Roman Dirge

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name = Roman Dirge


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Roman Dirge (born on birth date|1972|04|29) is an artist and magician, and the creator of the "Lenore" comic-book series; he currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Life and comics

Told by his art teachers that he would never make it as an artist due to his crude style, he quit art and became a full-time magician. After a few years, his passion for art overtook him and he created the comic about "Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl" for "Xenophobe magazine". The comic strips were later seen by Dan Vado, president of Slave Labor Graphics.

He has also written books such as "Something At The Window Is Scratching", "The Monsters In My Tummy","The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good" and has done work for "The Haunted Mansion" comics.

He has over 75 tattoos.

Animation

26 Episodes of a Lenore Animation were created for Sony's website ScreenBlast, these are no longer available, Dirge has given permission for people to distribute them as they see fit, though any website distributing these is doing so without Sony's permission.
The original voice of "Lenore" was supposed to be Jessicka from the rock bands Scarling. and Jack Off Jill, but she was unable to do so.

Roman Dirge wrote for (his friend, and fellow Slave Labor Graphics artist) Jhonen Vasquez's Invader ZIM, and on the back of the second Invader ZIM DVD it says "Made with 100% more Dirge" with a picture of him on it, Invader Zim style.

Music

Dirge was in a band during high school named [http://www.myspace.com/owld Of Worlds Long Dead.]

Dirge is friends with Jessicka and provided original art for Scarling's tour posters in 2003, he was a guest at her wedding to Scarling. guitarist Christian Hejnal. [ [http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-goth28oct28,1,2276757.story "This bride definitely wears black"] Los Angeles Times Oct 28, 2007]

Dirge provided the cover, booklet and CD art for the 2001 album Welt by ohGr.

Selected bibliography

*"Lenore"
*"Something At The Window Is Scratching"
*"The Monsters In My Tummy"
*"The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good"
*"Peter The Pirate Squid" (Writer, Art by Steven Daily)
*"It Ate Billy On Christmas" (Writer, artist, paintings by Steven Daily)
*"The Haunted Mansion (Art covers and stories)

References

External links

* [http://www.taxidermied.com/ Roman Dirge's Art Site]
*myspace|taxidermied
* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/taxidermied/ His Livejournal]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Roman Dirge is an artist and magician, and the creator of the Lenore comic-book series.
DATE OF BIRTH = April 29 1972
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