Si Spencer was a British comic book writer, TV writer, and editor, with work appearing in British comics such as Crisis, before moving to the American comics industry. He often collaborated with Dean Ormston. He was born in 1961 in Sheffield, UK. His most notable works are Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, The Vinyl Underground, and Bodies. He is also known for his work on 2000 AD's flagship character Judge Dredd. Alongside artist John McCrea, Spencer would write a story centered on the monstrous Judge Death. He also co-created the Harke & Burr series for Judge Dredd Magazine with Black Hammer co-creator Dean Ormston. Spencer would write several series for DC's now-defunct Vertigo imprint, including the Hellblazer: City of Demons miniseries and Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, which reunited him with Ormston. In the world of TV, Spencer would write for the popular BBC show EastEnders and was slated to write for the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood. Spencer would later reprint his Torchwood script under the pseudonym "Webley Wildfoot" in the Torch, Wood & Peasants book in 2010. Spencer died in 2021.
