- Eric Wight
Eric Wight (born 1974) is a professional artist, illustrator and animator. He graduated from the
School of Visual Arts and currently lives in EasternPennsylvania .Overview
Wight is the author of the
manga , "My Dead Girlfriend ". He illustrated the comic book adaptation ofMichael Chabon 's Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay ." He was the recipient of the 2004Russ Manning Award .He is perhaps best known as the "
ghost artist " for television character, "Seth Cohen " on the formerFox TV series "The OC " and is the creator ofAtomic County . For the HBO TV show Six Feet Under he created the fake vintage comic "Blue Twister".Wight was also an animator, working with
Warner Bros. during the heyday of their animated output, working on suchcartoons as "Superman: The Animated Series", "Batman Beyond", and others.Bibliography
Comics
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My Dead Girlfriend "
*"The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist " #1 & #5
*"Hellboy Weird Tales" #2
*"Justice League of America " #0 (interior); #7 (cover/layouts)
*"Spike vs. Dracula #1-4 (covers)
*"Action Comics Annual" #10 (interiors)
*"The Goon " #9 (interiors)
*" The Legion #25 (interiors)
*"JLA - Z" #3 (pin-up)
*"Atomic County drawings (said to be drawn bySeth Cohen on theThe O.C. )External links
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* [http://www.tokyopop.com/P-55/ Profile on TOKYOPOP's website]
* [http://www.ericwight.com/ Eric Wight's official site]
* [http://legionsofgotham.proboards70.com/index.cgi?board=interviews&action=display&thread=1088501595 Eric Wight Interview at Legions of Gotham]
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