Damion Scott
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| Damion Scott | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Dre, Mosh |
Notable works | How to Draw Hip-Hop |
Damion Scott (born 1976) is a comic book artist and writer, known for his work on books such as Batman, Robin, and Batgirl, Web of Spider-Man, and Duppy. He splits his time between New York and Tokyo, where he founded an art studio that publishes a Japanese comic called Saturday Morning Cartoons or SAM-C.
Career
Scott graduated from The Kubert School in the late 1990s.[1]
His drawing style is influenced by and the Hip hop culture. In 2006 Scott wrote a book, How To Draw Hip-Hop, which was published by Watson-Guptill.
Scott has worked on several DC Comics, including Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. Scott has also worked on Spider-Man, for Marvel Comics. He illustrated issue #10 of the Solo series in 2006.
In 2007, Scott moved to Japan to pursue commercial and fine art, doing magazine illustrations, street art and gallery shows.[1]
Scott drew a Raven miniseries for DC Comics. He currently lives in Japan and is heavily involved in the local art scene, having started an art studio in Tokyo and a Japanese comic titled Saturday Morning Cartoons or SAM-C. He is participating in an Art Showcase in Harajyuku on October 17–18, 2009, entitled "Battle for the Big Toy". In September 2012 He drew two issues of Web of Spider-Man and has a series titled Duppy.[1] At this time he also illustrated "The Brooklyn Avengers," a comic in which Spiderman moves to Brooklyn.[2]
In 2014, Scott took over the art duties for Ghost Rider, beginning with issue 6. In 2015 he assisted with "Daryl Makes Comics," a project by Daryl Mcdaniels, founding member of Run-D.M.C.[3][4]
Personal life
Scott has lived in Japan since 2007, though as of 2012, he was splitting his time between Tokyo and New York.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Arrant, Chris (August 31, 2012). "Conversing on Comics with Damion Scott" Comic Book Resources.
- ^ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/spider-man-by-mallozzi/
- ^ http://www.ew.com/article/2013/07/26/dmc-comics-exclusive-art
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/books/a-new-superhero-arrives-to-protect-the-powerless.html
References
- Damion Scott at the Grand Comics Database
- http://www.ew.com/article/2013/07/26/dmc-comics-exclusive-art
- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/books/a-new-superhero-arrives-to-protect-the-powerless.html
- http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/spider-man-by-mallozzi/
External links
- Damion Scott at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)