Creator: Walt Simonson
Winner of both Harvey and Inkpot awards, one of the greatest writer-artists in the industry. Best known for his reboot of Thor, where he created Beta Ray Bill; defining runs on Fantastic Four and X-Factor (with his wife, Louise); illustrating the famous X-Men/Teen Titans crossover; and groundbreaking integration of sound effects as a component of visual storytelling.
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WALT SIMONSON’S DOCTOR FATE SOUND EFFECTS
I’ve pointed out the genius of Walt Simonson many times, particularly as to his lettering and sound effects. But when I ran across this early piece of work from 1976, I was astounded at how early he’d shown that the use of sound effects could actually help tell the story, not just serve as emphasis. That they could be part of the art, not an explanation for the action. Check these out: