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'''Bill Reinhold''' (born March 18, 1955) is an American [[comic book]] artist, known primarily as an [[inker]].

==Career==
Bill Reinhold is a 1982 graduate of the [[American Academy of Art]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaart.edu/events/90th-anniversary-exhibition/ |title=90th Anniversary Exhibition &#124; the American Academy of Art (AAA) |access-date=2014-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016180531/http://www.aaart.edu/events/90th-anniversary-exhibition/ |archive-date=2015-10-16 }}</ref> in downtown Chicago.

Reinhold has been drawing and inking comic books professionally since 1981. He's done work most notably for [[First Comics]], [[Marvel Comics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/comics/creators/523/bill_reinhold |title=Bill Reinhold &#124; Comics |website=Marvel.com |date= |access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref> and [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/talent/bill-reinhold |title=Bill Reinhold &#124; DC Comics |access-date=2014-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001657/http://www.dccomics.com/talent/bill-reinhold |archive-date=2013-12-31 }}</ref> Reinhold is known mostly for drawing characters such as [[Badger (comics)|The Badger]], [[Punisher]], [[Batman]], and [[Silver Surfer]]. The bulk of his comic work doing pencils was with the writer [[Mike Baron]]. In 1993 they co-created a series called ''[[Spyke (limited series)|Spyke]]'' that was originally published by [[Epic Comics|Epic]]/Marvel.

As a comic book inker he has worked with other artists on Marvel Comics books such as ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'', the [[Earth X]] trilogy, ''[[The Hulk (comic book)|The Hulk]]'', and ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]''. At DC Comics he has done inking on comic series ''[[Challengers of the Unknown]]'', The Book of Fate, ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'', ''[[Green Arrow]]'', and ''[[Brave and the Bold]]''.

Some artists inked by Reinhold include- [[Jon Bogdanove]], [[Steve Ditko]], [[George Freeman (comics)|George Freeman]], [[Ron Garney]], [[Keith Giffen]], [[Adam Kubert]], [[John Paul Leon]], [[Doug Braithwaite]], [[Ron Lim]], [[Lan Medina]], [[Steve Rude]], [[Ryan Sook]], [[Jill Thompson]], [[Ron Wagner]], and many more.

In 2014 Bill Reinhold illustrated "Van Helsing vs. Jack The Ripper Vol. 2"  written by Jacques Lamontagne for Soleil Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soleilprod.com/album/2965 |title=Van Helsing contre Jack l'éventreur 02 - La Belle de Crécy |website=Soleilprod.com |date= |access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref>

In 2018 Bill is currently illustrating the graphic novel "The Flying Column: Road To Manila" written by Carl Potts<ref>[[Carl Potts]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2019}} to be published by Naval Institute Press' Dead Reckoning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/rich-interviews-bill-reinhold-artist-for-the-flying-column-road-to-manila/|title = RICH INTERVIEWS: Bill Reinhold Artist for the Flying Column: Road to Manila|date = 24 March 2018}}</ref>

Bill Reinhold is married to Linda Lessmann Reinhold,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=1952|title=Linda Lessmann - 'Linda Lessmann Reinhold' |website=Comicbookdb.com|access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref> longtime comic-book colorist for companies such as Marvel Comics, and First comics. Much of his work was colored by Linda. They live about 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois.

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==References==
*{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Bill+Reinhold|title=Bill Reinhold}}

==External links==
*{{official website|billreinhold.deviantart.com}}
*{{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=802|title=Bill Reinhold}}

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