- Cal Slayton
. His work has also been seen in books such as "(Super) Hero Happy Hour", "Dead@17 Rough Cut", "Digital Webbing Presents" and "Champion of Children".
Career
After graduating college with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration in 1992, Cal Slayton began working in the design as well as doing freelance design and illustration. His comic book debut was in 2000 with issue #3 of AMP Comic’s "Shades of Blue". Writer/Creator James S. Harris asked him to take over the art duties after the departure of the original artist.
Shortly after, Cal wrote and illustrated the first story ever published by
Digital Webbing in the anthology "Digital Webbing Presents". The short was titled “Lost Child”, which followed a man search for a missing girl.Cal worked on the remaining AMP run of "Shades of Blue", which ended with issue #10. He also drew all five issue of the book when Digital Webbing took over as publisher, as well as designing the new "Shades of Blue" logo.
In October 2002, Cal self-published the mini comic "Spookytown" under the creator-owned Hired Gun Comics.
In 2003, Cal illustrated the
Gail Simone -written back-up story "Part Time" for Geek Punk's "Super Hero Happy Hour" #4. Later that same year, he contributed artwork to the short "No Love" for Ghostwerks Comics' "Champion of Children" #2.In 2004 he drew "Two Shots, Two Slugs" for Geek Punk's "Hero Happy Hour Super Special".
In 2005, he contributed art to "Dead@17 Rough Cut 2" published by
Viper Comics .He designed the logo for the comic "Hero Camp" published by
Image Comics .Bibliography
--Interior Art--
AMP Comics
*"Shades of Blue Volume 1" #3-10
*"Shades of Blue: The Collected Edition Volume One" Trade PaperbackDigital Webbing *"Digital Webbing Presents" #1, #7
*"Shades of Blue Volume 2" #1-5
*"Shades of Blue: Volume One" Trade PaperbackGeek Punk
*"Super Hero Happy Hour" #4
*"Hero Happy Hour Super Special"Ghostwerks Comics
*"Champion of Children" #2
Viper Comics *"Dead@17: Rough Cut" #2
Hired Gun Comics
*"Spookytown" #1 mini comic
Antihero Comics
*"Mine All Mine"
Angry Dog Press
*"Potlach #7
--Cover and Pin-ups--
Dork Storm
*"PVP" #5 (back cover)
tory Studios
*"Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery (cover)
Geek Punk
*"Super Hero Happy Hour" #2 (pin-up)
*"Super Hero Happy Hour Trade Paperback Vol. 1" (cover)Image Comics *"
PVP The Dork Ages Trade Paperback" (pin-up)
*"Hero Camp" #2 (pin-up)Better Comics
*"Complex City: All in a Day's Work TPB" (pin-up)
Half Ass Publishing
*"Some Big Lumberjack: Reign of the War Pig" #1 (cover)
Ape Entertainment
*"Subculture" #2 (pin-up)
Atomic Chimp Press
*"Hero Camp - Cool Kids Mini Trade" (pin-up)
Alias Comics *"OZF5: Gale Force" #1 (pin-up)
Viper Comics *"Karma Incorporated TPB #1 (pin-up)
Trivia
*Cal often makes short films with his friends under the name "Dog Food Productions". They advanced it to the finals of Video Association of Dallas' 2006 24-Hour Video Race with their entry "The Alibi" and in 2007 they placed 3rd in the finals with their short "The Infraction".
*Throughout his run on "Shades of Blue", Cal often drew himself, his wife and friends in the backgrounds of panels.
*He has a dog named Kirby, after comic artist Jack Kirby.
Interviews
* [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/feb02/13quest_0202.shtml Sequential Tart: 13 Questions with Cal Slayton]
External links
* [http://www.calslayton.com Official Site]
* [http://www.digitalwebbing.com Digital Webbing]
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