cal slayton

Origin:
I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus rolling down Highway 41. Well, actually that's just a lie. I was born in West Memphis and raised in Forrest City, both in Arkansas. And yet, I have all my teeth, I'm known to wear shoes on occasion and I've even got some of that fancy book learnin' under my belt. Not that you can tell.

Super Powers:
Illustration
Design
Retention of useless trivia

Influences and Addictions:
Bruce Timm, Jack Kirby, Wes Anderson, Shane Glines, Frank Sinatra, John Romita, Darwyn Cooke, weezer, Charles Schultz, Wally Wood, Martin Scorsese, Mike Grell, Beastie Boys, Jim Aparo, Mike Allred, Quentin Tarantino, Frank Miller, Run DMC, Matt Groening, Shag, John Byrne, Foo Fighters, Dick Dillon, Bill Watterson, U2, George Perez, Don Knotts, the Beatles, Adam Hughes, Alfred Hitchcock, Iron Maiden, John Buscema, Jim Mahfood, KISS, Mike Judge, Gil Elvgren, the Clash, Ricky Gervais, Mike Mignola and many, many more.

Titles:
Freelance Illustrator / Designer / Comic Book Artist
B-Movie Star
Adventurer

Status:
Drawing funny pictures in my secret lair somewhere outside Dallas, Texas with my amazing wife Heather and our three feline minions who do all my evil bidding... Tunis, Sidney and Frankie.

Don't try to apprehend me, I am armed.

Copyright © Cal Slayton 2005. All Rights Reserved. v 6.0 Launched August 2005. Made with a Mac.