Harvey Finch “Harvey Finch grew up in the vast desolate forests of the Pictish Wilderness, fending off ghost snakes, savages, and saber-toothed tigers. He likes to draw comics of his exploits in his spare time.” Rodolfo Reyes “Born in Mexico City, I graduated from the Universidad del Valle de México with a degree in graphic design. My work has been published in two books of illustrations and as limited edition prints in the U.S. and the U.K. I’ve done the covers of several magazines and books as well as quite a few logos. In recent years being a finalist in several national and international contests earned me the opportunity to display my artwork at MUMEDI — the Mexican Museum of Design.” Paul Mason “Paul Mason is the creator/writer/artist of The Soldier Legacy, an Australian action-adventure/superhero comicbook series published by Black House Comics. Illustrated work published here and there, a doctoral candidate in the comics field at the Queensland College of Arts, a World Championship ITF Taekwon-do fighter, and lifts heavy things like a jerk. Therefore, a Jack Kirby nerd and a jock, he sometimes gives himself wedgies.” JGMiranda “I’ve been drawing ever since I can remember — self-taught and stubborn. I love character design and concept art (it’s always great fun to imagine a monster or a prop from zero). After drawing for several Spanish fanzines, I started my professional career with the roleplaying game publisher Herogames, working for The Monster Hunter International Employee’s Handbook, inspired in the Monster Hunter International novels by author Larry Correia, and then incursed into the comic-book industry with Zenescope’s Robyn Hood vs Red Riding Hood. I am currently getting work from Zenescope in their Grimm Fairy Tales series. Oh, and I do caffeine. A lot of caffeine.” Giovanni Ballati “I have always drawn and fantasized stories, my notebook integers. One day, someone told me I had to copy. So I did it for a long time, I copied everyone for years. And here I am... not doing it anymore. Instead, I draw to stem the flood of words.” Maan House “Digital artist, began at a young age to work as a book illustrator and comicbook artist, specializing in horror. Currently he’s finishing a sixth book of illustrations of urban legends, a bestseller in his home country, Uruguay.” Carlos Gómez “Born in Madrid, Spain in 1985. Worked on comics since I was 18 years old, at first with small publishers — and then, from 2008 to 2011, I drew Spectacular Spider-Man for Marvel UK. My most recent work has been for PathFinder, mostly covers.” Fred Rambaud “I got my lucky break when I landed a concept art job in Norway, at a game studio called Funcom. I then moved to Singapore, to Imaginary Friends Studios, then Volta Studios and Activision, both in Canada. I am now a freelance concept artist and illustrator.” Andrew Chiu “I’m a freelance illustrator, working primarily in the field of comics and children’s books. After a break of about 10 years, I returned to drawing just over two years ago and am loving every second of it. Current projects include a children’s book and children’s book series for Wayland Books/Hachette, a graphic novel for Raintree, and comic strips for Benchmark Education.” Hannah Buena “Hannah is a freelance artist and comic creator based in Naga City in the Philippines. She picked up a pencil since she learned you can’t eat crayons, and has been drawing ever since. A self-taught artist, Hannah does pretty girls in dresses and of characters she likes. On her off days, she’s a fan of good books and classic videogames.” Saint Yak “Not so much to say... Well, I’m 30 years old, everything I can do in art is a result of self-teaching. Most of all I like to draw superheroes. I live in Russia, but I wish to move to the USA, because in Russia I have no chance for the future as a comicbook artist.” Dave Acosta “Dave Acosta is an illustrator and sequential artist living in suburban Detroit— and yes, he would like some more coffee, thank you.” Juan Saavedra “I started in this line of work with the co-creation of Invasor Art Studios, from which I have excellent memories — it was a fun, successful time. Over the past 3 years I’ve been a part of ATAKA-MALABS Game Studios, owned by DeNA, where I work as the lead artist.” |
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