Geof Isherwood (born December 4, 1960) is an American

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, sculptor and comic book illustrator.

Career

Much of Isherwood's early work was done for

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, including such titles as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Doctor Strange''. Since then, he has been involved in movies as a storyboard artist and a concepts/production illustrator, working with the likes of

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and

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. He has also painted and designed covers for Canadian publishers, including Ann Diamond's ''Dead White Males'' (

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) and ''Sand for Snow'' (

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) by

Robert Edison Sandiford Robert Edison Sandiford (born 1968) is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and essayist. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he co-founded with the poet Linda M. Deane '' ArtsEtc'', a periodical devoted to culture in Barbados. In 2003, his short story " ...

. In 2011, Isherwood illustrated and prepared the cover for the American novel '' Antiquitas Lost'', by author Robert Louis Smith. A selection of his paintings based on the Greek gods were featured in Issue 59 of the publication ''Matrix''. In 1997, he created ''LINCOLN-16'' ( Skarwood Productions), a science fiction saga whose first two issues he wrote, drew, painted, and produced. Geof continues to work in the comic book field on a number of independent projects.

Personal life

In June 1988, Isherwood married poet Sonja Skarstedt. Sonja died in 2009 from cancer. In 2010, Geof met Amanda Muise of Pubnico, Nova Scotia. They were married September 30, 2011.

Teaching

Geof taught advanced comic book, figure drawing and concept art classes and workshops at Syn Studio Concept Art School from 2010 to 2013 an industry focused art school based in

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. In 2015, Geof began teaching part-time at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, in the School Of Media And Design.

References

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Lambiek Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ), though since 2007, his son Boris Kousemaker is the current owner. From 1968 to 2015, it was located ...

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