- LeSean Thomas
LeSean Thomas, a
South Bronx ,New York ) native is an Americananimator ,illustrator ,comic book artist , writer, andcharacter designer . His current projects include: Co-Director and supervising character designer on The Boondocks TV series and storyboard artist on onCartoon Network . Artbook,Cannon Busters , a creator-owned graphic novel.Background
LeSean Thomas has worked in the animation industry for over 10 years on successful animated shows. He is Supervising Character Designer and Co-Director on Adult Swim's THE BOONDOCKS ANIMATED SERIES, which was nominated for an “NAACP Image Award” for Outstanding Comedy Series and the only animated production to win the honorary “Peabody Award”. He currently works on the upcoming Ben 10: Alien Force, a sequel to Cartoon Network's award-winning series Ben 10, which premieres in Spring 2008. In years past, LeSean has worked as assistant animator and key storyboard artist for such shows as The Lizzy McGuire Show and Kim Possible on The Disney Channel, and The Batman on Kid's WB! His Artwork achieved crossover appeal on the internet when he served as Lead Character Designer and Key Animator on Showtime's pioneering web series WhirlGirl. LeSean created, wrote, executive produced and directed another animated web series called BattleSeed for the Sci Fi Channel Online, which was screened to much fanfare at the New York Anime Film Festival in 2000. He produced a BattleSeed original animated trailer which aired in thatres as a promotional trailer for the Sci Fi Channel in front of blockbusters X-Men, What Lies beneath and The Nutty Professor 2. LeSean also provided opening artwork for the action adventure movie UltraViolet. Beyond animation, LeSean is a highly regarded comicbook artist, with work on such titles as Arkanium, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He's currently producing a second art book, Midnight Marauder: the Art of LeSean Thomas Vol.2 which is a follow up to his highly regarded sketch bible "Nervous Breakdowns: The Art of LeSean Thomas Vol.1. LeSean is currently producing a Hip Hop/ action/ fantasy graphic novel called Cannon Busters which is scheduled for completion in 2008. He lives in Los Angeles.
External links
* [http://leseanthomas.blogspot.com/ Blog]
* [http://lesean.deviantart.com/ deviantArt Page]
* [http://www.leseanthomas.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.popcultureshock.com/index.php?p=40103/ Interview with Lesean Thomas]
* [http://lesean-thomas-interview.blogspot.com/ Character design Interview with LeSean Thomas]
* [http://www.playtripper.com/directory/listenNow/9034;jsessionid=05420471D28E35109B4906614B858169/ CATCH THE CRAZE COMICS PODCAST Interview with LeSean Thomas]
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