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Congrats, Christina Ebert (’17)! ‘The Candy Man’ is coming!

Christina Ebert ’17 signed a contract to illustrate a 32-page picture book “ The Candy Man” with Kalaniot Publishing. Congratulations, Christina! Christina’s thesis story ‘Landfall’ won a Will Eisner Sequential …    More

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Congrats, Tony Chao! ‘HazMatt’ gets published in ‘Infinite Worlds’

Tony Chao’s (’21) comic “HazMatt” has been published in the indie sci-fi magazine, Infinite Worlds Issue 5. Tony is also storyboarding for the company, Animated Storyboard. Page from ‘HazMatt’ by Tony …    More

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Simon Roy

Simon Roy has been making comics in a mostly professional context since 2009, with the release of the sci-fi thriller Jan’s Atomic Heart. He was the premier artist and co-writer …    More

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Morgan Kendric Sawyer

Morgan Kendric Sawyer is an illustrator/cartoonist based out of Richmond Virginia, where he currently teaches illustration at VSU and VCU. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in …    More