John Kovalic

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name = John Kovalic

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caption = Kovalic in 2007
birth_date =November 24, 1962
birth_place =Manchester, England
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occupation = cartoonist, illustrator, and writer
spouse =Judith Kovalic
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John Kovalic (born November 24, 1962, in Manchester, England as Robert John Kovalic, Jr.) is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.

Kovalic is best known for his "Dork Tower" comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous work set in and about the fantasy role-playing game genre, such as "The Unspeakable Oaf". He has illustrated board and card games for several companies, including Steve Jackson Games (the "Munchkin" card game plus several expansions, the "Munchkin Roleplaying Game", "The Munchkin's Guide to Powergaming", "Chez Geek", "Chez Goth", and "Chez Dork"), Cumberland Games & Diversions ("Pokéthulhu"), and Fantasy Flight Games ("Mag-Blast 3rd Edition"). He was also the sole illustrator for the "Super Deluxx" edition of "Kobolds Ate My Baby!", and since doing so, he has occasionally featured supplemental "KAMB" material in the "Dork Tower" comic book.

He is a co-founder and co-owner of Out of the Box Publishing where he is the company's art director and designer of the 2003 trivia party game "Whad'Ya Know?", based on Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, as well as the illustrator of "Apples to Apples".

Kovalic is an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the "Wisconsin State Journal". His work has appeared in the "New York Times" and "Washington Post" and he has worked for CARtoons Magazine. He is also the writer of the comic "Doctor Blink Superhero Shrink", which is penciled and inked by Christopher Jones and colored and lettered by Melissa Kaercher.

Kovalic has thrice been a guest of honor at the science, science fiction, and fantasy convention, CONvergence. [cite web| title = 2008 Guests of Honor| publisher = CONvergence| date = 2008-06-14| url = http://www.convergence-con.org/convergence/node/17| accessdate =2008-07-08]

Kovalic has provided illustrations for large number of games, including:

#10 Days in Africa
#10 Days in the USA
#10 Days in Asia
#10 Days In Europe
#aBRIDGEd
#Apples to Apples Party Box/Crate
#Apples to Apples Expansion Box 1
#Apples to Apples Expansion Box 2
#Apples to Apples Jr.
#Apples to Apples Jr 8+
#Backseat Drawing
#Blink
#Bosworth
#Button Men: Dork Victory
#Chain Game
#Chez Dork
#Chez Geek
#Chez Geek II
#Chez Geek III
#Chez Goth
#Chez Greek
#Chez Grunt
#Cineplexity
#Cloud 9
#Cover Up
#Creatures and Cultists
#Creepyfreaks
#Dead and Breakfast (Dragon Magazine)
#Dork 20
#Dork Tower: The Boardgame
#Dungeonville
#Easy Come, Easy Go
#Escape From Elba
#Fish Eat Fish
#Gold Digger
#Illuminati: New World Order
#INWO: Assassins
#Kobolds Ate My Baby
#Kobolds Ate My Baby Super Deluxx Edition
#Letter Flip
#Letter Roll
#Mag*Blast 3rd Edition
#Mix Up
#Munchkin
#Munchkin II
#Munchkin III
#Munchkin IV
#Munchkin V
#Munchkin VI
#Munchkin Bites
#Munchkin Bites II
#Munchkin Blender
#Munchkin Booty
#Munchkin Cthulhu
#Munchkin Cthulhu II
#Munchkin Cursed Deck Demo
#Munchkin D20
#Munchkin Dice
#Munchkin Impossible
#Munchkin Stacked Deck Demo
#Munchkin, Star
#Munchkin, Star II
#Munchkin, Super
#Munchkin, Super II
#Munchkin, The Good The Bad and
#Munchkin Quest
#My Dwarfs Fly
#My Word!
#Ninja Versus Ninja
#Nutty Cups
#Party Pooper
#Pepper
#PokeTHULHU RPG
#Quitch
#Rock
#Shape Up
#ShipWrecked
#Snorta
#Squint
#Tutankhamen
#Wallamoppi
#Warhamster Rally
#Whad'Ya Know
#Wheedle
#ZenBenders - Dragon
#ZenBenders - Dog
#ZenBenders - Racetrack [ [http://muskrat-john.livejournal.com/2008/05/29/ Kovalic's journal] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.dorktower.com "Dork Tower" online]
* [http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/drblink/ "Doctor Blink" home page]
* [http://muskrat-john.livejournal.com/profile Kovalic's LJ]
* [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1797 Gaming work credits]

Persondata
NAME= Kovalic, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Robert John Kovalic, Jr.
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Cartoonist
DATE OF BIRTH=November 24, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH=Manchester, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=