Ed Clayton a.k.a. EDVIS (born 1971) is an American writer and illustrator born in the state of Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

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Biography

Clayton attended West Aurora High School

West Aurora High School

West Aurora High School, or WAHS, is a public four-year high school located in Aurora, Illinois. It is part of West Aurora Public School District 129. The school is also referred to as "West," and "West High,".- History :...

 and Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...

 majoring in illustration. He first published work with the Milwaukee based publisher Fireman Press, home of cult hit Scud: The Disposable Assassin

Scud: The Disposable Assassin

Scud: The Disposable Assassin is a humorous, hyperkinetic science fiction comic by Rob Schrab about a world in which one can buy robot assassins out of vending machines, the most popular of which are intelligent robots that kill a specified target and then self-destruct.The protagonist of the...

, where Ed Clayton took over the art duties on the Scud spin-off comic, La Cosa Nostroid.

Clayton's self created comic book Dr. Grave was published by California based publisher Slave Labor Graphics

Slave Labor Graphics

Slave Labor Graphics is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:...

. Dr.Grave has been revived and is now published by the independent California based Antix Press.