Michael Komarck
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Michael Komarck is a fantasy artist. His work has been featured in many roleplaying games, board games, book covers, and collectible cards. Komarck produced the official art and calendars for George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
Early life
Michael Komarck was born in Louisiana and moved to Michigan as a child.[http://komarckart.com/info.html Michael Komarck Illustration]
Career
Komarck has worked as an illustrator on the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game by Sony Online Entertainment. He has done illustrations for Magic: The Gathering[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&artist=%5B%22Michael%20Komarck%22%5D Card Search - Search: artist = "Michael Komarck" - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering] and Hearthstone. He has also illustrated comic books.[http://www.comicvine.com/michael-komarck/26-59660/ Michael Komarck (Person) - Comic Vine]
Komarck has also worked as an illustrator for Dungeons & Dragons on third edition books.
He also provided the cover art for Voltaire's album, Raised by Bats.
Awards
Komarck was nominated for the Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Paperback in 2009, for Dragonforge by James Maxey.{{cite news |work=Locus |title=2009 Chesley Awards Winners |url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/08/2009-chesley-award-results.html |date=August 12, 2009 |accessdate=August 28, 2012}} Komarck was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2012-hugo-awards/ |title=2012 Hugo Awards |publisher=World Science Fiction Society |accessdate=2012-04-09 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409193243/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2012-hugo-awards/ |archivedate=2012-04-09 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://komarckart.com}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=11558 |archive-date=July 6, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706021712/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=11558 |url-status=dead |title=Michael Komarck :: Pen & Paper RPG Database |access-date=January 18, 2013 }}
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