Jacen Burrows
Jacen Burrows (born September 11, 1972 in San Diego , California ) is an American illustrator and comic book artist , best known for his work for Avatar Press . In addition, together with other draftsmen, he illustrated numerous sets of rules for pen & paper role-playing games , especially for the Dragon Lance (in the US original Dragonlance ), a campaign setting for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons system .
biography
Jacen Burrows graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996 with a degree in sequential art . Throughout his career, Burrows worked with several comic book publishers, including Caliber Press and London Night Studios. He is currently working under an exclusive contract for Avatar Press . Since working with Avatar, he has worked with several well-known comic book writers, including Alan Moore , Warren Ellis and Garth Ennis .
His graphic work includes the comics The Courtyard , Neonomicon , Providence , Dark Blue , Scars and 303 , among others . Aside from comics, he has done illustration for several computer game and role-playing companies, including work on Rockstar Games ' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and TSR's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons . His role models include Matt Wagner , Tim Truman , Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch .
bibliography
comics
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- Dark Blue (with Warren Ellis , Avatar Press )
- Bad World (with Warren Ellis, Avatar Press, 2001)
- Transmetropolitan : Filth of the City (with Warren Ellis, Vertigo , 2001)
- Ultimate Spider-Man Special # 1 (with Brian Michael Bendis , Marvel Comics )
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Scars (with Warren Ellis, Avatar Press, 2002–2003)
- Scars , translation by Jens R. Nielsen , Dantes Verlag, 2019
- Alan Moore's Magic Words (written by Alan Moore , adapted from Art Brooks , Avatar Press, 2002)
- Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths # 2 (with Alan Moore, Avatar Press, 2003)
- Alan Moore's The Courtyard (written by Alan Moore, adapted by Antony Johnston , Avatar Press, 2003)
- Alan Moore's The Courtyard Companion (written by Alan Moore, adapted by Antony Johnston, Avatar Press, 2004)
- 303 (with Garth Ennis , Avatar Press, 2004–2005)
- Chronicles of Wormwood (with Garth Ennis, Avatar Press, 6-issue mini-series, 2007)
- Crossed (with Garth Ennis, Avatar Press, 2008-ongoing)
- Neonomicon (written by Alan Moore , Avatar Press, 2010-2011)
- Providence (written by Alan Moore , Avatar Press, 2015-2016)
Role play (selection)
Jacen Burrows has collaborated with fellow illustrators on numerous rulebooks and adventure books for pen and paper role-playing games , including:
- The Last Tower: The Legacy of Raistlin ( Dragonlance : Fifth Age, Saga System , 1996)
- DragonLance: Fifth Age Dramatic Adventure Game (Dragonlance: Fifth Age, 1996)
- Children of the Night: Vampires ( Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd Edition), 1996)
- Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy ( Star Wars (WEG 2nd Edition) , 1997)
- Lords of the Expanse (Star Wars (WEG 2nd Edition), 1997)
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook (Star Wars (WEG 2nd Edition), 1997)
- Heroes of Defiance (Dragonlance: Fifth Age, 1997)
- Heroes of Hope (Dragonlance: Fifth Age, 1997)
- Heroes of Sorcery (Dragonlance: Fifth Age, 1997)
- Heroes of Sorcery (Dragonlance: Fifth Age, 1997)
- The Far Orbit Project (Star Wars (WEG 2nd Edition), 1998)
- Palanthas (Dragonlance: Fifth Age, 1998)
- Wings of Fury (Dragonlance: Fifth Age, 1998)
- Tome of the Mysteries ( Mage: The Awakening , 2006)
- Legacies: The Ancient (Mage: The Awakening, 2007)
supporting documents
- ↑ Javen Burrows at Dantes-Verlag, accessed on July 13, 2019.
- ↑ Javen Burrows in the BoardGameGeek database , accessed July 13, 2019.
Web links
- Jacen Burrows at Avatar Press
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burrows, Jacen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American illustrator and comic book artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego , California |