Rob Guillory
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Rob Guillory is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book artist. Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana
, Guillory is most known for his art on CHEW
, published by Image Comics
.
. From there, Guillory went on to work on several indie comic anthology projects, such as Teddy Scares
from Ape Entertainment and Image Comics' Popgun Anthology
.
In 2008, Guillory began working on his first major comics work, the New York Times Best-selling
Chew, written by John Layman
and published by Image Comics. The book went on to achieve much success, being nominated for two Harvey Awards (including Best New Talent for Guillory), two Eagle Awards and winning an Eisner Award
for Best New Series in 2010.
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
, Guillory is most known for his art on CHEW
Chew (comics)
Chew is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book series written by John Layman with art by Rob Guillory and published by Image Comics. It is a story about an FDA Agent who solves crimes by getting psychic impressions by eating things, including people....
, published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
.
Biography
Guillory began his comic art career during a four-year stint as cartoonist at the University of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...
. From there, Guillory went on to work on several indie comic anthology projects, such as Teddy Scares
Teddy scares
A line of twisted teddy bears created by Applehead Factory in 2003. The bears are supposed to represent old teddy bears that have been abandoned by their owners and become warped and rotted over time. There are two series of bears, as well as a set of miniature versions called "morgue minis"...
from Ape Entertainment and Image Comics' Popgun Anthology
Popgun (comics)
Popgun is an award-winning comics anthology series created by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Popgun was published by Image Comics starting in 2007. The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape of graphic short stories that cross the borders of all genres...
.
In 2008, Guillory began working on his first major comics work, the New York Times Best-selling
New York Times Best Seller list
The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication...
Chew, written by John Layman
John layman
John Steele Layman is an American comic book writer and letterer.-Biography:Once an editor for Wildstorm, a branch of DC Comics, Layman turned to writing comics full-time in 2002 and mainly writes for Marvel Comics....
and published by Image Comics. The book went on to achieve much success, being nominated for two Harvey Awards (including Best New Talent for Guillory), two Eagle Awards and winning an Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Best New Series in 2010.