Ryan Kelly (born January 29, 1976) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as Lucifer and Local.

Ryan Kelly
Born (1976-01-29) January 29, 1976 (age 48)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Artist
Notable works
Lucifer
Local
Spouse(s)Kat Vapid
Children3

Career

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In 1998, Kelly graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where he studied under comic book artist Peter Gross.[1] He began illustrating for magazines and newspapers before obtaining commissions for comic book illustration.[2] He worked with Gross on the DC Comics series Lucifer and The Books of Magic, both under the Vertigo imprint.[3] From 2000 to 2007, he was part of the MCAD staff, teaching classes on Comic Book creation and illustration.[4][5]

In 2004, he illustrated the political satire Giant Robot Warriors He illustrated the entire twelve issue run of the Oni Press comics series Local, written by Brian Wood, a story arc ("The Cross + the Hammer") for Wood's Northlanders, and the DC/Vertigo ongoing series Saucer Country by Paul Cornell. In 2020, he pencilled the Stranger Things tie-in comic miniseries Stranger Things: Into the Fire published by Dark Horse Comics. In addition to his comics art work he has had various Minneapolis area exhibitions of his painted work. He has produced illustrations for Time Magazine and Rolling Stone.[6]


Bibliography

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AiT/PlanetLar

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  • Side B: The Music Lover's Comic Anthology #108-114 "Torso" (with Kat Vapid, 2009)

Self-Published

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  • Funrama (2010-2020)


References

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  1. ^ Atchison, Lee. "The Fantastic Visuals of Hell". Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Ryan Kelly Battles the Giant Robots". City Pages. 28 January 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2004.
  3. ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "The Books of Faerie", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 36–37, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
  4. ^ "ABOUT THE ARTIST". Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Ryan Kelly". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Ryan Kelly". Ahoy Comics. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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