Freddie Williams II

Freddie Williams II
Williams at the 2010 New York Comic Con.
Born	Kansas City, Kansas
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker
Awards	Eisner Award for "Seven Soldiers: Mr. Miracle" series
http://www.freddieart.com

Freddie E. Williams II is an American comic book writer and artist.

Williams burst onto the comic scene in 2005, when he began work with DC Comics on the comic series Robin and on the Eisner Award-winning series Seven Soliders: Mister Miracle. His most recent works include the crossover series BATMAN/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) and the HEMAN/THUNDERCATS crossover.

Williams was born in Little Rock, Arkansas grew up Kansas City, Kansas and now lives in Lees Summit, Missouri with his wife. He was raised in an impoverished single-parent home, and often dreamed of flying away like Superman. His sister supported his love of comics and his dream of becoming a comic book artist. Williams was inspired to become a comic book artist at the age of 15 after seeing Jim Lee's artwork in Uncanny X-Men #272.

While attending the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con International, Williams submitted a portfolio to the DC talent search. He was hired to do a few issues of Seven Soldiers featuring Mister Miracle, which he won an Eisner Award. He's known for drawing issues of ROBIN, the FLASH, GREEN ARROW, CONAN, STAR LORD, and THOR. Most recently Freddie illustrated the crossover comic book BATMAN / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT), and his current project is a HE-MAN / THUNDERCATS crossover.

In 2006, Williams signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics. He became the regular artist on Robin beginning with issue 149 in 2006, and began illustrating The Flash in early 2008.

Williams appears frequently on comic book-related podcasts including Comic Geek Speak, Half Hour Wasted, Raging Bullets and Fanboy Radio. He also posted online tutorials about creating digital artwork in comics. The tutorials are available on his YouTube page.