Jon Haward's Biography

Over the years I have worked for childrens books, joke books, activity packs, comics, newspaper strips, cards games, board games, computer game character design, story boards for films and posters (including on to promote groups). I have also drawn religious illustrations and illustrated an album cover.

I have created characters for advertising companies, banks, childrens books and comics. These include... Stripy and Curly, Victor Vampire, Bony Skeleton, Shock Hockey, Shag (Smut comic), Chip the Plate Man, Sid Sausage, Donna Disco, Mighty Metro, World Saver, Fit Club 5.

In 1999 I launched my own characters in America which were co-created with Alan Grant (who is a well known writer for characters such as Batman, Judge Dredd and Ace Lightning), called The Hell Crew. They appeared in Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated Magazine, the title of their first adventure was 'Hell Comes To Elf Town'.

The well known characters that I have worked on in the past include the following

  • Charlie Chalk (Annual and Postman Pat Picture Paper 1989)
  • Sylvanian Families (Activity Books and Colouring Books 1987)
  • Postman Pat (Storybooks, Activity Books including a travel pack, and Jumper Design Book 1989-1990)
  • Sooty (Sooty Annual 1992)
  • Biker Mice From Mars (Biker Mice From Mars comic 1995)
  • Dan Dare (Eagle Comic1990)
  • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - The Comic 1991)
  • Thunderbirds (Thunderbirds the Comic 1992)
  • Masked Rider (Young Telegraph 1996)
  • Judge Dredd (2000 AD 1993 + 1999 CCG Card Game)
  • Shinobi (Sonic the Comic / Sega (1993 - 1995)
  • Warzone Mutant Chronicles (Target Games)
  • Action man (2001 Hasbro/Panini)
  • Spectacular Spiderman (2001-2006 Marvel/Panini)
  • Marvel Rampage (2005-2006 Marvel/Panini)
  • Marvel Pocket Books cover artist
  • Uncanny X-Men
  • The Amazing Spiderman
  • Fantastic Four
  • Silver Surfer
  • Venom
  • Iron Man
  • The Hulk (Marvel Rampage magazine)
  • Macbeth Graphic novel (Classical Comics)
  • Frankenstein Graphic novel, Art Director (Classical Comics)

My work has been reproduced for many countries in Europe and around the world such as Australia, Russia, America and Canada.

In 1999/2000 I worked for Promethean Designs, a computer games development company, working in design and also as art director for GAMECOMICS.COM, drawing an on-line comic based on Promethean game Picassio.

I have worked designing and drawing for Rex Studios, creating character and set designs for Themed attraction rides. I have worked for 200AD on Tales of Telguuth, Of Ancient Blood for Warhammer(Games- Workshop), Spectacular-Spiderman (Marvel/Panini) and Marvel Rampage magazine.

Current work includes, covers for Marvel Pocket books (Marvel UK/Panini), drawing The Tempest graphic novel for Classical Comics.