D. W. Frydendall is a comic book artist best known for his horror art. Born in
Los Angeles he grew up in Arcadia, a suburb outside of
Pasadena, California
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I ...
. At an early age he showed an aptitude at drawing creatures such as the Wolfman. In interviews he claims he was a "strange" child.
D.W. was highly influenced by illustrator
Harry Clarke
Henry Patrick Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement.
His work was influenced by both the Art Nouveau and ...
's art in an illustrated book of
Edgar Allan Poe's writings.
Comic and illustration work
D. W. Frydendall is currently based in Los Angeles. His first work
Catseye Agency was published by
Rip Off Press in 1991. His work has been in
White Wolf Games
The World of Darkness
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series, The
Haunted Mansion (comic) by
Slave Labor Graphics and
Satans 3-Ring Circus of Evil. He's a regular artist for
Girls and Corpses
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Magazine. In 2005 he released a collection of his pen and ink works entitled "
The Creeps" from Burnside Publications.
Album cover art
D.W. has done extensive work doing artwork for bands such as Calabrese (band), Calabrese, Ghastly Ones, The Ghastly Ones, Speedbuggy, The Black Mondays, The Impossible Ones, Back to Zero, Thee Spectors, T.S.O.L. and Time Machine (band), Time Machine.
T.V. and film
D.W. has done extensive work in the film industry doing storyboards. Such films include: Mosaic (1995), Psycho Sushi (1997), Beowulf (1999), Tube Dwellers (1999), Last Flight Out (2004), Pledge of Allegiance (2003 film), Pledge of Allegiance (2003), Bunnywhipped (2006). His commercial work includes spots for Heineken, Audi, Scion (automobile), Scion, Verizon, Red Bull and Jon Bon Jovi.
In 1999 D.W. started doing storyboards for Disney's One Saturday Morning show Tube Dwellers. For a season his duties included storyboarding and animatics. For the third season he took over as director.
D.W. has also done designs for such films as Beowulf (1999), and has done several jobs as a creature designer.
Publications
* Frydendall, D.W. (2005). ''The Creeps''. Burnside Publications.
* Frydendall, D.W. (2006). ''Satan's 3 Ring Circus of Hell''. Asylum Press.
* Frydendall, D.W. (2006). ''The Haunted Mansion Issue 1: The New Groundskeeper''. Slave Labor Graphics.
* Frydendall, D.W. (2006). ''The Haunted Mansion Issue 3: Peppermint Girl''. Slave Labor Graphics.
Sources
Herd Publishing InterviewBloody-Disgusting Interview by Dave EhrlichSavage Tattoo Magazine Interview
References
External links
D.W. Frydendall*
Girls and Corpses MagazineD.W. Frydendall Myspace
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American comics artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people