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Bill Willingham

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in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, The United States

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Literature & Fiction

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In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert game rulebooks. He first gained attention for his 1980s comic book series Elementals published by Comico, which he both wrote and drew. However, for reasons unknown, the series had trouble maintaining an original schedule, and Willingham's position in the industry remained spotty for many years. He contributed stories to Green Lantern and started his own independent, black-and-white comics series Coventry which lasted only 3 issues. He also produced the pornographic series Ironwood for Eros Comix.

In the late 1990s Willingham reestablished himself as a prolific writer. He produced the 13-issue Pantheon for Lone Star Press and wrote a pa ...more

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C2E2 2015 Schedule

Bill will be at C2E2 all days during the convention and when he’s not at a panel (listed below), he’ll be at Booth N12, which you can find on the .

Saturday April 25

Title: Mark and Bill Fix Comics

Time: 12:30PM – 1:30PM

Location: Room S405b

Description: Mark Waid and Bill Willingham don’t quite see eye to eye on everything, including what’s wrong in their chosen field and how to fix it. In this hour,

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Bill Willingham’s books

Average rating: 4.04 · 649,983 ratings · 29,068 reviews · 902 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Lan Medina (Artist), Steve Leialoha (Artist) 3.98 avg rating — 141,346 ratings — published 2002 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Artist), Steve Leialoha (Artist) 4.13 avg rating — 37,190 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author), Mark Buckingham (Artist), Steve Leialoha (Artist) 4.12 avg rating — 32,633 ratings — published 2003 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Artist), Craig Hamilton (Artist) 4.29 avg rating — 29,005 ratings — published 2004 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 6: Homelands by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), David Hahn (Illustrator), Mark Buckingham (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 23,685 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 23,255 ratings — published 2005 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 8: Wolves by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Illustrator), Shawn McManus (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 22,130 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 9: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), James Jean, Mike Allred (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 18,700 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 7: Arabian Nights by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Pencils), Steve Leialoha (Inks) 4.09 avg rating — 17,702 ratings — published 2006 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 16,563 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Bill Willingham

Fables (22 books)
by

Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Mark Buckingham (Pencils),

Steve Leialoha (Inks),

Jim Fern (Pencils),

Jimmy Palmiotti (Inks),

Andrew Pepoy (Goodreads Author) (Inks)

4.10 avg rating — 490,909 ratings

Jack of Fables (9 books)
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Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Matthew Sturges (Goodreads Author),

Tony Akins (Illustrator)

3.47 avg rating — 32,825 ratings

The Sandman Presents: Thessaly - Witch for Hire (4 books)
by

Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author),

Tara McPherson (Cover Art),

Shawn McManus (Artist),

Pamela Rambo (Colorist)

3.67 avg rating — 2,396 ratings

Fables: Compendiums (4 books)
by

Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author),

Mark Buckingham (Illustrator)

4.41 avg rating — 1,380 ratings

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Quotes by Bill Willingham (?)

“I'm about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once?”
― Bill Willingham

tags: comics, fantasy-fiction, unwritten-preface

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“Freedom is sloppy. But since tyranny's the only guaranteed byproduct of those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do.”
― Bill Willingham, Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland

tags: a-perfect-world, bigby-wolf, freedom, storyville, tyranny, werewolf-governments

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“Hope isn't destiny. Left passive its nothing more than disappointment deferred”
― Bill Willingham, Fables, Vol. 16: Super Team

tags: destiny, disappointment, hope

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Polls

Which book would you like to read for December's New Release Selection?

The Everafter by Amy Huntley

3 votes 23.1%

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

3 votes 23.1%

Shadowland byAlyson Noel

2 votes 15.4%

Peter & Max A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham

2 votes 15.4%

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

2 votes 15.4%

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

1 vote 7.7%

The Monstrumologist by Richard Yancey

0 votes 0.0%

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

0 votes 0.0%

13 total votes

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