A supertall supernerd, LYNN HOGAN has been working since 2000 on a wide range of apparel, merchandise, card games, video games and comics … as well as artwork for our science-fiction role-playing game, Myriad Song.
“After suffering from a repetitive stress injury to my drawing arm, I’ve formed Fat Loot Games with my partners Laura Goldstein and Jason Lust and been slowly recovering while focusing on putting together teams and producing projects instead. I live in Seattle with my husband and 2 corgis, and drink too much coffee.”
MONSTER STACKER, a game for mobile devices by Fat Loot, with art direction by Lynn Hogan
Unused concept artwork by Lynn Hogan for STAR WARS video games.
“There’s always the challenge of achieving the look you want as an artist within the constrains of the system and art style you’re working in. Also, in the early stages of a project an art style might completely change, or all the art you’ve been working on for months gets thrown out with a defunct feature. Games are constantly evolving, it’s a constant challenge to keep up!”
“I also write and draw a fantasy comic called Prydwen, available as a web comic. Orphaned at a young age and raised in a Sui monastery, Prydwen settles into a peaceful life tending the gardens, never knowing who she is or where she came from. When disturbing dreams give way to waking up in patches of ash where flowers used to be, she flees the safety of the church grounds with her friend Auric, looking for answers. But, things rarely go as planned when Gods are involved, and Prydwen finds that she is a crucial part of the plans of both Gods and Monsters.” [Click here to listen to a podcast interview, courtesy of Indeed.]
Known for his THOSE ANNOYING POST BROS comic-book series, author/artist MATT HOWARTH has produced countless other works and worked with many independent and electronic musicians. He has designed album covers, illustrated comic books, and written novels, where he frequently uses science fiction as a means to comment on our culture.
“My mind is prone to pursue strangeness when it comes to storylines, and in the real world there are strict guidelines (i.e.: laws of physics or social conventions) that act as limiting parameters. In storytelling, the writer is supposed to focus on an aspect of humanity as the crux of the tale… but my personal inclination is to get lost in the weird trappings that surround the characters, whether it be an alien world or a completely unrealistic scenario. I struggle to guide humanity back into the story, but often find myself constrained by the indigenous situations. Political or theological ramifications of our time have little bearing on a character’s motivations if they live on a gas giant planet halfway across the galaxy a few hundred years in the future.”
PROGRESSION, a fantasy novel for fans of progressive music
WIPEOUT, a graphic novel with C’thulu, Ron Post, and other Bugtown characters
“I have recently completed CHANGES 2, a sequel to my graphic novel from 30 years ago, further chronicling the misadventures of the Post Bros and the other eccentric denizens of Bugtown. Also just self-published KEIF LLAMA: WALLWAY, the fifth color digital graphic novel following the exploits of Xenotech Keif Llama–deep space with lots of weird aliens.”
“During the 70s, I started in self-publishing, but I swiftly spread out to working for a variety of publishers. This diversity has continued throughout my career, doing work for Fantagraphics, Dark Horse, Heavy Metal, DC Comics, TMNT, Aeon, Rip Off Press … Yet all along I continued to self-publish things–mainly because my output is far more than any group of publishers could possibly handle. Since 2000, I’ve adapted my work to computer technology, which allows me to self-publish in digital form and avoid printing and warehousing costs. But during the last decade, I’ve still done numerous series and oneshots for a variety of publishers. I’m like a water faucet that’s stuck and can’t be turned off; things just keep on gushing out.”
