Portrait by Russell Mark Olson
Martin Simpson is a freelance illustrator and comics creator based in Yorkshire, UK.
He has illustrated for the likes of: Apple, Image Comics, Scholastic, Templar Publishing, The Chicken House Publishing and Puffin Books.
His comics work has included a one-man Anthology called ‘Misc’ (self-published), ‘The Needleman’ (Soaring Penguin Press), as well as covers and pin-ups for a variety of comics projects and publishers.
In 2020, Martin began to collaborate with a team of six UK based comics artists to help create and contribute towards the much lauded ‘SKRAWL Comix Magazine’.
2023 saw the publication of ‘NORD’, Martin’s first full length graphic novel (Soaring Penguin Press), which earned him a ‘Broken Frontier Awards’ nomination for ‘Best Artist’.
Martin is currently hard at work on his next book... ‘Rasp’.
Available for conventions, signings and commissions. Please do get in touch for availability.