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Joshua Williamson
Born (1981-12-21) December 21, 1981 (age 42)
Portland, Oregon
Area(s)Comic book writer
Notable works
Nailbiter
Birthright
Ghosted
The Flash
Robin
Infinite Frontier
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths

Joshua Williamson (born December 21, 1981) is an American comic book writer. He is known for his long-lasting run on The Flash, as well as DC Comics events, Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths and Knight Terrors.[1][2] Along with The Flash he has also worked on several other DC Comic characters, such as Robin and Green Arrow. Along with his prolific work in the DC Universe, he has also written several Image Comics titles such as Nailbiter, Birthright, Ghosted and Dark Ride. Williamson has also worked within the Image Comics imprint, The Energon Universe, alongside writer Robert Kirkman and writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson, writing two five-issue mini-series, Duke and Cobra Commander.

Williamson is currently writing Superman and G.I. Joe.[3][4]

Career

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With the DC Rebirth imprint relaunch, Joshua Williamson was writing the title of The Flash. Before the ongoing series was released The Flash: Rebirth one-shot was published in June, with the series starting the same month. Williamson continued to write the title until September of 2020, writing a total of 101 concurrent issues of The Flash with 3 annuals.[5] Williamson came back in 2023 to write a short story in the 800th issue of The Flash.

In June of 2023, Joshua Williamson announced on his substack that he would be leaving Batman and Robin & Green Arrow ongoing series with issue #13 and #350 respectively, in order to free up his busy schedule, allowing him to write more series.[6] Later the same month it was announced, again on his substack, the Williamson and artist Tom Reilly would be working together on the new G.I. Joe comic series set in the Energon Universe, following his Duke and Cobra Commander 5-issue mini-series.[7]

Bibliography

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DC Comics

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  • The Flash
    • The Flash vol 5. #1–88, 750–762, 800 (with, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Howard Porter, cont, June 2016–September 2020)
      • Collected in Trade Paperbacks
        • The Flash Vol 1. Lightning Strikes Twice (collects The Flash: Rebirth one-shot and #1–8, 216 pages, 2017)
        • The Flash Vol 2. Speed of Darkness (collects #9–13, 128 pages, 2017)
        • The Flash Vol 3. Rogues Reloaded (collects #14–20, 168 pages, 2017)
        • Batman/The Flash: The Button (includes #21–22; hc, 104 pages, 2017,; tpb, 2019,) Co-written by Tom King
        • The Flash Vol 4. Running Scared (collects #23–27, 136 pages, 2017)
        • The Flash Vol 5. Negative (collects #28–32, 128 pages, 2018)
        • The Flash Vol 6. Cold Day in Hell (collects #34–38 and Annual #1, 128 pages, 2018)
        • The Flash Vol 7. Perfect Storm (collects #39–45, 184 pages, 2018)
        • The Flash Vol 8. Flash War (collects #46–51 and a story from Annual #1, 160 pages, 2018)
        • The Flash Vol 9. Reckoning of the Forces (collects #52–57, 160 pages, 2019)
        • The Flash Vol 10. Force Quest (collects #58–63, 144 pages, 2019)
        • The Flash Vol 11. The Greatest Trick of All (collects #66–69 and Annual #2, 144 pages, 2020)
        • The Flash: Year One (collects #70–75, 168 pages, 2019)
        • The Flash Vol 12. Death and the Speed Force (collects #76–81, 144 pages, 2020)
        • The Flash Vol 13. Rogues Reign (collects #82–87, 152 pages 2020)
        • The Flash Vol 14. The Flash Age (collects #88, #750–755 and Annual #3, 216 pages, 2021)
        • The Flash Vol 15. Finish Line (collects #756–762, 168 pages, 2021)
        • The Flash Vol 20. Time Heights (collects #797–800, 128 pages, 2024). Williamson only wrote a story from #800.
      • Collected in Oversized Hardcovers
        • The Flash: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition – Book 1 (collects The Flash: Rebirth #1 and #1–13; 336 pages, August 2017)
        • The Flash: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition – Book 2 (collects #14–27; 244 pages, May 2018)
        • The Flash: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition – Book 2 (collects #28–38, Annual #1, DC Holiday Special 2017 #1; 264 pages, October 2018)
        • The Flash by Joshua Williamson Omnibus Vol. 1 (collects The Flash: Rebirth #1, The Flash vol. 5 #1–35, Batman vol. 3 #21–22, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32, Justice League vol. 3 #32–33, and material from DC Holiday Special 2017 #1; 1008, April 2024)
  • Robin
  • Deathstroke Inc.
  • Batman
  • Infinite Frontier
  • Justice League Incarnate (co-written with Denis Culver)
  • Dark Crisis #0 - 7 (with Daniel Sampere and Alejandro Simpson, June–December 2023). Collected as.
    • Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (collects #0-7 and Justice League #75; 290 pages; hc, June 2023; tpb, May 2023)

