Simon Oliver
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Simon Oliver is the writer of the Wildstorm
comic book series Gen¹³
and the Vertigo comic book series The Exterminators
and Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge
.
Oliver mostly read European comics
moving towards some American comics such as Watchmen
in the late 80s. Then in the early 90s he lived the Third World
for five years, cut off from comics and popular culture in general. Around 2003, while living in Los Angeles
and working mostly as an camera assistant, he decided to give writing a try. One of the things he wrote was The Exterminators. Initial planned to be a TV series Oliver quickly realized it wasn't network material and so he took it to the comic book publisher he respected the most. The Exterminators was first published by DC
Vertigo in 2006 as an ongoing monthly series.
Oliver became the writer on Wildstorm
's Gen¹³
in November 2007.As part of the Hellblazer
20th anniversary publications he wrote a mini-series based on John Constantine
's longest surviving friend called, Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge
.
Upcoming projects include a crime-based graphic novel for Vertigo, other comic projects and some movie scripts.
Wildstorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
comic book series Gen¹³
Gen¹³
Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was originally published by Image Comics under the banner Wildstorm, which went on to become an imprint for DC Comics, who continued publishing the Gen¹³...
and the Vertigo comic book series The Exterminators
The Exterminators (comics)
The Exterminators was an American monthly comic book series, published under the Vertigo imprint by DC Comics. The comic was created by writer Simon Oliver and artist Tony Moore and follows the employees of the Bug-Bee-Gone extermination company. The book is notable for its graphic and darkly...
and Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge
Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge
Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge is a comic book limited series, written by Simon Oliver, with artwork by Goran Sudzuka, and cover art by Glenn Fabry. It is a spin off from the Vertigo series Hellblazer, featuring John Constantine's oldest and closest friend, Francis 'Chas' Chandler.The...
.
Biography
Growing up in UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Oliver mostly read European comics
European comics
European comics is a generalized terms for comics produced in Continental Europe. Though technically European, British comics are for historical and cultural reasons considered separate from European comics due to the existence of a well-established domestic market and traditions which more closely...
moving towards some American comics such as Watchmen
Watchmen
Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form...
in the late 80s. Then in the early 90s he lived the Third World
Third World
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
for five years, cut off from comics and popular culture in general. Around 2003, while living in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and working mostly as an camera assistant, he decided to give writing a try. One of the things he wrote was The Exterminators. Initial planned to be a TV series Oliver quickly realized it wasn't network material and so he took it to the comic book publisher he respected the most. The Exterminators was first published by DC
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
Vertigo in 2006 as an ongoing monthly series.
Oliver became the writer on Wildstorm
Wildstorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
's Gen¹³
Gen¹³
Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was originally published by Image Comics under the banner Wildstorm, which went on to become an imprint for DC Comics, who continued publishing the Gen¹³...
in November 2007.As part of the Hellblazer
Hellblazer
Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
20th anniversary publications he wrote a mini-series based on John Constantine
John Constantine
John Constantine is a fictional character, an occult detective anti-hero in comic books published by DC Comics, mostly under the Vertigo imprint. The character first appeared in Swamp Thing #37 , and was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben and Rick Veitch...
's longest surviving friend called, Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge
Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge
Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge is a comic book limited series, written by Simon Oliver, with artwork by Goran Sudzuka, and cover art by Glenn Fabry. It is a spin off from the Vertigo series Hellblazer, featuring John Constantine's oldest and closest friend, Francis 'Chas' Chandler.The...
.
Upcoming projects include a crime-based graphic novel for Vertigo, other comic projects and some movie scripts.