Bill Willingham (born December 1956 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia) is an American writer and artist of comic books. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Fort Belvoir is a census-designated place located in Fairfax County, Virginia. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for 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 Comics. The original Dungeons & Dragons set Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Elementals was a dark superhero comic book first published in 1984 and created by Bill Willingham, for which he was both writer and artist. ... Comico - The Comic Company was an American comic book company, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφια pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ...

In the late 1990s Willingham reestablished himself as a prolific writer. He produced the 12-issue Pantheon for Lone Star Press and wrote a pair of short novels about the modern adventures of the hero Beowulf. In the early 2000s he began writing extensively for DC Comics, including mini-series Proposition Player, a pair of mini-series about the Greek witch Thessaly from The Sandman, and most notably the popular series Fables. Events and trends Technology The World Wide Web was born at CERN Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Beowulf is the hero of the Anglo-Saxon poem by his name (see Beowulf). ... Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing over 3000 people. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... This article is part of the Witchcraft series. ... Cover of The Sandman #1, by Dave McKean. ... Fables is a Vertigo comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham. ...

Willingham is currently working on the Robin series and Day of Vengeance mini-series.

External links

• Bill Willingham official web site (http://www.billwillingham.com/)