Nationality American Awards Russ Manning Award Education School of Visual Arts | Name Eric Wight Area(s) Artist | |
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Born November 15, 1974 (age 49) ( 1974-11-15 ) | ||
Illustrator and author eric wight draws his character frankie pickle
Eric Wight (born November 15, 1974) is an American professional artist, illustrator and animator. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts and currently lives in Eastern Pennsylvania.
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- Illustrator and author eric wight draws his character frankie pickle
- Author eric wight discusses his frankie pickle series
- Career
- References
Author eric wight discusses his frankie pickle series
Career
Wight is the author of the manga, My Dead Girlfriend. He illustrated the comic book adaptation of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. He was the recipient of the 2004 Russ Manning Award.
He is perhaps best known as the 'ghost artist' for television character, Seth Cohen on the former Fox TV series The OC and is the creator of 'Atomic County'. For the HBO TV show Six Feet Under he created the fake vintage comic "Blue Twister".
Wight was also an animator, working with Warner Bros. during the heyday of their animated output, working on such cartoons as Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, and others.