Image Comics

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  • Nailbiter #1–30 (with Mike Henderson, May 2014 – March 2017).
    • Collected In Trade Paperbacks
      • Nailbiter Volume 1: There Will Be Blood (collects #1–5, October 2014, ISBN 1-63215-112-X)
      • Nailbiter Volume 2: Bloody Hands (collects #6–10, March 2015, ISBN 1-63215-232-0)
      • Nailbiter Volume 3: Blood in the Water (collects #11–15, September 2015, ISBN 1-63215-485-4)
      • Nailbiter Volume 4: Blood Lust (collects #16–20, April 2016, ISBN 1-63215-682-2)
      • Nailbiter Volume 5: Bound in Blood (collects #21–25 and the Nailbiter/Hack/Slash, November 2016, ISBN 1-63215-892-2)
      • Nailbiter Volume 6: The Bloody Truth (collects #26–30, May 2017, ISBN 1-53430-155-0)
      • Nailbiter Compendium One (collects #1–30 and Nailbiter/Hack/Slash, September 2023)
    • Collected in Oversized Hardcovers
      • Nailbiter: The Murder Edition Volume 1 (collects #1–10, July 2016, ISBN 1-63215-475-7)
      • Nailbiter: The Murder Edition Volume 2 (collects #11–20, March 2018, ISBN 1-53430-754-0)
      • Nailbiter: The Murder Edition Volume 3 (collects #21–30, May 2019, ISBN 1-53431-206-4)
  • Nailbiter Returns #1–10 (with Mike Henderson, June 2020 – February 2021). Collected as
    • Nailbiter Volume 7: Nailbiter Returns (collects #1–5, October 2020, ISBN 1-53431-690-6
    • Nailbiter Volume 8: Horror in the Sun (collects #6–10, March 2021, ISBN 1-53431-865-8)

Skybound

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  • Ghosted
  • Birthright
  • Evolution
  • Dark Ride

Energon Universe

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  • Duke #1–5 (with Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire, December 2023 – April 2024). Collected as.
    • Duke, Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle (collects #1–5 and a story from the Energon Universe 2024 Special, tpb, June 2024).
  • Cobra Commander #1–5 (with Andrea Milana and Annalisa Leoni, January 2024 – May 2024). Collected as.
    • Cobra Commander, Volume 1: Determined to Rule the World (collects #1–5, tpb, June 2024).
  • G.I. Joe #1–Present (with Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire, October 2024 –)

References

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  1. ^ "Speeding Ahead: Joshua Williamson Leaps Aboard The Flash". DC. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ "The Great Darkness has Reached Infinite Earths". DC. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ ""Dawn of DC" Starts in January 2023". DC. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  4. ^ "JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & TOM REILLY DEBUT NEW ENERGON UNIVERSE SERIES G.I. JOE #1". Skybound Entertainment. 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ Grunenwald, Joe (2020-09-22). "DC ROUND-UP: Josh Williamson closes out his FLASH run". The Beat. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ Williamson, Joshua (2024-06-17). "On leaving Batman and Robin & Green Arrow. Project updates!". Joshua Williamson’s Super Scary Newsletter. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  7. ^ Williamson, Joshua (2024-06-27). "G.I. Joe is HERE!". Joshua Williamson’s Super Scary Newsletter. Retrieved 2024-07-21.


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