Michael Komarck is a

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artist. His work has been featured in many

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games,

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s, book covers, and collectible cards. Komarck produced the official art and calendars for George R.R. Martin's ''

A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, '' A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who in ...

''.

Early life

Michael Komarck was born in Louisiana and moved to Michigan as a child.Michael Komarck Illustration
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Career

Komarck has worked as an illustrator on the '' Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game'' by

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. He has done illustrations for '' Magic: The Gathering'' and ''

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''. He has also illustrated comic books.Michael Komarck (Person) - Comic Vine
/ref> Komarck has also worked as an illustrator for ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (T ...

'' on third edition books. He also provided the cover art for

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's album, ''

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''.

Awards

Komarck was nominated for the Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Paperback in 2009, for ''Dragonforge'' by James Maxey. Komarck was also nominated for the

Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist The Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year. The award has been given annually under several names since 1955, with the except ...

in 2012.

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