Name Andy Fish | Role Comic Strip Creator | |
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Books How to Draw Tattoo Sty, How to Draw Graphic, The Tragic Tale of Turkey B, How to Draw Superheroes, How to Draw Supernat | ||
Andy Fish is a graphic novelist, comic book artist, illustrator, painter, and educator. He is known for his graphic novels and his series of books on how to illustrate in certain styles.
Contents
- Education
- How to Draw Series
- Graphic novels and comics
- Geeks Greeks
- Comics
- Paintings
- Teaching
- Clients
- Awards
- Personal life
- References
Education
Fish attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, doing undergraduate studies in Comic Art and Illustration. At the School of Visual Arts, Fish studied under Will Eisner, a pioneer of the graphic novel medium. At the Rhode Island School of Design he did post-graduate studies in Illustration and Painting.
"How to Draw" Series
Fish is the author and artist of several "how-to" illustration books published by Chartwell Books. They include:
Graphic novels and comics
Fish is the author and artist of the following graphic novels and comics:
Geeks & Greeks
Fish illustrated a graphic novel written by humorist Steve Altes about high-tech pranks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology titled Geeks & Greeks. The story was inspired by actual MIT hacks and incidents Altes experienced as an MIT student and fraternity resident. Geeks & Greeks (Relentless Goat Productions, Steve Altes (writer), Andy Fish (illustrator), Veronica Fish (colorist) ISBN 978-0-9963504-4-0) was published in 2016 to generally positive reviews.
Film rights to Geeks & Greeks have been optioned to Whydah Productions.
Comics
Fish has drawn the following comics:
Working on The Misadventures of Adam West was gratifying to Fish since he's always been a big fan of Adam West.
In 2017 Fish launched a vintage Batman comic serial, which comics culture blog 13th Dimension called, "the best Batman comic never published by DC."
Paintings
Fish's style employs a pop sensibility and the use of vibrant, super-saturated colors. Fish's work has been exhibited in the Aurora Gallery in Worcester, MA, the Chashama Gallery in Manhattan, the Ad Hoc Gallery in Brooklyn, and galleries in Sydney, Australia. One of his paintings is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Fish also participated in the 2008 Suckers and Biters Exhibit in Brooklyn.
Teaching
Fish is an Adjunct Professor of Art at Emerson College in Boston. He has also taught at the Worcester Art Museum and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Together with his wife fellow artist Veronica Fish, Andy lectures at schools and libraries on the subjects of writing, comics, manga, graphic novels. He also presents programs on how to develop a career as a professional artist.
Clients
Fish has created illustrations for such corporate clients as Warner Bros, DC Comics, Nike, and Coca-Cola and his comics have appeared in Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker and The Boston Globe.
Awards
Personal life
Fish lives in Worcester, MA with his wife and fellow artist Veronica Fish. Andy and Veronica Fish also maintain a studio space in Nagoya, Japan.