Kent Williams (artist)

Kent Williams (born 1962 in New Bern, North Carolina) is an American illustrator, artist and comic book writer.

In 1980 he went to the Pratt Institute in New York City to study art and painting. His most important works include: Blood: A Tale (1987) Wolverine: Meltdown (1990 ), Tell Me, Dark ( 1992) Wolverine: Killing (1993 ), Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Fortold (1997), The Fountain ( 2005).

Kent Williams has also published numerous art and sketchbooks, including Koan (2001), in collaboration with the comic artist Jon J. Muth, Kent Williams already in the Wolverine: Meltdown had worked.

He illustrates continuously for magazines such as Playboy, Omni, and The Learning Channel Magazine.

Kent Williams has received several awards, which include: the Yellow Kid Award from the Comic Salon in Lucca, three medals from the Society of Illustrators, New York, and Joseph Henniger Award for Best of Show, from Illustration West 32

Today, Kent Williams lives in Los Angeles, California with his two sons Kerig Sun and Ian Kai.