Editing Walt Simonson (section)

==Awards and honors==
* Simonson's awards include [[Shazam Award]]s for Outstanding New Talent in 1973, for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1973 for "The Himalayan Incident" in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #437 (with Archie Goodwin),<ref>{{cite web| editor-first=Joel |editor-last= Hahn| title = 1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards | url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/shazam73.php| publisher=Comic Book Awards Almanac|access-date=February 4, 2016| archive-date=December 22, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141222115518/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/shazam73.php|url-status=live}}</ref> and the same award in 1974 for "Cathedral Perilous" in ''Detective Comics'' #441 (again with Archie Goodwin). Simonson and Goodwin also won the Shazam Award for Best Individual Story (Dramatic) in 1974 for "Götterdämmerung" in ''Detective Comics'' #443.<ref>{{cite web| editor-first=Joel |editor-last= Hahn| title = 1974 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards | url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/shazam74.php | publisher=Comic Book Awards Almanac|access-date=February 4, 2016| archive-date= December 22, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141222115442/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/shazam74.php|url-status=live}}</ref> All three winning stories were a part of the Manhunter saga.
* Simonson received an [[Inkpot Award]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|title= Inkpot Award Winners |publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709055558/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|archive-date= July 9, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* At the 2010 [[Harvey Award]]s, which were held at the [[Baltimore Comic-Con]] on August 28, 2010, Simonson received the 2010 Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented to him by his wife, [[Louise Simonson]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comicmix.com/2010/08/29/2010-harvey-awards-announced/|title= 2010 Harvey Awards Announced!|first= Marc Alan|last= Fishman|date= August 29, 2010|publisher= ComicMix|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160428232703/http://www.comicmix.com/2010/08/29/2010-harvey-awards-announced/|archive-date= April 28, 2016|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.westfieldcomics.com/blog/interviews-and-columns/rogers-comic-ramblings-baltimore-comic-con-2010-report/|title= Roger's Comic Ramblings: Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Report|first= Roger|last= Ash|date= 2010|publisher= Westfield Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160318162125/http://www.westfieldcomics.com/blog/interviews-and-columns/rogers-comic-ramblings-baltimore-comic-con-2010-report/|archive-date= March 18, 2016|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* A collection of Simonson's ''Thor'' comics shot from the original art, published as part of IDW's [[Artist's Edition]] series, took the 2012 [[Eisner Award]] for "Best Archival Collection/Project: Comic Books"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/your_2012_eisner_award_winners/|title= Your 2012 Eisner Award Winners|first= Tom|last= Spurgeon|author-link= Tom Spurgeon|date= July 14, 2012|publisher= The Comics Reporter|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113136/http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/your_2012_eisner_award_winners/|archive-date= March 4, 2016|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and two Harvey Awards for "Best Domestic Reprint Project and a Special Award for Excellence in Presentation".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/2012/09/09/congratulations-to-the-harvey-award-recipients/ |title=Congratulations to the Harvey Award Recipients! |first=Brad |last=Tree |date=September 9, 2012 |publisher=[[Harvey Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315054928/http://www.harveyawards.org/2012/09/09/congratulations-to-the-harvey-award-recipients/ |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Asteroid [[53237 Simonson]] was named in his honor.<ref name="MPC-asteroid" /> The official naming citation was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on 31 January 2018 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 108697}}).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />
* In 2022, Simonson was awarded the [[Inkwell Awards]] All-in-One Award.<ref name=comicartnews2022 /><ref name=comicsforsinners2022 />