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Summary: Called one of the most versatile artists around, will often adapt stylistically to better serve the type of project being developed. Artwork is a strong mix of analog and digital techniques and has been compared favorably to Frank Miller, Dave McKean, Michael Lark, Ben Templesmith, Jae Lee, Kent Williams, Alex Maleev, and Bill Sienkiewicz.

Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter (animated) at Warner Bros/ReelFX; April – May 2008; — Concept Art Tales of the Black Freighter (featuring the voice of 300's Gerard Butler) brings to life Watchmen’s story-within-a-story about a ship captain and his escape from a deserted island after being attacked by pirates.

newuniversal: 1959 at Marvel Comics; 2008; — Pencils, inks 1959 is the dawn of the new age of superheroics—the so-called “Fireworks” have granted superhuman powers to three Americans, and set the world on a collision-course with destiny.

The Foundation at BOOM! Studios; 2007; — Creator, plot, character designs, logo design Nostradamus’ books of foreshadowing made him a very rich man. He used his riches to create a secret team called The Foundation to try and prevent his horrible prophecies from happening.

Pulp Tales: The Crescent Flame at BOOM! Studios; 2008; — Creator, writer, character designs, pencils, inks, colors A photographer accidentally discovers The Crescent Flame’s secret identity and they join forces to find an arsonist murderer.

Pretty, Baby, Machine at Image Comics; 2008; — Character designs, pencils, inks, cover, logo design Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and Machine Gun Kelly end up, by chance, at the same watering hole on the worst day of each of their lives. They set out for revenge against the man that set them up.

Punks: The Comic at DW Press; 2007; — Co-creator, character designs, photo collage, cover, logo and book design With art reminiscent of punk rock show flyers and a surrealistic humor that will appeal to fans of both SouthPark and Monty Python, Punks is a comic done entirely in the collage style of punk rock flyers.

Beowulf at Harper Collins; 2007; — Character designs, pencils, inks, colors, cover, logo and book design The earliest known epic work in English is retold for young readers in this new 96 page graphic novel. Beowulf tells a tale of heroism in the face of a wild and unknowable evil.

TAG at BOOM! Studios; 2006; — Character designs, pencils, inks, colors, cover, logo and book design A creepy tale in which an average joe is tagged and literally begins to die. He must look into his past and find the next victim to TAG before he decomposes.

30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales at IDW Publishing; 2004 - 2005; — Character designs, pencils, inks, colors Part four in the popular vampire series focuses on “Dead Billy” and his quest to return to his one true love.

50 Caliber Studios; 1997 - 2004; — Owner, senior art director, designer, illustrator, writer, photographer Freelance graphic design and advertising specializing in print and web. Notable client work includes United Way, University of Louisiana, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Grinder: Creative Arts Expo.

Featured Artist Macworld for Axiotron’s Modbook Tablet; 2008, 2009 Punks featured in Print Magazine’s F.O.B. column; February 2008
Original Punks story featured in Tripwire Magazine Annual; 2007, 2008

Paramount acquired film option for The Foundation; 2007

MySpace Featured Artist; September 2007

TOPPS Indiana Jones Heritage Trading Card artist; 2007

Landscape acquired film option for Pretty, Baby, Machine; 2007

Tag nominated for horror series of the year by Broken Frontier; 2006

Universal Studios acquired film option for Tag; 2006

Interviewed on G4TV’s Electric Playground by Victor Lucas; 2005

 

* For a more complete list of comic book and graphic novel work, please visit the Comic Book Database website.

Professional Skills

Traditional drawing and painting
Digital drawing and painting
Creative and technical writing
Sequential art and storyboards
Character and environment design
Concept and production art
1, 2, and 3 point perspective
Advanced color theory
Broad range of styles and techniques
Problem solver and innovator
Graphic design for print and web

Technical Skills

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, Corel Painter, SketchUp, Apple Pages, Keynote, Numbers, MS Office, Joomla CMS, Mariner Montage, Final Draft, SlideshowPro, Mac and PC OS

Education

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
BFA Advertising and Design; 1997

Hobbies

Comics, movies, figure drawing, games, drums, Twitter, gadgets, traveling, sports, live music

Personality

Strong work ethic, self motivator, right and left brain, lateral thinker, great with people and networking, dark and offbeat sense of humor