I create comic artwork because I love collaborating with writers and other artists (inkers and colorists) to bring something unique to life.
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My passion has always been creating comic art. I've long admired all of the great comic artists that came before me, and I am truly blessed to have worked professionally for Marvel Comics on Daredevil vol.1 issue #373. This medium has catapulted into world recognition through the Marvel films, but it all started with the Silver age comic artists and continues to this day through the efforts of modern day comic artists committed to this medium.
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration as a comic artist comes from the work of the late great Gene Colan, and also the iconic Joe Quesada. My love for chiarascuro comes from Gene Colan's work on Marvel's Tomb of Dracula. Joe Quesada influenced the way that I render and design a cover, and establish the pace of my story telling on interior pages.
What would you do with $25,000?If I won, would invest the winnings in my daughter's college education.
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