Wilson's first published story came out in 1998 in a book and display of an exhibition of comic art in London. Although also writing 'western' style graphic novels, he often works with Japanese and Chinese artists on manga style books, being ideally placed to do so as he now lives in Japan. His first Japanese language work came out in Summer 2008 on the Japanese keitai manga network (comics on cell/mobile phone). Making him perhaps the first ever British comic book writer to have his work available on Japanese mobile phones. He is also the only British comic book writer, so far, to have a multi-book deal with the Kodansha publishing group in Japan. He edited the groundbreaking collection of indie style manga, 'AX: alternative manga', for Top Shelf - which was highly praised by critics, and noted as the most important such collection yet published. But his main influences remain British and American comics, such as creators Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Eddie Campbell and Harvey Pekar.

His work is equally split between original stories and adaptations of existing work into comic book form. Several of his books have been for the UK publisher Classical Comics. This has involved working with a range of well known artists adapting 19thC novels into Comic books that stay close to the original in plot and historical accuracy. He has attempted to do comic books that are different from the normal superhero/fantasy brands, working with a variety of 'non-comic book' organisations in the process, such as a British museum, the UK arts council, and the activist charity War on Want. His book with War on Want, 'Iraq:Operation Corporate Takeover' was reported on by a variety of mainstream agencies across the world, such as Reuters, CCTV in China, Austrian Radio and several middle eastern magazines.

Recent or current projects include: 'Hagakure: the manga edition', a 145 page historical manga with Chie Kutsuwada for Kodansha International; 'The Story of Lee', 150 page manga with artist Chie Kutsuwada, for US publisher NBM; 'Buskers', a 122 page manga book with artist Michiru Morikawa - which is a comic book version made in advance of a film version of the same name, currently being produced by Jeymes Samuel (brother of singer SEAL); 'AX: alternative manga' - Japanese alternative manga translated into English, for the first time, from the pages of 'AX' Anthology in Japan, for US publisher Top Shelf; also 'GEKIGA roots' an examination of the roots of mature-style, alternative manga in Japan with visuals and interview with the original creators from the 1950s onwards, being made with researcher and editor Mitsuhiro Asakawa; and 'Once upon a time in Morningside', an autobiographical book, no publisher yet. Preview for mobile phone version available on ROK COMICS,,

Wilson lives in Southern Japan but is a regular guest at comic book festivals in the UK and USA, where he has given talks about gekiga/alternative manga.