J. R. Williams (comics)

J. R. Williams
Born	James Robert Williams 1957 (age 59–60)
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Cartoonist, Animator, Fine Artist
Notable works	Skinboy Crap

J. R. Williams (born 1957) is an American cartoonist, animator, and fine artist best-known for his late 1980s/early 1990s work in alternative comics. Known for his manic, exaggerated cartooning style, Williams brought an underground comix edge to his work during this period. Williams' characters Skinboy and the Bad Boys made recurring appearances in many of his stories.

Williams grew up in Oregon during the 1960s, and in the 1970s studied fine art at the Oregon College of Education (now known as Western Oregon University). Comics influences included Dr. Seuss, Don Martin, and Basil Wolverton.

Williams' first professional comics work was in the Last Gasp anthology Weirdo in the mid-1980s, during the period it was edited by Peter Bagge. He soon was also contributing to the Fantagraphics Books anthologies Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy (edited by Joe Sacco) and Honk!.

From 1990–1995, Williams released a string of solo one-shot comics — with titles like Bad Comics, Bummer, Completely Bad Boys, Damnation, and Fun House — published by Fantagraphics, Cat-Head Comics, and Starhead Comix. Williams' solo title Crap ran seven issues with Fantagraphics from 1993–1995.

Williams lived in Seattle from 1992–1995 (for a short time staying with Peter Bagge and his wife), before returning to Portland.

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