George Alexander Walker RCA is a Canadian artist and writer best known for his wood engravings and wordless novels.
[4] He is the graphic novel acquisitions editor for The Porcupine's Quill, an independent Canadian publishing company, and a creative director at Firefly Books.
[9] Walker's medium is wood engraving, predominantly printed graphic novels that tell stories without dialogue.
[10] His works are influenced by the styles of Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward and Laurence Hyde, all of whom have produced wordless novels using wood engraving techniques.
[14] The story traces Black’s life from wayward being student at Upper Canada College through his career, felony conviction, imprisonment and ultimate final release.
"[32] Written by Gaiman on the night before his marriage to Amanda Palmer, the poem and woodcut were produced as a limited edition broadsheet to celebrate the couple's wedding.
[38] In 2012, Walker received an honorable mention in the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada for The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson.
[39] The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson was nominated for the 2013 Doug Wright Spotlight Award, which recognizes Canadian cartooning talents worthy of wider recognition.
[40] In 2015, Walker's The Wordless Leonard Cohen Songbook won first prize in the Alcuin Society Book Design Awards (Limited Editions).