Sean Chen (born August 15, 1968, in

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) is an American comic book artist.

Career

Chen is a graduate of

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where he received a bachelor's degree in industrial design. He started his career after being discovered by

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. He began his career at

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, penciling their flagship title, ''

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'', as well as '' Bloodshot'',''

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'', and '' Rai and the Future Force''. His debut book, ''RFF'' #9, sold over 900,000 copies. After Valiant, he then moved on to Marvel Comics, where he drew ''

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'' for over three years. His other works include ''

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'', ''Elektra'', and the maxi-series '' X-Men: The End''. Chen also lends his talents to Marvel's Creative Services Division where he contributes to style guides and licensing art, including box cover illustrations for the Iron Man video game and various promotional items such as lunchboxes, T-shirts and posters. Currently, Chen is the regular artist on the monthly ''Nova'' series from Marvel. Aside from comic books, he applies his creative talents by designing furniture and home renovations, specializing in kitchens and molded concrete countertops. He has also started a new line of designer toys and figurines.

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Sean Chen on Marvel.com
American people of Taiwanese descent Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Living people 1968 births {{US-comics-artist-stub