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Joseph Schmalke is a comics creator, writer, and illustrator residing in Westbrook, Maine. Joe is the author or artist (sometimes both) on several horror comics-- including PHANTOM STARKILLER (Black Caravan), MURDER HOBO (Scout Comics), THE ELECTRIC BLACK (Scout Comics/Black Caravan), THE CALAMITOUS BLACK DEVILS (Broken Icon Comics), and his self-published Grindhouse graphic novels THE INFERNAL PACT, and CHERRY BLACKBIRD. A classically trained painter, Joe got his start doing tattoos in the back of New Orleans barber shops. A lifelong lover of comic books and horror movies, he has worked behind the scenes in film and tv but has always focused on making the type of books that he loves to read-- full of dark humor and dark themes. He has done variant comic book covers for Boom! Studios, Image Comics, Vault Comics, Mad Cave and Valiant comics. His work is also featured on Exclusive FYE and MARVEL COMICS t-shirt designs, SUPER 7 card artwork, and was a contributor on A Sound of Thunder's IT WAS METAL graphic novel anthology. I'm an illustrator at heart, and a designer by trade. Over the last 18+ years, I have worked with major licensed properties, from the NFL, NBA, and MLB, to Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Comics, and South Park. Right out of high school, I was recruited by the creative director for Fruit of the Loom's Sports and Licensing division. While I didn't go to college, I did have a amazing education in both traditional and digital illustration and design at the hands of the 20 plus talented illustrators / designers in the Fruit of the Loom creative department. To say I'm a Jack of all trades is an understatement. The diversity of my skills allows me to adapt to whatever job is presented to me--T-Shirts, video games, trading cards, comic books, web design, application design, video effects--I can and will do it all.

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