universe line of comics. The relaunched series, written by Spurrier and illustrated by Aaron Campbell, begins after the events of the 1990 miniseries The Books of Magic. Hellblazer began with a one-shot on Halloween 2019, before becoming a regular series in November that same year.[16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was prematurely canceled after 12 issues.[17] However, during New York Comic Con 2023, it was revealed that the series would getting a revival miniseries called John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, with Spurrier and Campbell returning and publication set to begin in January 2024.[18]
In March 2023, it was announced that Spurrier would becoming the writer of The Flash when the book relaunches in September as a part of the Dawn of DC initiative.[19] In April 2023, Spurrier was revealed to be writing Uncanny Spider-Man, as a part of Fall of X, and focuses on Nightcrawler donning a Spider-Man costume and defending New York City following the events of the 2023 Hellfire Gala.[20]
