Damion Scott (born 1976) is a

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

and writer, known for his work on books such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Duppy Duppy is a word of African origin commonly used in various Caribbean islands, including Barbados and Jamaica, meaning ghost or spirit.

''. He splits his time between New York and Tokyo, where he founded an art studio that publishes a Japanese comic called ''Saturday Morning Cartoons'' or ''SAM-C''.

Career

Scott graduated from

The Kubert School The Kubert School, formerly the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and Joe Kubert School, is a private, for-profit technical school focused on cartooning and located in Dover, New Jersey. It teaches the principles of sequential art a ...

in the late 1990s.Arrant, Chris (August 31, 2012)
"Conversing on Comics with Damion Scott"

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. His drawing style is influenced by and the Hip hop culture. In 2006 Scott wrote a book, ''How To Draw Hip-Hop'', which was published by Watson-Guptill. Scott has worked on several

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, including ''

'', ''

'', and ''

''. Scott has also worked on ''Spider-Man'', for Marvel Comics. He illustrated issue #10 of the ''

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'' series in 2006. In 2007, Scott moved to Japan to pursue commercial and fine art, doing magazine illustrations, street art and gallery shows. Scott drew a ''

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'' miniseries for DC Comics. He currently lives in Japan and is heavily involved in the local art scene, having started an art studio in Tokyo and a Japanese comic titled ''Saturday Morning Cartoons'' or ''SAM-C''. He participated in an Art Showcase in Harajyuku on October 17–18, 2009, entitled "Battle for the Big Toy". In September 2012 he drew two issues of ''

'' and has a series titled ''

Duppy Duppy is a word of African origin commonly used in various Caribbean islands, including Barbados and Jamaica, meaning ghost or spirit.

''. He also illustrated ''The Brooklyn Avengers'', a comic in which Spider-Man moves to Brooklyn. In 2014, Scott took over the art duties for ''

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'', beginning with issue 6. In 2015 he assisted with "Daryl Makes Comics," a project by

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.Gustines, George Gene (October 21, 2014)
"A New Superhero Arrives to Protect the Powerless"
''The New York Times''. Scott is currently illustrating Accell for

Lion Forge Comics Lion Forge Comics was an American comic book publisher founded in 2011 by David Steward II and Carl Reed, with headquarters formerly located in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has a strong focus on culturally diverse creators and stories. In ...

, written by

Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...

, starting in June 2017. Fourteen issues and three trade paperback collections have been released so far.

Personal life

Scott has lived in Japan since 2007, though as of 2012, he was splitting his time between Tokyo and New York.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Damion 1976 births Living people American comics artists American comics writers The Kubert School alumni Writers from New York (state)