Gabe Crate is a professional cartoonist, writer, director, and storyboard artist currently living and working in
Santa Monica, California
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. He is most known for his work on the print comic version of ''
The Tick
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'' during the late 1990s and for his participation in several Boston-based punk rock bands during the same period, most notably,
A Global Threat
A Global Threat (AGT) was an American punk rock band, formed in Bangor, Maine in 1997. They released four full-length albums as well as many 7-inch EPs and toured extensively throughout the United States.
History
1997–2000
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. After parting ways with both ''The Tick'' and A Global Threat in 2001 and relocating to the west coast, Gabe pursued a career as an independent cartoonist and musician. In late 2004, Gabe established the independent comic publishing press
Flophouse Comics
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Characteristics
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, which saw its first releases in Spring, 2005. He established Flophouse Productions LLC in 2015 and is currently touring the film festival circuit with his award-winning short film and directorial debut, "Move Me."
External links
Official siteGabe Crate's
live journal
American punk rock musicians
Living people
1977 births
American storyboard artists
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