About

August 31st, 2007

Name: Leslie W. McClaine

Birthdate: September 30, 1977

Occupation: Struggling Cartoonist

Education:

1995-1999: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah Georgia Graduated Cum Laude, BFA Sequential Art

Work Experience:

1996-1998: Editor for various publications produced by Action to Action, a student organization dedicated to the advancement of sequential art

1999-2003: Cashier/Sales Associate/Secondary Supervisor at Newbury Comics, a chain music/pop culture store.

2000-2003: Writer/Artist/ Publication Designer for Highway 13, a quarterly comic book published by SLG Publishing/Amaze Ink.

2003: Manager of Mall Santa photo set. Grist for the mill!

2004-present: Artist for The Middleman, published by Viper Comics.

2004-present: Writer/Artist of Jonny Crossbones, nominated for the 2005 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic.

2004-present: Freelance illustration and cartooning work

Skills:

 

Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand.

Contact: email lesmcclaine@gmail.com

I was born in 1977 in Ventura California, but the situation was soon rectified when my family moved to Massachusetts in 1978. After an uneventful childhood, I attended college in Savannah, Georgia. Upon graduation, I moved back to Massachusetts where I worked on comics as well as held down a day job at a record shop until 2003. In 2005, I moved to Portland, Oregon, where I continue to work as a freelance cartoonist. It’s possible you’ve seen some of my work on this very site. I am twelve feet tall.