Simon Roy is a Canadian comic book writer and artist. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he later moved to Vancouver Island.
His major works include Griz Grobus, Prophet, The Island, First Knife, Habitat, Tiger Lung, and Jan's Atomic Heart. He has worked with publishers such Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Extreme Studios and IDW Publishing.
Bibliography Self-published on the web The Cosmonauts (w/a, 2007) Homesick (w/a, 2008) Мотобол (w/a, 2008) Shipwrecked with Dan the Gorilla (w/a): Originally an unfinished 24-hour webcomic, 2008. Redrawn and published at Study Group Comics, 2012. Murder Book (tpb, 184 pages, Dark Horse, 2015, ) includes: "Catching Up" (a, with Ed Brisson, 2010) "Skimming the Till" (a, with Ed Brisson, 2010) Группа Крови (Blood Group) (w/a, 2010) Man in the 51st Millenium (w/a, 2010) Barfight (w/a, for Arthur, 2010) Homeward Bound (w/a, for Study Group Comics, 2012) 8.30 AM, April 3rd 1996 (w/a, for Study Group Comics, 2012)
Image Comics Prophet (w/a, with Brandon Graham and various artists, Extreme Studios, 2012–2016) collected as: Remission (collects #21-26, tpb, 136 pages, 2012, ) Brothers (collects #27-31 and 33, tpb, 172 pages, 2013, ) Empire (collects #32 and 34-38, tpb, 128 pages, 2014, ) Joining (collects #39-45 and Strikefile #1-2, tpb, 168 pages, 2015, ) Earth War (collects Earth War #1-6, tpb, 168 pages, 2016, ) Jan's Atomic Heart and Other Stories (104 pages, 2014, ). The Field #1-4 (a, with Ed Brisson, 2014) collected as The Field (tpb, 104 pages, 2014, ) Island #2, 5, 8: "Habitat" (w/a, anthology, 2015–2016) collected as Habitat (tpb, 96 pages, 2016, ) Thought Bubble Anthology #5: "Songs" (a, with Brandon Graham, 2017) Protector (Later renamed to First Knife) (w, with Daniel Bensen and Artyom Trakhanov and Jason Wordie, 136 pages, 2020, ) Grip of the Kombinat (with Damon Gentry, 196 pages, 2022, ) Griz Grobus (200 pages, 2024, ) A Star Called the Sun (184 pages, 2026, )
Other publishers Jan's Atomic Heart (w/a): Originally a graphic novel from New Reliable Press (48 pages, 2009, ). Reprinted by Image in Jan's Atomic Heart and Other Stories (104 pages, 2014, ). Heavy Metal vol. 34 #9: "Good Business" (w/a, anthology, Metal Mammoth, 2011)In 2017, the story was adapted into a short film. Dark Horse: Dark Horse Presents: "Tiger Lung" (w/a, with Jason Wordie, anthology): "Beneath the Ice" (in vol. 2 #21-23, 2013) collected as Tiger Lung (hc, 88 pages, 2014, ) "The Guide" (in vol. 3 #6, 2014) Originally an unfinished story called Dead Lands (2010). Halo: Tales from the Slipspace: "Hunting Party" (a, with J. D. Goff, anthology graphic novel, 128 pages, 2016, ) Think of a City page 43 (w/a, Internet art project, 2015) Captain Canuck vol. 2 #5: "Double Star Crossed, Part One" (a, with Ed Brisson, co-feature, Chapterhouse, 2015) 2000 AD #2053: "Judge Dredd: Adaptive Optics" (a, with Arthur Wyatt, anthology, Rebellion, 2017) Star Trek: Waypoint #5: "Come Away, Child" (w/a, co-feature, IDW Publishing, 2017) Cayrels Ring #1, 3 (a, with Shannon W. Lentz and various artists, Kickstarter, 136 pages, 2018–2019, )
Covers only Godzilla: The Half-Century War #5 (IDW Publishing, 2013, retailer incentive cover) Sabertooth Swordsman #5 (Dark Horse, 2013, cover A) Panels for Primates #1 (Monkeybrain, 2013) Undertow #1 (Image, 2014, variant cover B, ) Spread #1 (Image, 2014, Third Eye Comics exclusive cover) Cluster #1 (Boom! Studios, 2015, cover B, Larry's Comics exclusive cover) Ancient Noise #1 (Kickstarter, 2016) Robotech #8 (Titan Comics, 2018, cover A) The Spider King #3 (IDW Publishing, 2018, cover B) The Season of the Snake #1 (Titan Comics, 2018, cover A, ) The Gravediggers Union #8 (Image, 2018, variant cover B)
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